An honest comparison. Otter is an excellent product — for English-speaking teams in the US. If your meetings happen in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu or a mix, the math changes completely.
| Stenoji | Otter.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian languages | 14+ (Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Urdu…) | English only (plus French & Spanish) |
| Mixed-language (Hinglish) meetings | Auto-detected, native support | Not supported |
| Translate transcript to English | One click, keeps speakers & timestamps | No |
| Meeting capture method | No bot — captures your meeting tab directly; nothing joins the call | OtterPilot bot joins the meeting as a participant |
| Paid pricing | ₹499 / 20 hrs or ₹799 / 40 hrs per 30 days — one-time, no auto-debit | ~₹1,400/month (US$16.99), auto-renewing subscription |
| Payment methods | UPI, cards, netbanking (INR) | International card (USD) |
| Free plan | 60 min/month, all languages & features | 300 min/month (English only) |
| Transcript history | Yes — your last 20 transcripts, saved privately (Plus & Pro) | Yes, unlimited archive |
| Native mobile apps | Web app (mobile-friendly); apps coming | iOS & Android apps |
| Integrations (Slack, CRM…) | Not yet | Yes, extensive |
Choose Otter if your meetings are 100% English, you want years of transcript archives, and a US$ subscription is no obstacle.
Choose Stenoji if you work the way most of India works — in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali or mixed languages — and you want English meeting minutes out of those conversations, at Indian pricing, paid by UPI, with no bot announcing itself in your client calls.
Every account gets 60 free minutes per month — enough to test your real meetings before paying anything.
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