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Otter.ai vs Fathom.
Otter is a bot-based notetaker built around sales and RevOps; Fathom counters with a generous free cloud tier — both store meetings in their US cloud.
Humla is free · Open source · macOS 13+ (Apple Silicon)
Side by side
Otter.ai vs Fathom vs Humla.
How the two compare on what matters — with Humla, the free, local, open-source option, in the third column.
| Otter.ai | Fathom | Humla | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No bot joins the call | Optional (botless desktop) | Optional (Mac) | |
| Runs fully on your device | — | — | |
| Open source (auditable) | — | — | |
| Bring your own AI key / model | — | — | |
| Speaker labels (who said what) | |||
| AI summaries & action items | |||
| App integrations (Slack, CRM…) | — | ||
| Mobile app | iOS soon | — | |
| Price | Free / $17–30/user/mo | Free / $15–34/user/mo | Free |
Reflects each product's standard plans as of 2026 — check their sites for the latest.
Which to pick
Which should you choose?
- Pick Otter.ai for sales/RevOps automation and a large integration catalog.
- Pick Fathom for a generous free cloud tier with unlimited recordings.
The third option
Or keep it on your Mac.
Both store your meetings in their US cloud. Humla keeps them on your Mac — free, open source, no bot in the call.
- No bot joins the call — Humla records your Mac directly.
- On-device transcription and summaries — nothing has to leave your Mac.
- Free and open source, with optional team sync at $5/user/month — or self-host it free.
- Speaks your language. Around 99 languages via Whisper — on-device or with your own key — plus a dedicated Norwegian model and per-language routing.
Full breakdowns: Humla vs Otter.ai · Humla vs Fathom
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