Our verdict

This Krisp.ai review looks at a tool that started as the best known noise cancelling app for calls and has grown into a full AI meeting assistant. Krisp sits between your microphone and whatever calling app you use, removes background noise, other people's voices and room echo, and can now record, transcribe and summarise the conversation without sending a bot into the meeting. It also offers real-time accent conversion, a feature few rivals have at all.

That combination of audio clean-up and note taking is why it holds our Best Audio award on the AI note takers page. It is the right pick for people who take calls from noisy places, for teams that dislike meeting bots, and for anyone who wants a single app that improves how they sound and remembers what was said. It is a less obvious choice for teams that mainly want deep sales analytics, for people who need transcripts in many languages, or for anyone hoping for a permanent free plan, which Krisp no longer lists.

NerdBible did not carry out its own hands-on trial for this review. It is an editorial assessment based on Krisp's own product, pricing and help pages, and on the independent reviews and user ratings credited and linked below.

What is Krisp and who is it for?

Krisp is made by Krisp Technologies, Inc., based in Berkeley, California, according to its pricing page. The home page splits the business into three parts: an AI meeting assistant for individuals and teams, a call centre suite for contact centres and outsourcing firms, and a developer kit that other companies build into their own voice products. This review covers the meeting assistant.

Krisp suits these buyers best:

  • Remote and hybrid workers who take calls from home, coffee shops, shared offices or anywhere with background noise.
  • People who do not want a bot in their meetings. Krisp records from your own device rather than joining as a visible participant.
  • Teams that work across accents, for whom accent conversion can make conversations easier to follow.
  • Anyone who uses many calling apps. Because Krisp works as a virtual microphone and speaker, it works with almost any app that lets you pick an audio device.

It suits less well people who mostly need conversation analytics across a sales team, and multilingual teams whose working languages fall outside Krisp's supported set.

Key features

Noise and voice cancellation

Krisp's noise cancellation page describes three layers: removal of background noise such as typing, traffic or a barking dog; background voice removal, so only the active speaker is heard rather than colleagues nearby; and echo cancellation for rooms that reflect sound. It works in both directions, cleaning what you send and what you hear. Krisp says this processing happens on your device and that no voice data is visible to its servers, which is a meaningful privacy point for a tool that sits in the audio path of every call.

Bot-free AI note taker

The AI note taker page explains the setup: choose Krisp Microphone and Krisp Speaker in your calling app and it records, transcribes and summarises without a bot joining. It also records in-person meetings, accepts uploaded audio and video files, and offers an AI chat that answers questions about past meetings so you do not need to replay recordings. Summaries include action items, and a custom vocabulary feature lets a workspace add company terms and abbreviations so names and jargon come out right.

Accent conversion

Krisp's accent conversion page describes a speaker-side option that adjusts your accent in real time before the audio reaches the other side, while keeping tone and expression, and a listener-side option that makes incoming speech easier to follow. The page lists a small number of supported English accent groups and says more are coming. It needs a calibration step and a good microphone, and it does not work offline. The pricing page caps daily speaker-side use on the lower tiers.

Languages, platforms and integrations

Krisp lists transcripts and summaries in sixteen or more languages, with English transcription handled on the device and the other languages on Krisp's servers, according to its home page. Apps are available for Mac and Windows, with a Chrome extension and mobile apps. The pricing page lists integrations with Slack, Notion, Zapier, Microsoft Teams, HubSpot, Pipedrive and Affinity on every plan, plus API access and webhooks, with Salesforce and ConnectWise on the higher tier.

How much does Krisp cost?

Our product card shows current prices from our own data, so this section covers structure only. Krisp's pricing page lists a short free trial with premium features and no credit card, followed by three tiers billed per user, monthly or annually, with a large saving for annual billing.

  • Core, for individuals and small teams, includes unlimited noise cancellation, transcription, recording, AI notes and action items, mobile access, a daily allowance of accent conversion and modest storage.
  • Advanced, the most popular tier, adds a larger accent conversion allowance, Salesforce and ConnectWise integrations, a manager view, deal grouping, editing and comment tools, team-level webhooks and more storage.
  • Enterprise is custom priced, with single sign-on and SCIM, private on-device transcription and recordings, a super admin role, HIPAA support and unlimited storage.

The notable change for long-time users is that the pricing page no longer shows a permanent free plan, only a trial. Capterra reviewers who relied on the old free daily allowance mention its removal as a reason for disappointment. If you only need occasional noise suppression, check whether your headset, laptop or calling app already includes it before paying.

Is Krisp safe and private?

Krisp's noise cancellation page lists GDPR compliance, SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS and HIPAA compliance, and encryption in transit and at rest. Its security page for enterprises adds that noise cancellation and accent conversion run on the user's machine, that the cloud holds account details and call metadata such as timing and duration, and that its cloud infrastructure is on AWS in the United States with no option for regional data residency elsewhere. Its strongest privacy argument is that noise cancellation runs locally, so the audio clean-up never needs a cloud round trip.

Transcription is more nuanced. Krisp's home page says English transcription runs on the device while other languages are processed on its servers, and the pricing page reserves fully private on-device transcription and recordings for Enterprise. If you handle sensitive conversations, check where your recordings and transcripts are stored on your plan.

Bot-free recording has a flip side. Because no bot appears in the call, other participants may not realise they are being recorded. MeetingCompare points this out as a feature; for many organisations it is a responsibility. Recording laws differ between places, and some require everyone on a call to agree, so tell people when you are recording and ask a qualified adviser if you are unsure of the rules where you operate.

What could be better

  • No permanent free plan. The pricing page now shows a short trial instead.
  • Fewer transcription languages than several rivals that support dozens more.
  • Lighter analytics. MeetingCompare notes the absence of sales coaching and intelligence features found in competitors.
  • Basic summaries for some users. Bluedot found the summaries and templates less flexible than it would like.
  • Niche accent conversion. Only a few accent groups are supported, and Fritz calls the feature niche for most users.
  • Device quirks. Capterra users mention occasional performance problems and a delay when switching noise cancellation on.

Who should choose something else?

If background noise is not a problem for you and you only want notes, a dedicated AI note taker with deeper analytics, more languages or richer CRM automation may be the better buy. If your team works in many languages, check Krisp's list first. If your meeting platform already includes good noise suppression and summaries in a plan you pay for, you may not need another subscription. And if your organisation requires every recording to be visible to participants, a bot-based note taker that announces itself may fit your policies better.

Is Krisp worth it?

For people whose calls suffer from noise, and who would rather not have a bot sitting in their meetings, Krisp is one of the most practical tools in this category, because it fixes how you sound and handles notes in the same app. The Core tier covers most individuals. Teams that need Salesforce sync or heavier accent conversion should look at Advanced. Use the trial on your noisiest days and on calls in each language you need before you commit.

What other reviewers found

  • MeetingCompare rated Krisp well after comparing it with other note takers, praising its noise removal, bot-free recording and accent conversion, but marked it down for having no permanent free tier, fewer languages and no sales coaching tools.
  • Fritz AI concluded that it is a dependable everyday tool for heavy video callers, built on strong audio engineering, while noting that newer features feel less mature and accent conversion is niche.
  • Users on Capterra rate the noise cancellation highly and find it light on system resources, but criticise the end of the free daily allowance, pricing and occasional device issues.
  • Bluedot, which sells a competing note taker, praised Krisp's noise cancellation and local processing but found its summaries basic, its templates limited and some integrations unfinished.

Where the sources agree: Krisp's noise and voice cancellation is the best part of the product, and recording without a bot is a real advantage for people who find meeting bots intrusive. Where they disagree is on the note taking. Fritz and MeetingCompare find the transcripts and summaries solid, while Bluedot, a rival with an obvious interest, finds them shallow. MeetingCompare also says Krisp lacks a public API, while Krisp's current pricing page lists API access on every plan, which suggests that review predates the change. For a buyer, the clear conclusion is that Krisp is a strong choice if audio quality matters to you and notes are a welcome extra. If notes and analytics are the main job, compare it with the dedicated note takers ranked above it.

Bottom line

Krisp is the strongest pick on our list for call audio: it removes noise, stray voices and echo on your device and adds bot-free notes, transcripts and summaries on top. Its limits are a shorter language list, lighter analytics and no free plan. If you take calls in noisy places, it is well worth the trial.

Frequently asked questions

Is Krisp free?

Krisp's pricing page currently lists a short free trial with premium features and no credit card required, rather than a permanent free plan. After the trial, the meeting assistant is sold in Core, Advanced and Enterprise tiers, billed per user monthly or annually. Some users who relied on Krisp's older free daily allowance have noted its removal. Our product card shows current prices from our own data.

Does Krisp work with Zoom, Teams and Google Meet?

Yes. Krisp works as a virtual microphone and speaker, so you select it in your calling app and it cleans audio and records in Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Webex, Slack and most other apps that let you choose an audio device. Because it records from your own computer, it does not need a bot to join the meeting. Apps are available for Mac and Windows, plus a Chrome extension and mobile apps.

Is Krisp safe to use?

Krisp says its noise cancellation runs on your device, so voice audio is not visible to its servers, and it lists SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA and PCI DSS compliance with encryption in transit and at rest. Transcription in languages other than English is processed on its servers, and fully private on-device transcription is an Enterprise feature, so check your plan if your calls are sensitive.

What is Krisp accent conversion?

Accent conversion adjusts how a speaker's accent sounds to listeners in real time, while keeping their tone and expression, and a listener-side option makes incoming speech easier to follow. Krisp supports a small number of English accent groups and says more are coming. It needs a short calibration and a good microphone, works only online, and daily use is capped on the lower paid tiers.

Does Krisp record meetings without telling people?

Krisp records from your own device, so no bot appears in the meeting to signal that recording is happening. That makes it discreet, but it also puts the responsibility on you to tell participants. Rules on recording conversations differ between places and some require everyone's agreement, so announce recordings and ask a qualified adviser if you are unsure what applies to you.

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