AI Meeting Note-Takers? Which One is The Best?

Summary

The video reviews 10 AI meeting tools designed to reduce meeting administration, including transcription, note-taking, agenda preparation, follow-ups, and action-item management. The presenter compares their features, supported platforms, free-plan limits, and pricing.

Tools Reviewed

1. Tactiq — A Chrome extension for Google Meet, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams. It offers live transcription in more than 60 languages and custom AI prompts for generating summaries and next steps. The free plan allows up to 10 meetings per month. Premium is $8 per month, billed annually.

2. Krisp — A Mac and Windows app that runs in the background with different meeting platforms, so no bot needs to join the call. It is known for noise cancellation and also offers unlimited transcription. The presenter describes its paid pricing as reasonable but does not give a figure.

3. Fireflies.ai — Works with Google Meet, Zoom, and Teams, offering automatic transcription and note-taking. Its conversational AI can analyze who spoke and how much, which may help teams review participation. The free plan includes unlimited transcription. Premium is $10 per user per month, billed annually; conversational AI is described as part of a more expensive Business plan.

4. Supernormal — Supports Meet, Teams, and Zoom, and offers AI-generated agendas, shareable notes, and a clean interface. The free plan includes unlimited meetings but is limited to 1,000 minutes of storage. Premium is $18 per user per month.

5. Granola — A Mac-only note-taking app that runs without a meeting bot. Users can type notes in a notepad-style interface, which Granola combines with a transcript to create meeting notes afterward. It is free for up to 25 meetings, then costs $10 per month. In the presenter’s testing, its live transcription was not as effective as Otter’s.

6. Otter.ai — Available for Mac and Windows, with an autopilot feature that can join meetings and transcribe them. Teams can collaborate on transcripts through channels, and AI chat can help find meeting details and follow-up actions. The video also highlights its live transcription.

7. Fellow — Focuses on managing the full meeting process, including AI agendas, meeting planning, and collaborative action items. It can connect action items with project-management services such as ClickUp. Notes are free; the Pro plan is $7 per user per month, requires at least five users, and unlocks more advanced AI features.

8. Time OS — A Chrome-based meeting assistant that also works with Slack Huddles. It can take and transcribe notes in the background, organize the day, and send notes to tools such as Notion. Other features include smart scheduling links and a calendar view called Daily Peak. The free tier allows up to 10 AI meetings; the paid plan is $19 per user per month.

9. Bubbles — Works with Google Meet, Zoom, and Teams. It offers meeting comments and a way to capture follow-up actions, with a workflow the presenter compares to Loom. The free plan allows meetings of up to 30 minutes. The presenter considers its features useful but says it may not be as capable as some alternatives.

10. Fathom — Presented as one of the strongest free options, with Mac and Windows support and a generous free plan for individual users. It offers templates for different types of work. Teams can share video clips through Slack, and a team plan can analyze how much participants speak, which may be useful for sales teams reviewing customer conversations.

Overall Takeaway

The tools vary in whether they rely on a meeting bot, how much they automate beyond transcription, and how generous their free plans are. The presenter particularly recommends Fathom as a free option, while noting that Otter’s live transcription performed better than Granola’s in their testing.

Main Speaker and Source

• Francesco D’Alessio, presenter from Tool Finder.