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Avoma vs Demodesk

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Free plan
Neither — Avoma has paid plans only, Demodesk has paid plans only
Public API
Both have one
Higher Trust score
Avoma — 92 vs 78 for Demodesk
Best fit
Avoma: Sales teams that want call notes landing in the CRM automatically · Demodesk: European sales teams with GDPR and works-council requirements
Platforms
Avoma: Web · Demodesk: Web, iOS, Android, Windows

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

AvomaRecords and transcribes sales meetings, then writes structured notes back to the CRMDemodeskRecords and transcribes sales calls in 98 languages, then writes the CRM update and the follow-up.

Side by side

FactAvomaDemodesk
CategoryMeeting AssistantsConversation Intelligence
Pricing modelPaidPaid
Starts at$19/seat/mo—
Public APIYesYes
Trust score92 / 10078 / 100
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, iOS, Android, Windows, API
CompanyAvomaDemodesk GmbH
Launched20172017
Last verifiedOct 15, 2026Oct 15, 2026

What our research says

Avoma

Avoma covers more of the revenue stack than a plain meeting recorder, taking a call from scheduling through transcription and coaching into forecasting. The catch is modular pricing: the advertised seat price buys only the meeting assistant, and the intelligence modules that justify the platform are billed separately.

Pros

  • Scheduling, recording, notes and CRM write-back in one subscription
  • Free viewer and collaborator seats keep non-recording colleagues off the bill
  • API and webhooks for exporting meeting data
  • In market since late 2017, with HIPAA compliance available on Enterprise

Cons

  • Conversation and revenue intelligence are extra per-seat add-ons
  • Startup tier caps at 25 paid seats, forcing an upgrade as teams grow
  • Enterprise requires a 10-seat minimum on annual billing

Demodesk

A serious European alternative to Gong and Chorus, and the GDPR posture, works-council documentation and EU entity are the actual reason to pick it. CRM writeback and coaching scorecards are the substance; the 98-language transcription matters if your pipeline is not English-only. It is a per-seat product priced accordingly, and the seat count forces you into Enterprise past 30 licences.

Pros

  • Transcription across 98 languages, not just English
  • Writes back to Salesforce, HubSpot and Pipedrive automatically
  • MCP server and agent connect included on every plan, not just Enterprise
  • Free viewer seats mean non-sellers can watch calls without a licence

Cons

  • Both self-serve tiers hard-cap at 30 licences
  • Coaching, CRM concierge and deal-risk alerts all sit behind the EUR 49 tier
  • Higher API limits with REST and SQL access are Enterprise-only

Which one fits

Choose Avoma if you need

  • Sales teams that want call notes landing in the CRM automatically
  • Managers who need call scoring and coaching rather than just recordings
  • Customer-success groups tracking account health from meeting content

Choose Demodesk if you need

  • European sales teams with GDPR and works-council requirements
  • Multilingual pipelines where transcription quality outside English matters
  • Managers who want calls scored against their own scorecards, not a generic rubric

Avoma vs Demodesk: the questions people ask

Is Avoma cheaper than Demodesk?

Avoma starts at $19/seat/mo. An entry price for Demodesk is not confirmed by us yet, so check its pricing page before you compare.

Which has a public API, Avoma or Demodesk?

Both ship a public API, so either can be built on; the fact table above shows the platforms each one runs on.

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