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Meeting notes AI

Replaces Otter.ai. 2 ways out. Best: Fathom (free tier) (switch vendor), about $154 saved in year one.

Modeled, not measured. Savings use public prices and planning assumptions: the bill you stop paying, minus the new tool, your upkeep time and your setup time at $50/hour, over the first 12 months. No verified migrations yet. Check the must-haves in each recipe before you switch.

What you use

  • Live transcription
  • Meeting bot (Zoom/Meet/Teams)
  • AI summaries

Not covered

  • Action items
  • Search transcripts
  • Import audio files
  • AI chat over meetings

Check before switching

  • You only rely on: Live transcription, Meeting bot (Zoom/Meet/Teams), AI summaries
  • Export your data from Otter.ai before canceling

Agents: get_recipe("replace-otter") on the Stackcut MCP server.

2 ways out, best first

Switch vendorFathom (free tier)Saves $154 in year one
$16.99/mo today → $0/mo · setup 1 h · then $204/yr · payback 2.9 mo
1 seat. If your use fits the free tier (Unlimited recordings and basic summaries).
Covers 67% of the core features (not: Live transcription)
Fathom Free offers unlimited recordings and basic summaries.
Sources: otter.aifathom.ai
Open sourcewhisper.cppCosts $1,256 more in year one
$16.99/mo today → $5/mo + 2 h upkeep · setup 4 h
1 seat. Free local transcription of recordings; no meeting bot or AI summaries.
Covers 0% of the core features (not: Live transcription, Meeting bot (Zoom/Meet/Teams), AI summaries)
Free local transcription of recordings; no meeting bot or AI summaries.
License: open_source
Sources: otter.aigithub.com

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