Last updated May 2026
Fireflies vs Sembly
A side-by-side comparison of Fireflies and Sembly — pricing, features, integrations, and where each one wins.
Fireflies
ai notetaker
AI meeting assistant for transcription, summarization, and team knowledge management across video conferencing tools.
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ai notetaker
AI meeting assistant with multilingual transcription, smart summaries, and automatic task and decision extraction.
Visit Sembly →Pricing
Fireflies
| Tier | Monthly | Per seat | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | — | 800 min/mo per user · Basic AI summary · Unlimited transcription credits |
| Pro | — | $10 | 8,000 min/mo per user · Smart search · Custom vocabulary |
| Business | — | $19 | Unlimited transcription · Conversation intelligence · Smart Apps |
| Enterprise | — | $39 | SSO · Custom data retention · Dedicated support |
Sembly
| Tier | Monthly | Per seat | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $10 | — | $10 per month · For professionals who want every meeting captured, structured, and easy to revisit · 1 user per workspace |
| Pro | — | $20 | $20 per user / month · Most Popular · For teams that rely on meeting intelligence to track decisions and stay aligned |
| MAX | — | $30 | $30 per user / month · For organizations that require advanced meeting intelligence and full traceability |
Key features
Fireflies
- Bot joins meetings to record and transcribe
- AI-powered topic search across all recordings
- 60+ language transcription support
- CRM auto-logging (Salesforce, HubSpot)
- Smart Apps for follow-up workflows
Sembly
- Multilingual meeting transcription across 40+ languages
- AI-generated summaries, tasks, and key decisions
- Searchable meeting history with custom keyword tracking
- Records Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Webex
- Workflow automations and CRM integrations
Where each one wins
Fireflies
Strengths
- Most affordable per-seat for high-volume use
- Strong search across the meeting knowledge base
- Wide language coverage versus competitors
Tradeoffs
- Bot-based recording is visible to participants
- Lower transcription accuracy than Otter on noisy audio
- Mobile app weaker than the desktop experience
Sembly
Strengths
- Strong multilingual transcription quality vs English-only competitors
- Workstream automations turn meetings into trackable tasks
- Clear tiered pricing with user-limit transparency
Tradeoffs
- UI and editor feel less polished than Otter or Fireflies
- Free tier is limited to a short trial rather than ongoing use
- Bot-based recorder is visible to meeting participants