Fireflies.ai vs Spellar AI (2026)

Fireflies.ai

by Fireflies.ai

Spellar AI

by Spellar LTD

Pros

• ✓The Free plan includes unlimited transcription, 400 minutes of storage per team and 20 AI credits, and paid plans start at $10 per seat per month billed annually.
• ✓An official remote MCP server lets Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Devin search and use a team's meeting transcripts, and API access is on every plan.
• ✓Fireflies says Fred connects to more than 240 apps, including Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack, Notion and recruiting and dialer tools, and its desktop app and Chrome extension record without a bot.

Limitations

• –AI summaries are limited on the Free plan, and video recording and downloads require Pro at $10 per seat per month billed annually or $18 monthly.
• –Conversation intelligence and team analytics start on Business at $19 per seat per month billed annually, and recording length is capped at 2 to 4 hours by plan.
• –SSO, SCIM, HIPAA compliance and custom data retention are Enterprise features at $39 per seat per month, sold through sales and billed annually only.
• –FredBots were still rolling out gradually as of November 11, 2026, and Scheduler, Clips and the Fly device were announced with waitlists but not yet available.

Pros

• ✓No bot joins the call: Spellar records on the Mac, iPhone, iPad or browser the user is already in, server-side transcription is opt-in per meeting, and audio can stay device-only.
• ✓GPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity are all included on Pro and switchable per meeting, template or question, with bring-your-own-key support for OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini and Perplexity.
• ✓Publishes a remote MCP server listed in the official MCP Registry, so Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor can read meetings and action items, with write tools opt-in and no tool able to delete anything.

Limitations

• –No permanent free plan: the free trial covers 300 minutes, after which transcription and AI stop and notes older than 7 days are locked until the user subscribes.
• –Spellar publishes no SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification, so security reviews rely on its privacy policy, AI usage policy and the custom DPA offered with Teams.
• –There is no Windows desktop app, so Windows users rely on the Chrome extension for browser meetings and the web app for notes.