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Fathom vs Fireflies.ai
Both have a free plan with no monthly minute cap, join calls with a bot and can record from your computer without one. Fireflies says it never trains on your recordings and takes file uploads; Fathom trains on de-identified data unless you opt out, takes no uploads, and its transcripts can be copied but not downloaded.
Trains AI on your recordings
- Fathom
- Yes, unless you opt out
- Fireflies.ai
- Says it doesn't train on them
Cheapest paid plan
- Fathom
- $15/month per seat, billed yearly
- Fireflies.ai
- $10/month per seat, billed yearly
How others are told
- Fathom
- The bot shows in the call, Email to attendees, Automatic chat message
- Fireflies.ai
- The bot shows in the call, Email to attendees, Automatic chat message, Spoken announcement
EU data storage
- Fathom
- NoNo
- Fireflies.ai
- YesYes
Every fact, side by side
A dot marks a row where they differ. Rows with an info mark open a note.
FathomFireflies.aiHow it listens
What happens to your recordings
How long it's kept (differs)Kept indefinitely until you delete it; Enterprise can set automatic deletionKept until deleted; optional automatic deletion after a chosen period
What it costs
Cheapest paid plan (differs)$15/month per seat, billed yearly$10/month per seat, billed yearly
Where it works
Zoom YesYesYesYes
Google Meet YesYesYesYes
Microsoft Teams YesYesYesYes
Apps (differs)Web, Windows, Mac, iPhone, ChromeWeb, Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android, Chrome
What you get out
Transcript exports (differs)Not statedTXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, Audio
Who makes it
Which one to pick
Pick Fathom if
A bot joins the call
- You want free recordings with no storage cap: Fireflies' free plan stores 400 minutes per seat
- You'd like a 30-day Premium preview before paying
- You want CRM field sync and coaching metrics: Business is $25 a seat a month billed yearly
$15/month per seat, billed yearlyAll Fathom facts
Pick Fireflies.ai if
A bot joins the call
- You don't want your recordings used to train AI
- You want to upload files and download transcripts as PDF, DOCX or SRT (Pro and up)
- You want a solo plan with a published price: Pro is $10 a month billed yearly
$10/month per seat, billed yearlyAll Fireflies.ai facts
Still deciding?
The guides start from what you need, like no bot in the call, a free plan or recordings that stay private, and give the reason for every pick.
