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Quiet Assistant vs Fireflies.ai
Fireflies.ai is a team notetaker whose main workflow sends a bot into the call. Quiet Assistant never joins the call, translates it live and suggests replies; Fireflies is stronger on team search, integrations and transcription languages.
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What Fireflies.ai is
Fireflies.ai records and transcribes meetings, mostly through its bot (fred@fireflies.ai); its Chrome extension can record without the bot. Live Assist gives real-time suggestions. It has a desktop app, iPhone and Android apps and a web app, and transcribes 100+ languages.
Side by side
| Feature | Quiet Assistant | Fireflies.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Joins the call | Quiet Assistant: No bot. It listens to what your computer plays. | Fireflies.ai: Yes, a bot, except when recording with the Chrome extension |
| Runs on | Quiet Assistant: Mac (macOS 13 or later) and Windows 10 or later | Fireflies.ai: Desktop app, iPhone, Android, Chrome extension and web |
| Live captions | Quiet Assistant: Yes, in 60 languages, with each speaker in their own color | Fireflies.ai: Live transcription, 100+ languages |
| Live translation | Quiet Assistant: Yes, between any two of the 60 languages, as people speak | Fireflies.ai: Not offered during the call, as far as we can tell |
| Suggested replies | Quiet Assistant: Yes. When someone asks you something, a suggested answer appears in the meeting’s language, with a translation | Fireflies.ai: Live Assist: real-time suggestions, coaching and answers |
| Notes after the call | Quiet Assistant: Summary, decisions, action items with owners and due dates, open questions | Fireflies.ai: Yes, plus conversation intelligence for teams |
| Free plan | Quiet Assistant: 120 minutes, once | Fireflies.ai: Yes |
| Paid plans | Quiet Assistant: Pro $25 a month (600 minutes) or $210 a year. Max $49 a month (1,500 minutes) or $410 a year | Fireflies.ai: Pro $18 a month ($10 billed yearly), Business $29 a month ($19 billed yearly), Enterprise $39 billed yearly |
Choose Fireflies.ai if
- Your team wants every meeting recorded, searchable and sent to a CRM.
- You need transcription in a language outside Quiet Assistant’s 60.
Choose Quiet Assistant if
- You want a bot-free alternative: nothing joins the call.
- You need live translation while the meeting is happening.
- You’re one person, not a team, and want simple monthly minutes.
Questions
What is a bot-free alternative to Fireflies?
Quiet Assistant runs on your computer and listens to the call audio, so no bot joins. You get live captions, translation, suggested replies and notes.
Sources
- Fireflies.ai homepage
- Fireflies.ai pricing
- Quiet Assistant: plans and help
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