Memo vs Otter
Overview
Otter is built for accurate transcription.
Memo is built for business understanding.
Otter treats transcription as the product.
Memo treats transcription as the starting point.
Core difference
Memo | Otter | |
|---|---|---|
Primary focus | Understanding conversations | Transcribing conversations |
Target user | Teams & leaders | Individuals |
Output | Insights, summaries, dashboards | Transcripts & notes |
Where Otter falls short
Meeting-centric, not conversation-centric
Transcripts remain the end product
Limited analytics or intelligence
Not designed for tracking decisions or trends
What Memo does differently
Structures conversations into insights and summaries
Designed for teams, not just note-taking
Helps track what was decided and why
Built to support strategic and operational workflows
Feature comparison
Feature | Memo | Otter |
|---|---|---|
Transcription | ✅ | ✅ |
Speaker detection | ✅ | ✅ |
Meeting summaries | ✅ | ⚠️ |
Analytics & dashboards | ✅ | ❌ |
Cross-conversation intelligence | ✅ | ❌ |
Decision tracking | ✅ | ❌ |