Side by side
Yes: Yes In part: In part No: No From each company's own pages, on the date above.
Where Note Metric performs better
- Long meetings. A progress meeting or a design team meeting often runs past 90 minutes, which is Otter Pro's limit for one conversation. Note Metric's plans are set by hours a month.
- Minutes you can issue. A progress meeting comes out in the layout the industry uses, with an owner and a date only where they were said.
- Site work. Survey mode turns a spoken walk-round into flagged items with photos and a draft report, ready to send as a PDF, a plain Word file or to Report Metric.
- The recording stays with you. The original stays on the device that made it, and the server keeps no audio once the transcript is made unless you choose to keep a copy.
5 of 5
Note MetricSurvey mode
1 of 5and 1 in part
OtterAn audio recording
- What you say, item by itemYes: Say "item 4" and it is flaggedYes: Recorded as audio
- A photo with each itemYes: Each photo lands against its itemNo: Taken separately on the phone
- Where each photo was takenYes: When location is allowedNo: Not recorded
- SizesYes: Measure (beta)No: Not measured
- A draft reportYes: PDF, plain Word file or Report MetricIn part: A summary of what was said
- Otter Basic30 minutes
- Otter Pro90 minutes
- Otter Business4 hours
Dashed line: A 2-hour progress meeting. Otter's limits from its own plan pages. Note Metric's plans are set by recording hours a month.
6. Programme
| Item | Minute | Action Lead | RAG | Action Due |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | Level 3 slab pour moved to Thursday; pump and gang confirmed. | Site manager | G | Thu 20 Nov |
| 6.2 | East elevation brackets still awaited. Supplier to confirm the delivery date in writing. | Package manager | A | Tue 18 Nov |
| 6.3 | Crane thorough examination certificate runs out on Friday. Examination booked before the next lift. | Site manager | R | Fri 14 Nov |
Tap any line and it plays the moment it was said.
Where Otter is the better choice
- You want to read the transcript live while the meeting is running, on screen.
- Your team uses Android phones or a desktop app. Note Metric runs on iPhone, iPad and in the browser on a computer.
- Your meetings are short and mostly online, and you want a notetaker in every one without being asked. Note Metric's notetaker never joins by itself.
Where the recording goes
Each step is from the company's own privacy, security or help pages, listed under Sources.
Note Metric
- Your phone or browserThe original recording stays here
- Our server, Helsinki (EU)No audio kept once the transcript is made, unless you keep a copy
- AI providers named in our privacy policySome may process data outside the UK and EU, including the US
Otter
- Otter app or notetakerRecords the meeting
- Otter's cloudAmazon Web Services, United States
The detail
| Note Metric | Otter | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Construction, engineering and the built environment | Meetings in any line of work |
| Meetings in the room | iPhone or iPad app, or the browser | Mobile, desktop and web apps, with a live transcript |
| Teams, Meet and Zoom | Record the browser tab, bring in the transcripts of meetings you host, or send the notetaker to Teams or Meet | Its notetaker joins the call |
| Site walk-rounds | Survey mode: items flagged as you speak, photos that keep their place, Measure (beta), a draft report | Recorded as an ordinary conversation |
| Minutes | The standard construction layout: numbered items, Action Lead, RAG and Action Due | Summary, action items and notes in Otter's format |
| Length and allowance | Each plan sets a monthly allowance of recording hours: about 10, 25 or 50 | Free: 300 minutes a month, 30 minutes a conversation. Pro: 1,200 minutes a month, 90 minutes a conversation. Business: 4 hours a conversation |
| Where the data is kept | Our server is in Helsinki, Finland, and the original recording stays on your phone unless you keep a server copy. Some of the AI providers may process data outside the UK and EU, including in the US | Amazon Web Services in the United States |
How we compared
We make Note Metric, so read this with that in mind. Otter's limits and features are taken from its own plan and help pages on the date above. They change, so check them before you choose. Otter is a trademark of its owner, and we have no connection with it.
Questions
What happens to an Otter recording that runs over the limit?
Each Otter plan sets a longest conversation: 30 minutes on the free plan, 90 on Pro and 4 hours on Business. Check the current limit on Otter's pricing page before you rely on it for long meetings.
Can Note Metric show a live transcript like Otter?
Note Metric is made to record the meeting and give you the transcript and minutes afterwards, with every line playing back the moment it was said. If watching the words appear during the meeting matters to you, Otter does that.
Which gets construction terms right?
Test any tool on a recording of one of your own meetings before you buy. Note Metric listens for construction terms from a built-in glossary and the vocabulary you add to a project, so trade terms and names come out right more often.
Sources
- Otter, plans: monthly minutes and the longest conversation on each plan
- Otter, privacy and security: how Otter stores data
- Otter, privacy policy: where Otter's cloud providers are based
- Note Metric, plans: the recording hours each plan covers a month
- Note Metric, privacy policy: where Note Metric keeps data and who processes it
Our summaries of these documents are not their wording: read the source before relying on it. This guide is general information, not legal advice for a particular case. Note Metric and AI Metric Ltd are not affiliated with or endorsed by any body named here.