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FOtter.ai vs Rev
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Otter.ai if…
- you want the lower entry price ($8.33/mo vs $25.49/mo)
- you work on macOS, Windows, Chrome
- you're in its core audience: sales teams, recruiters
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Choose Rev if…
- you're in its core audience: criminal defense attorneys, prosecutors
Side by side
Feature Otter.ai Rev
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$8.33/mo$25.49/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentYesNo
Security and compliance—SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, PCI DSS
Bot-free recording—
In-person mobile recording—
Speaker labels—
Chat across meetings—
CRM sync—
MCP server—
Custom note templates—
Call analytics—
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Chrome, APIWeb, API, iOS, Android
CategoryMeeting NotesLegal
CompanyOtter.ai IncRev.com, Inc.
Based in——
Founded——
Part of——
Key features
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
R Rev
- Multi-file evidence Q&A with cited answers
- Image analysis that flags inconsistencies across case photos
- Document editor with Word and PDF export
- AI templates for chronologies and affidavits
- AI transcription in 37+ languages
- Human transcription with 99%+ accuracy guarantee
- Transcript editing and clipping
- Imports from Clio, Dropbox, Box, Google Drive and OneDrive
Plans and prices
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Otter.ai
BasicFree
Pro$8.33/user/mo billed annually ($16.99 monthly)
Business$19.99/user/mo billed annually ($30 monthly)
EnterpriseCustom
Rev
FreeFree
Subscription (monthly)$29.99 per seat/month
Subscription (annual)$25.49 per seat/month billed annually
Top tierUp to $59.99/seat/month
CustomCustom
A la carteFrom $0.25/min AI, $1.99/min human
Strengths and limitations
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
Rev
- Every AI finding links to the source file and timestamp
- Free plan with no credit card required
- SOC 2 Type II audited, with CJIS and HIPAA environments on Unlimited plans
- Pay-per-minute services available without a subscription
- Human transcription is English only
- CJIS and HIPAA environments are limited to Unlimited plans
- Subscriber discounts do not apply to legal transcription
- Document editor is still in beta
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