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 earns strong marks across usability, functionality, and reliability, with an overwhelming majority of reviewers praising its noise cancellation effectiveness and AI-powered meeting features such as transcription, summaries, and note-taking. Reliability is broadly positive but tempered by isolated complaints of CPU load, startup delays, and occasional audio connectivity issues. Cost-effectiveness is the most polarizing dimension, driven by the removal of the free tier and pricing concerns among individual users. Support draws a limited but mixed signal, with one well-documented billing and responsiveness failure standing out.
Pros
- Industry-leading AI noise cancellation that reliably eliminates a wide range of background sounds in real time, across virtually all calling platforms.
- AI meeting features — transcription, live captions, summaries, and action-item extraction — are frequently cited as accurate and time-saving.
- Easy to set up and use; reviewers consistently describe a lightweight, low-friction experience with minimal configuration required.
- Works invisibly in the background across major conferencing tools including Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, Slack, and Discord.
- Particularly well-suited for professionals in noisy home offices, open-plan environments, or unpredictable field settings.
Cons
- Removal of the free tier is a recurring and significant complaint; casual or budget-conscious users now have no way to trial the product without paying.
- Pricing is considered high relative to value by a meaningful minority of individual users, especially those outside the US facing currency conversion.
- Occasional performance issues reported: CPU/system slowdowns, startup delays before noise suppression activates, and intermittent audio connectivity drops.
- Customer support has demonstrated slow response times and at least one documented failure to resolve a legitimate billing dispute, resulting in no refund for an unused subscription.
- Linux support is absent; some reviewers also note limited app compatibility beyond mainstream conferencing platforms.
Performance breakdown
Usability
StrongThe large majority of reviewers describe Krisp as easy to set up, intuitive, and lightweight. A small number note that the UI takes time to learn or that certain settings require manual configuration, but these are minority views.
Functionality
StrongNoise cancellation is almost universally praised as highly effective across diverse environments. AI transcription, meeting summaries, action items, and accent conversion are repeatedly cited as accurate and valuable. A few reviewers flag gaps such as limited live translation quality or restricted app compatibility.
Reliability & performance
MixedMost reviewers report stable, consistent operation, but a recurring minority describe CPU overhead, system slowdowns, startup lag before noise suppression kicks in, and intermittent audio connectivity failures. One reviewer reported system instability on an M1 MacBook requiring force-quitting.
Support
MixedA small number of reviewers mention positive support interactions. However, one detailed account documents repeated non-responses from the support team over months, followed by a refusal to refund an unused annual subscription — a serious responsiveness and billing failure that warrants a major-negative flag.
Cost-effectiveness
MixedEarlier reviewers praised the free tier as generous and fair. Since its removal, multiple reviewers describe pricing as too high for individual users and characterize the change as a bait-and-switch. Users in pro and team contexts are more likely to find the value justifiable.
Best for
Krisp is best suited for remote workers, customer service agents, interpreters, and educators who operate in noisy environments and need reliable, always-on noise cancellation combined with AI meeting productivity features. It delivers the most value to small-business and mid-market teams willing to pay for a premium, bot-free audio experience.
Users info
Reviewers are predominantly individual contributors and small-business owners, with a strong representation of customer service agents, interpreters, educators, sales representatives, and remote knowledge workers. Most reviewers come from small businesses with fewer than 50 employees, with a secondary cluster in mid-market organizations. Industries represented include information technology, education, healthcare, legal services, financial services, and consumer services. Top user industries include Information Technology and Services, Education Management, Healthcare and Medical, Legal Services, Consumer Services and Customer Support, Financial Services. Typical user roles include Customer Service Representative, Interpreter / Medical Interpreter, Sales / Business Development Representative, Educator / Tutor, Software Engineer / IT Support, Founder / Executive / Manager. Typical company size bands include Small-Business (1–50 employees), Mid-Market (51–1,000 employees), Enterprise (1,000+ employees).
Review strength
Analysis is based on 141 unique reviews after de-duplication (two Product Hunt reviews with near-identical text by different usernames were merged; the remainder were distinct). Reviews span three platforms and range from early 2022 to mid-2026. A meaningful share of reviews — approximately 15% — predates 2024 and reflects product and pricing conditions that have since changed, most notably the removal of the free tier. Review date range: 2021-10-24 - 2026-08-17.
Performance breakdown
Usability
StrongThe large majority of reviewers describe Krisp as easy to set up, intuitive, and lightweight. A small number note that the UI takes time to learn or that certain settings require manual configuration, but these are minority views.
Functionality
StrongNoise cancellation is almost universally praised as highly effective across diverse environments. AI transcription, meeting summaries, action items, and accent conversion are repeatedly cited as accurate and valuable. A few reviewers flag gaps such as limited live translation quality or restricted app compatibility.
Reliability & performance
MixedMost reviewers report stable, consistent operation, but a recurring minority describe CPU overhead, system slowdowns, startup lag before noise suppression kicks in, and intermittent audio connectivity failures. One reviewer reported system instability on an M1 MacBook requiring force-quitting.
Support
MixedA small number of reviewers mention positive support interactions. However, one detailed account documents repeated non-responses from the support team over months, followed by a refusal to refund an unused annual subscription — a serious responsiveness and billing failure that warrants a major-negative flag.
Cost-effectiveness
MixedEarlier reviewers praised the free tier as generous and fair. Since its removal, multiple reviewers describe pricing as too high for individual users and characterize the change as a bait-and-switch. Users in pro and team contexts are more likely to find the value justifiable.
Review strength
Analysis is based on 141 unique reviews after de-duplication (two Product Hunt reviews with near-identical text by different usernames were merged; the remainder were distinct). Reviews span three platforms and range from early 2022 to mid-2026. A meaningful share of reviews — approximately 15% — predates 2024 and reflects product and pricing conditions that have since changed, most notably the removal of the free tier. Review date range: 2021-10-24 - 2026-08-17.
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