Bluedot vs Otter.ai
Bluedot scores 7.7 to Otter.ai's 6.4 among the AI meeting assistants we rate, and is the better pick for 2 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.
Bluedot wins, 7.7 to 6.4
Bluedot transcribes 100 languages, well beyond Otter's 6, and keeps meeting video from its Pro plan up, something Otter never captures at all. Bluedot also does not train its AI on your data, while Otter trains on recordings and transcripts with no opt-out. Otter is the cheaper start at $16.99 a month versus Bluedot's $18, and adds talk time tracking as a plan feature.
Pick Bluedot if you need broad language support and no AI training on your data.
Pick Otter.ai if you want talk time tracking at a lower price.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Keeps the meeting video: Bluedot yes, Otter.ai no
- Cuts and shares clips: Bluedot yes, Otter.ai no
- Languages it transcribes: 100 languages against 6 languages
- Apps it connects to: 15 integrations against 9 integrations
- API: Otter.ai yes, Bluedot does not say
- Cheapest paid plan, monthly: Bluedot $18, Otter.ai $16.99
- Does not train AI on your data: Bluedot yes, Otter.ai no
- Tells participants it is recording: Bluedot yes, Otter.ai does not say
- Data can stay in the EU: Bluedot yes, Otter.ai does not say
- But Otter.ai leads on hIPAA: Otter.ai yes, Bluedot no
How they score
Both are scored the same way, against the other AI meeting assistants we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. Bluedot leads on 2 of 4 criteria.
Where they differ
Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.
Published by only one of them
Where they match (6)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Bluedot
Otter.ai
Pros and cons
From each tool's full review, written from the same checked facts.
Bluedot
- The free plan never expires and gives 5 meetings for the life of the account.
- Bluedot only charges for users who actually record a meeting, not every seat on the account.
- Bluedot is SOC 2 Type II audited and its data practices are GDPR compliant.
- Transcription and summaries cover more than 100 languages.
- The free plan is capped at 5 meetings for the life of the account, not renewed monthly.
- Video recording is only available from the Pro plan up; Basic, the cheapest paid plan, is audio only.
- CRM and applicant-tracking-system sync require the Business plan.
Otter.ai
- The free Basic plan runs forever and includes live transcription and AI Chat across meetings.
- Meetings can be captured with a bot that auto-joins Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams, or without one through desktop and mobile apps, including in-person conversations.
- It is SOC 2 Type 2 certified and has incorporated GDPR standards into its data practices.
- The Enterprise plan adds single sign-on and a HIPAA compliance add-on.
- Recordings and transcripts are automatically de-identified and used to train Otter's models, with no opt-out.
- Video recording of meetings is not offered, only audio playback.
- CRM sync with Salesforce and HubSpot only becomes available on the Business plan and above.
Bluedot vs Otter.ai: common questions
Which is better, Bluedot or Otter.ai?
Bluedot scores 7.7 and Otter.ai 6.4 out of 10 among the AI meeting assistants we rate. Bluedot is ahead on what it captures and privacy and trust. Otter.ai is ahead on where it works.
Is Bluedot or Otter.ai cheaper?
Bluedot's cheapest paid plan is $18/mo (Basic) and Otter.ai's is $16.99/mo (Pro). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
Do Bluedot and Otter.ai have a free plan?
Yes, both do.
What can Bluedot do that Otter.ai cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: keeps the meeting video, cuts and shares clips and does not train AI on your data.
What can Otter.ai do that Bluedot cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: hIPAA.
