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Otter is a great product — 10M+ users, Zoom partnership, 9 years of polish. But in 2025 they were sued for recording meetings without consent. We built Gauge for the people who read that headline and thought: never again.
| Feature | Gauge | Otter.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier minutes | 300/mo | 300/mo |
| Free tier imports | 3 lifetime | 3 lifetime |
| Pro price | $9/mo flat | $6.67/mo (annual) |
| Business price (5 seats) | $29/mo flat | $100/mo ($20/seat × 5) |
| Bot joins meetings? | Never | Yes, auto-joins |
| Privacy stance | GDPR-first, no auto-join | 2025 consent lawsuit |
| AI summary type | BANT/MEDDIC sales-trained | Generic |
| Languages | 30+ via Whisper | English-first |
Product proof
Upload a recording — get BANT, MEDDIC, and action items
Every plan runs the same analysis: transcript with speaker labels, action items with owners and deadlines, and CRM sync. No bot joins your meeting.
Sarah Chen · 00:14:22 — “We're also evaluating Gong and Chorus for the rollout.” Rival: Gong. #deal-room-acme.
Product mock — transcript view
| Tier | Gauge | Otter.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 — 300 min/mo, 3 lifetime imports | $0 — 300 min/mo, 3 lifetime imports |
| Pro | $9/mo flat (or $7.50 annual) | $6.67/mo annual ($13.59 monthly) |
| Business (5 seats) | $29/mo flat | ~$100/mo ($20/seat × 5) |
| Enterprise | Custom — SSO, HIPAA, on-prem | Custom — SLA, security review |
Gauge never auto-joins your meetings. We don't train on your audio. Your data is GDPR-ready and yours to delete. Otter.ai requires a bot in the room — we don't. You upload the recording, you stay in control.
On the Free tier, no — both give 300 min/mo. On Business, yes — dramatically. 5 reps on Otter Business costs ~$100/mo ($20/seat). 5 reps on our Business plan is $29/mo flat. The bigger your team, the bigger the gap.
Yes — export from Otter as audio or text, then upload to Gauge. We accept MP3, WAV, M4A, WebM. If you have a custom migration need, email hello@usegauge.com.
No. That's the wedge. OtterPilot auto-joins as a bot participant — which is what triggered their 2025 consent lawsuit. We never auto-join. You record, you upload, we analyze. You stay in control of every recording.
Otter's $6.67 is per-seat, billed annually. Our $9 is flat — covers your whole 5-seat team. On a 5-person team, Otter is $33/mo vs our $9/mo. The flat-rate model is the whole point.
Not yet — we're web-first and mobile-responsive. Otter's native iOS/Android is the best in category and we won't pretend otherwise. If mobile capture is your #1 need, Otter wins today. We're shipping native apps in 2026.
Free tier — 300 minutes a month. No credit card. No bot in your meeting.
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