In short
Fireflies covers the most platforms and languages, and costs little when you pay yearly. Notulist never sends a bot, stores your meetings in the EU and is built around recording every meeting, also in clients’ meetings and in person.
Side by side
| Notulist | Fireflies.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | €9.99 per month excl. VAT (Pro), €8.99 when paid yearly | US$18 per month, US$10 when paid yearly (Pro) |
| Free option | 14-day trial with 3 hours of audio | Free plan with limited summaries and 400 minutes of storage |
| How it records | On your own device, no bot | The Fireflies Notetaker bot; without a bot through the Chrome extension or desktop app |
| Platforms | Teams, Zoom, Webex, Google Meet and calls in the browser | Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Webex and more |
| Meetings of other organisations | ✓ Recorded on your device | The host has to admit the bot; or record without it |
| In-person meetings | iPhone and Android app | iOS and Android app |
| Upload recordings | ✓ | ✓ |
| Claude and ChatGPT | Connector (MCP) on every plan | MCP server |
| Languages | 31, including Dutch | 100+, including Dutch |
| Data | Stored in the EU (Amsterdam); transcribed in the US by default, or entirely in the EU if you choose the EU transcription model; never used to train AI | Stored and processed in the US; EU storage on Enterprise, still processed in the US |
Where Fireflies is strong
- The widest platform support, including Webex, and more than 100 languages.
- A low yearly price for Pro.
- AskFred and task detection: an assistant that answers questions about your meetings, and tasks found automatically.
Where Notulist is different
- No bot: nothing joins your clients’ calls. The Mac app notices Teams, Zoom and Webex calls by itself, and the browser records Google Meet with computer audio.
- Stored in the EU on every plan, not only Enterprise.
- Minutes in your own format: templates without extra credits, see automatic meeting minutes.
- Ordered per client: people, companies, tags and one list of action items.
Which one fits you
Choose Fireflies if you want a bot that joins every call on many platforms, in many languages, and US storage is fine. Choose Notulist if you’d rather not have a bot in the meeting and want your meetings stored in the EU.
Frequently asked questions
Is Notulist a good alternative to Fireflies.ai?
Yes, if you’d rather not have a bot in your meetings and want storage in the EU. Notulist records on your own device and writes the minutes and action items.
Does Fireflies join meetings as a bot?
Yes, Fireflies joins calls with its Notetaker bot, which the host has to admit. It can also record without a bot through its Chrome extension or desktop app.
Where does Fireflies store my data?
In the United States. On the Enterprise plan, data can be stored in the EU but is still processed in the US. Notulist stores audio, transcripts and reports in the EU, in Amsterdam.