COMPARE:
MeetGeek or Otter for recording calls
MeetGeek against Otter for keeping a record of every call without taking notes, with the same seven questions asked of each and neither one flattered. Mamba Labs builds Apify actors. We have nothing of our own in this category, so this page is two products and no pitch.
Last updated September 21, 2026
The short answer
Otter is the transcription tool with a free tier that lasts. MeetGeek is the meeting recorder that writes the summary and pushes it into the CRM. If the transcript is the product, Otter. If the notes have to land somewhere, MeetGeek.
Side by side
| MeetGeek | Otter | |
|---|---|---|
| What it actually does | Records, transcribes and summarises meetings, then pushes the notes into the CRM and the team wiki. | Transcribes a meeting live, speaker by speaker, and summarizes it afterwards. |
| Coverage and hit rate | The main video platforms, many transcription languages, and team wide meeting analytics. | Zoom, Meet and Teams through a bot, plus uploaded files and live in person recording. |
| What it costs | Per user per month, banded by how many hours it transcribes, with a free tier that records a little. | Per seat per month, in tiers set by transcription minutes, with a usable free tier. |
| How it fits a workflow | It joins from the calendar, so nobody has to remember. Integrations move the notes onward. | Calendar integration schedules the bot, and transcripts sync out to the common document tools. |
| Where the data comes from | Your own meetings. Nothing else. | Its own speech recognition, run on the audio the bot or the app captured. |
| What it takes to set up | Minutes. Connect the calendar and it turns up to the next call. | Connect a calendar and let the bot join. It is running the same day. |
| Where it stops | It joins as a visible bot, which changes some conversations and is not allowed in others. | The bot is visible in the meeting, which is a decision you are making for everyone on the call. |
The same seven questions are asked on every compare page here, in this order, so two of these pages can be read against each other.
Who wins what
- MeetGeek wins on how it fits a workflow, what it takes to set up. A meeting recorder that joins the call as a bot and writes the summary afterwards.
- Otter wins on coverage and hit rate, what it costs. A transcription service with a meeting bot and a long free tier.
- Nobody wins on what it actually does, where the data comes from, where it stops. MeetGeek and Otter give the same answer on those, and we are not going to invent a difference.
Where to get them
What is best for you
A solo operator or a student should take Otter, because the free tier is real and the transcript is the best of the two. A sales or customer team should take MeetGeek, because the summary is what gets read and the integrations put it where the next person looks. Both join as a visible bot, and both are recording people who may not have agreed to it. Decide the consent rule before you decide the tool.
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