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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (89.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (74.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
$240.00 1 User Per Year
Descript
Star Rating
(774)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (89.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(302)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (74.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$240.00 1 User Per Year
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Descript excels in its transcription accuracy with a score of 9.0, making it a preferred choice for those who prioritize precise text conversion from audio. In contrast, Otter.ai has a slightly lower score of 8.8, which some users feel impacts their workflow when accuracy is critical.
- Reviewers mention that Descript's video editing capabilities are robust, particularly with features like clip editing (8.7) and titles and captions (8.8), which enhance the user experience for content creators. Otter.ai, while strong in transcription, lacks comparable video editing features, which may limit its appeal for users focused on multimedia content.
- G2 users highlight that Otter.ai shines in ease of use with a score of 9.1, making it more accessible for users who may not be tech-savvy. Descript, while powerful, has a slightly lower ease of use rating at 8.4, which some users find can lead to a steeper learning curve.
- Users on G2 report that Descript's collaboration features (8.4) are beneficial for teams working on projects together, allowing for seamless editing and feedback. In contrast, Otter.ai's collaboration score of 8.1 indicates it may not be as strong in this area, which could be a drawback for teams needing to work closely on content.
- Reviewers mention that Descript's audio mixing capabilities (7.8) are a significant advantage for users looking to produce high-quality audio content. Otter.ai does not offer similar audio editing features, which may deter users focused on audio production.
- Users say that Descript's live captioning feature (8.1) is a standout, especially for those conducting webinars or live events, providing real-time accessibility. Otter.ai's live captioning score of 7.7 suggests it may not meet the same level of user expectations in this critical area.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Descript
Free
$0.00
Get started on your creative journey with text-based editing and give our AI tools a spin.
- 1 free hour of transcription per month
- Edit unlimited projects
- Transcribe audio from 23 languages
Otter.ai
Otter Business
$240.00
1 User Per Year
Boost Meeting Productivity and Collaboration with AI Meeting Notes
- Live AI Meeting Transcript with Live Meeting Summary
- Team Admin Workspace features: usage analytics, prioritized support
- Joins up to 3 concurrent virtual meetings to automatically write and share notes
Free Trial
Descript
Free Trial is available
Otter.ai
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
620
8.6
247
Ease of Use
8.4
633
9.0
250
Ease of Setup
9.0
384
9.0
149
Ease of Admin
8.6
104
8.5
58
Quality of Support
8.4
422
8.4
159
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
96
8.3
53
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
598
8.7
237
Features by Category
Content Creation
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Lead Facilitation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
5.9
61
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Organization
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
61
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Performance Analysis
Not enough data
6.5
62
Not enough data
6.7
61
Sales Analysis
Not enough data
5.9
59
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
56
Not enough data
8.5
55
Agentic AI - AI Sales Assistant
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.1
6
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Call Analytics
Not enough data
8.9
61
Not enough data
8.3
60
Not enough data
8.7
58
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agent Performance Management
Not enough data
7.8
46
Not enough data
8.8
54
Not enough data
8.7
53
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.7
52
Agentic AI - Conversation Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.3
125
Not enough data
8.6
132
Not enough data
7.2
113
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.5
108
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
134
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.5
131
Not enough data
8.0
107
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Screen and Video Capture
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
7.4
18
Not enough data
8.5
20
Not enough data
9.1
19
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.3
17
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
8.7
20
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.1
17
Not enough data
5.6
17
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.2
17
Not enough data
7.3
14
Not enough data
6.5
14
Not enough data
8.0
16
Not enough data
5.6
14
Not enough data
7.0
17
Not enough data
6.3
15
Not enough data
Voice
8.0
296
8.5
118
7.8
376
8.0
127
Transcription
8.3
354
7.5
124
8.6
339
8.5
112
8.9
321
7.8
96
7.8
157
7.7
96
Editing
8.4
297
8.0
110
7.8
139
7.5
106
8.8
355
7.8
112
7.3
123
Feature Not Available
Integration
8.3
265
7.8
97
7.3
227
Feature Not Available
8.6
302
8.2
110
8.1
251
7.7
93
7.5
239
8.0
105
Agentic AI - Transcription
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
7.7
98
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Speech Output
8.6
115
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
113
Not enough data
7.5
52
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
97
Not enough data
Audio Format
7.7
104
Not enough data
8.4
111
Not enough data
8.4
45
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
81
Not enough data
Platform Features
8.4
46
Not enough data
7.8
43
Not enough data
7.7
46
Not enough data
7.8
44
Not enough data
8.5
45
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Organization
8.4
43
Not enough data
8.1
41
Not enough data
8.5
43
Not enough data
Customization
7.7
43
Not enough data
8.1
45
Not enough data
8.0
43
Not enough data
Analytics
7.4
39
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
40
Not enough data
Editing
7.7
242
Not enough data
9.0
249
Not enough data
7.6
234
Not enough data
7.8
218
Not enough data
8.1
231
Not enough data
8.6
245
Not enough data
8.8
239
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
225
Not enough data
8.7
236
Not enough data
8.0
208
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
201
Not enough data
7.5
201
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Editing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Audio
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Video
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
6.2
103
Not enough data
Publishing
7.6
111
Not enough data
Social Media
7.1
110
Not enough data
Planning
6.0
104
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.3
112
Not enough data
7.3
110
Not enough data
7.6
109
Not enough data
6.2
100
Not enough data
6.2
98
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
7.4
14
Not enough data
7.3
13
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
7.6
16
Not enough data
6.4
12
Not enough data
6.3
12
Not enough data
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
7.0
11
Not enough data
Editing - AI Video Generation
8.5
16
Not enough data
9.1
16
Not enough data
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
8.5
16
Not enough data
7.9
16
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
7.4
13
Not enough data
Video creation - Video Content Creation
7.9
189
Not enough data
8.9
205
Not enough data
7.4
176
Not enough data
7.2
186
Not enough data
7.7
192
Not enough data
7.7
177
Not enough data
8.1
177
Not enough data
7.6
180
Not enough data
8.0
173
Not enough data
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.3
164
Not enough data
8.8
194
Not enough data
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.1
157
Not enough data
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
7.1
179
Not enough data
7.9
173
Not enough data
Integrations - Video Content Creation
7.9
188
Not enough data
7.7
180
Not enough data
6.9
153
Not enough data
Other - Video Content Creation
7.7
172
Not enough data
7.6
159
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Meeting Prep - AI Meeting Assistants
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Meeting Automation - AI Meeting Assistants
Not enough data
8.8
81
Not enough data
7.9
81
Not enough data
8.4
80
Meeting Insights - AI Meeting Assistants
Not enough data
7.8
78
Not enough data
7.4
78
Not enough data
8.6
81
Accessibility - AI Meeting Assistants
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
81
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - AI Meeting Assistants
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Voice cloning - Voice Dubbing
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Translation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Real-time preview - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security and Privacy - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Output - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Deployment & Integration - Voice Recognition
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance Optimization - Voice Recognition
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security & Compliance - Voice Recognition
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced AI & Biometric Features - Voice Recognition
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Voice Recognition
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Descript and Otter.ai are categorized as Transcription
Unique Categories
Descript is categorized as Video Content Creation, AI Video Generators, Video Communications, Text to Speech, Content Creation, Audio Editing, Video Editing, Presentation, Screen and Video Capture, and Video Translation
Otter.ai is categorized as Business Instant Messaging, Conversation Intelligence, AI Sales Assistant, Note-Taking Software, Voice Recognition, and AI Meeting Assistants
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Descript
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Otter.ai
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
12.5%
Media Production
10.5%
Professional Training & Coaching
6.6%
Computer Software
5.5%
Consulting
5.1%
Other
59.9%
Marketing and Advertising
14.7%
Computer Software
13.0%
Information Technology and Services
6.1%
Financial Services
5.8%
Higher Education
5.5%
Other
54.9%
Most Helpful Reviews
Descript
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Tom R.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
I've been using Descript for several years now, and I love how they keep adding new features to it. The purchase of Squadcast was Chef's Kiss, and now the addition of the new AI features helps me considerably with my podcast editing.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Airlines/Aviation
Billing that won't stop, to the point where I had my card changed. Quitting the app does not close it, it keeps hugging system resources.
Otter.ai
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jan S.
Verified User in Executive Office
Otter records and transcribes in real time at the same time. You literally can see the transcription being written as you speak and are recorded. There is not another platform that does this as Otter does. It's high quality and dependable, too. I can...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Their documentation says to contact support for certain issues, but when you do that, all you get is redirected to the help pages that were incorrect in the first place. And no one ever responds to the message. So they are still keeping the data that i...
Tom R.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
I've been using Descript for several years now, and I love how they keep adding new features to it. The purchase of Squadcast was Chef's Kiss, and now the addition of the new AI features helps me considerably with my podcast editing.
Jan S.
Verified User in Executive Office
Otter records and transcribes in real time at the same time. You literally can see the transcription being written as you speak and are recorded. There is not another platform that does this as Otter does. It's high quality and dependable, too. I can...
Verified User in Airlines/Aviation
Billing that won't stop, to the point where I had my card changed. Quitting the app does not close it, it keeps hugging system resources.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Their documentation says to contact support for certain issues, but when you do that, all you get is redirected to the help pages that were incorrect in the first place. And no one ever responds to the message. So they are still keeping the data that i...
Discussions
Can you add in another video to an existing project?
2 comments
KY
We are a well-trained service provider who takes care of the risks associated with fitting electronic parts so our technician will arrive at your place and...Read more
In my trained AI Overdub Voice
1 comment
RL
Yes, it can. Training your Overdub voice takes about 30 minutes of audio recording (and then a few hours of processing time). Once it is complete, you can...Read more
Why is combining multiple audio files into one track so difficult?
1 comment
TP
YES! I struggle with it tooRead more
What does otter AI do?
2 comments
FT
Otter.ai is an artificial intelligence transcription service that automatically creates text transcriptions of online meetings and audio recordings.Read more
Custom vocabulary
1 comment
RD
Hello! I wanted to let you know that Equal Time (www.equaltime.io) offers Custom vocab (up to 1000 words or phrases). So you can add special tango terms as...Read more
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