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MeetWave vs Notta
Notta alternative: Notta meters transcription in minutes on its free and Pro plans, and unlimited minutes only arrive on the per-seat Business plan. It offers both a bot that joins calls and a bot-free desktop app for Windows and Mac. MeetWave runs on any OS through its Chrome extension — with a Windows desktop app for system-wide audio — at a flat individual plan (40 hours of analysis per month on Pro, unlimited on Pro+, never per-seat) and role-specific summaries rather than a general transcription toolkit.
Notta’s prices and policies checked on its own pages, 24–25 Sep 2026.
What is Notta Bot?
Notta Bot is the participant Notta sends into Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams or Webex meetings to record and transcribe them; synced with your calendar, it joins scheduled meetings on your behalf (Notta Bot, checked 25 Sep 2026). Notta Bot in your meeting: how to remove it. If you would rather no bot appears, Notta Desktop records your microphone and system audio on Windows 10 (1903+) and 11 or macOS 13+ with no participant added (Notta bot-free desktop, checked 25 Sep 2026). MeetWave records Google Meet, Zoom and Teams web calls from a Chrome extension on any OS — including Linux and ChromeOS — with no desktop app, plus a Windows app for any meeting app's audio. Your meetings are never used to train AI models.
Side by side
| MeetWave | Notta | |
|---|---|---|
| How it records | No bot joins your calls: the Chrome extension records web calls on macOS, Windows, Linux and ChromeOS, and the Windows desktop app also captures system audio from any app. | Notta Bot for Zoom, Google Meet, Teams and Webex, or bot-free Notta Desktop on Windows 10 (1903+) and macOS 13+checked 25 Sep 2026 |
| Name in the participant list | No bot — nothing appears in the participant list. | Notta Botchecked 25 Sep 2026 |
| Apps | Chrome extension (macOS, Windows, Linux, ChromeOS) + native Windows desktop app; no mobile app. | Web, Windows, macOS, browser extension, mobilechecked 24 Sep 2026 |
| Free plan | 10h of recording analysis/month, 25 AI summaries/month | 120 min/month, 3 min per recordingchecked 24 Sep 2026 |
| Cheapest paid plan | Pro $16.00/mo, or $11.00/mo billed annually (up to 5 prior meetings in memory; 20 on Pro+) | Pro $8.17/mo billed annually (1,800 min/month, 5h per recording); Business $16.67/mo billed annually, unlimited (annual price only — its page did not show a verified monthly figure)checked 24 Sep 2026 |
| Trains AI on your meetings? (its policy) | Your meetings are never used to train AI models. | Not stated on its pricing or bot-free pageschecked 24 Sep 2026 |
Competitor facts are read from each vendor's own pages; dates show when. Found something out of date? Tell us.
Which one fits you
When Notta is the better choice
If recording without a bot is all you need, Notta Desktop already does that on Windows and Mac (checked 25 Sep 2026), so that alone is no reason to switch.
Notta is a reasonable choice if your transcription needs extend beyond meetings — voice memos, lecture recordings, interviews conducted outside a video call — since it is built as a general-purpose transcription tool rather than one focused specifically on professional meetings.
If you need broad multilingual translation alongside transcription, Notta's language support is a genuine strength worth considering.
If you want a bot to attend calls you cannot join yourself, or you need a native Mac app or a phone app, Notta covers all of that. MeetWave has no mobile app; its Chrome extension covers web calls on every desktop OS, and its Windows desktop app adds system-wide capture.
When MeetWave fits
- More hours, never per-seatNotta Pro caps transcription at 1,800 minutes (30 hours) per month, and unlimited minutes start at the per-seat Business plan. MeetWave Pro includes 40 hours of analysis per month on an individual account, and Pro+ is unlimited — no per-seat plan required.
- Your data, in your accountNotta is cloud-first by default, which is what powers its web and mobile access. Stored encrypted in your MeetWave account.
- One capture mode, no setup choiceNotta gives you a bot for calls you cannot attend and a desktop app for bot-free capture. MeetWave only records system audio from your own machine, which is simpler if you are always on the call yourself.
- Role-specific summaries and memoryMeetWave produces 15+ summary types by professional role and references up to 20 previous meetings on Pro+ (5 on Pro), going beyond Notta's transcript-plus-summary format.
Questions people ask
On most plans, yes. The free plan allows 120 transcription minutes per month with a 3-minute limit per recording, and Pro allows 1,800 minutes per month. Unlimited transcription starts on the per-seat Business plan. MeetWave Pro includes 40 hours of analysis per month on an individual plan, and MeetWave Pro+ is unlimited — still individual, never per-seat.
Yes — cloud storage is what powers Notta's access from web, mobile, and browser extension, and recordings from its desktop app land in the same Notta workspace. Recordings are uploaded to your MeetWave account and transcribed on our servers; the audio, transcript and summary are stored encrypted in your account, so you can reopen them on any computer at app.meetwave.io. MeetWave has no mobile app.
It offers both. Notta Bot joins the call as a visible participant, which is useful when you cannot attend yourself. Notta Desktop records on your Windows or Mac machine without adding any participant to the attendee list. MeetWave only does the second kind — it records system audio from your own machine and never adds a participant.
Notta Pro is billed with a 1,800-minute cap. MeetWave Pro includes 40 hours (2,400 minutes) of analysis per month plus 15+ role-specific summary types, at a comparable price. If you need unlimited minutes, Notta requires its per-seat Business plan, while MeetWave offers an unlimited Pro+ tier that stays priced per individual account.
Yes, Notta has broad multilingual transcription and translation support, which is one of its strongest features for international teams. MeetWave supports summaries in 7 or more languages but is more focused on depth of AI analysis within professional meeting contexts than on broad general-purpose translation.
MeetWave Pro+ includes unlimited recording analysis on an individual plan, and MeetWave Pro covers 40 hours per month. Notta reaches unlimited transcription too, but on a per-seat Business plan. MeetWave's desktop app is Windows-only and its Chrome extension records web calls on any OS with Chrome; there is no mobile app.
In-Depth Comparison
Notta is a transcription platform available as a web app, browser extension, mobile apps, and a desktop app for Windows 10 and later and macOS 13 and later. It converts audio and video into text and layers AI summarization and translation on top of the transcript. It is a broad tool — Notta markets itself for meetings, interviews, lectures, and general voice memos, not exclusively for professional meetings.
Notta offers two ways to capture a live meeting. Notta Bot joins the call as a visible participant, which is useful when you cannot attend yourself and want it recorded anyway. Notta Desktop records locally on your Windows or Mac machine without adding any participant to the attendee list, and covers a long list of meeting apps including Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack huddles, Webex, and Discord. So bot-free capture is no longer a point of difference between Notta and MeetWave — you simply choose the desktop app instead of the bot.
The defining characteristic of Notta's model is that it meters usage below the top tiers. The free plan allows 120 transcription minutes per month with a 3-minute limit per recording. Pro raises that to 1,800 minutes per month with recordings up to 5 hours. Unlimited transcription starts at the Business plan, which is priced per seat. For someone who has a handful of short meetings, the cap is not a major constraint. For someone whose calendar is full of long client calls and workshops, it becomes a planning consideration, and the cost of the tool scales with how much you use it.
MeetWave takes a flat, individual approach: Pro includes 40 hours of recording analysis per month — comfortably above Notta Pro's 1,800-minute allowance — and Pro+ removes the cap entirely, with neither plan priced per seat. The cost is predictable regardless of whether you have a light week or a week full of back-to-back calls.
Storage is the other significant difference. Notta is cloud-first, which is what enables cross-device access from its web, mobile, and browser products; transcripts from its desktop app appear in your Notta workspace. Recordings are uploaded to your MeetWave account and transcribed on our servers; the audio, transcript and summary are stored encrypted in your account, so you can reopen them on any computer at app.meetwave.io. There is no mobile app, and on other operating systems MeetWave covers web calls through its Chrome extension.
Notta's AI features include a general summary and translation across a wide range of languages, which is a genuine strength for multilingual teams. MeetWave's AI is narrower in language scope but deeper in structure — 15+ summary types built for specific professional roles, plus meeting memory across up to 20 previous meetings on Pro+ (5 on Pro), both of which Notta does not offer in the same form.
Pricing Breakdown
Notta meters minutes on its free and Pro plans; unlimited minutes only arrive on the per-seat Business plan. MeetWaves Pro plan is metered in hours rather than minutes and is never per-seat, and Pro+ removes the cap entirely on an individual account. Current figures for both are in the facts table above.
When MeetWave Is the Better Choice
MeetWave is the better fit if your meeting volume is heavy: Pro's 40 hours of analysis per month exceed Notta Pro's allowance, and going unlimited means an individual Pro+ plan rather than a per-seat Business plan.
Recordings are uploaded to your MeetWave account and transcribed on our servers; the audio, transcript and summary are stored encrypted in your account, so you can reopen them on any computer at app.meetwave.io.
MeetWave is also the stronger choice if you want summaries structured specifically for your professional role rather than a general-purpose transcript-and-summary format, plus the ability to reference your last 20 meetings on Pro+ (5 on Pro) for context.
The Verdict
Notta is a capable, broad transcription tool that goes beyond meetings into general voice-to-text use cases, with strong multilingual support, cross-device access, and a choice between a bot and a bot-free desktop app. Its constraint is the minute allowance below the per-seat Business plan.
MeetWave is narrower in scope but deeper for its specific use case: 40 hours of analysis per month on a flat individual Pro plan (unlimited on Pro+) and role-specific AI summaries. If your primary need is professional meeting intelligence rather than general transcription, and you want predictable pricing that never goes per-seat, MeetWave is the better fit.
