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Otter.ai vs Fireflies.
Otter and Fireflies are both bot-based cloud notetakers aimed at teams — Otter leans on RevOps, Fireflies on integrations and automation.
Humla is free · Open source · macOS 13+ (Apple Silicon)
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Otter.ai vs Fireflies vs Humla.
How the two compare on what matters — with Humla, the free, local, open-source option, in the third column.
| Otter.ai | Fireflies | Humla | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No bot joins the call | Optional (botless desktop) | Optional (botless desktop) | |
| 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 | — | ||
| Price | Free / $17–30/user/mo | Free / $10–39/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 an AI sales agent and RevOps-focused automation.
- Pick Fireflies for 100+ integrations, 200+ AI 'skills', and CRM automation.
The third option
Or keep it on your Mac.
Both put a bot in the call and store meetings in their cloud. Humla never joins the call and can keep everything on your Mac — free and open source.
- 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 Fireflies
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