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Otter alternatives, compared honestly

Otter is good at live transcripts. People look elsewhere for other languages, for meetings in a room with the whole team, for a different stance on AI training, or for a record of decisions rather than a transcript.

Every claim about another tool links to that tool’s own page, checked on . We make Velkri, so it is listed first; read the full Velkri vs Otter comparison too.

Why people leave Otter

Six alternatives

Which one fits your team.

  1. 1. Velkri

    Best for teams that need a confirmed record of what was decided, meetings in mixed Hindi and English, and chat, calls and tasks in the same place.

    Price
    Team $10 a person monthly or $8 billed yearly; Business $18 or $15. Active members only.Velkri pricing
    Languages
    Mixed Hindi and English is transcribed in each language’s own script, never romanised or translated. The app is in English.Velkri FAQ
    In a room
    Record on a phone or a laptop browser and add other phones as extra mics. Phone apps are in beta.In-person meetingsDownload
    Not so good
    A notetaker bot joins online calls, the phone apps are in beta, there is no SOC 2 report yet, and Otter notes can’t be imported.DownloadSecurity and privacy

  2. 2. Fireflies

    Best for teams that want notes pushed into a CRM and many other tools.

    Velkri vs Fireflies
    Price
    Pro $10 a seat billed yearly or $18 monthly; Business $19 yearly or $29 monthly; Enterprise $39 yearly only.Source: Fireflies Pro (help centre)Source: Fireflies Business (help centre)Source: Fireflies Enterprise (help centre)
    Languages
    English first; Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian and 100+ others in beta. Hindi and mixed languages in one meeting not stated.Source: Fireflies pricing and FAQ
    In a room
    Records face-to-face conversations in its iOS and Android apps and web recorder.Source: Fireflies notetaker
    Privacy
    SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, ISO 42001; does not train on meeting data, and its AI vendors do not keep it.Source: Fireflies security

  3. 3. Fathom

    Best for a generous free plan and sales teams on Salesforce or HubSpot.

    Velkri vs Fathom
    Price
    Premium $16 a user billed yearly or $20 monthly; Team $15 or $19 (2 users minimum); Business $25 or $34.Source: Fathom pricing
    Languages
    Transcribes and summarises in seven languages (English, Spanish, Dutch, French, Italian, German, Portuguese). Hindi not listed.Source: Fathom overview and FAQ
    In a room
    Captures in-person meetings in its iOS app. An Android app is not mentioned.Source: Fathom iOS appSource: Fathom overview and FAQ
    Privacy
    SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR. Trains its own models on customer data unless you opt out in settings.Source: Fathom overview and FAQSource: Fathom privacy policy

  4. 4. Granola

    Best for people who take their own notes and want no bot in the call.

    Velkri vs Granola
    Price
    Business $14 a user a month; Enterprise $35.Source: Granola pricing
    Languages
    31 languages on desktop and 17 on mobile, Hindi included; desktop handles several in one meeting.Source: Granola languages (help centre)
    In a room
    The iPhone and Android apps are built for in-person meetings.Source: Granola security
    Privacy
    SOC 2 Type II. Keeps no audio. Trains on anonymised data unless you opt out (off by default on Enterprise).Source: Granola securitySource: Granola pricing

  5. 5. tl;dv

    Best for many languages and AI reports across lots of recorded calls.

    Velkri vs tl;dv
    Price
    Shown in euros: Pro €18 a seat a month billed yearly or €29 monthly; Business €29 yearly or €39 monthly.Source: tl;dv pricing
    Languages
    100+ languages and dialects, Hindi listed. Mixed languages in one meeting not stated.Source: tl;dv home and FAQ
    In a room
    No native mobile app yet; in-room recording not mentioned.Source: tl;dv home and FAQ
    Privacy
    SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, data stored in the EU; no customer data used to train AI.Source: tl;dv security

  6. 6. Read.ai

    Best for one assistant over meetings, email and chat, with a free phone app.

    Velkri vs Read.ai
    Price
    Pro $15 a user a month billed yearly or $19.75 monthly; Enterprise $22.50 or $29.75.Source: Read.ai plans and pricing
    Languages
    20+ languages, Hindi listed. Mixed languages in one meeting not stated.Source: Read.ai plans and pricing
    In a room
    Free iOS and Android app records in-person meetings up to four hours.Source: Read.ai mobile app
    Privacy
    SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA BAA on request; training on your data is opt-in and off by default.Source: Read.ai privacy and security

Questions

Switching from Otter.

What is the best free alternative to Otter?

On their own pricing pages (checked 10 November 2026), Fathom’s free plan offers unlimited recordings and transcripts, and Granola’s free plan keeps 30 days of history. Velkri’s free plan keeps chat, calls, files and tasks, with 14 days of full AI.

Which Otter alternative supports Hindi?

Granola, tl;dv and Read.ai list Hindi on their pages. Velkri transcribes mixed Hindi and English in each language’s own script. Otter’s pricing page lists six languages, and Hindi is not one of them.

Can I move my Otter notes into Velkri?

Not directly: Otter isn’t supported for new connections. Export what you need from Otter first. Notes from Fireflies and Fathom do come in.

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