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Fireflies.ai alternatives in 2026

Fireflies.ai alternatives compared: Descript, Otter.ai, Rev, TurboScribe, and Connections Storage, with plans and fees for each.

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Fireflies.ai alternatives include Descript, which offers a free plan that requires no credit card, Otter.ai with a free Basic plan, Rev for transcription and captions, TurboScribe for audio and video transcription, and Connections Storage for keeping recordings and searchable transcripts together. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The useful comparison is how each tool handles recordings, what it helps you do with the resulting text, and what the published plan costs.

OptionPlan or service priceWhat it doesCard payment fee
Fireflies.ainot publishedTranscribes, summarizes, searches, and analyzes team conversations. [6]not published
DescriptFree plan available, no credit card required. [1]AI video and audio editor that lets users edit by editing text. [1]not published
Otter.aiBasic is free. [2] Business starts at $19.99 per user per month with a seven-day free trial. [7]Transcribes uploaded audio and video files into searchable and shareable text. [7]not published
RevAI transcription or captions start at $0.25 per minute. [3] Human transcription or captions start at $1.99 per minute. [3] Investigative Platform pricing ranges from free plans to $59.99 per seat per month. [3]Offers AI transcription or captions and human transcription or captions. [3] [3]not published
TurboScribeUnlimited costs $10 per month when billed yearly, or $120 billed yearly. [4] Free provides three transcripts daily. [4]Offers unlimited audio and video transcription. [4]not published
Connections StorageFree, $0. [5] Pro, $39.99 a month. [5] Business, $99.99 a month. [5]Organizes recordings and documents, transcribes recordings, and searches file names and spoken words. [5] [5] [5]not published

Why people who run things look past Fireflies.ai

Fireflies.ai offers transcription and recording for team conversations, with features to transcribe, summarize, search, and analyze those conversations. [6] It also supports audio and video files in MP3, MP4, WAV, and M4A formats, with transcription and summaries for those files. [6] It supports transcription in more than 100 languages. [6]

Its other features cover different ways to capture a conversation. Fireflies.ai offers a desktop application for transcribing and summarizing calls, a mobile app for in-person conversations, and a Chrome extension that records Google Meet calls and provides real-time transcripts. [6] [6] [6] It also advertises automatic language detection and speaker recognition. [6] [6]

Those features give several points to compare. Someone working mainly with existing recordings may want to compare file transcription and transcript search. Someone editing a finished recording may care more about how text and audio work together. Someone keeping an archive may prefer to compare how recordings are organized, searched, and retrieved later. Fireflies.ai advertises a transcription accuracy rate of 95%. [6] The tools below cover different parts of this work.

Descript: edit audio and video by editing text

Descript offers a screen recorder for instant sharing or finished support footage. [1] Descript says Algolia saved 116 hours of video production time [1] and that HubSpot increased content production by 100%, [1] examples it reports rather than a promise. It offers a free plan that does not require a credit card. [1] Check which editing features the current plan includes. For an archive of recordings with searchable transcripts, editing may be an occasional follow-up rather than the main task.

Otter.ai: turn recorded audio and video into searchable text

Otter.ai's desktop app can record Mac or Windows conversations without bots joining the call. [7] Otter's Basic plan is free. [2] The Business plan starts at $19.99 per user per month with a seven-day free trial, [7] and the plan descriptions give a starting point for comparison, though current limits still need checking. Consider whether the work is mainly individual or shared across a team, and how often recordings are searched after transcription.

Rev: transcription and captions for recorded material

Rev offers AI transcription or captions starting at $0.25 per minute [3] and human transcription or captions starting at $1.99 per minute. [3] Its human transcription is 99%+ accurate, guaranteed in 12 hours or less. [3] Rev's Investigative Platform has pricing from free plans to $59.99 per seat per month, so that range applies to the platform rather than every Rev service. [3] Identify whether the work needs AI text, human transcription, captions, or the wider investigative product, then check the current rate. A per-minute charge compares differently with a monthly plan when recordings are produced regularly.

TurboScribe: transcribe audio and video in volume

TurboScribe offers unlimited audio and video transcription [4] and provides three free transcripts daily without requiring a credit card. [4] Its Unlimited plan costs $10 per month when billed yearly. [4] It supports 98+ languages. [4] Each file can be up to 10 hours long and 5 GB in size. [4] The annual billing commitment matters when compared with month-by-month plans or per-minute charges. Check current file limits, formats, and language coverage, and consider what happens after transcription.

Connections Storage: keep recordings and searchable transcripts together

Connections Storage is a web app, and Connections apps can be installed as a progressive web app. [5] [5] Recordings are transcribed, and speaker labels can be turned on or off in transcripts. [5] When a voice has been recognized, that voice is tagged in other recordings. [5] The transcript appears below the audio player, and clicking a line plays the recording from that point. [5] Transcribed captions can be downloaded as SRT or VTT files. [5] Recordings are filed in a folder for each day and named by their recording time. [5] Custom folders can be created, renamed, moved, and deleted, [5] and search covers file names and the words spoken in recordings. [5] Documents are extracted and images are described when they are added. [5]

How to pick the right Fireflies.ai alternative

Start with the main job. If the work is mainly editing, Descript is one option, and it offers a free plan that requires no credit card. [1] If a free starting point is the priority, Otter.ai's Basic plan is free. [2] If the work calls for transcription or captions priced by the minute, compare Rev's AI and human services separately. [3] [3] If the priority is transcribing a large amount of audio and video under a yearly plan, TurboScribe publishes an Unlimited option billed annually. [4]

For a collection that needs to stay organized after transcription, Connections Storage provides daily recording folders, custom folders, and search across file names and spoken words. [5] [5] [5] Clicking a transcript line also plays the recording from that point, which helps when a written passage needs to be checked against the audio. [5]

Next, compare the cost structure. A monthly plan, an annual subscription, and a per-minute transcription service are not directly interchangeable. Rev publishes separate starting prices for AI and human transcription, while TurboScribe publishes a yearly price for its Unlimited plan. [3] [3] [4] Finally, check the practical details that can change the choice: supported languages, recording length, file size, and transcript downloads. Connections Storage uses different transcription systems for its supported European languages and for other languages. [5]

Frequently asked questions

What is a good free Fireflies.ai alternative?

Descript offers a free plan that does not require a credit card. [1] Otter.ai has a free Basic plan. [2] TurboScribe provides three free transcripts daily without requiring a credit card. [4] Connections Free costs $0, and going over a limit stops the feature rather than billing you. [5] Compare current usage limits and included features before choosing.

Can Connections Storage find words inside recordings?

Yes. Connections Storage searches file names and the words spoken in recordings across the Drive. [5] Its transcript appears below the audio player, and clicking a line plays the recording from that point. [5] Recordings are organized into daily folders and named by recording time. [5] These features help locate a passage and return to the corresponding audio.

How much does TurboScribe cost compared with Connections Storage?

TurboScribe's Unlimited plan costs $10 per month when billed yearly, with $120 billed for the year. [4] Connections Free costs $0, Pro is $39.99 a month, and Business is $99.99 a month. [5] [5] [5] The products describe different workflows, so compare transcription needs, storage limits, and billing periods rather than price alone.

Is Descript free to start with?

Descript offers a free plan that requires no credit card. [1] That makes it worth considering when the work includes editing audio or video. Connections Storage instead places the transcript below the audio player and lets a user click a line to play the corresponding point in the recording. [5] Check which editing and playback tasks matter most.

Does Rev charge by the minute for transcription?

Rev lists AI transcription or captions starting at $0.25 per minute and human transcription or captions starting at $1.99 per minute. [3] [3] Its human transcription is 99%+ accurate, guaranteed in 12 hours or less. [3] Its Investigative Platform has separate pricing from free plans to $59.99 per seat per month. [3] Check the exact Rev service and its current terms, because the platform price and the per-minute rates describe different offerings.

A plan is priced at $99.99 (9999 cents). [5] A plan offers 2 TB of storage, described as the widest ceilings on the ladder. [5]

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Sources

  1. Descript, descript.com, read 2026-10-08
  2. Otter.ai, otter.ai/pricing, read 2026-10-08
  3. Rev, rev.com, read 2026-10-08
  4. TurboScribe, turboscribe.ai, read 2026-10-08
  5. Connections Storage's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher)
  6. Fireflies.ai, fireflies.ai, read 2026-10-23
  7. Otter.ai, otter.ai, read 2026-10-08

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