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Bluedot Review

As an AI meeting assistant, Bluedot records online calls and in-person conversations, can keep your data inside the EU, and does not train its AI on your recordings. There is a free plan, and paid tiers add the meeting video.

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Tested hands-on. We used Bluedot on the Free plan in October 2026, and its features and prices are checked on the vendor's own website. Watch the test →

The verdict

Bluedot is worth it for anyone who records in-person as well as online meetings and wants EU data storage; unlike Otter.ai, it also keeps the video and cuts clips.

Pros

  • 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.

Cons

  • 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.
From $18/moFree plan YesFree trial No
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7.7/10

Spec Score

Bluedot against 20 AI meeting assistants
#11
of 20 AI meeting assistants
+0.1
vs the average
94%
from published facts
Ahead of other AI meeting assistants
Pricing+0.9
Behind other AI meeting assistants
Where it works-1.2
Every criterion
Tap a row for the facts
What it captures7.5
+0.4 vs 7.1 avg30 of 40 points
Languages it transcribes100 languages2 / 2
Meeting apps it records3 meeting apps0.5 / 2
Keeps the meeting videoyes1.5 / 1.5
Records in-person meetingsyes1.5 / 1.5
Cuts and shares clipsyes1 / 1
Talk time and coaching insightsyes1 / 1
Live transcript during the callno0 / 1
Why these numbers

Languages it transcribes: No conflicting figure found on the help center's transcript-language article, which does not give a total count.

Meeting apps it records: Counted from meeting_platforms. No Webex or Slack Huddles named on the pages read.

Keeps the meeting video: Video is Pro-plan and up; Basic is audio-only. Help center also has "How to Download a Recording as an MP4 File."

Records in-person meetings: Also stated on the homepage: "Bluedot captures, transcribes, and summarises every meeting, online or in-person."

Talk time and coaching insights: Speaker Insights: talk ratio, talking speed (wpm), longest monologue, questions asked. Seen working in our 2026-10-28 hands-on test (Insights tab).

Live transcript during the call: Hands-on 2026-10-28: in two Google Meet calls (Chrome extension and Windows app) Bluedot showed only a recording button/timer during the call; the transcript and notes appeared after the call ended. Some marketing pages say 'real-time', but nothing showed live in our test.

Where it works7.5
-1.2 vs 8.7 avg15 of 20 points
Where it runs5 platforms4 / 4
APInot published, half points1.5 / 3
Apps it connects to9 integrations2 / 3
Why these numbers

Where it runs: Counted from platforms. Footer/header list Mac app, Windows app, iOS app, Android app and an Apple Watch app (not in this checklist's platform enum) plus a Chrome extension; "Sign in" confirms a web app.

Apps it connects to: Counted from integrations. Pricing page separately names "CRM & ATS integrations" as a Business-plan feature but no specific ATS tool (Greenhouse, Lever, etc.) is named on the integrations, pricing or homepage.

Pricing9.0
+0.9 vs 8.1 avg19.8 of 22 points
Cheapest paid plan, monthly$183 / 4
Free planyes3 / 3
AI on the cheapest paid planincluded3 / 3
Why these numbers

Cheapest paid plan, monthly: Cheapest paid plan on the monthly term. Read both the Annual and Monthly toggle states, both rendered in the static page. Prices in USD. Enterprise-level custom pricing not separately listed.

AI on the cheapest paid plan: AI transcription and note generation are the core product and are not shown as capped or add-on on Basic; only video capture and higher recording-duration limits are gated to Pro and above.

Privacy and trust7.0
+0.0 vs 7.0 avg12.6 of 18 points
Does not train AI on your datayes3.5 / 3.5
Tells participants it is recordingyes1.5 / 1.5
HIPAAno0 / 1.5
Data can stay in the EUyes1 / 1
Ways to reach support2 support channels1 / 2.5
Why these numbers

Does not train AI on your data: This is the security page's general customer-data clause; the separate privacy policy only states a narrower no-training clause specific to Google Workspace API data.

Tells participants it is recording: A recording notification to participants is on by default and can be manually disabled; the help center also has a "How to Notify Participants You're Recording (Desktop App, Mac)" article.

HIPAA: Checked the full security page for HIPAA/PHI/healthcare wording; none found. No BAA or HIPAA-compliant plan stated.

Ways to reach support: Counted from support_channels. Hands-on 2026-10-27: the chat bubble in the bottom-right of the web app opens Bluedot's support chat (Intercom Fin). No support email was found on the vendor's pages.

yesnonot published average for AI meeting assistants
How the Spec Score works

Scored from what Bluedot publishes on its own site. Not a hands-on test.

Compared with 20 AI meeting assistants. Facts checked 28 Oct 2026.

A fact the vendor does not publish gets half the points, or the typical value for a number, and says so. It never counts as a no. How we score.

Bluedot is an AI note-taker that records meetings without a bot joining the call by default, using a Chrome extension, desktop app or mobile app. It has a free tier that never expires but is capped at a small lifetime number of meetings, so how many meetings you need to capture, and whether you need video, is what decides which plan fits.

Bluedot homepage screenshot
Bluedot, Homepage

What is Bluedot?

Bluedot is an AI meeting note-taker that records without sending a bot into the call by default, though a bot-join option is also available for meetings where a visible recorder is wanted, and its name and image can be customized. It runs as a web app, a Chrome browser extension, and native apps for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android.

What Bluedot captures from a meeting

Bluedot records across Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams without a bot joining the call, and it also records in-person meetings. Transcription and summaries cover more than 100 languages.

Basic, the cheapest paid plan, captures audio only, with each recording capped at 1 hour; video recording is included from the Pro plan up. Custom note templates are a Pro-plan feature.

An AI Chat can answer questions about a single recording or about a whole collection of meetings, and it is included on every plan. Short, shareable clips can be pulled from a recording on any plan. Meeting notes can sync to a CRM, with named integrations for HubSpot and Salesforce, and to an applicant tracking system, both from the Business plan.

Working with other people

Bluedot also connects to Notion, Slack, Zapier, Make, Google Calendar and Google Drive. An MCP integration is included from the Basic plan up, with an organization-wide version on Business. Team-level admin controls, plus single sign-on through SAML and SCIM provisioning, are Business-plan features.

Bluedot pricing: what each plan gives

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Bluedot, Pricing

The free plan costs nothing and allows 5 meetings for the life of the account, with the Chrome extension, desktop and mobile apps, and Slack, Notion, Zapier and Make integrations included.

Basic costs $18 a user a month ($14 a user a month billed yearly) and gives unlimited meetings captured as audio only, with unlimited storage and each recording capped at 1 hour. Pro costs $25 a user a month ($20 a user a month billed yearly) and adds unlimited meetings with video and custom note templates. Business costs $39 a user a month ($32 a user a month billed yearly) and adds CRM and applicant-tracking-system sync, SSO and SCIM, and advanced admin controls.

Bluedot only charges for users who actually record a meeting, rather than billing every seat on the account.

Privacy and security

Customer data is never used to train or improve Bluedot's AI models. It is SOC 2 Type II audited, and its controls and data-processing practices are GDPR compliant. Bluedot supports EU data residency and stores data in AWS with encryption in transit and at rest. A recording notification to meeting participants is on by default and can be turned off.

Support runs through a public help center.

Who Bluedot suits

Bluedot suits teams recording a high volume of meetings, in-person or online, across many languages, who want bot-free capture by default and only want to pay for the people who actually record.

It suits less well anyone who needs video from the cheapest paid plan, since Basic is audio only, or anyone who needs CRM or applicant-tracking-system sync without committing to the Business plan. It also suits less well anyone who wants more than a handful of meetings on the free plan, since it allows only 5 for the life of the account.

Screenshots

Bluedot features screenshot
Bluedot, Features

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Bluedot cost?

There is a free plan good for 5 meetings for the life of the account. Paid plans start at Basic for $18 a user a month ($14 billed yearly) and rise through Pro to Business at $39 a user a month ($32 billed yearly).

Does Bluedot need a bot to join my meetings?

Not by default. Bluedot records through a Chrome extension, desktop app or mobile app without a bot joining the call, though a bot-join option is also available for meetings where a visible recorder is wanted.

Does Bluedot's free plan include video?

No. Video recording is only available from the Pro plan up; the free plan and Basic, the cheapest paid plan, capture audio only.

Does Bluedot train on my meetings?

No. Customer data is never used to train or improve Bluedot's AI models, and the company supports EU data residency for stored data.

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