The Fireflies
alternative without
the meeting bot.
Fireflies sends Fred to every meeting and pushes you into a heavy automation surface. Reline records on-device, ships a cleaner notepad, and only does what your team actually uses.
What Reline does that Fireflies.ai doesn't.
Fireflies built a powerful but noisy product — a bot in every meeting, a desktop app locked behind paid plans, an automation surface that takes weeks to configure. Reline does the opposite: on-device recording on macOS, Windows, and Linux, a web app that needs no install, a clean notepad, and integrations that work the first time you connect them.
On-device recording on macOS, Windows, and Linux — no Fred bot in your meeting.
Notion-grade collaborative notepad — your team co-edits the note, not just reads the summary.
AI summaries cite the transcript segment that justifies each point.
Reusable Lenses for sales, discovery, standup, design review, customer interview.
RAG chat across notes, folders, and entire workspaces (the AskFred parity, but better-scoped).
Web app at reline.so — full editor in any browser, no install or payment required. Desktop apps (macOS, Windows, Linux) for on-device system audio capture.
Push to Slack, Linear, Notion when you want (rolling out) — no Zap to wire up.
Five-level granular permissions per note. SSO + audit log on the Enterprise plan.
Free plan with on-device recording, transcription, and AI summaries via web app. Desktop apps free on all plans.
Reline vs Fireflies.ai — feature comparison
| Capability | Fireflies.ai | |
|---|---|---|
Web app — full editor in any browser, no install | Yes | Yes |
Desktop app (macOS, Windows, Linux) Fireflies desktop requires paid tier; Reline desktop free | macOS (x64+arm64), Windows (x64+arm64), Linux AppImage — all free | macOS 12+, Windows 10+ (Pro/Business/Enterprise only) |
No bot joins your meeting Fireflies relies on the Fred bot; Fireflies has optional on-device audio on paid tiers only | Yes | No |
On-device recording (free tier) Fireflies Free tier limited to bot-joined meetings (no on-device); on-device recording available only on Pro+ | Yes | No |
Live speaker-attributed transcription | Yes | Yes |
AI summary with citations to transcript | Yes | Partial |
Notion-grade collaborative notepad | Yes | No |
Reusable AI templates | 4 output formats per Lens | Partial |
Multi-note rollups across folder | Yes | No |
RAG chat across corpus AskFred parity | Yes | Yes |
Free plan | 1 hr per note, 10 hrs / mo, unlimited notes; web app + on-device recording | 800 min storage; no desktop app or on-device recording |
Professional price | $15/user/mo · $12 annual | $10/seat/mo annual ($18 monthly); limits 8K min storage |
SSO + audit log | Enterprise · $32/mo · $26 annual | Enterprise · $39/seat/mo annual |
CRM integrations Reline rolling out Slack/Linear/Notion; CRM via Zapier. Fireflies: Salesforce + HubSpot on Business+ | Partial | Yes |
Granular permissions per note | 5 levels | Partial |
Calendar sync | Yes | Yes |
Audio + transcripts never train models | Yes | Partial |
Comparison reflects public pricing + feature pages at the time of writing. Found something out of date? Let us know.
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Switching from Fireflies.ai
- Is Reline a Fireflies.ai alternative?
- Yes. Reline records on-device on macOS, Windows, and Linux without sending a Fred bot to your meeting, ships a web app that needs no install, offers a Notion-grade collaborative notepad, and gives you reusable Lenses, RAG chat, and granular team permissions — without the heavy automation surface or bot-in-meeting model Fireflies relies on.
- Does Reline have a web app like Fireflies?
- Yes. Reline's web app at reline.so is a full-featured editor you can use in any browser on macOS, Windows, Linux, or iOS — no install required, nothing to download. You can sign in and start recording and editing notes immediately. The optional desktop apps (macOS, Windows, Linux) add native system audio capture. Both are free on all plans. Fireflies also has a web app (app.fireflies.ai), but the desktop app is only available on paid tiers (Pro and above).
- Does Reline have AskFred-style chat across meetings?
- Yes. Reline ships RAG chat across notes, folders, and entire workspaces. Ask the corpus a question and get a cited answer — including which meeting, which segment, which speaker. It's the same idea as AskFred but with narrower, more actionable scoping.
- Is Reline cheaper than Fireflies?
- Reline starts free for solo (1 hour per note, 10 hours of transcription / month, full web + on-device recording on macOS/Windows). Professional is $15/user/month ($12 billed annually); includes unlimited recording and storage. Enterprise — SSO, audit log, policy locks, DPA, SLA — is $32/user/month ($26 billed annually). Fireflies Free is 800 mins storage, no desktop app or on-device recording; Pro is $10/seat/month annual ($18 monthly) but caps at 8,000 mins; Enterprise is $39/seat/month annual. Reline ships unlimited recording and storage on Professional.
- Does Reline integrate with my CRM like Fireflies?
- Reline is rolling out native push to Slack, Linear, and Notion. Salesforce + HubSpot are on the roadmap; in the meantime, Zapier or a Notion sync covers most CRM workflows. Fireflies includes Salesforce + HubSpot sync on Business and Enterprise tiers.
- How is the notepad different from Fireflies?
- Fireflies is transcript + summary + automation. Reline is transcript + summary + a Notion-grade notepad you co-edit in real-time. The note is the primary artifact, not a sidebar or secondary view. Your whole team can edit the note live during and after the meeting.
- Does Reline work on Windows?
- Yes. Reline ships macOS (Intel + Apple Silicon), Windows (x64 + ARM64, NSIS installer), and Linux (AppImage x64 + ARM64). The desktop app is free on all plans, and the web app (reline.so) works on any OS with a browser. Fireflies also supports Windows, but the desktop app is only available on Pro, Business, and Enterprise plans.
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