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Fellow vs Otter

Fellow vs Otter for consultants. Compare two Delivery & Reporting tools on pricing, setup speed, strengths, and Curalo score.

Fellow

Strong Choice

AI meeting assistant with collaborative agendas, notetaking, and action item tracking. Connects follow-ups to your PM tools so nothing falls through the cracks.

Free, paid from $7/mo

Prices checked October 29, 2026fellow.ai pricing page

74/100

Otter

Strong Choice

AI meeting transcription with summaries, action items, and CRM handoff. Speaker identification and searchable conversation history across all your calls.

Free, paid from $8.33/mo

Prices checked October 23, 2026otter.ai pricing page

81/100

Verdict

Otter leads by 7 points (strong advantage).

Decision guidance

  • Otter currently leads with 81/100.
  • Otter strength: Strong on trust.
  • Fellow trails Otter most on Trust & support: 7/10 vs 9/10.

What drives this decision

  • Outcome fit favors Otter by 2 points.
  • Integrations favors Otter by 2 points.
  • Trust & support favors Otter by 2 points.

Decision shortcuts

Which one fits your practice

Choose Fellow if

  • Best fit: Consultants coordinating tasks and follow-ups from client calls
  • You want the lower paid entry: Team at $7 vs $8.33 for Otter.

Choose Otter if

  • Best fit: Consultants running 10+ client calls per week who need searchable notes
  • Trust & support matters most to you: Otter scores 9/10 vs 7/10 for Fellow.
  • Integrations matters most to you: Otter scores 12/15 vs 10/15 for Fellow.
  • You need Desktop app, iOS app, Android app, Chrome extension, which the Fellow pricing page does not list.

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  • Fellow: 74/100
  • Otter: 81/100
  • Otter leads by 7 points (strong advantage).

Best fit

Who each tool is for

Fellow

Strong Choice

Best for: Consultants coordinating tasks and follow-ups from client calls.

Why pick it: Collaborative agendas plus action-item tracking turn meetings into accountable commitments. Best meeting tool for teams that need follow-through, not just transcripts.

Watch for: The Team plan caps AI notes at 10 per user per month, so a heavy client-call schedule needs Business ($15/user/mo annual, $23 monthly). Solo consultants who only need recordings and summaries can also compare Fathom or Otter.

Otter

Strong Choice

Best for: Consultants running 10+ client calls per week who need searchable notes.

Why pick it: Speaker identification and searchable history mean you can find "what did the CFO say about budget in the March call" without replaying recordings.

Watch for: If you run fewer than 5 meetings per week, Fathom (free tier) covers basic notes without a subscription.

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Fellow

Otter

Quick facts
Pricing sanityFree, paid from $7/moFree, paid from $8.33/mo
IntelligenceMediumHigh
Integrations3+4+
Score breakdown
Outcome fit
19/25
21/25
Setup speed
14/20
14/20
Pricing sanity
12/15
12/15
Integrations
10/15
12/15
UX polish
12/15
13/15
Trust & support
7/10
9/10
Summary
Best forConsultants coordinating tasks and follow-ups from client calls.Consultants running 10+ client calls per week who need searchable notes.
Key strengthStrong on pricingStrong on trust
Main weaknessFewer integrationsSlower to set up

Pricing

Plan-by-plan pricing

Fellow

PlanPriceLimits (vendor's wording)
FreeFree5 AI notes and 5 AI recordings per user (lifetime); up to 5 seats
Team$7 per user / month, billed annually$11 per user / month, billed monthly10 AI notes per user per month; up to 20 seats; no seat minimum listed
Business$15 per user / month, billed annually$23 per user / month, billed monthlyUnlimited AI notes and recordings; Salesforce and HubSpot; up to 50 seats
Enterprise$25 per user / month, billed annuallyStarts at 10 users; SSO; domain control

Prices checked October 29, 2026fellow.ai pricing page

Otter

PlanPriceLimits (vendor's wording)
BasicFree300 transcription minutes per month; 30 minutes per conversation
Pro$8.33 per user / month, billed annually$16.99 per user / month, billed monthly1,200 minutes per month; up to 90 minutes per meeting; up to 5 billed users
Business$19.99 per user / month, billed annually$30 per user / month, billed monthlyUnlimited meetings; up to 4 hours per meeting; up to 25 billed users
EnterpriseContact salesContact sales; SSO, SCIM, domain capture

Prices checked October 23, 2026otter.ai pricing page

Cost calculator

What would you pay?

Seats
Billing

Fellow

$7 per month · $84 per year

Cheapest plan that fits: Team, $7 per seat or user

Otter

$8.33 per month · $99.96 per year

Cheapest plan that fits: Pro, $8.33 per seat or user

Uses list prices from each vendor's pricing page, before tax and discounts. Free plans and custom-quote plans are left out.

Platforms

Where each tool runs

PlatformFellowOtter
ZoomListedListed
Google MeetListedListed
Microsoft TeamsListedListed
Desktop appNot listed on vendor pricing pageListed
iOS appNot listed on vendor pricing pageListed
Android appNot listed on vendor pricing pageListed
Chrome extensionNot listed on vendor pricing pageListed

Based only on what each vendor's pricing page states. A platform that is not listed there may still be supported.

Method

How we checked

  • Scores: Curalo rates each tool out of 100 on six consultant criteria (outcome fit, setup speed, pricing, integrations, UX, trust and support). See the scoring method
  • Fellow: prices checked October 29, 2026 on the vendor's pricing page: fellow.ai
  • Otter: prices checked October 23, 2026 on the vendor's pricing page: otter.ai
  • Plans, limits and platforms are copied from each vendor's pricing page in the vendor's own terms.
  • Anything a vendor does not publish is shown as not listed rather than guessed. Prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page before buying.

Common questions

Questions consultants ask before choosing

Which is better for consultants, Fellow or Otter?

Otter scores 81/100 and Fellow scores 74/100 on Curalo's consultant rubric. The biggest gap is Trust & support: Otter 9/10 vs 7/10.

Is Fellow or Otter cheaper?

Fellow's cheapest paid plan is Team at $7 per user / month, billed annually. Otter's cheapest paid plan is Pro at $8.33 per user / month, billed annually.

Do Fellow and Otter have a free plan?

Fellow has a free plan: 5 AI notes and 5 AI recordings per user (lifetime); up to 5 seats. Otter has a free plan (Basic): 300 transcription minutes per month; 30 minutes per conversation.

What would one user pay for Fellow or Otter?

Fellow: $7 a month on Team. Otter: $8.33 a month on Pro. Annual list prices where available, before tax.

When is Fellow the wrong choice?

The Team plan caps AI notes at 10 per user per month, so a heavy client-call schedule needs Business ($15/user/mo annual, $23 monthly). Solo consultants who only need recordings and summaries can also compare Fathom or Otter.

When is Otter the wrong choice?

If you run fewer than 5 meetings per week, Fathom (free tier) covers basic notes without a subscription.

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