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7 best Fireflies.ai alternatives in 2026

Fireflies is a strong meeting notetaker for English-speaking sales teams. People look elsewhere for recordings longer than 150 minutes, for languages that are still in beta there, for translation, or for a free plan that lets them download transcripts.

Prices checked 2 Oct 2026

Why people look beyond Fireflies

150 min
maximum length of an uploaded file
None
transcript translation
No
transcript downloads on the free plan
Beta
status of most non-English languages

From Fireflies.ai’s own pricing and help pages.

At a glance

ToolBest forFree planPaid fromLanguages
1 BlaBlaScribeRecorded files and subtitles in 120+ languages90 min, then 30 min/mo$11/mo yearly120+
2 Otter.aiLive English meeting notes300 min/mo, 3 imports total$8.33/mo yearly6
3 NottaMultilingual and bilingual meetings120 min/mo, 3 min per conversation$8.17/mo yearly58
4 HappyScribeHuman-verified transcripts and subtitles10-min trial$8.50/mo yearly150+
5 TurboScribeOne person with lots of long files3 files a day, 30 min each$10/mo yearly98+
6 RevLegal work and human English transcription45 min/mo, English only$25.49/mo yearly37+ (Pro)
7 SonixPay-as-you-go transcription and translation30-min trial$10/hour54+

1. BlaBlaScribe

Recorded files and subtitles in 120+ languages

For recordings rather than live calls: files up to five hours, 120+ languages, translation into 50+ with timestamps kept, and SRT/TXT export even on the free plan. No meeting bot — record the call and upload it.

Pros

  • Free plan renews every month
  • Translation into 50+ languages, timestamps kept
  • No cap on the number of uploads
  • EU servers; files never used for AI training

Cons

  • No live meeting bot
  • No human proofreading
Try BlaBlaScribe free
Free plan
90 min + 30/mo
Paid from
$14/mo ($11 yearly)
Languages
120+
Meeting bot
No
Exports
SRT, VTT, DOCX, PDF +4

2. Otter.ai

Live English meeting notes

An AI meeting assistant that joins Zoom, Teams and Meet, transcribes live and sends summaries, with CRM sync on paid plans.

Pros

  • Joins Zoom, Teams and Meet automatically
  • Salesforce, HubSpot and Zapier sync
  • 1,200 min on Pro

Cons

  • 6 languages
  • 3 lifetime imports on Free, 10 a month on Pro
  • Trains on de-identified user data
BlaBlaScribe vs Otter.ai →
Free plan
300 min/mo
Paid from
$16.99/mo ($8.33 yearly)
Languages
6
Meeting bot
Yes
Max length (Pro)
90 min

3. Notta

Multilingual and bilingual meetings

A meeting assistant from Singapore with a bot for Zoom, Meet, Teams and Webex and transcription of calls that mix two languages.

Pros

  • Meeting bot for Zoom, Meet, Teams, Webex
  • 23 bilingual language pairs
  • 1,800 min for $8.17/mo billed yearly

Cons

  • Free plan stops at 3 min per conversation
  • Upload caps: 100/mo on Pro, 200 on Business
  • Translation partly a paid add-on
BlaBlaScribe vs Notta →
Free plan
120 min, 3-min cap
Paid from
$8.17/mo yearly
Languages
58
Meeting bot
Yes
Uploads (Pro)
100/mo

4. HappyScribe

Human-verified transcripts and subtitles

A mature transcription and subtitling suite from Dublin with optional human proofreading. Strong for media teams that need editor-ready exports and, sometimes, a human pass.

Pros

  • Human proofreading from $2/min
  • 150+ languages, translation into 80+
  • 15+ exports incl. Premiere, Final Cut, Avid (Pro+)
  • EU data center

Cons

  • Free tier is a 10-minute trial
  • Basic: 120 min and TXT/SRT only
  • 600 min cost $29/mo
BlaBlaScribe vs HappyScribe →
Free plan
10-min trial
Paid from
$17/mo ($8.50 yearly)
Languages
150+
Meeting bot
Yes
Human service
from $2/min

5. TurboScribe

One person with lots of long files

A flat-rate transcription service: one paid plan with unlimited minutes for a single user and files up to 10 hours.

Pros

  • Unlimited for $20/mo ($10 yearly)
  • Files up to 10 hours / 5 GB
  • Translation into 134+ languages

Cons

  • One user per account, no shared logins
  • No team workspace
BlaBlaScribe vs TurboScribe →
Free plan
3 files/day
Paid from
$20/mo ($10 yearly)
Languages
98+
Users
1 per plan
Max file
10 h / 5 GB

6. Rev

Legal work and human English transcription

AI transcription plus human services: English transcripts at $1.99 a minute, court-ready legal transcripts and broadcast caption formats.

Pros

  • Human transcription at $1.99/min
  • Legal transcripts from $2.25/page
  • Broadcast caption formats (SCC, TTML…)

Cons

  • Free plan is English-only
  • Most languages only from $59.99/mo Pro
  • AI translation is a beta, into English only
BlaBlaScribe vs Rev →
Free plan
45 min, English
Paid from
$29.99/mo per seat
Languages
37+ on Pro
Meeting bot
Yes
Human service
$1.99/min

7. Sonix

Pay-as-you-go transcription and translation

File transcription priced by the hour, with translation drawn from the same hours and exports to Premiere and Final Cut.

Pros

  • Pay as you go at $10 an hour
  • Translation into 54+ languages included in hours
  • Premiere and Final Cut exports

Cons

  • No free plan, only a 30-min trial
  • Core plan: 5 hours a month for $25
  • Data stored in the USA
BlaBlaScribe vs Sonix →
Free plan
30-min trial
Paid from
$10/hour or $25/mo
Languages
54+
Meeting bot
No
Hosting
USA (AWS)

Sources: fireflies.ai/pricing, guide.fireflies.ai/articles/3893959957-learn-about-the-uploads-feature-in-fireflies, otter.ai/pricing, notta.ai/en/pricing, happyscribe.com/pricing, turboscribe.ai/pricing, rev.com/pricing, sonix.ai/pricing — checked 2 Oct 2026.

How we put this list together

We compared tools people consider instead of Fireflies on upload limits, languages, translation, meeting bots, free plans and price. Every price and limit comes from the vendor’s own pricing page or help centre, checked on the date above. We haven’t run an accuracy benchmark.

BlaBlaScribe is our product and it’s listed first.

Questions, answered

All questions
BlaBlaScribe accepts files up to five hours on every plan and TurboScribe up to ten hours. Fireflies caps uploads at 150 minutes per file.
Yes: BlaBlaScribe (50+ languages), HappyScribe (80+), TurboScribe (134+) and Notta (42) translate transcripts. Fireflies doesn’t.
Otter and Notta both join Zoom, Teams and Meet. Notta adds bilingual transcription; Otter is English-first with CRM integrations.

Head-to-head comparisons

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