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Descript vs Fireflies.ai
A sourced, side-by-side comparison for transcription services. Descript has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Price: Descript $0/mo vs Fireflies.ai $0/mo — Descript is cheaper to start.
- Free tier: Descript Yes; Fireflies.ai Yes.
- HIPAA: Descript No; Fireflies.ai Yes.
Side by side
| Descript | Fireflies.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $0/mo (Free) | $0/mo (Free) |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA (BAA) | No | Yes |
| SOC 2 | Yes | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| Best for | Video podcasters and YouTube creators | Sales teams automating CRM updates from calls |
Sources — Descript: descript.com (verified 2026-06-14). Fireflies.ai: fireflies.ai (verified 2026-06-14).
Key features
Descript: Text-based video and audio editing (edit transcript to edit media); Underlord AI co-editor for automated editing and script generation; Automatic speaker identification for 8+ speakers; Remove Filler Words (ums, ahs) automatically; Studio Sound: one-click audio enhancement; Eye Contact gaze correction; Green Screen background removal; Custom voice clones and 25–60+ AI stock voices (Overdub); Create Clips: automatic viral moment detection; Dynamic captions; Screen recording up to 2 simultaneous screens; Remote recording (Rooms feature); SOC 2 Type II certified; GDPR and CCPA aligned; No credit card required for free plan
Fireflies.ai: Unlimited transcription in 100+ languages on free plan; Unlimited AI meeting summaries on all plans; AskFred AI assistant for Q&A over meeting transcripts; Conversation intelligence: sentiment analysis, question detection (Business+); Speaker talk-time analytics (Pro+); Video recording of meetings (Business+); Global search across all meeting transcripts; CRM auto-sync and dialer integrations; SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA (Enterprise); 256-bit AES encryption and TLS in transit; Private storage and custom data retention (Enterprise); SSO + SCIM (Enterprise); Bug bounty program and OWASP-aligned development