Otter.ai alternative

An Otter.ai alternative for recordings you already have

Otter is built around meetings: it joins Zoom, Teams and Google Meet as a participant. SpeakToWords is built around files: you upload a recording and get a transcript back.

The short answerIf you mostly transcribe recordings you already have - interviews, lectures, voice notes, long files, or languages beyond the six Otter lists - SpeakToWords is the better fit: it recognises 50+ languages and takes single files up to 10 hours. If you want a bot that joins your live meetings and labels speakers, Otter is the better fit.

Transcribe a file free See plans 15 free minutes, no card. 50+ languages. Files up to 500 MB.

SpeakToWords vs Otter.ai at a glance

	SpeakToWords	Otter.ai
What it is	File transcription: upload, get a transcript	Meeting assistant that joins Zoom, Teams and Meet
Free plan	15 minutes, preview of each transcript	300 minutes a month, max 30 minutes per conversation, 3 file imports in total
Entry paid plan	€9.99 a month for 500 minutes (€4.00 for 3 months until 6 December)	$16.99 a month ($8.33 billed yearly) per user, 1,200 minutes, 10 file imports a month
Uploading files	The main thing it does; files up to 10 hours on Pro	Limited number of imports per plan
Languages	50+ recognised	English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese

Otter.ai figures from its pricing page, checked 14 November 2026; prices change, so check there before you decide. SpeakToWords prices are current.

Choose Otter if

you want transcripts of live meetings without recording and uploading;
you need speaker labels;
your team works inside Otter's meeting workspace.

Choose SpeakToWords if

your recordings already exist: interviews, lectures, calls, voice notes, podcasts;
you upload more than a handful of files a month;
you work in languages other than the six Otter lists;
you have long files - up to 10 hours each.

Questions

Is it free?

A free account transcribes 15 minutes with no card and shows the opening of each transcript; the full text unlocks with the 7-day trial or a plan from €9.99 a month for 500 minutes (€4.00 for 3 months until 6 December).

How accurate is it?

On clear speech, upwards of 99% of words come back right, punctuated and with a timestamp on every line. Background music, people talking over each other, strong accents and unusual names cost accuracy; the editor plays the audio from any line so you can fix those quickly.

Does it label who is speaking?

Not yet. Every line carries the second it was said, so you can jump to it and listen, and add names in the editor. If speaker labels are essential, see the comparison pages for tools that offer them.

What happens to my file?

It is processed for you only, encrypted in transit, and never used to train anything.

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