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Meeting bots wait in your video call.
Your meetings left the call.

Let's be honest: if every meeting you have happens on Zoom, in English, a bot notetaker like Otter or Fireflies works well. But boardrooms, clinics, courtrooms, client lunches and site visits don't have a meeting link — and most of the world doesn't meet in English. GetNotes records the actual room, in 90+ languages. Here's the honest side-by-side.

01 — Side by side

How does GetNotes compare to
Otter, Fireflies and tl;dv?

The short version: they're built around your online calls. GetNotes is built for the meetings that never had a call to join.

	GetNotes	Otter.ai	Fireflies.ai	tl;dv
What it records	In-person meetings — capture the actual room on your phone or laptop, or upload any recording.	Online calls — an AI notetaker joins your Zoom, Teams and Google Meet meetings.	Online calls — the Fireflies Notetaker joins meetings from your calendar.	Online calls on Zoom, Google Meet and Teams (bot or desktop capture).
Setup	Open the browser, hit record. No app, no bot, no calendar or meeting-link integration.	Connect your calendar / meeting apps so the notetaker can auto-join calls.	Connect Google or Outlook calendar; the bot joins via the meeting link.	Connect your meeting platform; the notetaker joins or records your calls.
Languages	90+ languages incl. Urdu, Hindi and Arabic — handles mid-sentence code-switching.	6 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified).	100+ languages; multi-language mode (beta) covers 60+ in one meeting. Genuinely strong here.	30+ languages and dialects.
Speaker labels	Automatic who-said-what on recordings and uploads.	Yes, speaker identification on calls.	Yes, speaker identification on calls.	Yes on live calls; uploads (beta) show generic Speaker 1/2 labels.
Output	Share-ready minutes: summary, decisions and action items with owners, plus full transcript.	Transcript with live captions, AI summary and action items.	Transcript, AI summaries and action items (some AI features metered by credits).	Transcript, AI notes and clips; AI notes are capped on the free plan.
Offline-recorded uploads	Core workflow — upload voice memos or any meeting audio (MP3, M4A, WAV, WebM, MP4).	Limited: 3 lifetime file imports free; 10 per month on Pro.	Yes — audio/video upload on all plans.	3 uploads on free, unlimited on paid; uploads are in beta.
Price (entry paid plan)	$19/mo — unlimited meetings, up to 3 hrs per recording, fair-use 25 hrs audio/month.	Pro $16.99/mo ($8.33/mo billed annually), 1,200 transcription minutes/month.	Pro $18/mo ($10/mo billed annually).	Pro $29/mo ($18/mo billed annually).
Free tier	First meeting free — up to 30 minutes, any language, no credit card.	300 minutes/month, max 30 minutes per conversation.	Unlimited transcription, 400 minutes of storage, limited AI credits.	Unlimited call recordings and transcripts; limited AI notes.

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Comparison based on publicly available information, July 2026. Products change — check their sites for current details.

02 — The honest answer

Which tool is right for you?

A bot notetaker is the right choice when…

Every meeting is an online call — your whole calendar lives in Zoom, Meet or Teams, and you want notes to appear without ever pressing record.
You want live, in-call transcription— Otter's real-time captions during the meeting are genuinely useful, and GetNotes doesn't do that.
You need deep CRM workflows — Fireflies pushing call notes into your sales stack is a real strength if you run a revenue team.

GetNotes is the right choice when…

Your meetings happen in rooms— boardrooms, clinics, courtrooms, client lunches, site visits. There's no meeting link for a bot to join.
Your rooms are multilingual — Urdu, Hindi, Arabic and 90+ languages, even when speakers switch language mid-sentence.
Your recorder is your phone — hit record in the browser; nothing to install, works anywhere.
You can't do IT or calendar setup — no integrations, no permissions, no bot to configure. Recording starts in seconds.
A visible bot would be awkward— sensitive rooms (legal, medical, HR, boards) where an “AI Notetaker” joining as a participant changes the conversation.

03 — FAQ

Still comparing? Fair questions.

Can GetNotes transcribe my Zoom meetings?

Yes. GetNotes doesn't send a bot into the call — instead, record the meeting audio with your phone or laptop while it happens, or upload the recording afterwards (MP3, M4A, WAV, WebM or MP4). GetNotes then transcribes it, labels the speakers, and writes minutes exactly as it does for in-person meetings.

Do I need to install anything to use GetNotes?

No. GetNotes runs entirely in the browser on desktop, iOS and Android — all it needs is your microphone. There is no app to download, no calendar to connect, no bot to configure, and no IT approval to chase. Open getnotes.dev, hit record, and the meeting is captured.

Is my meeting audio private?

Yes. Your recordings, transcripts and minutes are kept in private storage protected by row-level security, so only your account can access them. Audio is processed solely to generate your own transcript and notes, and you can delete any meeting — audio included — from your dashboard at any time.

How is GetNotes different from Otter?

Otter.ai is built around online meetings: its notetaker joins your Zoom, Teams and Google Meet calls, and it transcribes six languages. GetNotes is built for meetings that happen in the room — hit record on your phone or upload audio, and it transcribes 90+ languages including Urdu, Hindi and Arabic, even with mid-sentence code-switching, then writes share-ready minutes.

Your next meeting isn't on Zoom.

Record it with the phone already in your pocket. Transcript, speakers, decisions and action items — in any of 90+ languages.

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First meeting free · 30 minutes · No credit card