Vowel
Discontinued: all-in-one meeting platform that combined video calling with AI notes, transcription, and search. Vowel stopped the service on December 15, 2023.
Strengths & limitations
Strengths
- +All-in-one meeting platform
- +No bot since meetings happen in Vowel
- +Good meeting discipline features (agendas, timers)
Limitations
- –Requires switching from Zoom/Teams
- –Smaller user base
- –External meetings still need other platforms
What makes Vowel different
Vowel is discontinued: its homepage stated "We stopped supporting the Vowel service as of December 15, 2023" (archived March 1, 2024), and vowel.com no longer resolves. Before that, Vowel was a full meeting platform (not just a notetaker) that bundles video conferencing with automatic transcription, AI summaries, and a searchable meeting library. No separate tools needed for calling and note-taking.
Key features
- Built-in video conferencing
- Automatic transcription and notes
- Searchable meeting library
- Meeting agendas and timers
- AI summaries and action items
Alternatives to Vowel
Otter.ai
Free / Pro $16.99/mo monthly ($8.33 annual) / Business $30/mo monthly ($19.99 annual) / Enterprise custom
Fireflies.ai
Free / Pro $18/mo monthly ($10 annual) / Business $29/mo monthly ($19 annual) / Enterprise $39 (annual only)
Fathom
Free / Premium $20/mo / Team $19/user/mo / Business $34/user/mo / Enterprise custom
tl;dv
Free / Pro EUR 18/seat/mo annual (EUR 29 monthly) / Business EUR 29 annual (EUR 39 monthly) / Enterprise custom (USD not shown from Austria)