Krisp came to this category sideways. It's primarily a noise cancellation tool — the best one — that strips background noise and echo from your microphone before it transmits, and separately cleans the incoming audio you hear. Crucially, that processing runs on-device. Meeting transcription and AI notes were added later, and they work well, but the noise cancellation is why people install it and why it belongs in any meeting stack.
At a glance
Platforms
macOS, Windows
Pricing
Free; Pro $8/month; Business $15/month
Free tier
60 minutes of noise-free calls daily, unlimited transcription, 2 AI summaries daily
Pro
Unlimited noise cancellation, unlimited AI summaries and action items, meeting history, audio and video recording, HIPAA and GDPR compliance
Business
CRM integrations, SSO, expanded storage, team management
Noise cancellation runs on-device. Real-time, bidirectional, and local — nothing about the audio cleanup leaves your machine. In a directory full of cloud services, that's a meaningful architectural difference.
It works with everything. Krisp sits between your microphone and whatever app is using it, so it improves Zoom, Teams, Meet, Discord, and phone calls without any integration.
$8/month for Pro is cheap for what's included. Unlimited noise cancellation plus unlimited AI summaries and recording undercuts most dedicated meeting assistants.
HIPAA and GDPR compliance on Pro, not Enterprise.Willow Voice charges $35/user for the equivalent. Krisp puts it at $8.
Cleaner audio means better transcripts. Removing noise before recognition improves every downstream tool, including whatever notetaker you already use.
Where it falls short
The free tier's daily reset is awkward. 60 minutes of noise-free calls per day sounds generous until you have three hour-long calls on a Tuesday. It's a daily cap, not a monthly budget you can spend as you like.
Only 2 AI summaries a day on free. Fine for occasional use, restrictive for anyone with a full calendar.
Transcription is the secondary product. As a notetaker it's competent, not class-leading. Fathom and Fireflies.ai do more with meeting content.
Mac and Windows only. No Linux, no mobile.
Transcription is cloud, unlike the noise cancellation. The on-device guarantee covers the audio processing, not the notes. Worth being precise about if you chose it for privacy.
Pricing
Free gives 60 minutes of noise-free calls a day, unlimited transcription, and 2 AI summaries daily. Pro at $8/month unlocks unlimited noise cancellation, unlimited AI summaries and action items, meeting history, audio and video recording, and HIPAA and GDPR compliance. Business at $15/month adds CRM integrations, SSO, expanded storage, and team management.
Who it's for
Anyone who takes calls from a noisy environment — an open-plan office, a café, a house with children. Buy it for the noise cancellation and treat the meeting notes as a bonus that may let you cancel another subscription. At $8/month for Pro with HIPAA included, it's one of the better-value products in this directory.
Last verified: 10 August 2026.
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Unlimited transcription on every tier, with AI metered by credits
Meeting Transcription
Meeting recorder with unlimited transcription and AI summaries on all plans, including free. Pro is $10/seat/month annually; AI features run on a credit system.
