ClearTone / ClearTone vs Krisp
Krisp is a well-known noise cancelling app, and its noise removal is excellent. ClearTone matches it on clean audio in both directions and adds the tools sales and support callers actually use: live coaching, voicemail detection, translation and a team dashboard, for less per month.
Windows, Mac and Linux. Works with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet and any dialler or softphone.
We've only included facts we could check in Krisp's published plan information and independent reviews. Checked October 2026.
| ClearTone | Krisp | |
|---|---|---|
| Noise removal on your microphone | Yes, on your computer | Yes, on your computer |
| Noise removal on the other person's audio | Yes, every plan | Yes |
| Turn down nearby voices | Yes, Only My Voice | Yes, background voice removal |
| Note taker without a meeting bot | Yes, always | Yes, bot-free by default |
| Transcription | 26 languages, all on your computer, unlimited | 16 languages, English on device, others on Krisp's servers |
| Live talk ratio and monologue alerts | Yes | Not listed in the plans we reviewed |
| Voicemail greeting and beep detection | Yes | Not listed in the plans we reviewed |
| Live translation into Filipino | Yes | Not listed in the plans we reviewed |
| Accent conversion | In testing, not yet released | Yes, with daily limits on some plans |
| Price for one person, billed monthly | £9 a month | $16 a month (Core) |
| Price for one person, billed yearly | £84 a year (£7 a month) | $96 a year ($8 a month, Core) |
| Call centre seat minimum | None | Reported 40-seat minimum on Call Center AI |
| Free trial | 3 days, card required | 7 days, no card |
| Platforms | Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome; phone app for notes | Windows, Mac, Chrome, iOS, Android |
Krisp prices are in US dollars and ClearTone prices are in pounds; both exclude tax. Sources: Laxis Krisp review, Tooliverse, EveryDev. Krisp may change its plans at any time, so check krisp.ai for the latest.
ClearTone shows your talk ratio, long monologues and dead air during the call, so you fix it while it still matters.
See the call coachGreetings and beeps are detected, so outbound callers know straight away whether to leave a message or hang up.
No seat minimum, 15% off every user after 10, seats that move between staff, and a dashboard that never shows audio.
Call centre noise cancellingLive translation of the other person into Filipino for teams in the Philippines.
£9 a month for one person billed monthly, compared with $16 a month for Krisp Core billed monthly.
See pricingSwitch ClearTone on and off, see heard objections and add key lines to your notes without leaving your call guide.
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Krisp has phone apps, although they don't remove noise. ClearTone's phone app is for reading and searching your notes.
Krisp's accent conversion is available today. ClearTone's is still in testing and won't be released until it passes blind listening tests.
Krisp's trial needs no card. ClearTone's 3-day trial asks for a card up front, and you pay nothing if you cancel in time.
Free and very good at noise removal, but it runs on Windows only and needs an NVIDIA RTX graphics card. ClearTone runs on Windows and Mac with no special graphics card.
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Start Free TrialIt depends on what you use Krisp for. For people who make sales or support calls all day, ClearTone matches Krisp on two-way noise removal and adds live coaching, voicemail detection and a team dashboard. For free noise removal on a Windows PC with an RTX card, NVIDIA Broadcast is an option.
For one person billed monthly, ClearTone is £9 a month and Krisp Core is $16 a month. Billed yearly, ClearTone is £84 a year and Krisp Core is $96 a year. Prices were checked in October 2026 and exclude tax.
Yes. Both ClearTone and Krisp can clean the incoming audio as well as your microphone.
Yes. Install ClearTone and do the one-minute setup; it switches itself on for your calling apps. You can keep Krisp installed while you compare, but switch Krisp off so the two don't clean the same audio twice.
Not yet. Our accent voices are in testing and will only be released once listeners can't tell them apart from a real voice in blind tests.