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Fireflies.ai vs Rango 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. Fireflies.ai starts at $10, Rango AI at $49. Both have a free tier. Only Fireflies.ai ships a public API.

Fireflies.aiMeeting recorder that files notes into your CRMRango AIAI agent that joins Zoom, Meet, or Teams calls to take notes and answer questions when addressed.

Side by side

FactFireflies.aiRango AI
CategoryMeeting AssistantsMeeting Assistants
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$10 month$49 month
Public APIYesNo
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, Chrome Ext, API, Slack AppWeb
CompanyFireflies.ai Corp.UGO Media Inc.
Launched2016—
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 1, 2026

What our research says

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

Rango AI

Rango goes further than a note-taker by acting inside the call, pulling up files or answering questions when addressed by name, and by carrying memory across meetings so past decisions are searchable later. The free plan only covers a single 30-minute meeting, so evaluating the live-participation features requires paying before the second call.

Pros

  • Responds live during a call when addressed by name, not just after the fact
  • Cross-meeting memory lets users query decisions from past conversations
  • Connects to 20+ tools including CRM, email, and issue trackers
  • Meeting hours are metered individually with refunds available

Cons

  • Free tier is limited to a single 30-minute meeting
  • Per-hour pricing can add up for teams with heavy meeting loads

Which one fits

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

Choose Rango AI if you need

  • Sales teams wanting a meeting agent that can update CRM records automatically
  • Project managers who need decisions from months-old meetings searchable later
  • Teams already living in Slack, Salesforce, or Jira who want direct integration

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