How Blurt compares
Blurt is the bot-free meeting recorder and dictation app for Mac, Windows and Linux, with local transcription and encrypted sync. Granola is the most polished bot-free option on Mac and Windows; Otter relies on a bot; Wispr Flow is dictation-first; MacWhisper is Mac-only. If you need Linux, privacy by default, or meetings and dictation in one app, choose Blurt.
Six tools,
one table.
| You're hereblurt. | Meeting notesGranola | Meeting botOtter | DictationWispr Flow | TranscriptionMacWhisper | Meeting notesJamie | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How it records | ||||||
| No bot in the call | Bot joins | |||||
| Transcribes on your computer | By default | |||||
| Records calls you're not in | ||||||
| Platforms | ||||||
| Mac and Windows | Web | Mac only | ||||
| Linux | Native | Web | ||||
| Phone app | iOS | iOS | ||||
| What you get | ||||||
| Summaries and next steps | Linked to sources | New (Notetaker) | Own API key | |||
| Dictation in any app | Best in class | |||||
| Sync across devices | Encrypted | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud (EU) | |
| Price | ||||||
| Free plan | Unlimited local | Limited history | Minute cap | Weekly limit | Smaller models | 10 meetings/mo |
| Paid plan from | $12/mo | $14/mo | ~$8–17/mo | $12–15/mo | €59 once | €21–25/mo |
| Best for | Every computer, privately | Mac & Windows teams | Sending a bot in your place | Dictation first | Transcribing files on a Mac | EU data hosting |
Which one
should you choose?
blurt. if…
you use Linux or more than one operating system, want transcription on your own computer, or want meetings and dictation in one app.
Download free →Granola if…
everyone's on Mac or Windows, you like typing notes during calls, and your team needs CRM sync.
Blurt vs Granola →Otter if…
you want a bot to attend meetings you skip, and the people you meet are fine with one.
Blurt vs Otter →Wispr Flow if…
dictation is most of what you need, especially on your iPhone, and cloud processing is fine.
Blurt vs Wispr Flow →MacWhisper if…
you mostly transcribe podcasts, interviews or video on one Mac, want subtitles, and prefer to pay once.
Blurt vs MacWhisper →Jamie if…
your company needs meeting data stored and processed in the EU, and you're on Mac, Windows or iOS.
Blurt vs Jamie (soon)Read the full
comparisons.
Same bot-free idea. Blurt adds Linux, local transcription and dictation.
Read →No bot in your client calls, and nothing trained on your meetings.
Read →Local-first on every platform, with meeting summaries built in.
Read →Meetings first, dictation built in, and it works on Linux and offline.
Read →Our
methodology.
- Published facts only. Every cell comes from each company's own pricing page, downloads or documentation, not from reviews or rumors.
- Dated and re-checked. We review every comparison at least once a quarter and whenever a competitor ships something big.
- Their strengths, too. Each comparison says where the other product is the better choice, and we mean it.
- We make Blurt. We're biased, so we show our sources and invite corrections.