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PGreenhouse vs Otter.ai
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Greenhouse if…
- you're in its core audience: recruiters, talent acquisition teams
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Choose Otter.ai if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you work on iOS, Android, macOS
- you're in its core audience: sales teams, recruiters
Side by side
Feature Greenhouse Otter.ai
Pricing modelContact for pricingFreemium
Starting price—$8.33/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentYes, unless you opt outYes
Data retentionKept while legitimate business need exists, then deleted or anonymized.—
AI interviews—
Candidate sourcing—
Interview self-scheduling—
Candidate fraud detection—
Bias safeguards—
MCP / LLM connector—
PlatformsWeb, Chrome, APIWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Chrome, API
CategoryHR & RecruitingMeeting Notes
Rank in its category#1 of 9#1 of 9
CompanyGreenhouse Software, Inc.Otter.ai Inc
Based inUnited States—
Founded——
Part of——
What you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
| Team size | Greenhouse | Otter.ai |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | no published plan | $8.33 Pro |
| 5 people | no published plan | $41.65 Pro |
| 20 people | no published plan | $166.60 Pro |
What the free plans include
Greenhouse
No free plan.
Otter.ai
- 300 monthly transcription minutes
- 3 lifetime audio/video file imports
- Max transcription time per conversation 30 minutes
- Conversation history 25 most recent
Key features
G Greenhouse
- Voice AI structured first-round interviews
- AI Notetaker that maps notes to scorecards
- Real Talent fraud detection and CLEAR ID verification
- Candidate sourcing, CRM and prospecting Chrome plugin
- Interview scheduling with candidate self-scheduling
- Analytics with plain-language AI Chart Builder
- MCP connection to Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini
- Hundreds of prebuilt integrations and open API
O Otter.ai
- Live transcription with speaker identification
- AI notetaker joins Zoom, Teams and Google Meet
- Bot-free recording from desktop app
- Automated summaries with action items
- AI Chat search across meetings
- Live-Assist coaching during calls
- CRM sync to Salesforce and HubSpot
- MCP server for ChatGPT and Claude
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Greenhouse
CoreCustom
PlusCustom
ProCustom
Otter.ai
BasicFree
Pro$8.33/user/mo billed annually ($16.99 monthly)
Business$19.99/user/mo billed annually ($30 monthly)
EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limitations
Greenhouse
- Combines sourcing, interviewing, scheduling and ATS in one platform
- Built-in fraud detection and CLEAR ID verification
- Open API, MCP support and hundreds of prebuilt integrations
- Plans can be upgraded at any time
- No public prices; you need a demo to get a quote
- No free plan or trial listed
- Fraud detection and BI Connector start at the Plus plan
Otter.ai
- Free plan includes 300 transcription minutes a month
- Records via bot, desktop, Chrome or mobile apps
- Wide integration list including Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack and Notion
- MCP server connects meeting data to AI assistants
- Free plan caps conversations at 30 minutes and keeps 25 most recent
- AI transcription limited to six languages
- API, SSO and HIPAA only on Enterprise
- SSO and SCIM require a 100-user minimum
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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Oct 26, 2026. Editorial policy