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Fireflies.ai vs Ungrind

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, Ungrind at $29. Both have a free tier. Only Fireflies.ai ships a public API.

Fireflies.aiMeeting recorder that files notes into your CRMUngrindJoins your sales calls on Meet or Teams, writes the summary, and moves the deal stage without manual data entry.

Side by side

FactFireflies.aiUngrind
CategoryMeeting AssistantsCRM Platforms
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$10 month$29 month
Public APIYesNo
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, Chrome Ext, API, Slack AppWeb
CompanyFireflies.ai Corp.Cowrite AB
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

Ungrind

Ungrind works well when your sales process is mostly video calls: it listens in, writes the recap, and files the pipeline update without extra typing. The catch is it only sees what happens on camera, so any phone call or in-person follow-up still needs a manual note, and the free tier's two-hour cap is tight for daily callers.

Pros

  • Joins calls automatically and writes a readable summary without manual note-taking
  • Updates the pipeline stage based on what was actually said on the call
  • Free plan has no time limit, just a 2-hour/month meeting cap
  • Imports existing contacts from other CRMs to get started

Cons

  • Only supports Google Meet and Microsoft Teams at review time, no Zoom
  • Free tier's 2-hour monthly meeting cap forces an upgrade quickly for active sellers
  • Not a substitute for a CRM with custom fields or team reporting

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 Ungrind if you need

  • Solo consultants who run client calls on Meet or Teams
  • Small agencies avoiding a full CRM setup
  • Coaches wanting automatic session notes and to-dos

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