Tools · Comparison

Fathom vs Otter.ai vs Wave

All three are meetings & notes tools. Here is what separates them.

	Fathom	Otter.ai	Wave
What it is	Meeting notes with a free tier that is unusually complete, and summaries ready seconds after the call.	Otter AI Meeting Agent supports real-time transcription, live chat, automated summaries, insights, and action items.	Wave is the #1 AI note taker for iPhone and Android. Record, transcribe, and summarize meetings, lectures, and conversations. Try free.
Category	Meetings & Notes	Meetings & Notes	Meetings & Notes
Pricing	Freemium · Free · from $19/user/mo	Freemium · Free · from $16.99/mo	Freemium
How it bills	Per seat	Flat monthly	Not published
Free tier	Yes	Yes	Yes
Rating	Not yet rated	Not yet rated	Not yet rated
Features	Unlimited recording on the free plan Summaries within seconds of ending Highlight clipping during the call CRM sync on paid plans Zoom, Meet and Teams	Live transcription with speaker labels Automatic meeting summaries Action item extraction Zoom, Meet and Teams integration Searchable meeting archive	—
What works	Best free tier in the category Very fast summaries Simple to adopt	Most mature option in the category Joins meetings automatically Good searchable archive	—
What does not	Fewer analytics than rivals Team features need a paid plan Bot must join the call	Accuracy drops with accents and crosstalk Free tier minutes are tight Bot presence can unsettle guests	—