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Fireflies.ai alternative: Scriptorium vs Fireflies

Fireflies is a meeting notetaker: a bot joins your calls and produces notes, summaries and analytics. Scriptorium does not touch your calendar or your meetings; you upload a recording afterwards. They solve different problems, and this page is for people who found Fireflies while looking for a transcript of a file.

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Where Fireflies.ai is the better choice

  • Joins Zoom, Google Meet and Teams calls automatically, or records through a Chrome extension without a bot.
  • AI summaries, conversation analytics and an assistant, plus unlimited integrations on Pro.
  • SOC 2 Type II and GDPR compliance are listed on its pricing page.

Where Scriptorium fits better

  • No calendar sign-in: its free plan signs in only through a Google or Outlook account, per its page.
  • No bot and nothing joins your call.
  • The first file needs no account; exports are TXT, timestamped TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON and CSV.

Fireflies.ai and Scriptorium side by side

Fireflies.aiScriptorium
Free routeFree plan: unlimited transcription with an asterisk (meetings, Chrome extension, mobile app); 400 minutes of storage per teamOne file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no account
Account for the free routeGoogle or Outlook sign-inNo for the first file; a free account adds a saved library
LanguagesEnglish primary plus Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian; 100+ more in beta33 plus automatic detection
ExportsDownloads appear under Pro; formats not named on the page readTXT, timestamped TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON and CSV
Speaker identificationCheck their siteOptional speaker labels, up to 8 speakers
Meeting botYes; also a Chrome extension option without a botNo bot: you upload the recording after the call
Entry paid pricePro: $18 per seat monthly or $10 per seat a month billed annuallyPro $9.99 a month (600 minutes), Pro+ $19.99 a month (2500 minutes)
Max file lengthCheck their site15 minutes and 25 MB on the preview; account limits on the pricing page

Checked on 2026-10-24 from the vendor's own pages listed below. Prices and limits change; confirm on their site before you buy. A cell that says "Check their site" means the page did not state it, was unreadable to us, or contradicted itself, and we chose not to guess. Longer read: AI meeting notes, bots and privacy.

Which should you pick?

  • Pick Fireflies.ai if You want meetings noted automatically, with summaries and integrations.
  • Pick Scriptorium if You want a transcript of a recording without giving access to a calendar or adding a bot.

Scriptorium's transcripts are automatic and make mistakes; read them against the audio. The free preview is on the home page, and the pricing page lists plans.

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Questions

Does Scriptorium work like Fireflies in meetings?
No. It does not join meetings. Record the call yourself, then upload the file.
Can I upload files to Fireflies?
Its pricing page lists audio and video file upload. Limits: check its page.
Is it free?
Yes — one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB with no account, up to 3 tries a day. A free account keeps your transcripts in a library and lifts the guest limits; the current limits and paid plans are on the pricing page.

Try it with your own file

Upload a recording and read the transcript.

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