MeetingBaaS

Open-source meeting bot as a service (BaaS) infrastructure that sends bots to meetings and returns recordings via API.

Pricing Free tier / Pro $99/mo / Scale $199/mo / Enterprise $299/mo + usage tokens

Category Notetakers & Recording

Founded 2023

HQ Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

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.

MeetingBaaS scorecard

How we grade

B+ 77/100

Overall grade

Open-source bot infrastructure undercutting Recall, still early.

Idea A- Open-source Recall alternative is a sharp, timely angle.

Brand B- Emerging name, known in developer infra circles.

Product B Working bot pipeline, less battle-tested than Recall.

Market fit B+ Fits developers wanting control and self-host options.

Adoption B- Early traction, 216 plus stars and 50 plus companies.

Features B+ SDKs in eight languages, self-host, three platforms.

Security B+ Self-hosting and open source aid privacy posture.

Value A- Low per-hour rate and generous free tier.

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.

Strengths & limitations

Strengths

+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

Limitations

–Self-hosting requires DevOps investment
–Newer and less battle-tested than Recall.ai
–Smaller team and community
–3 platforms vs Recall.ai's 6

Pricing

Free tierPro $99moScale $199moEnterprise $299mo + usage tokens

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 it's for

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.