Self-hosted alternatives to Otter.ai

Last updated · 4 options

Quick answer: whisper.cpp has the most stars on its repository of the 4 options here (★ 54.5k), followed by faster-whisper (★ 26k). Stars show popularity, not fit, so check formats, platforms and licence for your own work.

AI meeting transcription and notes service. Here are 4 self-hosted options, most-starred first.

whisper.cpp

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)

Fast local speech-to-text using OpenAI's Whisper models, in plain C/C++

Stars
★ 54.5k
Licence
MIT
Updated
  • Docker

Alternative to Otter.ai

faster-whisper

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)

Reimplementation of Whisper that transcribes several times faster using less memory

Stars
★ 26k
Licence
MIT
Updated

Alternative to Otter.ai

WhisperX

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)

Fast transcription with accurate word timings and speaker labels

Stars
★ 24.7k
Licence
BSD-2-Clause
Updated

Alternative to Otter.ai

Scriberr

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)

Self-hosted transcription app with speaker labels, summaries and chat over recordings

Stars
★ 3.1k
Licence
MIT
Updated
  • Docker

Alternative to Otter.ai

FAQ

Is there a self-hosted alternative to Otter.ai?

Yes. SelfHostAlts lists 4 options: whisper.cpp, faster-whisper, WhisperX and Scriberr.

Which Otter.ai alternatives are open source?

whisper.cpp (MIT), faster-whisper (MIT), WhisperX (BSD-2-Clause) and Scriberr (MIT).

Which Otter.ai alternatives can run with Docker?

whisper.cpp and Scriberr. The others listed here aren't listed for Docker.

Related categories: Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)

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