Reline vs Sembly
Sembly sends a bot
to your meeting.
Reline doesn't.
Sembly's agent joins your online calls as a visible "Sembly Teammate" and announces itself; Reline captures mic and system audio locally on your own device, with citation-backed summaries and a collaborative notepad.
"Switched from Sembly and never looked back."
Why teams move to Reline
What Reline does that Sembly doesn't.
Sembly is a capable AI meeting assistant — its Semblian agent answers questions across meetings and drafts documents, and it auto-joins your Zoom, Meet, Teams, and Webex calls from your calendar. The catch is how it gets the audio: for online video calls it sends a bot that appears in the participant list. Reline takes a different path — it records mic and system audio on your own device, with no bot joining the call, and turns each meeting into a citation-backed note you and your team can actually edit.
Bot-free capture for online calls too — Reline records mic and system audio on your device, so nothing joins the call or shows up in the participant list.
Native desktop apps for macOS, Windows, and Linux that capture system audio locally, plus a full web app — no bot, no browser-extension workaround.
Every summary point links back to the exact transcript moment, so you can verify any claim with one click.
Click any line in the note to seek playback to that second — transcript and audio stay in sync.
A real Notion-style notepad your team co-edits live, not just a read-only summary view.
transcription across 60+ languages with automatic language detection — no need to pick the language up front.
Reusable Lenses turn each recording into the format you need (sales, standup, interview, design review) on demand.
Private-by-default notes with five granular permission levels; SSO (WorkOS) and an audit log on team plans.
Side-by-side
Reline vs Sembly — feature comparison
| Capability | Reline | Sembly |
|---|---|---|
No bot joins your online meeting For online video calls Sembly sends a visible "Sembly Teammate" agent that joins and announces itself; Reline records locally with no participant added. | Yes | No |
Bot-free in-person / offline recording Both capture in-person meetings without a bot — Sembly via phone-mic recording and file upload, Reline via on-device mic and system audio. | Yes | Yes |
Records system audio on your device Sembly captures online calls through a meeting bot or via uploaded files; Reline's desktop apps capture mic and system audio locally. | Yes | Partial |
Native desktop apps (macOS, Windows, Linux) Sembly ships a web app, Chrome extension, Teams and Zoom apps, and phone-mic recording; a dedicated desktop app is not listed on its site. | macOS, Windows, Linux | No |
Mobile app Reline has no mobile app. Sembly supports recording in-person meetings using your phone's microphone; a dedicated native mobile app is not confirmed on its pages. | No | Partial |
Transcription languages Sembly states 48 languages with up to two selected per meeting; Reline covers 60+ and detects the language automatically. | 60+ with auto-detect | 48 |
Summary points cited to the transcript Reline links every summary point to the transcript moment it came from; Sembly's notes are not documented as per-point citations. | Yes | No |
Click a line to seek audio playback Reline syncs the note to playback; Sembly offers a searchable transcript with timestamps. | Yes | Partial |
Collaborative Notion-style notepad Reline's note is a real-time editable document; Sembly centers on AI notes, summaries, and chat rather than a co-edited notepad. | Yes | No |
AI chat across meetings Reline runs RAG chat over notes, folders, and workspaces; Sembly's Semblian and Ask Sembly answer across one or many meetings. | Yes | Yes |
Action items / task detection Sembly auto-detects action items and key items (risks, events); Reline surfaces these through summaries and Lenses rather than a dedicated task engine. | Partial | Yes |
Reusable AI output templates Reline's Lenses reformat a recording on demand; Sembly's Semblian can generate documents from meetings on its AI tiers. | Lenses | Partial |
Calendar integration Sembly syncs Google/Microsoft/iCalendar to auto-send its bot to scheduled calls; Reline reads Google and Microsoft calendars but never auto-joins. | Google + Microsoft, read-only | auto-join |
Free plan Reline's Free plan caps each note at 1 hour. Sembly's Basic free trial mode auto-deletes notes, transcripts, and audio older than 4 months. | $0 — 1 hr per note | $0 — trial mode |
Paid pricing Sembly monthly: Basic $17 (1 user), Pro $29/user, MAX $39/user (min 3); annual ~30% off. Prices change — check both sites. | $15/user/mo Pro · $32 Enterprise | $17 Basic · $29 Pro · $39 MAX |
SSO + audit log Reline includes SSO (WorkOS) and an audit log on team plans; Sembly offers an Enterprise tier, but its security certifications were not verified here. | 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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Frequently asked
Switching from Sembly
- Is Reline a Sembly alternative?
- Yes. Both record, transcribe, and summarize meetings and offer AI chat across them. The core difference is capture: for online calls Sembly sends a visible "Sembly Teammate" agent that joins and announces itself, while Reline records mic and system audio locally on your own device with no bot. Reline also adds per-point transcript citations and a collaborative Notion-style notepad.
- Does Sembly join my meeting with a bot?
- For online video meetings, yes — Sembly sends an agent that joins the call and appears in the participant list as "Sembly Teammate," announcing itself on join. Sembly also supports bot-free capture for in-person meetings through phone-mic recording and uploaded audio or video files. Reline captures every meeting on your device, so nothing joins online calls either.
- How do the languages compare?
- Sembly states it transcribes 48 languages, with up to two languages selectable per meeting or workspace. Reline transcribes 60+ languages and automatically detects the spoken language, so you don't have to choose it before recording.
- Is Reline cheaper than Sembly?
- Reline is Free at $0 (1 hour per note), $15/user/month for Professional, and $32/user/month for Enterprise. Sembly's paid plans are Basic at $17/month (single user), Pro at $29/user/month, and MAX at $39/user/month, each about 30% cheaper billed annually, plus a custom Enterprise tier. Prices change on both sides, so confirm on each vendor's pricing page.
- What does Sembly do that Reline doesn't?
- Sembly leans into agentic automation: its Semblian AI answers questions across many meetings and drafts documents like reports and proposals, it auto-detects action items and key items, and it auto-joins scheduled calls straight from your calendar. If you want a bot that shows up to every online meeting and a heavier task-and-document layer, Sembly is built for that.
- Does Reline have a real editable notepad?
- Yes. Each Reline meeting becomes a Notion-style note your whole team can co-edit in real time, with every summary point linked to the transcript moment behind it and click-to-seek playback. Sembly centers on AI-generated notes, summaries, and chat rather than a collaborative document you edit together.
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