Notta is a mature AI transcription platform with a bot-based Zoom/Meet/Teams recorder as its default capture mode, plus a bot-free Notta Desktop app added in mid-2026 for Mac and Windows. CraftNote is bot-free by design on every platform — there's no bot-based mode to opt out of. Both transcribe in a large number of languages and offer AI summaries. The real differences are free-plan minute and per-recording caps, and how pricing scales with usage. Verified against Notta's own pricing page as of 2026-08-26.
Overview
CraftNote
CraftNote is a bot-free AI note taker available on iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, and the web. It records directly from your device — nothing joins your calls as a visible participant — and works equally for scheduled meetings, lectures, in-person conversations, phone calls, and uploaded audio/video/PDF/YouTube/podcast content. Free plan meters by weekly usage (2 hours of recording, 10 uploads) rather than by lifetime import count.
Notta
Notta is an AI meeting transcription platform whose default capture mode is a bot that joins Zoom, Google Meet, and Teams calls via calendar integration. In mid-2026 it shipped Notta Desktop, a bot-free local recording client for Mac and Windows with an on-device "Privacy Mode" — but the bot remains Notta's original, more heavily documented capture path. Paid tiers are metered by monthly transcription minutes (1,800/month on Pro, unlimited on Business) rather than a flat unlimited allowance.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | CraftNote | Notta | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capture method | Bot-free by default on every platform — no bot-based mode exists. | Bot-based by default (joins Zoom, Meet, and Teams as a visible participant); a bot-free Notta Desktop app for Mac/Windows was added in mid-2026 as a secondary option. | ✓ |
| Free plan structure | 2 hours of recording + 10 uploads/imports per week, ongoing — no lifetime cap. | 120 transcription minutes/month, capped at just 3 minutes per recording — too short for most real meetings without splitting them up. | ✓ |
| Entry-tier price | $9.99/month, or $8.33/month billed annually ($99.99/year). | Pro is $13.99/month, or $8.17/month billed annually ($97.99/year) — slightly cheaper than CraftNote annually, pricier monthly. | ― |
| Entry-tier usage cap | Unlimited notes and transcripts at the entry tier; recordings up to 4 hours each. | Pro caps at 1,800 transcription minutes/month (30 hours) and 100 file uploads/month — not unlimited. | ✓ |
| Cost to reach unlimited transcription | Unlimited already included at $9.99/month. | Unlimited transcription requires the Business tier: $27.99/month, or $16.67/month billed annually ($199.99/year). | ✓ |
| AI summaries | 30+ summary templates included at the entry tier, no monthly cap. | 10 AI summaries/month on Free, 100/month on Pro, 200/month on Business — capped at every tier, including the top paid plan. | ✓ |
| Translation | 100+ languages for transcription and translation, included. | Bilingual transcription & translation is a paid add-on: $9/month billed annually, on top of a plan subscription. | ✓ |
| Team scaling | Team plan at $15/user/month, or $12/user/month billed annually ($144/year/user), any team size. | Business plan scales to custom seat counts; Enterprise requires a minimum of 51 seats. | ― |
Who Should Pick Which?
Choose CraftNote if…
Anyone who wants bot-free capture with no separate translation add-on and no monthly cap on AI summaries — especially teams that don't want to think about per-recording minute limits.
Choose Notta if…
Users already invested in Notta's ecosystem (Notta Brain, its AI credit-based automation layer) who are comfortable with minute-metered plans and want the option of a bot joining calls automatically via calendar.