Ottex
Mac, iOS
Choose if
You want dictated emails to follow your saved writing instructions.
Look elsewhere if
You need voice dictation on a Windows computer.
ComparisonEvery claim sourced · verified Oct 2026
Granola vs Krisp: the honest comparison.
Three tools. Different strengths. Find your fit.
Ottex
Granola
KrispAll comparisons
FAQ
At a glance
Which one fits your work?
Each tool takes a different approach. Here’s a quick side-by-side to help you choose based on your workflow, platforms, and goals.
Granola
Mac, Windows, iOS, Android
Choose if
You want bot-free meeting summaries guided by your own notes.
Look elsewhere if
You need voice dictation that works across your apps.
Krisp
Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, Web
Choose if
You want structured notes from bot-free desktop meeting recordings.
Look elsewhere if
You need to dictate text directly into other apps.
The evidence
Pricing
Paid Granola starts at $14/seat/month and Krisp at $16/seat/month; both have limited free plans. Ottex costs $14/month or offers free app access with local models and BYOK; provider charges are separate.
See the evidence — 13 claims across 3 toolsverified Oct 2026Show tableHide table
| Feature | Ottex | Granola | Krisp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Forever free with local models and BYOK providers. | PartialSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026No daily limit; Last 30 days only in the app | PartialSource: krisp.ai/blog — checked Oct 2026Unlimited transcription; AI noise cancellation (60 minutes daily); AI summaries & action items (2 daily); Meeting history (limited) |
| Subscription | $14/moSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026$14/mo — unlimited dictation and meeting intelligence, all hosted models included. | $14/moSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Pricing is per active workspace member, with monthly billing only. | $16/moSource: krisp.ai/pricing — checked Oct 2026Monthly billing is $16/mo/user and annual billing is advertised as $8/mo/user with Save 50%, without a published annual total. |
| One-time payment | Not applicableSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Application is free | Not applicableSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Application is free | NoNo one-time payment plan |
| Bring your own keyPay the model provider, not the middleman | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026OpenRouter, Google AI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, and compatible providers. | NoSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Granola does not support bringing your own AI models. | No public claim |
| Education discount | NoSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Same pricing for everyone. | YesSource: granola.ai/students — checked Oct 2026Accepted currently enrolled students at accredited universities in the US, UK, and Canada receive Business for $0 for 12 months; no percentage discount or recurring monthly or annual student price is published. | No public claim |
The evidence
Platforms
Granola and Krisp support Mac, Windows, iOS and Android; Krisp also supports the web. Ottex supports Mac and iOS, so it cannot replace either on Windows or Android.
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| Feature | Ottex | Granola | Krisp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Mac, iOSSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026 | Mac, Windows, iOS, AndroidSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026 | Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, WebSource: help.krisp.ai/hc — checked Oct 2026 |
| Native app footprintLight on memory, instant to invoke | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Native Swift app, ~50MB RAM. | NoSource: granola.ai/jobs — checked Oct 2026The desktop application uses Electron with OS integrations; mobile implementation frameworks remain unverified. | No public claim |
The evidence
Meetings & team memory
Granola, Krisp and Ottex capture meetings without a bot. Granola retains no playable recordings; Krisp supports audio and screen recording, while Ottex records with speaker separation.
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| Feature | Ottex | Granola | Krisp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting recordingThe call is captured at all | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026With speaker separation. | PartialSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Live audio is captured for transcription, but playable audio and video recordings are not retained. | YesSource: help.krisp.ai/hc — checked Oct 2026Core and Advanced support transcription-only, audio recording and screen recording modes. |
| Bot-free captureNo "recording bot" joins your call | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026System-audio capture, no bot joins the call. | YesSource: granola.ai/security — checked Oct 2026The app captures device audio without adding a participant bot. | YesSource: krisp.ai/ai-meeting-assistant — checked Oct 2026Desktop recording can capture meetings without a bot joining the call. |
| Camera recording watermarkShow recording in your camera video | PartialExperimental macOS virtual camera adds an Ottex icon to video; install/enable the extension, select it and turn video on. Guide covers Meet in Chrome and Zoom desktop; effects may obscure it. | PartialSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026All plans can install and select a virtual camera on macOS 14+ or Windows 11; Enterprise enforcement requires chat notices and may require workspace activation by support. | No public claim |
| Participant noticesRecording notices in chat or calendar | No public claim | PartialSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Desktop chat notices support Meet through a Chromium extension and Zoom or Teams through app setup; Enterprise admins can enforce them, while calendar-invite notices remain unverified. | PartialSource: help.krisp.ai/hc — checked Oct 2026Notify others you're using Krisp enables chat or audio notices, with possible platform blocking and no verified calendar-invite notice or affirmative consent collection. |
| Speaker separation | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026 | PartialSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Configured desktop speaker tags identify participants in Meet, Zoom, and Teams; mobile transcripts use speaker labels. | YesSource: linkedin.com/pulse — checked Oct 2026Krisp automatically applies speaker names in transcripts and notes while allowing manual edits. |
| Calendar detection | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Calendar-based meeting detection. | YesSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Calendar reminders and microphone-use detection prompt the user to start notes. | YesSource: help.krisp.ai/hc — checked Oct 2026With Note Taker enabled and audio devices configured, Krisp captures the next call automatically. |
| Cross-meeting search | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026 | YesSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Chat queries multiple meetings, with Basic limited to the accessible 30-day history. | YesSource: linkedin.com/pulse — checked Oct 2026Global AI Chat answers questions across meetings and identifies which conversations informed the answer. |
| Shared team memory | PartialSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Public share links, not a full team workspace. | YesSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Folder-level Chat queries shared meeting-note collections. | YesSource: help.krisp.ai/hc — checked Oct 2026AI Chat supports All Meetings, folders and Shared with Me contexts containing accessible meeting content. |
The evidence
From meeting to finished work
Granola, Krisp and Ottex offer structured meeting templates and reusable transcript-chat prompts. Ottex drafts CRM updates and Linear tickets; Krisp sends notes to HubSpot, while Granola syncs CRM notes.
See the evidence — 17 claims across 3 toolsverified Oct 2026Show tableHide table
| Feature | Ottex | Granola | Krisp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting template libraryTurn a transcript into a structured document | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Choose a ready-made document template to extract relevant information from a meeting transcript into a structured document, such as a product review or client-call report. | PartialSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Desktop users select built-in meeting-type templates that generate or regenerate enhanced notes in the chosen structure. | YesSource: help.krisp.ai/hc — checked Oct 2026Ready-made templates such as Project Sync, Client Status Update and Hiring generate structured documents from transcripts and can be selected per meeting or set as the default. |
| Transcript chat prompt libraryReady-made prompts for AI chat about meetings | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Use ready-made reusable prompts in AI chat to ask questions, analyze discussions and extract information from meeting transcripts. | YesSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026The Recipes menu and Discover tab provide reusable Granola and community prompts that run over individual or multiple meetings. | YesSource: help.krisp.ai/hc — checked Oct 2026Core and Advanced users can select reusable suggested prompts such as Summarize call by speakers and List Q&A in a meeting's Ask Anything tab. |
| Decisions, owners, action itemsLeave the meeting with next steps clear | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Decisions with owners extracted. | YesSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Chat extracts action items from meeting notes and transcripts. | YesSource: krisp.ai/ai-meeting-assistant — checked Oct 2026Meeting notes identify key decisions and next steps, and action items can be assigned to participants. |
| Follow-up email draftedThe outcome is sent, not summarized | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Drafted from templates or your own. | PartialSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Automatic drafts require a paid plan or trial, connected Gmail, an external guest, and no more than 10 attendees. | PartialSource: help.krisp.ai/hc — checked Oct 2026Krisp can email meeting recaps to invitees, but a dedicated editable follow-up email drafting workflow is unverified. |
| CRM update / ticket draft | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Structured for the target app. | No public claim | PartialSource: help.krisp.ai/hc — checked Oct 2026Meeting notes can be sent automatically or manually to a selected HubSpot contact, company or deal, without a verified CRM-field draft review workflow. |
| Your rough notes steer the result | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Rough notes and instructions steer the result. | YesSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Typed raw notes guide generated notes alongside the transcript and calendar context. | YesSource: linkedin.com/pulse — checked Oct 2026Users' manual notes are incorporated into generated summaries, with visual cues distinguishing their contributions from AI content. |
The evidence
Dictation & transcription AI
Granola and Krisp cannot dictate into other apps. Ottex formats dictated text, uses a custom dictionary, inserts voice-triggered snippets and applies saved writing rules before insertion; AI Shortcuts separately transform existing text.
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| Feature | Ottex | Granola | Krisp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engines | Cloud: Whisper, Gemini 3 Flash, Voxtral. Local: Whisper, Parakeet v3.Source: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Hosted routing, BYOK, or fully local. | No public claim | No public claim |
| Local / on-device optionAudio never leaves the machine | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Whisper and Parakeet v3 run fully on-device. | NoSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026System-wide dictation is not supported. | NoSource: help.krisp.ai/hc — checked Oct 2026Not supported for system-wide dictation. |
| Model selection per task | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Choose the model per task and per provider. | NoSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026System-wide dictation is not supported. | NoSource: help.krisp.ai/hc — checked Oct 2026Not supported for system-wide dictation. |
| Languages & mixed speechWork that crosses languages mid-sentence | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026100+ languages · Mid-sentence language switching. | NoSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026System-wide dictation is not supported. | NoSource: help.krisp.ai/hc — checked Oct 2026Not supported for system-wide dictation. |
| Automatic formatting | YesSource: ottex.ai/docs — checked Oct 2026Dictation automatically fixes punctuation, groups ideas into paragraphs and formats enumerations as lists. Formatting toggles and profile rules customize output. | NoSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026System-wide dictation is not supported. | NoSource: help.krisp.ai/hc — checked Oct 2026Not supported for system-wide dictation. |
| Custom dictionary | YesSource: ottex.ai/docs — checked Oct 2026Add or delete names and specialist terms with preferred spellings; entries provide recognition context during transcription. | NoSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026System-wide dictation is not supported. | NoSource: help.krisp.ai/hc — checked Oct 2026Not supported for system-wide dictation. |
| Voice snippetsSay a saved phrase to insert a link or text | YesSource: ottex.ai/docs — checked Oct 2026Save a voice trigger and expansion text; saying the trigger while dictating inserts the saved URL or text in place. | NoSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026System-wide dictation is not supported. | NoSource: help.krisp.ai/hc — checked Oct 2026Not supported for system-wide dictation. |
| Custom voice instructionsFree-form rules applied after dictation | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Saved profile instructions automatically process dictation before insertion; rules can include writing examples, personal phrasing and email signatures. | NoSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026System-wide dictation is not supported. | NoSource: help.krisp.ai/hc — checked Oct 2026Not supported for system-wide dictation. |
| Tone presetsChoose a predefined writing style | YesSelect built-in Messaging or Email profiles for casual or professional dictation; assigning apps or websites enables automatic profile activation. | NoSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026System-wide dictation is not supported. | NoSource: help.krisp.ai/hc — checked Oct 2026Not supported for system-wide dictation. |
| Text transforms / AI ShortcutsApply an AI action to existing text | YesSource: ottex.ai/docs — checked Oct 2026Select or copy existing text, open Omnibar and run an AI Shortcut to rewrite, translate, summarize or apply a custom prompt; the result is copied/pasted. | PartialSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Desktop Chat rewrites, expands, corrects, or translates selected sections of Granola meeting notes. | PartialSource: help.krisp.ai/hc — checked Oct 2026Core and Advanced users can summarize and analyze meeting transcripts through AI Chat with saved response instructions; arbitrary selected-text actions are unverified. |
| Per-app output rules | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Per-app output rules: exact in AI chats, polished in email. | NoSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026System-wide dictation is not supported. | NoSource: help.krisp.ai/hc — checked Oct 2026Not supported for system-wide dictation. |
Questions people actually ask.
Granola vs Krisp: which should I choose?
Choose Granola for meeting notes without retained recordings at $14/seat/month, or Krisp for audio and screen recording at $16/seat/month. Choose Ottex on Mac or iOS if you also need dictation that follows saved writing instructions.
Is Granola or Krisp free?
Yes: Granola Basic has no daily limit but restricts in-app history to 30 days; Krisp Free includes unlimited transcription and two AI summaries with action items daily. Ottex offers free app access with local models or BYOK; provider charges are separate.
How much do Granola and Krisp cost?
Granola Business costs $14/seat/month and Krisp Core costs $16/seat/month; their annual prices are unverified. Ottex Pro costs $14/month or $168/year, with free local-model and BYOK app paths available; provider charges are separate.
Is it worth switching from Granola to Krisp?
Switch to Krisp if you need retained audio or screen recordings; stay with Granola if meeting summaries guided by your notes meet your needs. Choose Ottex on Mac or iOS if dictating into other apps with saved writing rules is the missing workflow.
Do Granola and Krisp work on Windows and Android?
Granola and Krisp support Windows and Android alongside Mac and iOS; Krisp also supports the web. Ottex supports Mac and iOS and lacks Windows and Android support.
Do Granola and Krisp use a recording bot?
Granola, Krisp and Ottex support bot-free desktop capture. Granola has setup-based chat recording notices and a camera recording watermark; Krisp has opt-in chat/audio recording notices, but camera recording watermark support is unverified; Ottex has an experimental, opt-in macOS camera recording watermark.
Is it legal to record with Granola or Krisp without consent?
Do not assume bot-free capture establishes permission to record: Granola and Krisp offer optional chat recording notices, but these do not establish affirmative consent. Ottex's experimental, opt-in macOS camera recording watermark does not prove consent, and its chat/calendar recording notice support is unverified.