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Otter.ai vs Fireflies.ai

Security, privacy, and enterprise readiness comparison

Summary

Both are popular AI meeting assistants, but they differ on integrations, compliance, and data handling. Fireflies offers HIPAA compliance and broader CRM integrations, while Otter.ai has a more polished user experience.

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Otter.ai

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Fireflies.ai

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Transcription Quality
WExcellent, industry-leading accuracy
Very good, multi-language support
CRM Integration
Basic integrations
WDeep Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive integration
Compliance
SOC 2, GDPR
WSOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA
Data Retention
Indefinite on free tier. May use for training.
WConfigurable retention. Does not train on data.
Pricing
Free: 300min/mo. Pro $16.99/mo
Free tier. Pro $18/user/mo
UX/Design
WClean, polished interface
Functional but less polished

Otter.ai — Compliance

SOC 2 Type IIGDPR

Fireflies.ai — Compliance

SOC 2 Type IIGDPRHIPAA

Otter.ai — Data Handling

Trains on data: Yes

Enterprise isolation: Available

Retention: Recordings and transcripts stored indefinitely on free tier. Business/Enterprise tiers offer retention controls. May use anonymized data for improvement.

Fireflies.ai — Data Handling

Trains on data: No

Enterprise isolation: Available

Retention: Recordings stored on platform. Business/Enterprise offer retention controls. Data processing agreements available.

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