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Echo compared with other notetakers
In short: Several notetakers now record without a bot. What sets Echo apart is Arabic: it covers Gulf, Levantine, Egyptian, Maghrebi and Modern Standard Arabic, with English mixed in, on iPhone, Android and Mac. It transcribes Arabic and English only, including both mixed in one recording. It runs on fewer platforms than some and has no CRM integration.
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Echo vsOtterArabic notes vs English-first transcriptionRead the comparisonEcho vsFirefliesA recorder on your device vs a bot on the callRead the comparisonEcho vsGranolaTwo bot-free notetakers, one built for ArabicRead the comparisonEcho vsFathomArabic dialects vs free unlimited recordingRead the comparisonEcho vstl;dvThe closest match on Arabic, a different fitRead the comparisonEcho vsNottaArabic dialects vs 58 languagesRead the comparison
Side by side
| Product | How it records a call | Arabic | Where it runs | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Echo | No bot. On Mac it records your microphone and the Mac’s audio from the menu bar; on iPhone and Android it records through the phone’s microphone. | Yes: Gulf, Levantine, Egyptian, Maghrebi and Modern Standard Arabic, with English mixed in. | iPhone, Android and Mac. No Windows or web app yet. | 30 minutes a month, up to 15 minutes per recording. |
| Otter | Either. Otter can join Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet, or record from the Mac or Windows desktop app without a bot. | Not listed. Otter lists six languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Chinese (Simplified). | Web, Mac, Windows, iOS, Android and a Chrome extension. | 300 transcription minutes a month, 30 minutes per conversation. |
| Fireflies | A bot. You invite Fireflies to a meeting or let it join the meetings on your calendar. A desktop app also exists. | Listed among more than 100 languages. No dialects are named. A multi-language mode is in beta on the Business and Enterprise plans. | Web, Chrome extension, Mac and Windows desktop apps, iOS and Android. | Yes, with limited transcription and storage. |
| Granola | No bot. Granola uses your computer’s audio. | On desktop only, not on mobile. Granola lists 31 languages on desktop and 17 on mobile, and names no Arabic dialects. | Mac, Windows, iOS and Android. | A free Basic plan that keeps notes from the last 30 days. |
| Fathom | Usually a bot: the Fathom Notetaker joins Zoom, Google Meet or Microsoft Teams. On Mac it can also capture without a bot, which Fathom labels beta. | Listed among 38 transcript languages. No dialects are named. | Mac, Windows and iOS. No Android. | Unlimited recordings and transcriptions. |
| tl;dv | The desktop app records your system audio with no meeting bot. | Yes, with six regional variants: Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Its premium model can detect several languages in one meeting. | Desktop apps for Mac and Windows. | A free plan with unlimited recordings and transcriptions. |
| Notta | Either. A bot can join your call, or the desktop app records on your device with no bot. | Listed among 58 languages. No dialects are named. A bilingual mode transcribes two languages at once. | Web, Mac, Windows, iOS, Android and a Chrome extension. | 120 transcription minutes a month, up to 3 minutes per conversation. |
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