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Echo and Fireflies, compared.

Fireflies is an AI notetaker whose bot joins your calls as a participant; its desktop app can also capture without a bot.1, 2 Facts as each company states them, checked on .

EchoFireflies
PriceEchoFree; Plus $19 a month per person; Pro $49 a month per personEcho pricingFirefliesFree; Pro $18, Business $29 per seat/month; $10, $19 billed annually3, 4
PlatformsEchomacOS (Apple silicon), Windows, iPhone and Android appsSupported platformsFirefliesmacOS, Windows, iOS, Android, web app and Chrome extension5, 3, 6
CaptureEchoNo bot; desktop captures computer audio and microphoneHow Echo recordsFirefliesBot joins Zoom, Meet, Teams, Webex; desktop app captures without a bot7, 2
Live helpEchoPrepared questions graded during the call, a checklist and approved answers, when enabled per Meeting TypeHelp during a callFirefliesLive transcript, notes, suggestions and AskFred answers in Live Assist8
After the meetingEchoNotes, commitments, follow-up drafts; PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint on requestWork after a meetingFirefliesSummaries, tasks, AI Skills reports, follow-up drafts; CRM autofill on Business9, 10, 11, 12
AI apps and MCPEchoRead-only MCP server for AI apps, after you approveAI app accessFirefliesHosted MCP server and GraphQL API on all plans13, 14, 15
LanguagesEcho60 languages on live calls, follows mid-call switches; notes in 11Supported languagesFireflies100+ languages including regional variants; switching across 60+ on Business and Enterprise, in beta16, 17
Security and trainingEchoOn SOC 2 Type II audited platforms; no training on your contentData handling and securityFirefliesSOC 2 Type II, ISO 42001; doesn’t train AI on your content18, 19

Choose Fireflies if

  • You need transcripts in more than 60 languages.16
  • You want calls recorded when you aren’t there.20
  • You want CRM fields filled from your meetings, after you approve.12

Choose Echo if

  • You want Echo to make a proposal or deck from your calls.
  • You want your prepared questions graded as the call covers them.
  • You want your approved answers shown word for word during calls.

Sources, checked

  1. Fireflies on the App Store
  2. Fireflies help: Bot vs. no bot
  3. Fireflies pricing
  4. Fireflies help: Pricing plans
  5. Fireflies desktop app download
  6. Fireflies help: Transcription credits
  7. Fireflies help: Supported conferencing platforms
  8. Fireflies help: Live Assist
  9. Fireflies help: AI meeting summaries
  10. Fireflies help: Tasks feed
  11. Fireflies help: AI Skills
  12. Fireflies help: Autofill CRM for HubSpot
  13. Fireflies help: Fireflies MCP Server
  14. Fireflies blog: Fireflies MCP Server, 31 Aug 2026
  15. Fireflies help: Fireflies API overview
  16. Fireflies help: Supported languages
  17. Fireflies help: Multi-Language Mode (Beta)
  18. Fireflies Trust Center
  19. Fireflies terms of service, updated 28 Sep 2026
  20. Fireflies help: How Fireflies joins and records your meetings
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