The Otter alternative

Otter, minus the bot

Works with your Plaud, in the room and on phone calls.

Kasset takes the notes from your own computer, so no bot joins the call, and what you say is never used to train a model.

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Bring your Plaud

Plaud Note Pro and NotePin S, on Kasset Pro.

Otter can only take in transcripts the Plaud app has already made, through Zapier. Kasset connects to the device itself.

  • Meetings in the room Clip on a NotePin S or set a Note Pro on the table, and the client visit gets the same notes as your calls.
  • Phone calls Snap the Note Pro onto the back of your phone and it records both sides of the call for Kasset to write up.
  • No Plaud subscription Kasset takes recordings straight from the device and transcribes them. A yearly Pro plan includes the device.
Kasset with Plaud
Side by side

Kasset vs Otter

Otter is a good note taker. The difference is how each one records, and what happens to your conversations afterwards.

 
Kasset
Otter.ai
Plaud recorder
Connects to the device, on Pro
Plaud's own transcripts, via Zapier
AI training
Never
On de-identified audio and transcriptions
No bot in the call
Records from your computer
Notetaker joins; desktop app can record without it
Participants told before
Email to invitees, on by default
Chat message when the Notetaker joins
Conversations in person
Phone, or a Plaud on Pro
Mobile and desktop apps
No bot in the call

Nobody sees a note taker join

Kasset records Meet, Teams and Zoom from your own computer. Your clients see you, not a bot. Instead, they get a short email before the meeting saying it will be recorded, and can reply if they would rather not be.

One memory

Your Mac, your phone, your Plaud

A call on your Mac, a voice note on your phone, a client visit on your Plaud: they land in the same library, look the same and answer the same search. Ask Kasset what was agreed, or ask from Claude and ChatGPT.

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A few useful answers

Questions?

Does Otter work with a Plaud recorder? +
Only at one remove: a Zapier automation can copy transcripts the Plaud app has already made into Otter, so you still need the Plaud app to transcribe them. Kasset connects to a Plaud Note Pro or NotePin S directly and transcribes the recordings itself.
Does Kasset join meetings as a bot like Otter Notetaker? +
No. Kasset records from your computer, so nothing joins the call as a guest. Instead, by default, it emails the people invited to the meeting beforehand to say it will be recorded.
Which AI does Kasset use? +
ElevenLabs Scribe transcribes, and Anthropic's Claude writes the notes and answers Ask Kasset; members can pick GPT instead. None of them trains on your conversations. An administrator can keep a workspace on Mistral only. Where your data lives.
Can I move my Otter recordings to Kasset? +
There is no Otter importer today. You can keep your Otter archive and start new conversations in Kasset.
Does Kasset work with Claude and ChatGPT? +
Yes. Kasset runs an MCP server, so Claude, ChatGPT and Copilot can read your conversations, read-only. How it works.

Put it on kasset

Meetings, voice notes and real-world conversations, captured and ready when you need them.

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Sources and fine print

The facts

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About Otter

Otter's privacy policy (updated June 2026) says Otter trains "our proprietary AI technology on de-identified audio recordings and on transcriptions". Otter Notetaker joins Zoom, Google Meet and Teams as a participant; Otter's desktop app can also record without it. Otter does not connect to Plaud devices; a Zapier integration can import transcripts made by the Plaud app.

About Kasset

Plaud devices connect on Kasset Pro; phone calls need a Plaud Note Pro, and the NotePin S records in person only. Kasset has no importer for Otter recordings. Kasset is on Mac first; Windows is coming. The recording notice is an email to invitees of meetings on a connected calendar, sent up to 30 minutes before the meeting; it does not reach people who are not on the invitation.

Sources

Otter is a trademark of Otter.ai, Inc. Kasset is not affiliated with Otter.ai.