3 alternatives to Fireflies.ai
Reviewed by Cheetah Systems Lab research team on 2026-08-03. Competitive set: Conversation intelligence. The reviewer profile includes the editorial and corrections policy.
Compare Fireflies.ai on price and setup. Check Fireflies.ai against 3 rivals on developer access, buyer fit and tradeoffs.
Fireflies.ai current baseline
The #1 AI Assistant For Your Meetings
- Meeting transcription across 100+ languages with speaker recognition
- AI-generated summaries and action items
- Talk-time and sentiment analytics
- AskFred: conversational AI search over meeting history
- 200+ "AI Skills" for industry-specific workflow automation
- Published starting point
- $0 (Free, 400 mins/team storage)
- Setup
- 30m setup assessment
- Developer access
- API documentation, MCP documentation
When to replace Fireflies.ai
API rate limits scale with plan: Free is capped at 50 requests/day and Pro at 500 requests/day, which is too thin for any team wanting to build a real-time or high-volume integration - only Business/Enterprise get a workable 60 requests/minute. HIPAA compliance and private storage/custom retention are Enterprise-only ($39/seat/mo, annual billing only), so healthcare or regulated teams on lower tiers do not actually get the compliance posture the marketing page advertises for the product generally. The AI-credit system (20-50 credits/month depending on plan) meters AI features separately from storage, so heavy AskFred or Skills usage can be constrained even on paid plans.
How each alternative compares with Fireflies.ai
Avoma vs Fireflies.ai
Choose Avoma when
Choose Avoma over Fireflies.ai when these published constraints align more closely with the requirement: $19/recorder seat/mo (Startup, billed annually); 30m setup assessment; Avoma's checked sources link API documentation, MCP documentation. The corresponding Fireflies.ai constraints are $0 (Free, 400 mins/team storage); 30m setup assessment; Fireflies.ai's checked sources link API documentation, MCP documentation.
Cheetah comparison of published constraints
Keep Fireflies.ai in contention when
Keep Fireflies.ai when 30m setup assessment, $0 (Free, 400 mins/team storage), and Fireflies.ai's checked sources link API documentation, MCP documentation are the more workable constraints for the team than Avoma's 30m setup assessment, $19/recorder seat/mo (Startup, billed annually), and Avoma's checked sources link API documentation, MCP documentation.
Cheetah assessment
Key tradeoff
Avoma versus Fireflies.ai on published starting price: Avoma - $19/recorder seat/mo (Startup, billed annually); Fireflies.ai - $0 (Free, 400 mins/team storage). On setup, Avoma has a 30m setup assessment; Fireflies.ai has a 30m setup assessment. On developer access, Avoma's checked sources link API documentation, MCP documentation; Fireflies.ai's checked sources link API documentation, MCP documentation.
Cheetah assessment
For Avoma versus Fireflies.ai, official pages checked 2026-08-03: Website used for Avoma versus Fireflies.ai, Documentation used for Avoma versus Fireflies.ai, Pricing used for Avoma versus Fireflies.ai, API documentation used for Avoma versus Fireflies.ai, MCP documentation used for Avoma versus Fireflies.ai. These Avoma sources inform comparison with Fireflies.ai, not every sentence individually.
Gong vs Fireflies.ai
Choose Gong when
Choose Gong over Fireflies.ai when these published constraints align more closely with the requirement: No published starting price in the reviewed sources; custom setup assessment; Gong's checked sources link API documentation, MCP documentation. The corresponding Fireflies.ai constraints are $0 (Free, 400 mins/team storage); 30m setup assessment; Fireflies.ai's checked sources link API documentation, MCP documentation.
Cheetah comparison of published constraints
Keep Fireflies.ai in contention when
Keep Fireflies.ai when 30m setup assessment, $0 (Free, 400 mins/team storage), and Fireflies.ai's checked sources link API documentation, MCP documentation are the more workable constraints for the team than Gong's custom setup assessment, No published starting price in the reviewed sources, and Gong's checked sources link API documentation, MCP documentation.
Cheetah assessment
Key tradeoff
Gong versus Fireflies.ai on published starting price: Gong - No published starting price in the reviewed sources; Fireflies.ai - $0 (Free, 400 mins/team storage). On setup, Gong has a custom setup assessment; Fireflies.ai has a 30m setup assessment. On developer access, Gong's checked sources link API documentation, MCP documentation; Fireflies.ai's checked sources link API documentation, MCP documentation.
Cheetah assessment
For Gong versus Fireflies.ai, official pages checked 2026-08-03: Website used for Gong versus Fireflies.ai, Documentation used for Gong versus Fireflies.ai, Pricing used for Gong versus Fireflies.ai, API documentation used for Gong versus Fireflies.ai, MCP documentation used for Gong versus Fireflies.ai. These Gong sources inform comparison with Fireflies.ai, not every sentence individually.
Otter.ai vs Fireflies.ai
Choose Otter.ai when
Choose Otter.ai over Fireflies.ai when these published constraints align more closely with the requirement: $0 (Basic, 300 min/month); 5m setup assessment; Otter.ai's checked sources did not include a developer-interface link. The corresponding Fireflies.ai constraints are $0 (Free, 400 mins/team storage); 30m setup assessment; Fireflies.ai's checked sources link API documentation, MCP documentation.
Cheetah comparison of published constraints
Keep Fireflies.ai in contention when
Keep Fireflies.ai when 30m setup assessment, $0 (Free, 400 mins/team storage), and Fireflies.ai's checked sources link API documentation, MCP documentation are the more workable constraints for the team than Otter.ai's 5m setup assessment, $0 (Basic, 300 min/month), and Otter.ai's checked sources did not link a developer interface.
Cheetah assessment
Key tradeoff
Otter.ai versus Fireflies.ai on published starting price: Otter.ai - $0 (Basic, 300 min/month); Fireflies.ai - $0 (Free, 400 mins/team storage). On setup, Otter.ai has a 5m setup assessment; Fireflies.ai has a 30m setup assessment. On developer access, Otter.ai's checked sources did not include a developer-interface link; Fireflies.ai's checked sources link API documentation, MCP documentation.
Cheetah assessment
For Otter.ai versus Fireflies.ai, official pages checked 2026-08-03: Website used for Otter.ai versus Fireflies.ai, Pricing used for Otter.ai versus Fireflies.ai. These Otter.ai sources inform comparison with Fireflies.ai, not every sentence individually.
Fireflies.ai baseline sources
- Fireflies.ai Official website
- Fireflies.ai Official documentation
- Fireflies.ai Official API documentation
- Fireflies.ai Official MCP documentation
- Fireflies.ai Official pricing page
Verify before deciding
- A downloadable OpenAPI or GraphQL SDL schema file
- A vendor-linked GitHub organization
- A public changelog or status page
- Whether a time-boxed trial of paid tiers exists (only a permanently free plan is documented)
- A machine-readable OpenAPI specification was not included in the reviewed source set.
Cheetah assessed Fireflies.ai buyer fit, setup and tradeoffs. Shortlist reviewed 2026-07-31.