Comparison · verified August 19, 2026
Konvo vs Notta
Notta is the default choice for meeting transcription in Japan, and it’s a good one. It also beats us on hours and on price. The difference shows up in one row of the table.
Notta is the better transcription tool and costs less per hour. Konvo wins only if you need translation running in every meeting, because Notta rations it to two uses a month.
Side by side
| Konvo | Notta | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $9 | ✓¥1,980/month · $8.17/month billed annually |
| Hours included | ~25 hours | ✓1,800 min = 30 hours (Pro) |
| Real-time translation | ✓Unlimited, 40+ languages | Up to 2 uses per month, on every tier |
| Two-way interpreting with speech output | ✓Yes | No |
| Joins your meeting as a bot | No | No, it has a bot-free desktop recorder |
| Where transcripts live | ✓On your device | Notta cloud, hosted on AWS |
| Unlimited transcription option | No | ✓Business tier, $16.67/user/month annually |
| Mobile app | Desktop only | ✓iOS & Android |
| Free tier | ~1 hour | ✓120 min/month, capped at 3 min per recording |
When to pick Notta instead
- Transcription is the job and translation is occasional. Notta gives you more hours for less money.
- You want it on your phone. Konvo is desktop only: macOS, Windows, Linux.
- You need unlimited transcription. Notta’s Business tier has it and we have nothing like it.
- You want a real free tier to test with. Notta gives 120 minutes a month against our one hour.
Questions we get
Does Notta translate meetings in real time?
It has the feature, but the pricing page limits monolingual real-time translation to two uses a month on every tier, free through Business. That’s fine for the occasional call with an overseas client. If every second meeting runs in a language you don’t speak, you’ll hit the cap in the first week.
Is Konvo cheaper than Notta?
No. Notta Pro is ¥1,980 a month, or $8.17 a month billed annually, and includes 1,800 minutes. That’s 30 hours against our 25, for less. We’re the more expensive option on transcription alone.
So when is Konvo the better buy?
When translation is the point rather than a bonus. Konvo streams it word by word in 40+ languages with no monthly cap, and can speak your reply back in the other person’s language. If you only need Japanese transcription, buy Notta.
Try it on your next meeting
~1 hour free, no card needed. After that, $9/month for ~25 hours.
Sources
Pricing and features move around. Everything above was checked on August 19, 2026 against the sources below. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.