Fireflies.ai Alternatives: 6 Meeting Note Tools Compared (2026)
Fireflies.ai records everything and makes it searchable — powerful, and priced like infrastructure once a whole company is on it. Teams shop around for free tiers that don't cap recordings, a notetaker clients don't notice, or simpler pricing.
Start with the direct rivals, then the different-philosophy picks.
Direct rivals
Bot-based recording, transcripts and searchable libraries — the Fireflies shape at other prices.
Otter.ai
★★★★★ 4.6/5 editorial · Freemium · from ~$17/mo
Real-time meeting transcription with searchable notes.
Otter is the household name: live transcription, shared workspaces and a gentler learning curve for whole companies.
Fathom
★★★★★ 4.6/5 editorial · Freemium · $16 per user/mo
Free AI meeting notes with instant summaries and highlights
Fathom's unlimited free recordings make it the budget default for individuals and small teams.
tl;dv
★★★★☆ 4.4/5 editorial · Freemium · from $18 per user/mo
Meeting recorder that turns calls into clips and insights
tl;dv turns meetings into shareable clips — strongest when the output is highlights, not archives.
Different philosophies
Invisible notes, analytics-led summaries and sales-focused capture.
Granola
★★★★★ 4.7/5 editorial · Freemium · from $14 per user/mo
AI notepad that transcribes meetings without a bot
Granola never joins the call: it enhances your own notes from device audio, so clients never meet a bot.
Read AI
★★★★☆ 4.2/5 editorial · Freemium · from $15 per user/mo
Meeting reports with engagement scores, plus search everywhere
Read AI layers engagement and sentiment measurement over the transcript.
Avoma
★★★★☆ 4.3/5 editorial · Paid · from $19 per user/mo
Meeting intelligence for revenue teams, notes to coaching
Avoma is the revenue-team notetaker: deal insights, coaching and CRM hygiene built around sales calls.
How to choose
Our steer: Fathom for free scale, Granola for client-facing calls, Otter for the simplest company-wide rollout. Fireflies still wins when the searchable archive itself is the asset.
Every tool above is listed in our directory with verified pricing and an editor rating. Start with the full Fireflies.ai review to see exactly what you are switching from, or put two finalists head to head in the comparison tool.