Fireflies

Best Fireflies Alternatives in 2026

Fireflies is an AI-powered meeting transcription and note-taking tool that automatically records, transcribes, and summarizes video calls and audio files. Teams look for alternatives when they have privacy concerns about storing recordings, when they need transcription in languages Fireflies doesn't support well, or when they want a tool that integrates more seamlessly with their existing tech stack. The main dimensions that differ across options are the balance between ease of use and privacy guarantees, and whether the tool handles just transcription or adds features like searchability, summary generation, and action item tracking.

13 products on AppBoard.pro are listed as alternatives to Fireflies: competitors and similar tools, ranked by community engagement.

Mostly AI, Video & Audio Tools and Productivity & Notes.

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Fireflies alternatives and competitors compared

How we picked: Every product here lists itself as an alternative to Fireflies; the ones that share its category or use case (Video & Audio Tools or Meeting Transcription) come first, and each group is ranked by community engagement. No product can pay for position.

ProductBest forPricing modelPlatformsRating
KekosoSoftware Developers, Data ScientistsOne-time PurchasemacOS, MCPNot rated yet
SummarizeVideoToTextStudents, Content CreatorsFreemiumWeb, Chrome ExtensionNot rated yet
Transcript.imContent Creators, StudentsFreemiumWeb, APINot rated yet
ScriptGeckoContent Creators, Digital MarketersFreemiumWeb, APINot rated yet
jotty.proConsultants, EntrepreneursFreeWebNot rated yet
LoorqConsultants, Content CreatorsFreemiummacOSNot rated yet
ConvincoSales Teams, B2B SaaS CompaniesFreemiumWeb, APINot rated yet
WisprsContent Creators, JournalistsFreemiumWeb, APINot rated yet
StrikeScribeContent Creators, JournalistsFreemiumWeb, APINot rated yet
OmniForge DesktopFounders & CEOs, Remote teamsFreemiumWindows, macOSNot rated yet
  1. 01Kekoso
    Kekosokekoso.app
    Speech to text on your Mac, nothing leaves the machine
    Cybersecurity & PrivacymacOSMCPOne-time Purchase
    2 PBSPBS (Points-Based Score) — a product's ranking score. It blends recent upvotes, saves, follows, ratings and real click-throughs with the reputation invested in the product, which decays like an upvote. Recent activity counts for more and scores fade as a product goes dormant, and no single signal can dominate. Higher PBS ranks higher on the leaderboard.
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  2. 02SummarizeVideoToText
    SummarizeVideoToTextsummarizevideototext.com
    Video link to transcript and AI summary, fast.
    Education & LearningWebChrome ExtensionFreemium
    2 PBSPBS (Points-Based Score) — a product's ranking score. It blends recent upvotes, saves, follows, ratings and real click-throughs with the reputation invested in the product, which decays like an upvote. Recent activity counts for more and scores fade as a product goes dormant, and no single signal can dominate. Higher PBS ranks higher on the leaderboard.
    Upvote
  3. 03Transcript.im
    Transcript.imtranscript.im
    Free transcripts for YouTube, TikTok and Instagram
    Data & InfrastructureWebAPIFreemium
    2 PBSPBS (Points-Based Score) — a product's ranking score. It blends recent upvotes, saves, follows, ratings and real click-throughs with the reputation invested in the product, which decays like an upvote. Recent activity counts for more and scores fade as a product goes dormant, and no single signal can dominate. Higher PBS ranks higher on the leaderboard.
    Upvote
  4. 04ScriptGecko
    ScriptGeckoscriptgecko.com
    Turn Instagram Reels into clean, timestamped text.
    Creator EconomyWebAPIFreemium
    1 PBSPBS (Points-Based Score) — a product's ranking score. It blends recent upvotes, saves, follows, ratings and real click-throughs with the reputation invested in the product, which decays like an upvote. Recent activity counts for more and scores fade as a product goes dormant, and no single signal can dominate. Higher PBS ranks higher on the leaderboard.
    Upvote
  5. 05jotty.pro
    jotty.projotty.pro
    no-install, fully private, in-browser meeting assistant
    AIWebFree
    Upvote
  6. 06Loorq
    Loorqloorq.com
    Real-time speech coaching for your Mac
    Health & WellnessmacOSFreemium
    Upvote
  7. 07Convinco
    Convincoconvinco.co
    AI sales assistant for real-time live call coaching
    AIWebAPIFreemium
    Upvote
  8. 08Wisprs
    WisprsVerifiedwisprs.co
    Transcribe audio and video with AI speed and accuracy
    AIWebAPIFreemium
    Upvote
  9. 09StrikeScribe
    StrikeScribeVerifiedstrikescribe.com
    AI speech to text and meeting transcription
    AIWebAPIFreemium
    Upvote
  10. 10OmniForge Desktop
    OmniForge Desktopomniforge.online
    Free document intelligence and audio capture with local LLM
    AIWindowsmacOSFreemium
    Upvote
  11. 11Pavleur
    Pavleurpavleur.com
    AI copilot for live transcription and recaps
    AIFreemium
    Upvote

Other products listed as Fireflies alternatives

These list themselves as alternatives to Fireflies but sit in a different category or use case, so they may replace only part of it.

  1. 12Sponja
    Sponjasponja.ai
    Turn webinars into sales with AI lead scoring
    CRMFreemium
    Upvote
  2. 13Superscribe
    Superscribesuperscribe.io
    Live voice-to-text that builds your timesheet automatically
    Upvote

Fireflies alternatives: common questions

What are some Fireflies competitors and similar tools?
AppBoard.pro lists 13 alternatives to Fireflies, mostly AI, Video & Audio Tools and Productivity & Notes tools. The most engaged right now are Kekoso, SummarizeVideoToText, Transcript.im and ScriptGecko.
What is the best Fireflies alternative?
Kekoso currently ranks first here: Speech to text on your Mac, nothing leaves the machine. The order comes from community engagement rather than an editorial verdict, so the right replacement still depends on which part of Fireflies you are trying to replace.
Are there free Fireflies alternatives?
Yes. 11 of the alternatives listed here offer a free or freemium plan, including SummarizeVideoToText, Transcript.im, ScriptGecko and jotty.pro.
How are these Fireflies alternatives ranked?
Products that share Fireflies's category or use case come first. Within each group the order comes from a points-based score that blends recent upvotes, saves, follows, ratings and real click-throughs with the reputation other makers have invested in a product. Recent activity counts for more than old activity, no position in this list is for sale, and the order changes as people vote.