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Bluedot vs Fireflies.ai

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. Bluedot starts at $14, Fireflies.ai at $10. Both have a free tier. Both ship a public API.

BluedotBot-free meeting recorder that transcribes calls from device audio and syncs notes to CRM and docs toolsFireflies.aiMeeting recorder that files notes into your CRM

Side by side

FactBluedotFireflies.ai
CategoryMeeting Recording & NotesMeeting Assistants
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$14 month$10 month
Public APIYesYes
PlatformsWeb, Chrome Ext, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, APIWeb, iOS, Android, Chrome Ext, API, Slack App
Company—Fireflies.ai Corp.
Launched—2016
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Bluedot

A good pick when you want meeting notes without a visible bot participant joining every call, and its billing only charges people who actually record. The catch is a nearly unusable free tier (five meetings ever) and audio-only capture until you pay for Pro.

Pros

  • Device-level capture means no bot joins the call
  • Apps across Chrome, desktop and mobile plus an API and MCP endpoint for automation
  • Per-recorder billing avoids paying for passive teammates
  • Webhooks and integrations arrive at the $14 Basic tier

Cons

  • Free tier is a 5-meeting lifetime demo, not a plan
  • Video capture and unlimited duration require the $20 Pro tier
  • Cancelling permanently deletes your data after 30 days

Fireflies.ai

Unlimited transcription on the free tier is the hook and it is genuinely unlimited — the meter sits on storage and AI credits, which is where any team of real size ends up on a paid seat.

Pros

  • Transcription minutes are unlimited on every tier, including Free
  • API access is not paywalled — it starts on the free plan
  • Pro at $10/seat undercuts most rival meeting assistants
  • Storage becomes unlimited from the $19 Business tier

Cons

  • Monthly billing is about 1.8x the annual rate on Pro and 1.5x on Business
  • AI credits, not transcription, are the real ration — 20 a month on both Free and Pro
  • Free storage is 400 minutes for the entire team, not per person
  • Enterprise is annual-only at $39/seat

Which one fits

Choose Bluedot if you need

  • Sales and recruiting teams that need transcripts pushed into CRM or ATS records
  • Companies whose clients dislike bot participants appearing in meetings
  • Multilingual teams needing transcription across 100+ languages

Choose Fireflies.ai if you need

  • Sales and success teams who want call notes landing in the CRM by themselves
  • Distributed teams searching across months of past meetings
  • Developers pulling meeting data out through an API on any plan

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