Productivity & writing · alternatives
People look past Underdog for practical reasons. Access is by invite-only beta, so you request an invite and may wait. It needs a Mac with Apple silicon, which rules out Intel Macs, Windows, Linux and Android, and an iPhone and iPad app is mentioned only in the privacy policy. It also offers no API, so you cannot automate it from code or other tools.
If you want an assistant that works on more devices, Microsoft Copilot runs on web, Windows, Mac, iOS and Android and has a free plan; Microsoft 365 Personal is $9.99 per month and adds Copilot in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. For meeting notes specifically, Otter.ai records, transcribes and summarizes Zoom, Teams and Google Meet calls; it has a free plan and Pro is $16.99 per user per month. For general writing and analysis, ChatGPT (Plus, $20 per month) and Claude (Pro, $20 per month) both have free plans. These are cloud services, unlike Underdog's on-device model.
"Better suited" below is based on documented features and pricing from our verified profiles, not on a head-to-head test. Prices are USD as published by each vendor.
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Taken from the documented limitations in our Underdog profile.
| Tool | Starting price | Free tier | Platforms | Main limitation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underdog (this page) | Not published | Yes | Desktop | Access is by invite-only beta, and the product is a Mac app (an iPhone and iPad app is mentioned only in the privacy policy), with expense tracking and tax features still marked coming soon. |
| Microsoft Copilot | $9.99/mo (Microsoft 365 Personal) | Yes | Web, Desktop, Mobile | Free-tier usage limits are not quantified; higher usage requires a paid Microsoft 365 plan. |
| Otter.ai | $16.99 (Pro) | Yes | Web, Desktop, Mobile, API | Free plan limited to 3 lifetime file imports and 300 monthly transcription minutes; Pro plan capped at 1,200 minutes monthly and 90 minutes per meeting |
| ChatGPT | $20/mo (Plus (consumer)) | Yes | Web, Desktop, Mobile, API | Almost every tool (uploads, images, voice, deep research, Codex) has plan-dependent usage caps that OpenAI states can change over time, and the API is billed separately from every ChatGPT subscription. |
| Claude | $20/mo (Pro) | Yes | Web, Desktop, Mobile, API | All plans have usage limits that reset on a schedule; the paid chat subscription does not include API access, which is billed separately per token. |
| Alternative | Pick it when | Starting price | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Copilot |
$9.99/mo (Microsoft 365 Personal) | ||
| Otter.ai |
$16.99 (Pro) | ||
| ChatGPT |
$20/mo (Plus (consumer)) | ||
| Claude |
$20/mo (Pro) |
Microsoft's AI assistant app on web, Windows, Mac, iOS and Android, connected to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams.
Free stops at: Some capabilities subject to usage limits
Verified copilot.microsoft.com (opens Microsoft Copilot website in a new tab)
Free · paid from $9.99/mo US · checked Sep 29
AI meeting assistant that records, transcribes and summarizes Zoom, Teams and Google Meet calls with AI chat across meetings.
Free stops at: 300 monthly transcription minutes per user, 3 lifetime audio/video file imports
Free · paid from $16.99/mo US · checked Sep 29
OpenAI's general-purpose AI assistant for writing, research, analysis, image generation and coding help.
Free stops at: Unlimited everyday text chats subject to abuse-prevention safeguards, Separate usage limits for file uploads,…
Free · paid from $20/mo US · checked Sep 30
Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis, coding and multi-step work, with free and paid plans.
Free stops at: Usage limits apply, Projects: up to 5
Free · paid from $20/mo US · checked Sep 30
Online AI resume builder with one-click job tailoring, ATS checker, cover letters, job tracker and interview prep.
Watch out: No lasting free plan: downloads need Pro after 7 days, and USD prices were not confirmed.
From ≈$16–$25/mo US · checked Oct 11
AI resume builder with ATS-focused templates, Rezi Score, keyword targeting, cover letters and AI interview practice.
Free stops at: 1 resume, 1 AI interview
Free · paid from $29/mo US · checked Oct 11
Job search platform with an AI resume builder, keyword matching, job tracker and Chrome extension.
Free stops at: 10 AI bullet credits, 2 AI summary and 2 cover letter credits
Free · paid from $13/wk US · checked Oct 11
AI voice agents for insurance and healthcare outreach in India, handling lead qualification, booking, renewals and claims calls.
Watch out: There is no public pricing, so you must book a demo to learn what it costs.
Pricing US price unconfirmed
AI no-code builder for business apps, databases, workflows and forms, with unlimited users on every plan.
Free stops at: 50 credits/mo, 10 messages/day, 5,000 records
Free · paid from $20/mo US · checked Sep 29
Open-source enterprise agent platform combining a model gateway, knowledge assets, workflows and natural-language database queries.
Free stops at: Self-hosting from the public GitHub repository; license terms are in the ZGI Community License.
Pricing US price unconfirmed
Microsoft Copilot, Otter.ai, ChatGPT and Claude all have a free plan according to our data. Underdog itself is an invite-only beta.
Microsoft Copilot lists web, Windows, Mac, iOS and Android apps. ChatGPT and Claude are also available as general assistants. Underdog needs Apple silicon.
Otter.ai, which records, transcribes and summarizes Zoom, Teams and Google Meet calls. Pro starts at $16.99 per user per month.
No API is offered, so it cannot be automated from code or other tools.
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