MeetingBaaS
Open-source meeting bot infrastructure that sends bots to meetings and returns recordings via API.
Quick take
MeetingBaaS is the budget alternative to Recall.ai with open-source credibility. The trade-offs are clear: lower price and more transparency, but fewer platforms, less maturity, and smaller scale. For cost-sensitive projects that only need Zoom, Meet, and Teams support, MeetingBaaS is worth evaluating.
Overview
MeetingBaaS (Meeting Bot as a Service) is an open-source meeting bot API that competes with Recall.ai. It sends recording bots into Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams meetings, capturing audio, video, and transcripts. The open-source approach and lower pricing position it as the scrappy alternative for teams that want meeting recording infrastructure without Recall.ai pricing.
Key strengths
Open-source components give developers transparency into how the bot works and the ability to self-host parts of the stack. Pricing is competitive at approximately $0.40/hour, undercutting Recall.ai's $0.50/hour. The API supports real-time WebSocket transcription. Calendar integrations handle auto-joining scheduled meetings. For developers who want more control over their recording infrastructure, MeetingBaaS offers that transparency.
Limitations
Fewer platform integrations than Recall.ai (3 vs 6). The product is newer with a smaller team and fewer customers, which means less battle-testing at scale. Documentation and developer experience are less polished. The recent move to token-based pricing confused some users. No Desktop SDK or interactive agent support.
Pricing breakdown
Token-based pricing model, approximately $0.40/hour equivalent. Subscription tiers from $99-299/month plus usage. Self-hosting available for parts of the open-source stack.
Who should use MeetingBaaS
Developers who want a cheaper alternative to Recall.ai for meeting recording infrastructure. Teams that value open-source transparency. Early-stage startups where $0.10/hour savings per recording matters at volume. Not for teams that need the reliability and platform coverage of Recall.ai.
Verdict
MeetingBaaS is the budget alternative to Recall.ai with open-source credibility. The trade-offs are clear: lower price and more transparency, but fewer platforms, less maturity, and smaller scale. For cost-sensitive projects that only need Zoom, Meet, and Teams support, MeetingBaaS is worth evaluating.
Key features
- Open-source bot infrastructure
- Self-hosted or managed options
- Multi-platform bot support (Zoom, Meet, Teams)
- Webhook-based API
- Transcription via Gladia or BYO
- Calendar integration for auto-join
- Real-time WebSocket transcription
- SDKs in 8 languages (Node, Python, Go, Rust, Ruby, PHP, Java, .NET)
Pros and cons
Pros
- + Open source gives full transparency (216+ GitHub stars)
- + Self-hosting option for privacy-sensitive use
- + Competitive pricing (~$0.35-0.50/hr)
- + Free tier with 75 bots/day
- + SDKs in 8 languages
Cons
- - Self-hosting requires DevOps investment
- - Newer and less battle-tested than Recall.ai
- - Smaller team and community
- - 3 platforms vs Recall.ai's 6
