Krisp is an AI-powered application designed to improve the quality and productivity of voice and video calls. Its core functionality centers on real-time background noise, voice, and echo cancellation, filtering out unwanted sounds from both the user's microphone and incoming audio. Beyond noise removal, Krisp offers AI Meeting Assistant capabilities including automatic transcription of meetings, generation of meeting notes and summaries, and action item detection. It works as a virtual audio device that sits between the microphone/speaker and any conferencing application, making it compatible with virtually any calling platform without requiring integrations. Krisp also provides call analytics and accent localization features. The product targets remote workers, call center agents, and business professionals who conduct frequent voice or video calls and need cleaner audio and automated meeting documentation. It is available as a desktop application for macOS and Windows and operates locally on the device for noise cancellation, with cloud processing for transcription and summarization features.
Target audience and deployment
- Solo / Freelancer
- Startup
- SMB
- Mid-market
- Enterprise
- Cloud
- On-premise
AI Overview
Performance snapshot
Krisp is a well-regarded noise cancellation and AI meeting assistant tool that earns strong marks across usability, functionality, and reliability. The overwhelming majority of reviewers praise its core noise cancellation as highly effective, with growing appreciation for AI transcription and meeting summaries. Cost-effectiveness is the most contested dimension, with recurring complaints about pricing and the removal of the free tier. Support receives mixed signals, with most users satisfied but a notable billing-and-refund failure standing out.
Pros
- Best-in-class noise cancellation that consistently eliminates background noise across a wide range of environments and devices.
- AI meeting transcription and summaries are accurate and widely praised as productivity multipliers for post-call workflows.
- Extremely easy to set up and use; minimal configuration required to integrate with major conferencing platforms.
- Lightweight and unobtrusive; runs in the background with low CPU and memory overhead on most systems.
- Broad compatibility with popular conferencing tools including Zoom, Teams, Slack, Discord, and others.
Cons
- Pricing is considered high for individual users, particularly after the removal of the free tier that previously offered 60 minutes per day.
- Some users report intermittent performance issues including startup lag, audio connectivity drops, and occasional system slowdowns.
- Customer support has shown serious lapses, including unresolved billing disputes and prolonged response delays.
- Linux support is absent, limiting use for developers and technically inclined users on that platform.
- Live translation capabilities and storage limits for transcripts are noted as areas needing improvement by a subset of users.
Performance breakdown
Usability
StrongThe vast majority of reviewers describe Krisp as simple to set up, intuitive to navigate, and easy to integrate. A small number note that the UI takes time to learn or requires better onboarding guidance, but these are isolated observations.
Functionality
StrongNoise cancellation is consistently described as highly effective across diverse and noisy environments. AI transcription, meeting summaries, action items, accent conversion, and live captions are praised as valuable additions. A few reviewers flag live translation accuracy and limited app compatibility as gaps.
Reliability & performance
MixedMost users report stable, background-friendly performance, but a recurring subset mentions issues including startup lag, audio connectivity drops, system slowdowns on older hardware, and transcript interruptions mid-session. These are frequent enough to prevent a Strong rating.
Support
MixedSeveral reviewers commend Krisp's support channel and responsiveness. However, one detailed, credible account describes a billing failure where a user was charged for an unused annual subscription, received no response for months, and was ultimately denied a refund despite documented evidence—a serious support failure.
Cost-effectiveness
MixedReviewers who find value in the full feature set consider pricing acceptable, and some from 2023 praised the then-generous free plan. However, removal of the free tier and the $12+/month individual price draw consistent criticism, particularly from users in non-USD markets or casual-use contexts.
Best for
Krisp is best suited for remote workers, freelancers, educators, interpreters, and customer-facing professionals who operate in noisy environments and need reliable, low-friction noise cancellation alongside AI-powered meeting transcription and summaries.
Users info
Reviewers skew heavily toward small-business users and sole proprietors, with a secondary presence from mid-market organizations. Common roles include customer service representatives, interpreters, educators, sales and business development professionals, legal assistants, and IT or software roles. Industries represented include education, legal services, healthcare, IT and software, financial services, consulting, and staffing. Top user industries include Education, Information Technology & Services, Legal Services, Healthcare & Mental Health, Financial Services, Consulting, Staffing & Recruiting. Typical user roles include Customer Service Representative, Interpreter / Medical Interpreter, Educator / Online Teacher / Tutor, Sales / Business Development Representative, Legal Assistant, Software Engineer / IT Analyst, Freelancer / Consultant. Typical company size bands include Small-Business (1–50 employees), Mid-Market (51–1,000 employees), Enterprise (1,000+ employees).
Review strength
The assessment is based on 145 unique reviews after de-duplicating two syndicated Product Hunt entries (Iliyas Shaik and Enan Hoque shared identical text). Reviews span three platforms and range from February 2022 to September 2026, with the large majority published in 2025–2026. A meaningful share of Capterra reviews (roughly 8) date from 2022 and are more than one year old, which slightly reduces recency confidence for that platform. Review date range: 2022-02-12 - 2026-09-13.
Performance breakdown
Usability
StrongThe vast majority of reviewers describe Krisp as simple to set up, intuitive to navigate, and easy to integrate. A small number note that the UI takes time to learn or requires better onboarding guidance, but these are isolated observations.
Functionality
StrongNoise cancellation is consistently described as highly effective across diverse and noisy environments. AI transcription, meeting summaries, action items, accent conversion, and live captions are praised as valuable additions. A few reviewers flag live translation accuracy and limited app compatibility as gaps.
Reliability & performance
MixedMost users report stable, background-friendly performance, but a recurring subset mentions issues including startup lag, audio connectivity drops, system slowdowns on older hardware, and transcript interruptions mid-session. These are frequent enough to prevent a Strong rating.
Support
MixedSeveral reviewers commend Krisp's support channel and responsiveness. However, one detailed, credible account describes a billing failure where a user was charged for an unused annual subscription, received no response for months, and was ultimately denied a refund despite documented evidence—a serious support failure.
Cost-effectiveness
MixedReviewers who find value in the full feature set consider pricing acceptable, and some from 2023 praised the then-generous free plan. However, removal of the free tier and the $12+/month individual price draw consistent criticism, particularly from users in non-USD markets or casual-use contexts.
Review strength
The assessment is based on 145 unique reviews after de-duplicating two syndicated Product Hunt entries (Iliyas Shaik and Enan Hoque shared identical text). Reviews span three platforms and range from February 2022 to September 2026, with the large majority published in 2025–2026. A meaningful share of Capterra reviews (roughly 8) date from 2022 and are more than one year old, which slightly reduces recency confidence for that platform. Review date range: 2022-02-12 - 2026-09-13.
Key features
Use cases
- Cancel background noise during calls
- Transcribe meetings automatically
- Generate AI meeting summaries and notes
- Detect and track action items
- Improve call center agent audio quality
- Localize accents for clearer communication
Best for
- Remote workers who need to eliminate background noise and distractions during video or voice calls
- Call center agents who need to deliver clear audio quality from noisy work environments
- Business professionals who need automated meeting transcription and summaries without manual note-taking
- Team managers who need to track action items and decisions across multiple meetings
- Freelancers who need a professional-sounding audio setup without dedicated recording equipment
Integrations
Communication
Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Slack, Webex, Discord
Other
Skype, RingCentral, Salesforce