Around
Tettra
| Feature | Tettra | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $10/mo | Free / from $8.33/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.3 / 5 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Best For | remote-teams, hybrid-teams, developers, creative-teams | growing-teams, ops-teams, people-teams, customer-success |
| Founded | 2019 | 2016 |
| Floating Bubbles | ✓ | ✗ |
| Noise Cancellation | ✓ | ✗ |
| Auto Leveling | ✓ | ✗ |
| Screen Sharing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Reactions | ✓ | ✗ |
| Meeting Notes | ✓ | ✗ |
| Calendar Integration | ✓ | ✗ |
| Ai Answers | ✗ | ✓ |
| Slack Bot | ✗ | ✓ |
| Verification Cycle | ✗ | ✓ |
| Page Suggestions | ✗ | ✓ |
| Categories | ✗ | ✓ |
| Analytics | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Around Pros
- Minimal screen footprint with floating video bubbles
- Excellent AI noise cancellation
- Auto-equalizes audio levels between participants
- Designed for casual always-on collaboration
✗ Around Cons
- Limited features for formal presentations
- Smaller user base than major platforms
- No recording on free plan
✓ Tettra Pros
- AI answers questions from your knowledge base
- Slack bot for instant answers
- Content staleness alerts
- Simple editor non-technical teams love
✗ Tettra Cons
- Limited formatting options
- No public-facing documentation
- Smaller feature set than Notion
The Verdict
Around is built for remote teams and hybrid teams, with a focus on floating-bubbles and noise-cancellation. Tettra targets growing teams and ops teams and leads with ai-answers and slack-bot.
Pricing is close: Tettra starts at $8.33/mo versus $10/mo for Around — not a deciding factor on its own.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
Feature-wise, Around offers broader built-in capabilities (7 features vs 6), while Tettra takes a more focused approach — which can mean a simpler, faster onboarding experience.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.