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Sembly AI vs tl;dv

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
Only tl;dv (Sembly AI has paid plans only)
Public API
tl;dv has one; not confirmed by us for Sembly AI
Higher Trust score
Sembly AI — 91 vs 82 for tl;dv
Best fit
Sembly AI: PMOs and consultancies tracking commitments across dozens of calls · tl;dv: Sales teams that need call outcomes landing in the CRM without manual entry
Platforms
Sembly AI: Web · tl;dv: Web, Chrome extension, macOS, 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

Sembly AIMeeting recorder producing summaries, tasks and searchable transcriptstl;dvMeeting recorder that clips moments and syncs to CRM

Side by side

FactSembly AItl;dv
CategoryMeeting AssistantsMeeting Assistants
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starts at$17/mo—
Public APINot confirmedYes
Trust score91 / 10082 / 100
PlatformsWebWeb, Chrome extension, macOS, Windows, API
CompanySembly AI, Inc.tldx Solutions GmbH
Launched20192020
Last verifiedOct 15, 2026Oct 16, 2026

What our research says

Sembly AI

Worth the premium when you need meetings turned into structured commitments — tasks, risks, decisions — rather than a searchable transcript. If a transcript plus a summary paragraph is all you want, this is priced well above what you need.

Pros

  • Extracts risks, decisions and tasks as separate items rather than one summary blob
  • Multi-meeting chat, AI-generated documents and insights from the Pro tier upward
  • Captures Zoom, Teams, Meet and Webex rather than a single platform
  • MCP access on Pro and MAX lets external agent clients reach the meeting data

Cons

  • No standing free tier — every plan's free option is a time-limited trial
  • Single-user Basic at $17/month sits above several competitors' entry price
  • The differentiating features all start at Pro, so Basic is a weak comparison point
  • No public developer API; the /api path resolves to a sales demo form

tl;dv

tl;dv earns its place when the recording has to end up somewhere else, in a CRM field or a shared clip, rather than sitting in an archive nobody reads. As a pure note-taker it is unremarkable.

Pros

  • Clip-and-share is faster in practice than pointing colleagues at a timestamp
  • CRM sync is a first-class feature rather than a Zapier afterthought
  • Free tier is a real plan, not a trial
  • Desktop apps and an extension cover the three major conferencing platforms

Cons

  • Billing is euro-only, which creates FX exposure for non-EU buyers
  • The API is v1alpha1 and explicitly unstable
  • Free plan cannot retrieve meeting content through the API at all
  • The 40% annual discount is permanent marketing, so the monthly rate is the real price

Which one fits

Choose Sembly AI if you need

  • PMOs and consultancies tracking commitments across dozens of calls
  • Teams that need to interrogate several meetings at once, not one at a time
  • Regulated environments needing HIPAA handling, custom SSO and audit logs

Choose tl;dv if you need

  • Sales teams that need call outcomes landing in the CRM without manual entry
  • Distributed teams sharing a 90-second clip instead of a 45-minute recording
  • Researchers and PMs tagging moments across many user interviews

Sembly AI vs tl;dv: the questions people ask

Is Sembly AI cheaper than tl;dv?

Sembly AI starts at $17/mo. tl;dv has a free tier; what its paid plans cost is not confirmed by us yet.

Does Sembly AI or tl;dv have a free tier?

tl;dv has a free tier; Sembly AI has paid plans only.

Which has a public API, Sembly AI or tl;dv?

tl;dv ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for Sembly AI is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.

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