Fireflies.ai

fireflies.ai
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The #1 AI Notetaker For Your Meetings

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Overview

Fireflies.ai is an AI-powered meeting transcription and note-taking platform that transcribes, summarizes, searches, and analyzes team conversations. It automatically records and transcribes meetings across 100+ languages with 95% accuracy, providing detailed notes, action items, and customized summaries. The platform includes advanced features like real-time AI assistance, conversation intelligence, and integration with popular work tools.

Features

71 features across 32 categories

AI Assistant(3)

AskFred - AI AssistantAIPremium

Review meetings and answer any questions about the conversation, providing real-time suggestions, coaching, and answers during meetings

Personal AssistantAIPremium

AI-powered personal assistant that helps manage meeting follow-ups and tasks

Talk to FirefliesAIPremium

Ask Fireflies questions and get accurate, up-to-date answers right inside video calls without switching tabs

AI Automation(3)

AI Apps MarketplaceAIPremium

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 on your behalf

Voice AgentsAIPremium

AI agents that can answer questions and participate in live meetings

AI Integration(1)

Fireflies MCP ServerAIPremium

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

Also in: Apify, Synthesia, Pendo

AI Summarization(1)

AI SummariesAIPremium

Get detailed notes, action items, and customized summaries instantly after every meeting with overview, bullet points, and custom notes

Administration(1)

Super Admin RolePremium

Advanced admin role with elevated permissions for enterprise-level control

Also in: Notion, Airtable, Smartsheet

Analytics(8)

Conversation IntelligenceAIPremium

Advanced analytics to help uncover insights across every conversation with detailed metrics and analysis

Insights FeedAIPremium

Dynamic feed that highlights recent conversations and key topics discussed across your meetings

Key Topics DetectionAIPremium

Automatically detect and track key topics discussed across meetings

Question DetectionAIPremium

Automatically identify questions raised during meetings

Sentiment AnalysisAIPremium

AI-powered sentiment analysis across conversations and topics

Speaker Talk-time AnalyticsAIPremium

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

Team AnalyticsAIPremium

Analyze talk time, sentiment, and trends with speaker insights and team-level metrics

Topic TrackersAIPremium

Create custom topic trackers to monitor key themes across conversations

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Smartsheet

Automation(1)

Rules EnginePremium

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

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Billing(2)

AI Credits SystemAIPremium

AI credits used for premium AI features like AskFred, apps, and voice agents

Invoice PaymentsPremium

Support for payment by invoice for enterprise customers

Also in: Insightly, Airtable, Obsidian

Collaboration(2)

Comments & BookmarksPremium

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

User GroupsPremium

Create different user groups for different teams to easily share meetings and content

Compliance(4)

BAA (Business Associate Agreement)Premium

Complete protection of PHI with business associate agreement for healthcare compliance

GDPR Compliance

Rigorous data protection and privacy standards in line with European regulations

HIPAA CompliancePremium

Complete protection for healthcare organizations with PHI safeguards

SOC 2 Type II Compliance

Follows industry standards for data security, privacy, and confidentiality

Configuration(1)

Transcript and Summary Only ModePremium

Run meetings in a mode that focuses only on transcripts and summaries

Contact Management(1)

Contacts ManagementPremium

Organize and manage all your team contacts in one place

Desktop(1)

Desktop AppAIPremium

Transcribe and summarize calls on desktop with the Fireflies application

Documentation(2)

Edit TranscriptPremium

Edit and correct transcriptions manually for accuracy

Expand Summary Notes

Expand specific summary bullet points for additional context and details

Export(1)

Download Meetings

Easily download summary, transcript, meeting audio or video files

Industry-Specific(9)

Engineering AI AppsAIPremium

AI applications for engineering teams to track technical discussions and decisions

Finance AI AppsAIPremium

AI applications for finance teams to extract financial insights from meetings

Healthcare AI AppsAIPremium

AI applications for healthcare organizations compliant with HIPAA requirements

Marketing AI AppsAIPremium

AI applications for marketing teams to extract campaign insights and content ideas

Media & Podcasting AI AppsAIPremium

AI applications for media and podcast teams to extract and analyze content

Recruiting AI AppsAIPremium

AI applications for recruiting teams to score candidates and extract hiring insights

Sales AI AppsAIPremium

AI applications specifically designed for sales teams to extract insights and automate follow-ups

User Research AI AppsAIPremium

AI applications for analyzing user research conversations and extracting key insights

Venture Capital AI AppsAIPremium

AI applications for VC teams to analyze investor meetings and track decisions

Integration(2)

Chrome Extension

Automatically record Google Meet calls without the Fireflies bot

Dialers & API IntegrationPremium

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

Management(1)

Bulk DeletePremium

Delete multiple meetings and recordings at once

Meeting Preparation(1)

Meeting PrepAIPremium

Prepare for meetings with context and relevant information from past conversations

Mobile(1)

Mobile AppAIPremium

Transcribe and summarize in-person conversations on Android and iOS devices

Organization(1)

ChannelsPremium

Organize team meetings into different channels for better organization

Playback(1)

Playback Speed ControlPremium

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

Real-time Assistance(3)

Live AssistAIPremium

Get real-time suggestions, coaching, and answers during meetings as they happen

Live TranscriptionsAI

See transcriptions appear in real-time as participants speak during meetings

Real-time NotesAI

Get live transcripts, instant notes, and action items as meetings happen in real-time

Recording & Transcription(1)

AI Notetaker BotAI

Invite the bot to live meetings or have it autojoin calendar meetings to record, transcribe, and summarize automatically

Search & Analysis(2)

Meeting SearchAI

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

Smart SearchAIPremium

Global search functionality across all meetings with intelligent query capabilities

Security(2)

End-to-End EncryptionPremium

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

Private StoragePremium

Secure, dedicated cloud storage exclusively for organization's data with enhanced privacy

Security & Administration(3)

Custom Data RetentionPremium

Enterprise customers can set custom data retention policies tailored to their needs

SCIMPremium

System for Cross-domain Identity Management for automated user provisioning

SSO (Single Sign-On)Premium

Enterprise single sign-on integration for secure access management

Security & Privacy(1)

Zero Data RetentionPremium

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

Sharing(1)

SoundbitesPremium

Clip out important moments from calls into easily shareable audio snippets

Support(3)

Dedicated Account ManagerPremium

Enterprise customers receive a dedicated account manager for support and onboarding

Dedicated SupportPremium

Priority support from dedicated support team members

Onboarding ProgramPremium

Comprehensive onboarding program to help teams get started with Fireflies

Task Management(2)

Task DetectionAIPremium

Automatically detect and extract tasks and action items from conversations

Tasks ManagementAIPremium

Extract and manage all tasks and action items in one place with automatic task creation

Transcription(5)

Audio & Video File SupportAIPremium

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

Auto-Language DetectionAI

Automatically switch languages from meeting to meeting with ease

High Quality TranscriptionAI

95% accurate transcription with speaker recognition and auto-language detection across 100+ languages

Multi-language ModeAIPremium

Support for multiple languages in a single meeting with real-time translation capabilities

Speaker RecognitionAI

Fireflies identifies different speakers in meetings and audio files automatically

Pricing

Free

Free forever
  • Unlimited transcription
  • Limited AI summaries
  • 800 mins of storage per seat
  • Zoom, GMeet, Teams, and more integrations
  • Transcription in 100+ languages
  • Real-time notes & live transcriptions
  • Meeting search
  • AskFred: AI assistant
  • Upload audio/video files
  • Mobile app (Android, iOS)
  • Chrome extension
  • API access
  • SOC 2 Type II compliance
  • GDPR compliance

Pro

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

Business

Popular
$19 per seat/month, billed annually
  • Unlimited transcription
  • Unlimited AI summaries
  • Unlimited storage
  • Everything in Pro, plus
  • Video recording
  • Multi-language Mode
  • Conversation intelligence
  • Team analytics (for admins)
  • 30 AI credits
  • User groups
  • SOC 2 Type II compliance
  • GDPR compliance
  • Dedicated support

Enterprise

$39 per seat/month, billed annually
  • Unlimited transcription
  • Unlimited AI summaries
  • Unlimited storage
  • Everything in Business, plus
  • Rules engine
  • SSO
  • SCIM
  • HIPAA compliance
  • BAA compliance
  • Private storage
  • Custom data retention
  • Transcript + Summary only mode
  • 50 AI credits
  • Super admin role
  • Dedicated account manager
  • Onboarding program
  • Payments by invoice
  • End-to-End Encryption

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 71 features at easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Fireflies.ai alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 71 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 71 features and a BuildScore of 4/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

17 known integrations