Bluedot vs Fireflies.ai
Fireflies.ai scores 9.1 to Bluedot's 7.7 among the AI meeting assistants we rate, and is the better pick for 3 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.
Fireflies.ai wins, 9.1 to 7.7
Both Bluedot and Fireflies transcribe 100 languages and both start their cheapest paid plan at $18 a month. Fireflies gives its free plan meeting video capture and an API from day one, while Bluedot only keeps video once you reach its Pro plan. Bluedot includes its AI in full on its cheapest paid plan, while Fireflies caps premium AI features at 20 credits a seat on Pro.
Pick Bluedot if you want AI in full on the cheapest paid plan.
Pick Fireflies.ai if you want video and API on the free plan.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Meeting apps it records: 4 meeting apps against 3 meeting apps
- Talk time and coaching insights: Fireflies.ai yes, Bluedot does not say
- Live transcript during the call: Fireflies.ai yes, Bluedot does not say
- Apps it connects to: 15 integrations against 9 integrations
- API: Fireflies.ai yes, Bluedot does not say
- AI on the cheapest paid plan: Included against Limited
- HIPAA: Fireflies.ai yes, Bluedot no
- Ways to reach support: 3 support channels against 1 support channels
How they score
Both are scored the same way, against the other AI meeting assistants we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. Fireflies.ai leads on 3 of 4 criteria.
Where they differ
Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.
Published by only one of them
Where they match (9)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Bluedot
Fireflies.ai
Pros and cons
From each tool's full review, written from the same checked facts.
Bluedot
- The free plan never expires and gives 5 meetings for the life of the account.
- Bluedot only charges for users who actually record a meeting, not every seat on the account.
- Bluedot is SOC 2 Type II audited and its data practices are GDPR compliant.
- Transcription and summaries cover more than 100 languages.
- The free plan is capped at 5 meetings for the life of the account, not renewed monthly.
- Video recording is only available from the Pro plan up; Basic, the cheapest paid plan, is audio only.
- CRM and applicant-tracking-system sync require the Business plan.
Fireflies.ai
- The free plan includes unlimited transcription and live transcription at no cost.
- It does not use personal information to train its AI models and contractually prohibits its vendors from doing so.
- Meetings can be recorded with a bot across Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Slack Huddles, or without one through its desktop app.
- It is SOC 2 Type II certified and GDPR compliant, with HIPAA compliance available on the Enterprise plan.
- AI credits for premium AI features stay capped at 20 per seat on the Pro plan, rising only on higher tiers.
- Conversation analytics such as sentiment analysis and team insights are reserved for the Business plan and above.
- The Enterprise plan is billed annually only, with no monthly pricing option.
Bluedot vs Fireflies.ai: common questions
Which is better, Bluedot or Fireflies.ai?
Fireflies.ai scores 9.1 and Bluedot 7.7 out of 10 among the AI meeting assistants we rate. Fireflies.ai is ahead on what it captures, where it works and privacy and trust. Bluedot is ahead on pricing.
Is Bluedot or Fireflies.ai cheaper?
Bluedot's cheapest paid plan is $18/mo (Basic) and Fireflies.ai's is $18/mo (Pro). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
Do Bluedot and Fireflies.ai have a free plan?
Yes, both do.
What can Fireflies.ai do that Bluedot cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: hIPAA.
