2026 Review

Krisp

AI noise cancellation and meeting assistant that cleans up calls and takes notes in any app.

AudioFreemiumAPIPopular83% positive

Facts checked Aug 6, 2026

About Krisp

Krisp is the leading AI noise-cancellation app: it sits between your mic and any calling app (Zoom, Meet, Teams, softphones) and strips background noise, echo, and other voices in both directions, processing audio on-device for privacy. It has grown into a meeting assistant with unlimited transcription, AI notes, and real-time accent conversion. The free plan gives 60 minutes of noise cancellation a day; Core is $8/month billed annually ($16 monthly) with a 7-day trial.

At a glance

Founded: 2017
Headquarters: Berkeley, US
Languages: 16
Platforms: Windows, macOS, iOS

Integrates with

ZoomMicrosoft TeamsGoogle MeetSlackSalesforceHubSpot

Main competitors

NVIDIA BroadcastOtter.ai Fireflies.ai

Best for

Remote meetingsCall centersPodcast and interview recordingMeeting transcriptionNoisy home offices

Pros

Best-in-class noise cancellation that platform-native suppression doesn't match
Privacy by architecture — audio is processed locally, not in the cloud
Free plan covers 60 minutes of noise cancellation every day
Core at $8/month annually bundles unlimited transcription and AI notes

Cons

Monthly billing is double the annual rate ($16 vs $8)
Free tier's 60 min/day evaporates on call-heavy days
Trustpilot (3.5) reflects price-increase and support-response complaints
Accent conversion is capped by hours per day even on paid plans

Our verdict

Best for: Remote workers, support agents, and call centers that need every call to sound clean regardless of environment.

Skip if: You only want meeting notes and transcripts — a dedicated notetaker does that without the audio stack.

Our review

Krisp does one hard thing better than anyone: making a bad audio environment sound professional. The bidirectional cancellation — cleaning what you send and what you hear — combined with app-agnostic virtual-device design means it fixes calls that Zoom's or Teams' built-in suppression can't, and it does so on-device, which is a genuine privacy differentiator in a category that loves shipping audio to the cloud. G2's 4.6 across 1,100+ reviews reflects how consistently the core feature delivers.

The friction is commercial, not technical. Monthly billing at exactly double the annual rate ($16 vs $8) is aggressive, past price increases still echo through its 3.5 Trustpilot score, and the meeting-assistant layer — transcription, AI notes — is competent but not superior to dedicated notetakers like Otter or Fireflies. Accent conversion is impressive technology, clearly aimed at the call-center market that now drives Krisp's roadmap, but daily hour caps on paid plans feel miserly.

Verdict: if calls are your job and your environment is imperfect, Krisp's annual Core plan is an easy $8/month. If you only want notes and transcripts, buy a notetaker instead — Krisp's magic is in the audio, and you'd be paying for the part you don't need.

What reviewers elsewhere say

83% positive — Noise cancellation quality is near-universally praised, especially by remote workers and call centers; negatives cluster around price increases and slow support responses.

G2 4.6 out of 5 (1,136 reviews)Trustpilot 3.5 out of 5 (398 reviews)Capterra 4.5 out of 5 (11 reviews)

Sentiment estimated from reviews on G2, Trustpilot, Capterra, Reddit, as of Aug 2026. Third-party scores are point-in-time snapshots. We don't host user reviews.

Key features

Bidirectional AI noise cancellation — cleans your outgoing mic and incoming audio
Works as a virtual audio device with Zoom, Meet, Teams, and any calling app
On-device processing — call audio never leaves your machine
Unlimited transcription in 16 languages, recording, and AI meeting notes (Core and up)
Real-time AI accent conversion (1 hr/day on Core, 4 hrs/day on Advanced)
Call-center plans and a developer SDK for embedding voice AI

How to use Krisp

Download the Krisp desktop app for Windows or macOS and create a free account.
Select 'Krisp Microphone' and 'Krisp Speaker' as your audio devices in Zoom, Meet, Teams, or any calling app.
Toggle noise cancellation on — background noise, echo, and other voices disappear in both directions.
Let the assistant transcribe and generate AI notes for meetings (Core and up), synced to Slack, Notion, or your CRM.
Turn on accent conversion if you want your speech localized in real time (hourly caps apply).
Start with the free 60 min/day tier, then take the 7-day trial before committing to annual Core at $8/month.

Pricing

Deal: Annual billing halves the price ($8/mo vs $16/mo on Core)

Free$0

60 minutes/day of noise cancellation, limited AI summaries and meeting history.

Core$16/mo

$8/mo billed annually. Unlimited noise cancellation, transcription, and AI notes; 1 hr/day accent conversion; 10GB storage.

Advanced$30/mo

$15/mo billed annually. 4 hrs/day accent conversion, Salesforce/ConnectWise integrations, manager views, 60GB.

EnterpriseCustom

SSO/SCIM, private on-device transcription, HIPAA option, unlimited storage. Call-center plans from $10/agent/month.

Pricing verified August 2026 · prices as listed by the vendor; check the official site for current offers.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Krisp?

Krisp is an AI voice-productivity app best known for noise cancellation: it installs as a virtual microphone and speaker, removing background noise, echo, and other voices from both sides of any call. It also transcribes meetings, writes AI notes, and converts accents in real time.

How much does Krisp cost?

The free plan includes 60 minutes of noise cancellation per day. Core costs $8/month billed annually ($16 month-to-month) with unlimited noise cancellation, transcription, and AI notes; Advanced is $15/month annually ($30 monthly). Call-center plans start at $10/agent/month and Enterprise is custom.

Does Krisp send my audio to the cloud?

No — noise cancellation runs on-device, so raw call audio is processed locally on your machine. Enterprise plans can even keep transcription on-device, which is why Krisp is popular in privacy-sensitive and HIPAA-adjacent environments.

Does Krisp have an API or SDK?

Yes. Krisp offers developer SDKs for voice isolation, noise cancellation, accent conversion, and turn detection — the same technology it licenses to call-center platforms and voice-AI products.

Krisp vs NVIDIA Broadcast — which is better?

NVIDIA Broadcast is free but requires an RTX GPU and only cleans your side of the call. Krisp runs on any hardware including Macs, cleans both directions, and adds transcription, AI notes, and accent conversion — you're paying for breadth and hardware independence.