Does Otter.ai facilitate meetings or just transcribe?

Otter.ai is a transcription and notes tool: it records, transcribes, and summarises. It does not actively facilitate — it doesn't guide the conversation, ask clarifying questions, or generate diagrams.

How is VoxeNova different from Otter.ai?

VoxeNova actively facilitates: it joins as a participant, keeps the meeting on agenda, asks clarifying questions, and extracts decisions, action items, and risks as structured records plus real-time diagrams — not just a transcript.

Does VoxeNova also transcribe?

Yes. VoxeNova transcribes like Otter.ai, and additionally turns the conversation into structured, queryable outcomes organised by meeting type.

Can VoxeNova create diagrams during a meeting?

Yes — VoxeNova generates architecture and process diagrams live as the conversation happens; Otter.ai does not.

Comparison

VoxeNova vs Otter.ai

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From passive transcription to active AI facilitation

Feature	Otter.ai	VoxeNova
Transcription	✓	✓
Meeting summaries	✓ AI-generated	✓ Structured by meeting type
Active facilitation	✗	✓
Voice interaction	✗	✓ Speaks and responds
Real-time diagrams	✗	✓
Requirements extraction	✗	✓
Meeting playbooks	✗	✓ Per meeting type
Action item tracking	✓ Basic	✓ With Jira sync
Platform support	✓ Zoom, Teams, Meet	✓ Same + 6 chat platforms
Data residency	US only	✓ EU by default
Pricing	$17 – $40/user/mo	$0 trial, $29/meeting PAYG, from $199/mo team
Deployment	Shared cloud	✓ Dedicated per-tenant server

Why teams switch from Otter.ai

Transcripts aren't enough

Meetings need structured output, not just text. VoxeNova extracts requirements, decisions, and action items into formats your team actually uses.

No one reads the transcript

Active extraction beats passive recording. VoxeNova captures what matters during the conversation, so nothing falls through the cracks.

Diagrams should emerge during discussion

Not drawn after from memory. VoxeNova generates architecture diagrams, process flows, and system maps in real-time as your team talks.

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