vioscaleAI
Comparison

Grain vs Otter.ai

On the evidence we track, Grain leads this comparison with a composite score of 77/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Grain77
Otter.ai54
Score
vioscaleAI score
Grain77 / 100medium · 74%
Otter.ai54 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tier
Grain✓
Otter.ai✓
Model
Grainfree
Otter.aicommercial
Price level
Grainfree
Otter.aiunknown
Starting price
Grain$19
Otter.ai$16.99
Transparent
Grain✓
Otter.ai✗
Integrations
Count
Grain6
Otter.ai28
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Grain✓
Otter.ai–
Gdpr
Grain✓
Otter.ai✓
Hipaa
Grain–
Otter.ai✓
Soc2
Grain✓
Otter.ai✓
Trust center
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Grain7 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
Grain✓
Otter.ai✓
Multi language speech to text transcription
Grain✓
Otter.ai✓
AI meeting summary and next steps generation
Grain✓
Otter.ai✓
Competitor keyword mention trackers
Grain-
Otter.ai-
Speaker talk time ratio analytics
Grain✓
Otter.ai-
Playlist snipping and sharing for coaching
Grain✓
Otter.ai-
Auto log summary to CRM opportunity
Grain✓
Otter.ai✓
Salesforce hubspot CRM sync
Grain✓
Otter.ai✓
Slack ms teams deal alerts sync
Grain✓
Otter.ai-
SOC2 type ii
Grain✓
Otter.ai✓
ISO 27001
Grain-
Otter.ai-
Pricing model
GrainFreemium
Otter.ai-

What each one is

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

Grain

Leader

Grain automatically records Zoom meetings and generates AI-powered transcripts with searchable summaries and highlights. The service makes it easy for teams to share recordings and track important discussion points for follow-up.

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.

Grain

Leader
FreeFree tier

Free for teams of all sizes

  • Grain TeamsFree
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
Grain✓
Otter.ai✓
iOS
Grain✗
Otter.ai✓
Android
Grain✗
Otter.ai✓
macOS
Grain✗
Otter.ai✓
Windows
Grain✗
Otter.ai✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Grain✓
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
  • HubSpot
  • Salesforce
  • Slack
  • Zapier
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Google Calendar
  • Outlook

Grain

Leader
15 total - 4 not shared
  • Webex
  • Aircall
  • Productboard
  • Gong
Independently observed

Otter.ai

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