Bluedot vs Sembly
Bluedot scores 7.7 to Sembly's 6.5 among the AI meeting assistants we rate, and is the better pick for 2 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.
Bluedot wins, 7.7 to 6.5
Sembly offers only a free trial before its $17 a month starting price, while Bluedot has a free plan. Bluedot also transcribes 100 languages against Sembly's 45. Sembly adds talk time tracking and coaching insights from its Pro plan, plus meeting video in standard quality rising to HD on its MAX plan.
Pick Bluedot if you want a free plan and broader language support.
Pick Sembly if you want talk time coaching and video in HD.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Cuts and shares clips: Bluedot yes, Sembly no
- Languages it transcribes: 100 languages against 45 languages
- Meeting apps it records: 4 meeting apps against 3 meeting apps
- Where it runs: 5 platforms against 1 platforms
- But Sembly leads on apps it connects to: 15 integrations against 9 integrations
- Free plan: Bluedot yes, Sembly no
- Does not train AI on your data: Yes against unless you opt out
- HIPAA: Sembly yes, Bluedot no
- Ways to reach support: 2 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. Bluedot 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 (7)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Bluedot
Sembly
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.
Sembly
- Sembly is SOC 2 Type II certified.
- Meetings can be captured in person too, through the mobile app's audio recorder or by uploading MP3, WAV or MP4 files.
- Basic already includes AI notes, tasks and basic AI chat, metered by monthly credits rather than sold as an add-on.
- Sembly can push meeting notes directly to a connected CRM such as Salesforce or HubSpot.
- There is no free plan, only a Free Trial limited to 1 meeting hour total.
- Video capture, custom note templates and multi-meeting AI chat all require the Pro plan or above.
- Training opt-out is automatic only for Enterprise; every other plan must opt out itself.
Bluedot vs Sembly: common questions
Which is better, Bluedot or Sembly?
Bluedot scores 7.7 and Sembly 6.5 out of 10 among the AI meeting assistants we rate. Bluedot is ahead on what it captures, where it works and pricing. Sembly is ahead on privacy and trust.
Is Bluedot or Sembly cheaper?
Bluedot's cheapest paid plan is $18/mo (Basic) and Sembly's is $17/mo (Basic). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
Do Bluedot and Sembly have a free plan?
Bluedot does and Sembly does not.
What can Bluedot do that Sembly cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: cuts and shares clips and free plan.
What can Sembly do that Bluedot cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: hIPAA.
