Comparison

Fathom vs Otter.ai

No clear leader: Otter.ai (53.8) and Fathom (51.0) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Fathom51
Otter.ai54
Score
vioscaleAI score
Fathom51 / 100medium · 70%
Otter.ai54 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tier
Fathom✓
Otter.ai✓
Model
Fathomfreemium
Otter.aicommercial
Price level
Fathomlow
Otter.aiunknown
Starting price
Fathom–
Otter.ai$16.99
Transparent
Fathom✗
Otter.ai✗
Integrations
Count
Fathom6
Otter.ai28
Security
Certifications
Gdpr
Fathom✓
Otter.ai✓
Hipaa
Fathom✓
Otter.ai✓
Soc2
Fathom✓
Otter.ai✓
Market
Content
Faq
Fathom6 items
Otter.ai7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for conversation intelligence. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Zoom teams meet bot recording
Fathom✓
Otter.ai✓
Multi language speech to text transcription
Fathom-
Otter.ai✓
AI meeting summary and next steps generation
Fathom✓
Otter.ai✓
Competitor keyword mention trackers
Fathom-
Otter.ai-
Speaker talk time ratio analytics
Fathom-
Otter.ai-
Playlist snipping and sharing for coaching
Fathom-
Otter.ai-
Auto log summary to CRM opportunity
Fathom✓
Otter.ai✓
Salesforce hubspot CRM sync
Fathom✓
Otter.ai✓
Slack ms teams deal alerts sync
Fathom✓
Otter.ai-
SOC2 type ii
Fathom✓
Otter.ai✓
ISO 27001
Fathom-
Otter.ai-
Pricing model
Fathom-
Otter.ai-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Fathom

A service that records meetings, produces transcripts and summaries with action items, and automatically connects meeting information to CRM and team collaboration platforms.

Independently observed

Otter.ai

AI-powered meeting agent that transcribes conversations in real time, generates summaries and action items, and integrates with team communication and CRM tools to streamline meeting documentation and follow-up workflows.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Fathom

SubscriptionFree tier
as of verify ↗

Otter.ai

  • Pro-
  • Business-
  • Enterprise-
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Fathom✗
Otter.ai✓
iOS
Fathom✓
Otter.ai✓
Android
Fathom✗
Otter.ai✓
macOS
Fathom✗
Otter.ai✓
Windows
Fathom✗
Otter.ai✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Fathom✓
Otter.ai✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (11)
  • Zoom
  • Google Meet
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Google Calendar
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Slack
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Notion
  • Asana

Fathom

12 total - 1 not shared
  • Outlook Calendar
Independently observed

Otter.ai

33 total - 22 not shared
  • Zapier
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Google Drive
  • Jira
  • iOS Calendar
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Microsoft OneDrive
  • Outlook
  • Airtable
  • Amazon S3
  • Egnyte
  • ClickUp
  • Monday.com
  • SharePoint
  • Glean
  • Snowflake
  • RingCentral
  • Zoom Phone
  • Salesloft
  • Outreach
  • Zoho
  • viaSocket
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Fathom or Otter.ai: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.