Last updated May 2026

Fireflies vs Spinach

A side-by-side comparison of Fireflies and Spinach — 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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Spinach

standup summary

AI scrum master and meeting assistant for engineering and product teams with standup summaries and ticket updates.

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Pricing

Fireflies

TierMonthlyPer seatIncludes
Free$0800 min/mo per user · Basic AI summary · Unlimited transcription credits
Pro$108,000 min/mo per user · Smart search · Custom vocabulary
Business$19Unlimited transcription · Conversation intelligence · Smart Apps
Enterprise$39SSO · Custom data retention · Dedicated support

Spinach

TierMonthlyPer seatIncludes
Starter$0Free · Unlimited meeting recording, transcription & basic AI · Record Zoom, Meet, Webex, Slack Huddles
Pro$2.9$2.90 / meeting hour · Pay-as-you-go, unlimited users, advanced AI · Annual ($45/$0) or Monthly options
Business$19$19 / user per month · Pay per user, unlimited meetings, advanced AI · Everything in Starter, PLUS team features
EnterpriseLet's talk · Custom plan for your organization · Volume discounts available

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

Spinach

  • AI scrum master that runs standups, retros, and syncs
  • Automatic Jira, Linear, and Asana ticket updates
  • Action item tracking and follow-up across sprints
  • Engineering- and product-team-focused meeting templates
  • Slack-native delivery of summaries and blockers

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

Spinach

Strengths

  • Purpose-built for agile engineering teams vs generic note-takers
  • Deep ticket-tracker integrations reduce manual project hygiene
  • Free Starter tier with unlimited users for small teams

Tradeoffs

  • Narrower fit outside engineering and product team workflows
  • Fewer general-purpose features than Otter or Fireflies
  • Business tier pricing is contact-sales only