Notetakers & Recording comparison

tl;dv vs Fireflies.ai

An independent, side-by-side comparison to help you pick the right tool. Pricing, features, strengths, and trade-offs.

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tl;dv

Free / Pro $18/mo / Business $59/mo

$4.3M total

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Fireflies.ai

Free / Pro $18/mo / Business $29/mo

$19M total

User ratings

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4.7/5

on G2 (340 reviews)

92% satisfaction

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4.7/5

on G2 (736 reviews)

93% satisfaction

Source: G2.com. Ratings may change over time.

At a glance

tl;dv Fireflies.ai
Pricing Free / Pro $18/mo / Business $59/mo Free / Pro $18/mo / Business $29/mo
Type AI Notetaker AI Notetaker
G2 Rating 4.7/5 (340 reviews) 4.7/5 (736 reviews)
Team Size 51-100 51-100
Funding $4.3M total $19M total

Feature comparison

Feature tl;dv Fireflies.ai
Timestamped meeting highlights
AI clips and reels
CRM auto-sync
Multi-language transcription
Slack and Notion integrations
Auto-join and record meetings
AI-powered search across meetings
AskFred conversation chatbot
Topic tracker and sentiment analysis
CRM integrations

What makes each tool different

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tl;dv

tl;dv focuses on making meetings skimmable. Its timestamped highlights and AI-generated clips let you jump straight to the moments that matter. Strong Salesforce and HubSpot integrations make it popular with sales teams across Europe.

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Fireflies.ai

Fireflies stands out with its conversation intelligence features, letting teams search across all past meetings using AI. Its AskFred chatbot answers questions about meeting history, and the topic tracker surfaces trends across calls.

Strengths and weaknesses

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tl;dv

Strengths

  • Excellent clip and highlight workflow
  • Strong multi-language support (30+ languages)
  • Generous free tier

Weaknesses

  • Advanced CRM sync requires Business plan
  • Smaller brand recognition than Otter or Fireflies
  • Analytics features still maturing
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Fireflies.ai

Strengths

  • Strong search and analytics across meeting history
  • Wide integration ecosystem (50+ apps)
  • Good multi-language support

Weaknesses

  • Free tier limited to 800 mins storage
  • Transcription accuracy lags behind Otter for accents
  • UI can feel cluttered

Try both and decide

The best way to choose is to test each tool with your own workflow. Most offer free tiers or trials.