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Raven vs Krisp
A free, open-source alternative to Krisp’s meeting notes - with live in-call help, local storage, and no per-seat fee. (Krisp still wins on noise cancellation.)
Krisp is best known for noise cancellation - genuinely the best in the category - and bolts on bot-free meeting notes. Raven isn’t a noise-cancellation product; it’s a live copilot + local notetaker. So this comes down to what you actually need: cleaner audio, or help during the call plus private notes you own.
| Raven | Krisp | |
|---|---|---|
| Core strength | Live in-call assist + local notes | Noise cancellation (+ notes) |
| Live in-call assist | Yes | No |
| Notes free-tier limit | Full app, unlimited local history | 60 min/day noise cancellation, 2 AI notes/day, 7-day history |
| Where your meetings live | Local SQLite | Krisp's cloud |
| Price | Free, open source (your own keys) | Free (metered); Core $8/user/mo (annual), $16 monthly |
| Open source | Yes | No |
Krisp’s free tier gives 60 minutes/day of noise cancellation, unlimited transcription, and 2 AI notes/day with 7-day history. Unlimited noise cancellation and notes start at Core, $8/user/mo (annual; $16 monthly).
Raven is free and open source; you pay your own AI/transcription usage (a few dollars a month for typical use), with no per-seat fee.
Krisp processes noise cancellation locally but stores notes/history in its cloud, and the free plan only keeps 7 days of history. Raven keeps all history in a local SQLite database on your machine, indefinitely, and audio only goes to the providers you chose with your own keys.
What Krisp does better (honestly)
Noise cancellation - category-leading, bidirectional, and it works across every app. This is a real, distinct value Raven does not offer as a product.
Accent conversion and audio features on higher tiers.
If your #1 problem is background noise on calls, Krisp is the right tool - and it’s cheap.
You want help during the call, not just clean audio and a summary.
You want unlimited local history, not a 7-day free window in someone’s cloud.
You want a free, open-source, auditable tool with no seat fee.
Full post-call intelligence: action items, follow-up email, export, and Ask across your meetings.
Download Raven and add your keys.
Keep Krisp for noise cancellation if you love it - Raven doesn’t replace that; it replaces the notetaking + adds live help.
Move your notes habit to Raven.