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Best Fireflies.ai alternatives (2026)
6 alternatives to Fireflies.ai in transcription services, ranked by entry price. Fireflies.ai starts at $0/mo. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
Key takeaways
- Free alternatives: Descript, Notta, Otter.ai, Rev, Sonix.
- Closest by price: Descript ($0/mo), Notta ($0/mo), Otter.ai ($0/mo).
Fireflies.ai alternatives compared
| # | Alternative | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Descript | $0/mo | Yes | No | Video podcasters and YouTube creators | descript.com |
| 2 | Notta | $0/mo | Yes | Yes | Individuals and small teams needing affordable transcription | notta.ai |
| 3 | Otter.ai | $0/mo | Yes | Yes | Sales teams automating CRM notes | otter.ai |
| 4 | Rev | $0/mo | Yes | Yes | Legal teams needing CJIS/HIPAA compliance | rev.com |
| 5 | Sonix | $0/mo | No | Yes | Legal and court reporting | sonix.ai |
| 6 | Trint STALE · 2026-06-14 | not priced monthly | No | No | Newsrooms and broadcast media | sonix.ai |
Data current through 2026-11-01. STALE marks a row whose price we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days; a vendor with no published price is marked when any of its plans is. 1 of 6 rows above is marked. Compare any two directly on the Transcription Services index.