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Otter.ai vs Vexa: catalog facts
Otter.aiVexa
Freemium

Free starting plan, with paid and enterprise plans on the pricing page.

Freemium

Free to self-host under Apache-2.0; a hosted API is also offered.

Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Web Web, Self-hosted
  • Live transcription with speaker recognition
  • Automatic summaries and action items after meetings
  • Self-hostable, including air-gapped deployments
  • Real-time speaker-attributed transcripts via API
  • Recordings and transcripts are processed on Otter's servers
  • Requires an account
  • Built for developers; needs Docker or Kubernetes to self-host
  • Knowledge agents are only available when self-hosting
Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service Self-hosted, Hosted service
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: Apache-2.0
Account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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