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COMPARE/PRODUCTIVITY & MEETINGS/GRANOLA · OTTER.AI
PRODUCTIVITY & MEETINGS · HEAD TO HEAD● YOU PICK THE WINNER
GranolavsOtter.ai
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Granola
Starts at$14/mo
Free planYes
Plans3 tiers
Features8 features
Integrations11 native
PlatformsWeb · Mac · iOS · API
MCP serverYes
Otter.ai
Starts at$16.99/mo
Free planYes
Plans4 tiers
Features8 features
Integrations3 native
PlatformsWeb · iOS · Android · API · Slack
MCP serverYes
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CAPABILITIES
Where they overlap, where they don't
Functional roles from both tools, split by coverage. The corners are where the two tools become different products.
Only GranolaRoles covered exclusively by this tool.
4- Chatbot
- Note Taker
- Meeting Assistant
- Document Store
Both3 of 8 roles in the verified union.
3- Summariser
- Call Transcriber
- Audio Transcriber
Only Otter.aiRoles covered exclusively by this tool.
1- Video Transcriber
ROLE COVERAGE···
PLAN LADDER
Every plan, mapped to one ladder
Both tools laid out by ascending monthly cost. Expand any plan to see what's included.
AT A GLANCE
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FACT
Category
Productivity & Meetings
Productivity & Meetings
Starting Price
$14/mo
$16.99/mo
Pricing Model
Freemium
Paid
Plans
3 tiers
4 tiers
Free Plan
Yes
Yes
Free Trial
No
No
Platforms
Web · Mac · iOS · API
Web · iOS · Android · API · Slack
Top Features
8 features
8 features
Integrations
11 native
3 native
Public API
No
Yes
Webhooks (In)
No
INTEGRATIONS · 12 TOOLS
Integrations from both tools, side by side
Integrations sourced from each tool's own documentation. Where both tools connect to the same app, you see it once. The rest shows where their ecosystems diverge.
BOTH2
9
1UNION12
INTEGRATION
NOTES
HubSpot
✓
✓
Both. Sync meeting notes to HubSpot CRM. Associate notes with Contacts, Companies, or Deals. Manual one-at-a-time sharing (automatic sync available via Zapier).
Zapier
✓zapier
✓zapier
Both. Connect Granola to 8,000+ apps through Zapier. Supports trigger-based automation with Note Added to Folder and Note Shared to Zapier triggers. Available on paid (Desktop) plans.
Affinity
✓
DEEP READ
What it does
Features and capabilities sourced from each tool's own documentation, structured for comparison.
Granola
TOP FEATURES · 8
F01
Bot-Free TranscriptionaudioGranola captures audio directly from your computer's system audio rather than joining calls as a bot. This means no bot notification to other participants and compatibility with every meeting platform — Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Slack Huddles, and in-person meetings — without platform-specific setup for each.
F02
AI-Enhanced NotepadeditingWrite raw, shorthand notes during a meeting, then let Granola's AI transform them into polished, structured summaries after the call ends. The AI incorporates both your notes and the full transcript to produce organized output with decisions, action items, and key details — without replacing your active meeting presence with passive recording.
F03
Granola ChataiAn AI chat interface that has access to your full meeting history and work context. Ask questions across any past meeting, extract action items, draft follow-up emails, generate specs, and get briefings on upcoming meetings — from a single interface that understands your entire meeting narrative without manually searching transcripts.
F04
Customizable Note TemplatestemplateDefine structured templates for recurring meeting types — stand-ups, 1-on-1s, user interviews, sales calls, board meetings. Granola applies the template structure when auto-enhancing notes, ensuring consistent output format for meetings of the same type across your organization.
F05
Shared Folders and Team CollaborationcollaborationOrganize meeting notes into shared folders and collaborate with teammates on the same note library. Notes, transcripts, and templates can be shared across the team, enabling collaborative post-meeting review and institutional memory across the organization.
F06
iPhone App with Mobile TranscriptionmobileA dedicated iPhone app that brings Granola's AI note-taking to in-person meetings, phone calls, and meetings attended from mobile. Mobile transcription and note access keep meeting capture consistent across all work contexts, not just desktop video calls.
Otter.ai
TOP FEATURES · 8
F01
Otter Assistant IntegrationintegrationAutomatically join and transcribe meetings on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet with live captions and synced audio-text playback.
F02
Cross-Platform AccessmobileUse Otter seamlessly across iOS, Android, and web platforms to access transcriptions and notes from any device.
F03
Speaker IdentificationusersAutomatically identifies and labels different speakers in conversations, with editable speaker names and time codes for precise attribution.
F04
Advanced Search & SummariessearchSearch transcripts by keyword, speaker, or date, and view auto-generated summary keywords and word clouds for quick insights.
F05
Import & Export FlexibilityexportImport pre-recorded audio and video files for transcription, and export audio, text, and captions in multiple formats.
F06
Team Collaboration ToolscollaborationShare notes via groups and links, add comments and highlights, organize with folders, and manage team members with centralized controls.
WHO IT'S FOR
Who each tool is built for
Use cases and fit tags from each tool's own positioning. Match these to your context, not their marketing.
Sales reps and account executivesSales professionals use Granola to capture everything said in discovery calls, demos, and QBRs without managing a bot or manually taking notes. After each call, AI-enhanced notes structure key pain points, objections, and agreed next steps. Granola Chat can then draft follow-up emails and CRM entries directly from the meeting context, and notes sync automatically to HubSpot, Attio, Salesforce, or Affinity via native integrations.
Product managers and UX researchersPMs use Granola to keep clean records of daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, stakeholder syncs, and user research sessions. The template system lets them define consistent structures for recurring meeting types (e.g., 1-on-1s, user interviews, roadmap reviews), and Granola Chat surfaces action items and decisions across meetings when preparing roadmap updates or reports.
Venture capitalists and angel investorsInvestors use Granola to maintain detailed records of founder pitches, portfolio check-ins, and LP meetings without disrupting the conversation with visible bots. Bot-free transcription is particularly valuable in high-stakes meetings where a meeting bot might signal distrust. Meeting notes are searchable across the full investment portfolio via Granola Chat.
Enterprise sales and revenue operations teamsSales teams use Otter to automatically transcribe and document every customer interaction, with key details automatically pushed to Salesforce or HubSpot. The AI extracts deal information, action items, and follow-ups, eliminating manual CRM updates and ensuring no customer insights are lost. Sales managers can search conversations to identify coaching opportunities and scale best practices across teams.
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