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Otter.ai vs Plaud NotePin
Otter.ai or Plaud NotePin? Their plans monthly and yearly, the capabilities their makers state, security and latest updates, side by side — read from the makers' own pages.
In short
- Both: Writes and edits, Summaries, Meeting notes, Searches your work, Automations, AI agents, Connects your apps, Mobile app, API, Single sign-on, Admin controls
- Only Otter.ai states: Real-time collaboration
Otter.ai
Otter.ai records meetings, creates live transcripts and summaries, and lets teams search, share, and discuss conversations with AI.
Plans
Basic
Free
- Zoom, MS Teams, and Google Meet
- AI Chat within and across meetings
- 3 lifetime audio/video file imports
- Live transcription
- Speaker identification
- 300 monthly transcription minutes
Pro
- $8.33/user/month
- $16.99/user/month
- 1,200 in-app recording minutes
- Advanced AI workflows
- 10 monthly audio/video file imports
- Up to 90 mins/meeting
- Unlimited storage
- Advanced search, export & playback
Business
- $19.99/user/month
- $30/user/month
- Unlimited meetings + in-app recordings
- Custom AI workflows
- Unlimited audio/video file imports
- Up to 4 hours/meeting
- Enhanced admin features: activity logs, usage analytics, and more
- Prioritized support
Enterprise
Price on request
- Unlimited custom AI workflows
- Otter Sales Notetaker
- Custom integrations (CRM, dialers)
- SSO, SCIM, Domain Capture
- Enterprise-grade security & controls
- Customer Success Program
Prices checked 2026-09-24 on the maker’s page.
Capabilities
- Writes and edits — “help you create follow-ups, reports, and content.” source
- Summaries — “Otter turns every meeting into a clear summary with decisions, action items, and insights.” source
- Meeting notes — “Joins Zoom, MS Teams, and Google Meet to automatically write and share notes” source
- Searches your work — “Otter AI Chat searches across your meetings and connected apps to instantly answer questions and help you create follow-ups, reports, and content.” source
- Automations — “Clear next steps are automatically captured and assigned from every meeting.” source
- AI agents — “From live demos to booked meetings, our SDR Agent handles it all right from your website.” source
- Connects your apps — “Countless integrations automatically connect your meetings to tools like Slack, Zoom, Salesforce, Claude, Google Drive, and many others.” source
- Real-time collaboration — “Meetings grouped by team, project, or topic so everyone can find recordings and collaborate in one shared space.” source
- Mobile app — “iOS and Android apps” source
- API — “Otter API & Webhooks” source
- Single sign-on — “SSO, SCIM, Domain Capture” source
- Admin controls — “Enhanced admin features: activity logs, usage analytics, and more” source
Plaud NotePin
Plaud NotePin is a wearable recorder that captures in-person conversations and turns them into searchable transcripts, summaries, and follow-up notes.
Plans
Starter
Free
- 300 Transcription Minutes/Month
Pro
- $8.33 /month billed annually
- $17.99 /month
- 1,200 Transcription Minutes/Month
- 112+ languages supported
- Multidimensional summaries
- 10,000+ professional summary templates
Unlimited
- $19.99 /month billed annually
- $29.99 /month
- Unlimited Transcription Minutes (up to 24 hours/day)
- 112+ languages supported
- Multidimensional summaries
- 10,000+ professional summary templates
Team
- $20 /user/month billed annually
- $28/user/month
- Unlimited Transcription Minutes (up to 24 hours/day)
- Shared Team Files
- Centralized Billing
- User & Seat Management
- Device Management
- Priority Support
Prices checked 2026-09-24 on the maker’s page.
Capabilities
- Writes and edits — “Stay present with prospects while Plaud captures the call and drafts your follow-up.” source
- Summaries — “Your AI work companion captures and summarizes conversations, so you can focus on what matters.” source
- Meeting notes — “One press to record meetings, calls, interviews, and every conversation that matters.” source
- Searches your work — “Ask Plaud — search and query across all your recordings using natural language” source
- Automations — “AutoFlow (auto transcribe, summarize, and send email)” source
- AI agents — “Plaud Agent plans and gets it done” source
- Connects your apps — “Google Calendar integration” source
- Mobile app — “Plaud Mobile App” source
- API — “Device SDK & API” source
- Single sign-on — “Single sign-on (SSO)” source
- Admin controls — “For admin management features, you will need to purchase the Team plan.” source
Security
- SOC 2 Type II — “including GDPR, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC2 Type 2, HIPAA and EN 18031.” source
- SOC 2 — “including GDPR, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC2 Type 2, HIPAA and EN 18031.” source
- ISO 27001 — “including GDPR, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC2 Type 2, HIPAA and EN 18031.” source
- GDPR — “including GDPR, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC2 Type 2, HIPAA and EN 18031.” source
- HIPAA — “including GDPR, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC2 Type 2, HIPAA and EN 18031.” source
- Data kept in the EU — “Plaud currently has data centers in the US, Europe (Frankfurt), Singapore, and Japan.” source
- Not trained on your data — “Plaud will not train on your data by default — explicit opt-in is required.” source
Latest updates
- Team files enables easier collaboration in Plaud Team
A Team workspace has a shared Team files folder for recordings, transcripts, and summaries, with visibility across the whole team.
- New team workspaces will receive a welcome file
Every new Team workspace opens with a built-in welcome guide covering privacy, workspace setup, seat entitlements, and device binding.
- Memory personalizes your Ask Plaud responses
Memory lets Plaud learn and remember how you work: your role, industry, preferred reply format, and personal instructions.