Deeper Dive: Our Top Tested Picks

• Credit: Zoom

  Best for Video Conferencing

  Zoom AI Companion

  4.5 Outstanding

  Pros & Cons

  • • Competitive price
    • Advanced Zoom AI Companion
    • Many integrations
    • End-to-end encryption
    • Easy to use
  • • Poor spelling and grammar correction in Zoom Docs

  Why We Picked It

  Zoom's AI Companion alerts you if somebody says your name, answers questions about what's being discussed, and even constructs ongoing summaries of meetings. After a meeting, it can critique how you presented yourself and generate transcripts for you to read over. You don't have to use these features if you don't want to, but you do need at least a Pro subscription ($14.16 per user per month, billed annually) if you want more than limited, in-meeting access to AI functionality.

  Who It's For

  Anybody who often gets stuck in long meetings: Zoom's AI Companion shines for those times you're stuck in a long meeting. You can ask it questions and consult its ongoing summary if you lose track of the current conversation thread.

  Professionals: Since Zoom locks most of its AI features behind a paid tier, only professionals who spend a significant amount of time in Zoom meetings can likely justify the cost. It's probably not worth paying for if you use Zoom for the occasional personal call.

  Specs & Configurations

  24/7 Phone Support
  Audio Recordings
  Blur Backgrounds
  Calendar Integration
  Cloud Storage
  Free Version Offered
  In-App Messaging
  In-App Private Chat
  Multi-Language Support
  Share Desktop
  Share Mouse / Keyboard
  Social Media Integration
  Transcription
  Video Recordings
  Virtual Backgrounds
  Whiteboard Tools

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• Credit: Canva

  Best for Graphic Design

  Canva Magic Studio

  4.5 Outstanding

  Pros & Cons

  • • Friendly, intuitive interface with helpful pop-ups
    • Multitude of robust yet uncomplicated AI tools
    • Reasonable pricing
    • Doesn't require a design background
    • Excellent free version
  • • Somewhat constraining for professional designers
    • Potentially overwhelming number of features
    • Limited typography options

  Why We Picked It

  Canva is all about simplifying and streamlining the graphic design process, and its Magic Studio suite is its way of leveraging AI to better accomplish this goal. You can use Magic Write to generate text for a presentation, while Magic Media can transform prompts into images or videos. Photo editing tools like Magic Edit, Magic Expand, and Magic Grab can help you turn a rough image into something perfect for a promotional slide. Canva's free tier lets you use some AI features with limits, but for the full experience, you need to upgrade to Canva Pro, which costs $18 per month or $144 per year.

  Who It's For

  Aspiring graphic designers: Canva's accessible interface, coupled with its robust suite of AI features, makes it an exceptional platform for trying your hand at graphic design. It provides numerous assets and templates to support your creative work.

  Presenters: If presenting slideshows is a key component of your job, Canva's AI tools can help you enhance your decks with easy-to-make graphics. Keeping your audience's attention is half the battle, anyway.

  Specs & Configurations

  Android App
  API Available for Customers
  Can Add Audio
  Data-Driven Charts
  Desktop App
  Edits Raster Graphics
  Free Account Offered
  Free Version
  Guest Accounts
  iOS App
  Mobile Editing App
  Mobile Presenter App
  Pre-Built Templates
  Price Per Month	$14.99 per Person per Month
  Pricing Model	Subscription
  Real-Time Collaboration
  Touch Interface Support
  Web App

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• Credit: Miro

  Best for Whiteboards

  Miro AI

  4.5 Outstanding

  Pros & Cons

  • • Excellent collaboration and presentation tools
    • Rich feature set
    • Strong support for integrations with other apps and services
  • • More tools means more complexity

  Why We Picked It

  Miro specializes in data diagramming, flowchart creation, and whiteboard collaboration. The Miro AI can summarize what's on your board, generate action items, and then convert that information into images, sticky notes, or even entire presentations. You can also ask it to rewrite any text for clarity or tone. Miro's AI features use a credit system, meaning each action you run has a cost, and its free tier gives you 10 credits per team per month. More expensive tiers give you more credits.

  Who It's For

  Frequent collaborators: Miro is all about collaboration, making it a great tool if you and your team frequently build upon each other's ideas during and outside of meetings. Moreover, its robust integration support means you don't have to change up your established workflows.

  Visual learners: If you struggle to articulate your ideas during meetings, Miro enables you to support your words with clear visuals, which are easy to share.

  Specs & Configurations

  Android App
  API Available for Customers
  Free Account Offered
  Guest Accounts
  iOS App
  Pre-Built Templates
  Price Per Month	$10 per person

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• Credit: Prezi

  Best for Presentations

  Prezi AI

  4.0 Excellent

  Pros & Cons

  • • Creates engaging presentations
    • Suitable for non-artists
    • Ample selection of beautiful templates
    • Easy to use
  • • Can be expensive
    • No chat function
    • Most plans support just two collaborators

  Why We Picked It

  Prezi helps you create visually intriguing meeting presentations using a free-form approach, allowing you to work through ideas on a canvas. But you don't need to start from scratch: Prezi AI can generate entire presentations from a prompt. Then, you can customize the look of its creation and edit the text in individual slides. You can use Prezi AI for free on an AI credit basis, but you can also sign up for Prezi's Plus plan ($19 per month, billed annually) to unlock unlimited usage. Through the Prezi desktop app, you can easily set up connections with Google Meet, Webex by Cisco, and Zoom Workplace for livestreaming and video conferencing.

  Who It's For

  Non-artists: If you need to give a presentation, but don't have strong creative skills, you can lean on Prezi's AI tools to create something visually compelling. The templates it provides are highly attractive.

  People who dislike traditional slideshows: Prezi's non-linear slideshows offer a fresh approach to presentations, and its AI tools make creating them accessible. The platform gives you the freedom to present your thoughts in a way that makes sense to you.

  Specs & Configurations

  Can Add Audio
  Desktop App
  Free Version
  Mobile Presenter App
  Real-Time Collaboration
  Web App

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• Credit: Otter

  Best for Live Transcription

  OtterPilot

  4.5 Outstanding

  Pros & Cons

  • • Generous free plan for transcribing live audio
    • Useful AI assistant for meetings
    • Capable mobile apps
    • Integrates easily with most video conferencing platforms
  • • Strict limitations on uploading prerecorded audio or video
    • Can struggle with accents and punctuation

  Why We Picked It

  Otter excels at automatic transcription of live audio: Its AI assistant takes notes and transcribes in real time with minimal errors. Like a chatbot, it can also answer questions about what's going on if you or anyone else loses track or joins late. Otter's free tier offers decent transcription limits and supports most of the AI features above. For additional transcription minutes and more advanced features, you need to subscribe to the Pro tier ($8.33 per user per month, billed annually). You can connect Otter with Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom Workplace.

  Who It's For

  Casual collaborators: If you need transcripts from only the occasional meeting, Otter's free tier is more than capable. You get all the service's core features and up to 300 transcription minutes per month at no cost.

  Record keepers: If you enjoy keeping records and taking notes, Otter's accessible, automatic transcription abilities unburden you from managing all that yourself. Both its mobile and web apps are enjoyable to use, so you won't dread revisiting your files.

  Specs & Configurations

  Automated/Human-powered	Automated
  Cloud-Based Apps
  Collaboration Features
  Web Editing

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