ReCo vs Otter.ai

Otter turns every meeting into recorded, searchable notes and knowledge for the whole company. ReCo is where recruiters prepare, run, document, and write up candidate interviews with the role and candidate context in view.
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No credit card required. Runs in Chrome for online interviews, face-to-face meetings, and phone screens.
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ReCo vs Otter.ai at a glance

ReCo
is stronger when

candidate interviews get a workspace of their own - the job description, CV, questions, notes, and live transcript stay together as you work. ReCo understands that context, so you can use it like ChatGPT for relevant questions, fit analysis, candidate recommendations, and more.

Who it's for

Freelancers, headhunters, and boutique agencies running 10+ candidate calls a week

Otter.ai
is stronger when

you want one general meeting agent across the company - automatic capture, searchable meeting history, AI chat, and integrations for many teams.

Who it's for

Individuals and teams who want every meeting recorded, summarized, and searchable across the company

Choose ReCo when

you want one place for everything around candidate conversations - preparing questions, running the call with the CV, JD, and your notes in view, and writing the summary or recommendation from the sources you choose - not just searchable meeting notes.

How does ReCo compare to Otter.ai feature by feature?

The useful distinction is depth versus breadth: ReCo goes deeper into the candidate interview workflow, while Otter covers more meeting types, teams, and integrations - and records audio to do it.
FeatureReCoOtter.ai
Dedicated workspace for running the call with CV, JD, questions, transcript, notes, and AI together
Yes - the interview happens inside the workflow with role and candidate context at hand
Partly - the Recruiting Agent summarizes resumes and suggests questions, but the call itself runs through a general meeting notetaker, not a CV-and-JD recruiting workspace
Works without recording audio or video
Yes - live text transcript only; no audio or video is stored
No - records meeting audio to create the note and can capture slides into the transcript
Bot-free capture (no third participant on the call)
Yes - the candidate sees no bot joining the meeting
Partly - offers bot-free desktop recording on Mac and Windows, while calendar-scheduled meetings can use the visible OtterPilot bot
CV blinding and review before AI processing
Yes - tools to blind names and contact details or remove anything sensitive before it reaches AI
Not documented*
Documenting what you learn after every callnotes, summaries, Q&A, scorecards, and comprehensive recommendation reports from the sources you choosesummaries, action items, candidate feedback email drafts, shared channels, and AI chat across your meeting history
Reports in your agency's or client's brand
Yes - logo and format of the agency or end client
Not documented* - for recruiting recommendation reports
You choose the sources block by block (transcript, notes, CV, JD)
Yes - include or exclude any source for each block, regenerate a single paragraph, or write it yourself
Not documented*
Face-to-face (in-person) meetings
Yes - live-transcribed through the computer microphone with no audio or video recording; paid add-on priced on usage
Yes - recorded and transcribed through the mobile, desktop, or web app
Candidate phone calls
Yes - dial from your own phone on speakerphone and the computer microphone captures it live in the same workspace; paid add-on priced on usage
Not documented* - Otter's public materials do not mention a built-in dialer for calling candidates' phones
Organization-wide conversation intelligence and integrations
Partly - focused on candidate conversations and recruiting outputs
Yes - AI chat across meetings, shared channels, specialized agents for sales and other teams, 50+ integrations, API on Enterprise
Pricing€39/month + VAT per license - one flat plan, every feature included; face-to-face and phone capture are paid add-ons priced on usage; separate pricing from five licensesfree Basic plan (300 min/month); Pro from $8.33/user/month billed annually ($16.99 monthly), Business $19.99 billed annually ($30 monthly), Enterprise custom

Dedicated workspace for running the call with CV, JD, questions, transcript, notes, and AI together

ReCo
Yes - the interview happens inside the workflow with role and candidate context at hand
Otter.ai
Partly - the Recruiting Agent summarizes resumes and suggests questions, but the call itself runs through a general meeting notetaker, not a CV-and-JD recruiting workspace

Works without recording audio or video

ReCo
Yes - live text transcript only; no audio or video is stored
Otter.ai
No - records meeting audio to create the note and can capture slides into the transcript

Bot-free capture (no third participant on the call)

ReCo
Yes - the candidate sees no bot joining the meeting
Otter.ai
Partly - offers bot-free desktop recording on Mac and Windows, while calendar-scheduled meetings can use the visible OtterPilot bot

CV blinding and review before AI processing

ReCo
Yes - tools to blind names and contact details or remove anything sensitive before it reaches AI
Otter.aiNot documented*

Documenting what you learn after every call

ReConotes, summaries, Q&A, scorecards, and comprehensive recommendation reports from the sources you choose
Otter.aisummaries, action items, candidate feedback email drafts, shared channels, and AI chat across your meeting history

Reports in your agency's or client's brand

ReCo
Yes - logo and format of the agency or end client
Otter.aiNot documented* - for recruiting recommendation reports

You choose the sources block by block (transcript, notes, CV, JD)

ReCo
Yes - include or exclude any source for each block, regenerate a single paragraph, or write it yourself
Otter.aiNot documented*

Face-to-face (in-person) meetings

ReCo
Yes - live-transcribed through the computer microphone with no audio or video recording; paid add-on priced on usage
Otter.ai
Yes - recorded and transcribed through the mobile, desktop, or web app

Candidate phone calls

ReCo
Yes - dial from your own phone on speakerphone and the computer microphone captures it live in the same workspace; paid add-on priced on usage
Otter.aiNot documented* - Otter's public materials do not mention a built-in dialer for calling candidates' phones

Organization-wide conversation intelligence and integrations

ReCo
Partly - focused on candidate conversations and recruiting outputs
Otter.ai
Yes - AI chat across meetings, shared channels, specialized agents for sales and other teams, 50+ integrations, API on Enterprise

Pricing

ReCo€39/month + VAT per license - one flat plan, every feature included; face-to-face and phone capture are paid add-ons priced on usage; separate pricing from five licenses
Otter.aifree Basic plan (300 min/month); Pro from $8.33/user/month billed annually ($16.99 monthly), Business $19.99 billed annually ($30 monthly), Enterprise custom
*Not documented - the feature is not mentioned in the vendor's public materials as of the date below. It may exist without being documented publicly.
Otter.ai is a trademark of its respective owner. ReCo is not affiliated with or endorsed by Otter.ai. Competitor information, including pricing, is based on publicly available pages as of July 15, 2026 and may change.
For the wider category view, see the recruiting notetaker comparison.

Why interview-heavy recruiters choose ReCo

Otter turns meetings across the company into searchable knowledge. ReCo is purpose-built for the recruiter work around candidate interviews: prepare each role, run back-to-back calls with context at hand, then use that same context for meaningful AI help and client-ready outputs.
6-in-1
one interview workspace - JD, CV, questions, transcript, notes, and AI
+4-6h
saved every week - less switching, searching, and writing
50-80%
less report editing - drafted from transcript, notes, CV, and JD
⌛ Time-saving

One report. Written your way.

The usual routine is a transcript tool plus ChatGPT, Gemini or Claude. ReCo replaces that whole stack with one system: a live, bot-free transcript, AI that already knows the CV and the job description, and a report editor where you decide what gets written and how - no copy-pasting between tools.

  • ✔️ Sources per paragraph. Transcript, notes, CV or job description - chosen block by block, not once for the whole report.
  • ✔️ AI writes it, you write it, or both. Generate the whole report, regenerate a single paragraph with your own instruction, or write a section yourself - however you like.
  • ✔️ Nothing is locked. Edit any line by hand, delete a block, or add another paragraph long after the report was generated - even one your template never asked for.
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Illustration of ReCo's real-time transcription feature, showing a recruiter and candidate conversation turning into a structured report.
📦 All-in-one workspace

Keep everything in one place

ReCo organizes and streamlines your interview workflow. It keeps everything in one place before, during and after the call so you can work smoothly without switching between tools.

  • ✔️ Switch between calls fast, without losing context. Each project automatically loads the right role description and questions for that call.
  • ✔️ Save and store key information, transcripts and notes in one place so you never lose track of context.
  • ✔️ See everything on one screen while you interview. CV, role description, live transcript, notes and AI support are all in a single view as you speak.
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ReCo workspace interface showing a candidate's CV, job description, and interview notes displayed together in one organized view, with a 'Stay organized' label.
🎙️ Live recruiting interviews

ReCo works wherever conversations happen

From online calls to face-to-face meetings and phone screens, every candidate conversation stays in one continuous workspace. Each one comes with a live transcript - without recording or storing sensitive audio or video.

  • ✔️ Meet online. Use ReCo with Google Meet or Microsoft Teams in Chrome.
  • ✔️ Meet face-to-face. Live-transcribe the conversation through your computer microphone. (Paid add-on, priced on usage.)
  • ✔️ Run phone screens. Call from your own phone, put it on speakerphone next to the laptop, and get the same live transcript. (Paid add-on, priced on usage.)
  • ✔️ Keep building the candidate story. Every conversation with the same candidate lands in one place - the online interview, the phone screen, and the face-to-face follow-up.
ReCo live transcription for online calls, face-to-face meetings, and phone calls
💬 Smart AI support within your workspace

Chat with ReCo – your context-aware companion inside the workspace

Ask it everything you'd ask ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini — except this chat has already read the CV and the job description and heard every word of the call. Nothing to paste, nothing to re-explain — before, during, or after the conversation.

  • ✔️ Relevant questions suggestions
  • ✔️ Clarify tricky terms (also during your call), analyze CV, get job role insights
  • ✔️ Get boolean search string - and many other, try it yourself!
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Chat with ReCo interface showing context-aware AI assistance during an interview.
🌎 Broad language support

ReCo speaks your language– high-quality transcripts & chat in your native tongue

ReCo supports multiple languagesacross transcripts and in-app communication, so you can express yourself naturally and understand every word. Whether you're interviewing in English, Danish, Polish, or beyond, ReCo keeps the flow effortless

  • ✔️ Get accurate, real-time transcripts in the language your candidate speaks.
  • ✔️ Use ReCo chat naturally — it understands and responds in your preferred language.
  • ✔️ Keep your entire interview workspace — notes, CVs, job descriptions — easy to follow, no matter the language.
Graphic showing multilingual support with multiple flags and the text Multilingual Support.
🔒 Private by design

AI-powered recruitment, built to stay compliant

Most recruiters know they shouldn't just paste a CV into ChatGPT. ReCo is built so you don't have to choose between speed and doing it right. Anonymisation happens locally, data stays in your browser, and you stay in control of what gets processed.

  • ✔️ CV blinding — ReCo gives you the tools to anonymize or remove whatever is necessary in the CV and transcript — locally in your browser, before anything reaches AI processing. You review, adjust, and confirm what gets processed.
  • ✔️ Editable transcript — speaker names replaced automatically. Anything sensitive in the conversation, you can remove before AI sees it.
  • ✔️ Local storage — transcripts, reports, and any other data are stored in your browser, not on external servers.
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Illustration showing private by design features: local storage, GDPR compliance, and human in the loop.

See what you'd actually be working in

No sales call needed - this is an interactive copy of the ReCo workspace. CV and job description on the left, live transcript in the middle, chat and notes on the right. Click around.
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TOMASZ KOWALSKI
Product Manager
tomasz.kowalski86@gmail.comlinkedin.com/tomasz.kowalski86Warsaw, Poland
Summary
Senior Product Manager in B2B fintech and SaaS, strongest in onboarding, KYC, account activation, and regulated product work. Background combines engineering roots, platform/product experience, and growing leadership scope across complex cross-functional environments.
Experience
Senior Product Manager
Revolut Business
2021 - Present
Owns onboarding, KYC, and business account activation flows for SME customers. Works across engineering, risk, and design on API-based products and helped improve completion while reducing manual reviews.
Product Manager
PKO BP
2018 - 2021
Led product work across payments, onboarding, and internal banking workflows. Translated compliance and operational requirements into roadmap priorities and delivery decisions.
Associate Product Manager
Facebook
2015 - 2018
Supported internal platform and workflow tools used by cross-functional teams. Focused on stakeholder alignment, rollout coordination, and improving data visibility in day-to-day product operations.
Business Analyst
ING Bank
2013 - 2015
Worked on internal banking workflows and requirements gathering across operations and technology teams. Built the foundation for later product work in regulated, process-heavy environments.
Skills
Product discovery, roadmap ownership, B2B fintech, payments & KYC, regulated environments, API-based products, Agile delivery, stakeholder collaboration, and structured prioritization across engineering, risk, and business.
Education
SGH Warsaw School of Economics — Master's Degree in eBusiness, 2013 - 2015. Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan — Bachelor's Degree in Finance / Business / Economics, 2010 - 2013.
Languages
Polish — Native. English — Proficient.
Context-aware AI · right where you work
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✨ More than a notetaker

Not another notetaker. The place you do the whole interview job - from running the call to the finished report.

Think ChatGPT + a notetaker in one recruiting workspace, already set up for candidate interviews. Prepare the role and questions, run the call with the CV, notes, and live transcript at hand, then create the write-up from those same sources. Because the context builds as you work, AI can help without extra prompts, uploads, or re-explaining the candidate and role.

Prep, run, write up - one space

Role context and questions before the call; the CV, JD, and your own notes at hand during it; a write-up built from those same sources after - you choose what feeds each part, and what you write yourself.

A recommendation report you edit however you like

Generate the whole candidate report, rewrite one paragraph with your own instruction, or write a section by hand - all in the same editor, with the sources behind each block up to you: transcript, notes, CV or job description.

A notetaker at its core

A live transcript for Google Meet and Teams - without recording audio or video. Face-to-face meetings and phone calls on speakerphone are captured the same way.

Time back after every conversation

Reports, notes, and summaries done 50-80% faster - while the conversation is still fresh.

AI that needs no prompting

Chat and quick actions already know your candidate and role - ask for follow-up questions, a tailored candidate feedback message, or a search strategy. No prompt engineering, no transcript to paste, no role to explain.

Compliance built into the flow

CV blinding and transcript editing - data stays local, you control what gets processed.

A workflow your team will actually use

Recruiters keep working the way they already do, but with the full interview stage in one place. You get consistent structure across calls and reports, while useful AI does not depend on everyone mastering prompts or rebuilding context.

Questions recruiters ask about ReCo and Otter.ai

Run your next interview in ReCo

Install the Chrome extension and run one real candidate call with the CV, job description, questions, live transcript, notes, and AI support in one place. Try it for 14 days free, with no card required.
5.0 on Chrome Web Store
Phone callsIn-person meetingsMicrosoft Teams iconGoogle Meet iconChrome Web Store icon
No credit card required. Runs in Chrome for online interviews, face-to-face meetings, and phone screens.