Fireflies.ai

fireflies.ai
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The #1 AI Notetaker For Your Meetings

How to Replace Fireflies.ai

Overview

Fireflies.ai is an AI-powered meeting transcription and summarization platform that automatically records, transcribes, and analyzes team conversations across 100+ languages. It provides real-time notes, comprehensive summaries, action items, and conversation intelligence to help teams remember every detail and extract actionable insights from their meetings.

Features

72 features across 21 categories

AI Assistant(3)

AskFred - AI AssistantAI

Let Fred review meetings and answer any questions about them. Get real-time suggestions, coaching, and answers during meetings

Live AssistAIPremium

Real-time suggestions, coaching, and answers during meetings

Personal AssistantAIPremium

AI-powered personal assistant for meeting-related tasks

AI Summaries(4)

Action ItemsAI

Automatic extraction and tracking of action items from meetings

Bullet PointsAI

Summary bullet points capturing key discussion points

Comprehensive AI SummariesAI

Get detailed notes, action items, and customized summaries instantly after every meeting

Custom NotesAI

Customizable note formats for different meeting types

Administration(2)

Super Admin RolePremium

Administrative role with expanded capabilities

Transcript & Summary Only ModePremium

Restrict mode to only show transcripts and summaries

Also in: Notion, Airtable, Smartsheet

Analytics(8)

AI FiltersAI

Filter meetings by various criteria using AI

Conversation IntelligenceAIPremium

Advanced analytics on conversation patterns and insights

Key Topics DetectionAI

AI-powered detection of key topics in conversations

Question DetectionAI

Automatically detect questions asked during meetings

Sentiment AnalysisAI

AI-powered sentiment analysis across conversations

Speaker Talk-time AnalyticsAI

Automatically track each participant's speaking time and easily monitor participation in meetings

Team AnalyticsAIPremium

Team-level analytics and insights for admins

Topic TrackersAI

Track and identify key topics discussed across meetings

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Smartsheet

Automation(4)

AI AppsAIPremium

200+ AI apps to automatically extract key details, generate follow-up emails, score candidates, and other insights from meetings

AI TeammatesAIPremium

Automate meetings with AI SDRs and recruiters that attend and speak

Rules EngineAIPremium

Set rules to let Fireflies override defaults and join, share, or route certain meetings

Voice AgentsAIPremium

Automate meetings with AI agents that speak on your behalf

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Billing(2)

AI CreditsAIPremium

Credits for using AI-powered features and apps

Payments by InvoicePremium

Invoice-based payment option

Also in: Insightly, Airtable, Obsidian

Collaboration(5)

Comments & Bookmarks

Leave time-stamped comments or bookmark action items and important moments

Contacts Management

Centralized contacts management integrated with meeting data

FeedAI

Personalized feed with key topics and discussions

SoundbitesAI

Clip out important moments from calls into easily shareable audio snippets

Tasks Management

All your tasks in one place with automatic task creation from meetings

Also in: Notion, Airtable, Obsidian

Export(1)

Download Meetings

Easily download summary, transcript, meeting audio or video

Also in: Looker, Hunter, MLflow

Integration(5)

ATS Integration

Send meeting notes and transcripts to Greenhouse, Lever and other ATS platforms

CRM IntegrationAI

Auto-fill CRM with notes and call logs (5+ CRM support)

Fireflies MCP ServerAIPremium

Bring meeting insights into AI tools like Claude, Devin, and ChatGPT in one click

Project Management IntegrationAI

Create tasks automatically after every meeting (9+ project management tools)

Slack Integration

Get notes and alerts in Slack channels where you work

Management(1)

Bulk Delete

Delete multiple meetings at once

Meeting Capture(7)

AI Notetaker BotAI

Invite Fireflies bot to live meetings or autojoin calendar meetings to record, transcribe, and summarize

Audio & Video File TranscriptionAI

Transcribe audio and video files with AI meeting summaries (MP3, MP4, WAV, M4A)

Chrome Extension

Automatically record Google Meet calls

Desktop AppAI

Transcribe and summarize calls with the Fireflies desktop app

Dialers & APIAI

Transcribe calls from Aircall, Ringcentral and other dialers or use API to process audio files

Mobile AppAI

Transcribe and summarize in-person conversations with the Fireflies mobile app

Video RecordingPremium

Record video in addition to audio for meetings

Meeting Preparation(1)

Meeting PrepAI

AI-powered preparation for upcoming meetings

Notetaking(1)

Time-stamped Notes

Notes linked to specific timestamps in the meeting recording

Organization(2)

Channels

Organize team meetings into different channels

User Groups

Create different user groups for different teams to easily share meetings

Playback(1)

Playback Speed Control

Adjust playback speed (1x, 1.25x, 1.5x, 1.75x, 2x, 2.5x, 3x)

Real-time(1)

Real-time Notes & Live TranscriptionsAI

Get live transcripts and instant notes as meetings happen

Search & Retrieval(3)

Global SearchAI

Search across all meetings globally

Meeting SearchAI

Search and remember what was discussed on calls several months ago down to the specific sentence and timestamp

Smart SearchAI

Intelligent search across meeting content

Security(10)

Business Associate AgreementPremium

Complete protection of PHI with business associate agreement

Custom Data RetentionPremium

Customize how long data is retained

End-to-End Encryption

All meeting data protected with 256-bit AES and SSL/TLS encryption

GDPR Compliance

Rigorous data protection and privacy standards in line with European regulations

HIPAA CompliancePremium

Complete protection for healthcare organizations

Private StoragePremium

Secure, dedicated cloud storage exclusively for organization's data

SCIMPremium

SCIM support for user provisioning

SOC 2 Type II Compliance

Follows industry standards for data security, privacy, and confidentiality

SSOPremium

Single Sign-On for enterprise security

Zero Data Retention

Data is never used for AI training or any purpose outside direct business needs

Summaries(1)

Expand Summary NotesAI

Expand specific summary bullet points for additional context and details

Support(4)

Dedicated Account ManagerPremium

Dedicated support from an account manager

Dedicated SupportPremium

Dedicated support team

Onboarding ProgramPremium

Dedicated onboarding program for new users

Priority SupportPremium

Priority customer support

Transcription(6)

100+ Languages SupportAI

Transcribe meetings in English, Spanish, French, and several other languages

Auto-Language DetectionAI

Automatically switch languages from meeting to meeting with ease

Edit Transcript

Edit and correct transcripts after meetings

High Quality Meeting TranscriptionAI

Industry-leading 95% accurate transcription of meetings

Multi-language ModeAIPremium

Support multiple languages in a single meeting

Speaker RecognitionAI

Automatically identifies different speakers in meetings and audio files

Pricing

Free

Free
  • Unlimited transcription
  • Limited AI summaries
  • 800 mins of storage/seat
  • Zoom, GMeet, Teams, +more
  • Transcription in 100+ languages
  • Real-time notes & live transcriptions
  • Meeting search
  • AskFred: AI assistant
  • Upload audio/video file
  • Mobile app (Android, iOS)
  • Chrome extension

Pro

$10/month billed annually
  • Unlimited transcription
  • Unlimited AI summaries
  • 8,000 mins of storage/seat
  • Download transcripts, summaries, recordings
  • Personal Assistant
  • Talk-time analytics
  • AI apps
  • Voice Agents
  • 20 AI credits
  • Action items & task Manager
  • Unlimited integrations
  • Everything in Free

Business

Popular
$19/month billed annually
  • Unlimited transcription
  • Unlimited AI summaries
  • Unlimited storage
  • Video recording
  • Multi-language Mode
  • Conversation intelligence
  • Team analytics (for admins)
  • 30 AI credits
  • User groups
  • Everything in Pro

Enterprise

$39/month
  • Unlimited transcription
  • Unlimited AI summaries
  • Unlimited storage
  • Rules engine
  • SSO
  • SCIM
  • HIPAA compliance
  • Private storage
  • Custom data retention
  • Transcript + Summary only mode
  • 50 AI credits
  • Super admin role
  • Dedicated account manager
  • Everything in Business

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying Fireflies.ai

Monthly$18/mo
Yearly$216/yr
5-Year Total$1.1k

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~8 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyEasy

Total Cost Comparison

1 Year
SaaS
$216
DIY
$240
3 Years
SaaS
$648
DIY
$720
5 Years
SaaS
$1.1k
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 72 features at easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Fireflies.ai alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 72 features.

Buy Fireflies.ai

Better Value
Monthly cost$180/mo
3-year total$6,480
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$60,000
Maintenance$900/mo
3-year total$92,400
Dev time~5 months

Buying Fireflies.ai saves ~$85,920 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 72 features and a BuildScore of 4/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

13 known integrations

AircallChatGPTClaudeCRM IntegrationsDevinGoogle MeetGreenhouseLeverMicrosoft TeamsProject Management ToolsRingcentralSlackZoom