Vexa

Open-source (Apache 2.0) meeting bot API that sends bots into Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom for real-time transcription, hosted or self-hosted.

Pricing Open source $0 (self-host) / Individual $12/seat/mo / API $0.30/bot-hr + $0.20/hr transcription ($0.50/hr all-in) / Enterprise custom

Category Notetakers & Recording

Vexa scorecard

How we grade

C+ 67/100

Overall grade

Early open-source meeting bot API with hosted and self-hosted paths.

Idea B Open-source meeting bot API with hosted and self-hosted options.

Brand C+ Early-stage with limited recognition.

Product B- Bots join Meet, Teams, and Zoom; hosted or self-hosted.

Market fit B Fits teams wanting open-source meeting bot infrastructure.

Adoption C+ Early-stage with a small user base.

Features B- Real-time transcription, MCP server, REST and WebSockets.

Security B Self-hosting aids privacy, certifications undocumented.

Value B Free self-host plus $0.50/hr all-in hosted API is reasonable.

Strengths & limitations

Strengths

+Apache 2.0 open source, self-hostable for free
+$0.50/hr all-in with real-time transcription on the hosted API
+Individual seat plan ($12/mo) for one person and their agents
+Active GitHub project (2,800+ stars)

Limitations

–3 platforms vs Recall.ai's 6
–Hosted pricing lists audio capture and storage only; video recording is not listed
–Self-hosting requires DevOps investment
–Early-stage company

What makes Vexa different

Vexa is an open-source meeting bot API under the Apache 2.0 license. You send a bot to a meeting with one API call, and it streams real-time transcripts over REST and WebSockets. The same engine runs on Vexa's hosted API or on your own Docker, Kubernetes or OpenShift infrastructure, and it ships an MCP server so AI agents can use meeting data directly.

Follows our review methodology

· Last reviewed October 2026