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At a Glance
Otter.ai
Otter.ai
Star Rating
(445)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (73.7% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 1 User
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Scrivener
Scrivener
Star Rating
(86)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.6% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Otter.ai vs Scrivener

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Otter.ai easier to use and set up. However, Scrivener is easier to administer. Reviewers agreed that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Scrivener meets the needs of their business better than Otter.ai.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Scrivener is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Otter.ai over Scrivener.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Otter.ai
Basic
Free
1 User
Browse all 4 pricing plans
Scrivener
No pricing available
Free Trial
Otter.ai
Free Trial is available
Scrivener
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
374
9.3
69
Ease of Use
9.0
379
7.9
71
Ease of Setup
9.0
273
7.9
15
Ease of Admin
8.6
89
9.2
8
Quality of Support
8.4
240
8.6
45
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
82
8.6
6
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
363
8.5
70
Features by Category
7.9
72
Not enough data
Lead Facilitation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.1
67
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.8
16
Not enough data
Organization
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
67
Not enough data
7.6
17
Not enough data
Performance Analysis
6.6
68
Not enough data
6.8
67
Not enough data
Sales Analysis
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.1
61
Not enough data
8.6
60
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Sales Assistant
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Business Instant MessagingHide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
8.9
12
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
9.3
5
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Conversation IntelligenceHide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
8.3
91
Not enough data
Call Analytics
8.7
89
Not enough data
8.3
88
Not enough data
8.5
86
Not enough data
7.5
22
Not enough data
Agent Performance Management
7.7
74
Not enough data
8.7
82
Not enough data
8.6
81
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.7
78
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Conversation Intelligence
8.2
23
Not enough data
8.2
23
Not enough data
8.0
23
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
8.2
22
Not enough data
7.7
22
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.7
8
Document Creation
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
9.4
6
Workflow
Not enough data
6.4
6
Not enough data
6.9
8
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.9
6
Agentic AI - Screenwriting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
201
Not enough data
Voice
8.5
184
Not enough data
8.0
195
Not enough data
Transcription
7.7
192
Not enough data
8.7
179
Not enough data
7.9
157
Not enough data
7.3
159
Not enough data
Editing
8.1
171
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
175
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Integration
7.9
156
Not enough data
7.6
52
Not enough data
8.3
168
Not enough data
7.8
149
Not enough data
8.0
159
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Transcription
8.4
50
Not enough data
8.2
49
Not enough data
7.9
48
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.2
14
Design
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
6.8
12
Collaboration
Not enough data
5.3
6
Not enough data
4.8
7
File Types
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
4.3
7
Edit & Revise
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
5.9
11
Not enough data
9.4
13
Integrate & Embed
Not enough data
5.2
8
Not enough data
5.5
7
Not enough data
5.0
7
Operating System
Not enough data
9.8
11
Not enough data
9.8
9
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.2
182
Not enough data
Meeting Prep - AI Meeting Assistants
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Meeting Automation - AI Meeting Assistants
8.9
178
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
8.4
176
Not enough data
Meeting Insights - AI Meeting Assistants
8.0
169
Not enough data
7.7
169
Not enough data
8.7
174
Not enough data
Accessibility - AI Meeting Assistants
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
171
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Meeting Assistants
8.3
84
Not enough data
7.9
83
Not enough data
7.9
86
Not enough data
8.0
83
Not enough data
8.4
17
Not enough data
Deployment & Integration - Voice Recognition
8.5
17
Not enough data
7.5
16
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
8.9
17
Not enough data
Performance Optimization - Voice Recognition
8.0
17
Not enough data
8.6
16
Not enough data
8.1
16
Not enough data
8.0
15
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
Security & Compliance - Voice Recognition
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
Advanced AI & Biometric Features - Voice Recognition
7.7
15
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
8.1
16
Not enough data
7.2
16
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Voice Recognition
8.4
15
Not enough data
Note-Taking SoftwareHide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
9.0
28
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
9.0
28
Not enough data
AI Note-Taking SoftwareHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
8.2
70
Not enough data
Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software
8.5
63
Not enough data
8.9
63
Not enough data
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
8.7
65
Not enough data
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
8.3
61
Not enough data
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
7.6
62
Not enough data
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
7.8
63
Not enough data
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
8.1
59
Not enough data
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
8.2
63
Not enough data
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
7.9
65
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Otter.ai
Otter.ai
Scrivener
Scrivener
Otter.ai and Scrivener share no categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Otter.ai
Otter.ai
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
73.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
20.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
6.2%
Scrivener
Scrivener
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
82.6%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
9.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
8.1%
Reviewers' Industry
Otter.ai
Otter.ai
Marketing and Advertising
11.4%
Computer Software
11.4%
Consulting
7.1%
Information Technology and Services
7.1%
Higher Education
5.0%
Other
58.1%
Scrivener
Scrivener
Writing and Editing
31.4%
Higher Education
8.1%
Publishing
7.0%
Information Technology and Services
4.7%
Libraries
3.5%
Other
45.3%
Alternatives
Otter.ai
Otter.ai Alternatives
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Fellow
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Grain
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Scrivener
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Pages
Pages
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Discussions
Otter.ai
Otter.ai Discussions
What is Otter.ai used for?
2 Comments
Alexandra N.
AN
TranscriptionRead more
What does otter AI do?
2 Comments
Franklin T.
FT
Otter.ai is an artificial intelligence transcription service that automatically creates text transcriptions of online meetings and audio recordings.Read more
Custom vocabulary
1 Comment
Rachel D.
RD
Hello! I wanted to let you know that Equal Time (www.equaltime.io) offers Custom vocab (up to 1000 words or phrases). So you can add special tango terms as...Read more
Scrivener
Scrivener Discussions
How do i integrate this application with Google Drive?
2 Comments
MG
Here's a great tutorial on how to sync scrivener with google drive. https://simonkjones.com/how-to-sync-scrivener-with-a-chromebook/Read more
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