Fireflies vs tl;dv: which AI note-taker should you choose in 2026?

Fireflies and tl;dv both have free plans that ration different things. Prices, free plans, languages, recording limits, Ask AI and integrations compared.

Published 20 October 2026. Prices and features from each vendor's own pages.

The short answer

FirefliesPaid from $10/seat

Choose it if you want the lower price, from $10 a seat a month.

tl;dvPaid from $18/seat

Choose it if you want unlimited recordings and transcription for free.

PromptLabIn the CRM from $11.99/seat

Choose it if you want meeting notes on the deal and contact they belong to, with no sync to set up.

Fireflies and tl;dv both have free plans, but they ration different things. Fireflies' free plan has unlimited transcription with limited AI summaries; tl;dv's records without limit but gives AI notes for only 10 meetings. Both join Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams calls and write the notes. On paid plans, Fireflies is cheaper and covers more languages.

Below, the two are compared on pricing, free plans, languages and recording limits, AI notes and Ask AI, and integrations. Every figure comes from the vendors' own pricing and product pages; prices are per user a month, billed annually, unless we say otherwise.

Fireflies vs tl;dv at a glance

With PromptLab in the third column: the same job done inside a CRM.

Fireflies vs tl;dv, with PromptLab: prices and features
Checked on 20 October 2026	Fireflies	tl;dv	PromptLab
Pricing
Free plan	400 min storage/team	Unlimited recordings
Paid plans, a month	$10 – $39per seat	$18 – $29per seat	$11.99per seat on Basic
Free trial
Billing	Billed annually	Billed annually	Billed monthly
AI meeting notes
Records Zoom, Meet and Teams calls
Searchable transcripts
Transcription languages	100+	30+	30+
AI summaries and action items
AI follow-up email drafts
Notes saved to CRM records			Built in
Ask AI across meetings		Up to 5 queries

Pricing: $10 to $39 against $18 to $29

Fireflies Pro is $10 a seat a month and Business $19, against $18 for tl;dv Pro and $29 for tl;dv Business. Fireflies also publishes Enterprise at $39, billed annually only; tl;dv's Enterprise is priced on request. Billed monthly, Fireflies costs $18 for Pro and $29 for Business.

tl;dv says Business has no usage-based AI fees. Fireflies' plans include a set number of AI credits: 20 on Free and Pro, 30 on Business and 50 on Enterprise.

What the free plans ration

Fireflies' Free plan has unlimited transcription with limited AI summaries and 400 minutes of storage per team. tl;dv's has unlimited recordings and transcription, but only 10 meetings with AI notes and 10 Ask AI queries, and free data retention is up to 3 months.

tl;dv's recording limit is 3 hours on every plan, the free one included. Fireflies caps recordings at 2 hours on Free and Pro, 3 on Business and 4 on Enterprise.

Languages and ways to record

Fireflies transcribes in 100+ languages and adds Multi-language Mode on Business. tl;dv covers 30+. Both work with Google Meet, Zoom and Microsoft Teams.

Fireflies has a Chrome extension that records meetings without the bot joining. tl;dv works with those calls on iOS and Android too, and Pro includes custom bot appearance.

AI notes and questions across meetings

tl;dv Pro adds unlimited AI notes, custom note templates, action item assignment and an email follow-up drafter. Fireflies Pro adds unlimited AI summaries, action items, a task manager and AI Skills, which can generate follow-up emails.

For questions across meetings, Fireflies has AskFred. tl;dv's multi-meeting Ask AI is limited to 5 queries on Free and Pro, and unlimited on Business at $29.

Integrations and CRM

Fireflies lists HubSpot and Salesforce among its integrations, and Pro includes unlimited integrations. Fireflies Business adds conversation intelligence and team analytics.

tl;dv's integrations page lists HubSpot, Salesforce and Zoho under CRMs. Pro includes an MCP server, an API and webhooks, and CRM integrations for a personal account. Team-wide CRM integrations and automations need Business at $29.

We make PromptLab, so here is where it fits.

Or record meetings inside your CRM

PromptLab is a CRM with a notetaker built in. Its bot joins Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams calls, records them and writes a transcript in more than 30 languages.

After the call you get a summary, the action items as CRM tasks on the deal and its contacts, and a follow-up email drafted for you. The notes sit on the deal they belong to, so there is nothing to sync.

How meeting recording works

Try PromptLab freeIncluded in PromptLab Basic, from $11.99 a user a month, with a 14-day free trial.

Which should you choose?

Choose Fireflies if…

You want the lower price, from $10 a seat a month.
You need transcription in 100+ languages.
You want unlimited integrations on Pro and a bot-free Chrome extension.

Choose tl;dv if…

You want unlimited recordings and transcription for free.
You want unlimited Ask AI across meetings on Business, with no usage-based AI fees.
You want recordings of up to 3 hours on every plan, and an API and MCP server on Pro.

Choose PromptLab if…

You want meeting notes on the deal and contact they belong to, with no sync to set up.
You want action items turned into CRM tasks without copying them over.
You'd rather pay for one CRM than a CRM and a note-taker.

Frequently asked questions

Is Fireflies better than tl;dv?

Fireflies is cheaper, from $10 against $18, and covers 100+ languages against 30+. tl;dv is better if you want a free plan with unlimited recordings, or unlimited Ask AI on Business.

Does tl;dv have a free plan?

Yes. The Free plan has unlimited recordings and transcription, but only 10 meetings with AI notes and 10 Ask AI queries. Fireflies' free plan has unlimited transcription with limited AI summaries.

Which is cheaper, Fireflies or tl;dv?

Fireflies. Pro is $10 a seat a month billed annually, against $18 for tl;dv Pro, and Business is $19 against $29. Billed monthly, Fireflies Pro is $18.

Do Fireflies and tl;dv work with Zoom, Google Meet and Teams?

Yes, both do. Fireflies also has a Chrome extension that records without the bot, and tl;dv works with those calls on iOS and Android too.

Is there a CRM with an AI note-taker built in?

Yes. PromptLab records Zoom, Google Meet and Teams calls, transcribes them in more than 30 languages, summarises them and turns action items into CRM tasks, on every plan from $11.99 a user a month with a 14-day free trial.