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Sonix vs Fireflies.ai

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for transcription services. Sonix has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it.

Sonix has the lower entry price — Sonix starts at $0/mo, Fireflies.ai at $0/mo. Free tier: Sonix No, Fireflies.ai Yes. HIPAA: Sonix Yes, Fireflies.ai Yes.

As of 2026-06-14 · figures link to their source below

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Sonix

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Pay As You Go)
Free tierNo
HIPAA (BAA)Yes
SOC 2Yes
GDPRYes
Best forLegal and court reporting

Fireflies.ai

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Free)
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)Yes
SOC 2Yes
GDPRYes
Best forSales teams automating CRM updates from calls

Sources — Sonix: sonix.ai (verified 2026-06-14) · Fireflies.ai: fireflies.ai (verified 2026-06-14)

Key features

Sonix: 99% accuracy claim across 54+ transcription languages; Translation into 55+ languages; Speaker labels and timestamps; In-browser transcript editor with search; Automated subtitles and captions for video; AI workspace for summaries and analysis; Custom dictionary and speaker voiceprint; Medical transcription model available; PII redaction capabilities; SOC 2 Type II certified; HIPAA and BAA (Enterprise); GDPR with DPA and SCC signing; SSL encryption and two-factor authentication

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

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