Compare Descript and Otter.ai 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (89.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (75.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
$240.00 1 User Per Year
Descript
Star Rating
(769)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (89.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansOtter.ai
Star Rating
(290)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$240.00 1 User Per Year
Browse all 6 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Descript excels in its transcription capabilities, with a score of 9.0, making it a preferred choice for those needing accurate and efficient transcription services. In contrast, Otter.ai, while still strong, has a slightly lower score of 8.8, indicating that some users find Descript's transcription more reliable.
- Reviewers mention that Descript's video editing features are robust, particularly highlighting its clip editing and titles and captions functionalities, which scored 8.7 and 8.8 respectively. Otter.ai, however, does not offer video editing capabilities, focusing instead on audio and meeting transcription.
- G2 users indicate that Otter.ai shines in ease of use, scoring 9.1, which makes it particularly appealing for users who prioritize a straightforward interface. Descript, while still user-friendly, has a lower score of 8.4, suggesting that some users may find its features more complex to navigate.
- Users on G2 highlight Descript's collaboration tools, scoring 8.4, which allow for seamless teamwork on projects. In comparison, Otter.ai's collaboration features received a score of 8.1, indicating that while it offers some collaborative functionalities, it may not be as comprehensive as Descript's.
- Reviewers mention that Descript's audio mixing capabilities, with a score of 7.8, provide users with more control over their audio projects compared to Otter.ai, which lacks this feature entirely. This makes Descript a better option for users focused on audio production.
- Users report that Otter.ai's real-time transcription feature is a standout, scoring 8.6, which is particularly beneficial for live meetings. Descript, while offering transcription, does not emphasize real-time capabilities to the same extent, making Otter.ai a better choice for users needing immediate transcription during discussions.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Descript
Free
$0.00
Get started on your creative journey with text-based editing and give our AI tools a spin.
- 1 free hour of transcription per month
- Edit unlimited projects
- Transcribe audio from 23 languages
Otter.ai
Otter Business
$240.00
1 User Per Year
Boost Meeting Productivity and Collaboration with AI Meeting Notes
- Live AI Meeting Transcript with Live Meeting Summary
- Team Admin Workspace features: usage analytics, prioritized support
- Joins up to 3 concurrent virtual meetings to automatically write and share notes
Free Trial
Descript
Free Trial is available
Otter.ai
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
615
8.7
235
Ease of Use
8.4
628
9.1
238
Ease of Setup
9.0
379
9.1
137
Ease of Admin
8.6
103
8.5
53
Quality of Support
8.4
418
8.5
151
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
95
8.3
48
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
593
8.7
225
Features by Category
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
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
Logistics
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Lead Facilitation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.0
59
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Organization
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
59
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Performance Analysis
Not enough data
6.6
60
Not enough data
6.8
59
Sales Analysis
Not enough data
5.9
57
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
55
Not enough data
8.5
54
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.7
5
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Call Analytics
Not enough data
9.1
58
Not enough data
8.5
57
Not enough data
8.7
56
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agent Performance Management
Not enough data
7.7
44
Not enough data
8.8
52
Not enough data
8.7
51
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.7
50
Platform Basics
8.4
123
Not enough data
8.6
130
Not enough data
7.2
111
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.5
106
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
132
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.5
129
Not enough data
8.1
105
Not enough data
Platform Basics
7.4
18
Not enough data
8.5
20
Not enough data
9.1
19
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.3
17
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
8.7
20
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.1
17
Not enough data
5.6
17
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.2
17
Not enough data
7.3
14
Not enough data
6.5
14
Not enough data
8.0
16
Not enough data
5.6
14
Not enough data
7.0
17
Not enough data
6.3
15
Not enough data
Voice
8.0
293
8.5
113
7.8
373
8.0
122
Transcription
8.3
351
7.5
119
8.6
336
8.6
107
8.9
318
7.9
91
7.9
154
7.7
91
Editing
8.4
294
8.1
105
7.8
136
7.5
102
8.8
352
7.8
107
7.3
120
Feature Not Available
Integration
8.3
262
7.8
92
7.3
224
Feature Not Available
8.6
299
8.2
105
8.1
248
7.7
88
7.5
237
8.0
100
Integration
7.8
97
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Speech Output
8.6
113
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
112
Not enough data
7.5
50
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
96
Not enough data
Audio Format
7.7
102
Not enough data
8.5
109
Not enough data
8.3
43
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
79
Not enough data
Platform Features
8.4
46
Not enough data
7.8
43
Not enough data
7.7
46
Not enough data
7.8
44
Not enough data
8.5
45
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Organization
8.4
43
Not enough data
8.1
41
Not enough data
8.5
43
Not enough data
Customization
7.7
43
Not enough data
8.1
45
Not enough data
8.0
43
Not enough data
Analytics
7.4
39
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
40
Not enough data
Editing
7.8
240
Not enough data
9.0
247
Not enough data
7.6
232
Not enough data
7.9
216
Not enough data
8.1
229
Not enough data
8.6
243
Not enough data
8.8
237
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
223
Not enough data
8.7
234
Not enough data
8.0
206
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
199
Not enough data
7.6
199
Not enough data
Audio
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
6.2
101
Not enough data
Publishing
7.6
109
Not enough data
Social Media
7.1
108
Not enough data
Planning
6.0
102
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.3
110
Not enough data
7.4
108
Not enough data
7.6
107
Not enough data
6.1
98
Not enough data
6.2
96
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
7.4
14
Not enough data
7.3
13
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
7.6
16
Not enough data
6.4
12
Not enough data
6.3
12
Not enough data
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
7.0
11
Not enough data
Editing - AI Video Generation
8.5
16
Not enough data
9.1
16
Not enough data
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
8.5
16
Not enough data
7.9
16
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
7.4
13
Not enough data
Video creation - Video Content Creation
7.9
189
Not enough data
8.9
205
Not enough data
7.4
176
Not enough data
7.2
186
Not enough data
7.7
192
Not enough data
7.7
177
Not enough data
8.1
177
Not enough data
7.6
180
Not enough data
8.0
173
Not enough data
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.3
164
Not enough data
8.8
194
Not enough data
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.1
157
Not enough data
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
7.1
179
Not enough data
7.9
173
Not enough data
Integrations - Video Content Creation
7.9
188
Not enough data
7.7
180
Not enough data
6.9
153
Not enough data
Other - Video Content Creation
7.7
172
Not enough data
7.6
159
Not enough data
Meeting Prep - AI Meeting Assistants
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Meeting Automation - AI Meeting Assistants
Not enough data
8.9
74
Not enough data
8.0
74
Not enough data
8.6
73
Meeting Insights - AI Meeting Assistants
Not enough data
7.9
71
Not enough data
7.4
71
Not enough data
8.6
74
Accessibility - AI Meeting Assistants
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
74
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Voice cloning - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Real-time preview - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security and Privacy - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Output - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Descript and Otter.ai are categorized as Transcription
Unique Categories
Descript is categorized as Video Content Creation, AI Video Generators, Video Communications, Text to Speech, Content Creation, Audio Editing, Video Editing, Presentation, Screen and Video Capture, and Video Translation
Otter.ai is categorized as Business Instant Messaging, Conversation Intelligence, AI Sales Assistant, Note-Taking Software, Voice Recognition, and AI Meeting Assistants
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Descript
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Otter.ai
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
12.5%
Media Production
10.6%
Professional Training & Coaching
6.6%
Computer Software
5.3%
Consulting
5.1%
Other
59.9%
Marketing and Advertising
14.6%
Computer Software
12.8%
Information Technology and Services
6.4%
Financial Services
6.0%
Higher Education
5.3%
Other
54.8%
Most Helpful Reviews
Descript
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Tom R.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
I've been using Descript for several years now, and I love how they keep adding new features to it. The purchase of Squadcast was Chef's Kiss, and now the addition of the new AI features helps me considerably with my podcast editing.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Winnie L.
Verified User in Education Management
The user interface is so hard, it hung and after reloading I lost all my three hours of work :(
Otter.ai
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Haris Khan K.
Verified User in Writing and Editing
Otter.ai is a great AI tool to transcribe audios and videos. Premium version is great, as it allows you to upload more audio minutes. Best part is the time stamping and accuacy of it. I have been using the premium version for a long time now and recent...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Their documentation says to contact support for certain issues, but when you do that, all you get is redirected to the help pages that were incorrect in the first place. And no one ever responds to the message. So they are still keeping the data that i...
Tom R.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
I've been using Descript for several years now, and I love how they keep adding new features to it. The purchase of Squadcast was Chef's Kiss, and now the addition of the new AI features helps me considerably with my podcast editing.
Haris Khan K.
Verified User in Writing and Editing
Otter.ai is a great AI tool to transcribe audios and videos. Premium version is great, as it allows you to upload more audio minutes. Best part is the time stamping and accuacy of it. I have been using the premium version for a long time now and recent...
Winnie L.
Verified User in Education Management
The user interface is so hard, it hung and after reloading I lost all my three hours of work :(
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Their documentation says to contact support for certain issues, but when you do that, all you get is redirected to the help pages that were incorrect in the first place. And no one ever responds to the message. So they are still keeping the data that i...
Discussions
Can you add in another video to an existing project?
2 comments
KY
We are a well-trained service provider who takes care of the risks associated with fitting electronic parts so our technician will arrive at your place and...Read more
In my trained AI Overdub Voice
1 comment
RL
Yes, it can. Training your Overdub voice takes about 30 minutes of audio recording (and then a few hours of processing time). Once it is complete, you can...Read more
Why is combining multiple audio files into one track so difficult?
1 comment
TP
YES! I struggle with it tooRead more
What does otter AI do?
2 comments
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
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
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