Comparison

Otter.ai vs Fathom

Head-to-head, failure-first. We care about the embarrassing misses: numbers, names, overlap, and noise.

Otter.ai
B+ lab grade
Fast summaries; misses new entities on fast calls.
Bot joins Cloud $16/mo Free plan
Stress test flags: Names
Fathom
A- lab grade
Great numbers + names; watch noisy floors.
Bot joins Cloud + retention $32/mo Free plan
Stress test flags: Noise

Quick pick

Pick Otter.ai if…
  • You want bot joins.
  • You prefer cloud.
  • You’re OK with these watch-outs: Names.
Pick Fathom if…
  • You want bot joins.
  • You prefer cloud + retention.
  • You’re OK with these watch-outs: Noise.
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