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Ata vs Fireflies

The Fireflies alternative that never puts a bot in your call.

Ata reads the native captions on Google Meet, Zoom and Microsoft Teams, with no bot in the call and no audio or video recording, ever. Fireflies also transcribes those platforms, but its bot, the Fireflies.ai Notetaker, joins the call as a visible participant that cannot be hidden, "to ensure compliance," according to its own help center; it records audio in every meeting and video too on the Business plan or higher. Ata costs $1.99 a month on the Pro plan; Fireflies' Pro plan costs $18 a month (or $10 a month billed annually), according to its official help center. Fireflies, on the other hand, transcribes over 100 languages and has a mobile app, something Ata does not have yet.

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$1.99 a month on Pro No bot, ever Never records audio or video
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Price, bot behavior and features, with no guesswork.

Every Fireflies fact below came from its official pages, checked on September 27, 2026.

Comparison between Ata and Fireflies: price, free plan, bot in the call, video recording, AI connector, platforms and languages
 
Ata
Free · Pro $1.99/mo
Fireflies
Free · Pro $18/mo
Paid plan price (one person) $1.99 a month $18 a month (or $10 a month billed annually)
Free plan Unlimited transcription; AI with a monthly limit, no card needed Unlimited transcription and summaries, but 400 minutes of storage per person, according to its help center
Price per person on a team Drops as the team grows: $1.79 to $0.99; free for up to 3 people $29 per person a month on the Business plan ($19 billed annually); volume discount from 50 people up
Bot in the call Never. Ata only turns on captions, no bot and no invite Its bot, called Fireflies.ai Notetaker, joins as a visible participant in the list and cannot be hidden, according to its own help center
Records audio or video No. Ata only processes the caption text, and never records audio or video Records audio in every meeting; also records video on the Business plan or higher, according to its help center
AI connector (MCP) Included from the Pro plan, for Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini Also has one, for Claude and ChatGPT, but it requires a paid Claude or ChatGPT subscription; we found no confirmation for Gemini
Platforms and apps Extension for Chrome, Edge and Brave; Google Meet, Zoom and Teams, browser only Bot on 10+ platforms, a Chrome extension for Google Meet only, a desktop app, and apps for iPhone and Android
Transcription languages The language of the meeting captions; app in Portuguese, English and Spanish 100+ languages, including Brazilian and European Portuguese, according to its help center

Fireflies details checked on September 27, 2026 on its official pages: fireflies.ai/pricing, its help center guide.fireflies.ai, the article on how its bot joins and records meetings, and the article on its MCP connector.

Choose with facts

No single tool is right for everyone.

An honest way to decide, not just a price comparison.

When Ata is the better fit

  • You never want a bot in the call, visible or not, or any audio or video recording, under any circumstance.
  • You want to pay less: $1.99 a month on Pro, against $18 for Fireflies (or $10 billed annually).
  • You would rather not have an extra participant in the call list, the way Fireflies.ai Notetaker appears.
  • Your team is small: up to 3 people can share meetings for free.
  • You already use Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini and want to query your meetings there with the MCP connector included in Pro, including Gemini.

When Fireflies may fit better

  • You need to transcribe in more than 100 languages, beyond the language of the meeting itself.
  • You want an actual video recording of the meeting, not just the text (on the Business plan or higher).
  • You want to use it from your phone, with apps for iPhone and Android, without depending on a browser.
  • You want the bot to join more than 10 different platforms, not just Meet, Zoom and Teams.
How to switch

From Fireflies to Ata in 3 steps.

  1. 1

    Install Ata

    It is free, from the Chrome Web Store, on Chrome, Edge or Brave.

  2. 2

    Log in with your account

    Google or Microsoft, no AI key and no setup needed.

  3. 3

    Start on your next meeting

    On Meet, Zoom or Teams, Ata turns on by itself. You can keep Fireflies running while you try it, and turn it off whenever you want.

Questions

Questions from people comparing the two

Ata is made in Brazil, works in Portuguese, and never records audio or video under any circumstance: it only reads the caption text from Google Meet, Zoom and Microsoft Teams, with no bot in the call. Fireflies is a US product whose bot, the Fireflies.ai Notetaker, joins the call as a visible participant, records audio in every meeting, and also records video on the Business plan or higher. Ata costs $1.99 a month; Fireflies charges $18 a month, according to its official help center.
Yes. According to Fireflies' own help center, the bot appears as "Fireflies.ai Notetaker" and stays visible in the participant list at all times, to ensure compliance, with no option to hide it. Ata never sends a bot: it only turns on the platform's native captions, without joining as a participant.
Fireflies records audio in every meeting and, according to its help center, also records video on the Business plan or higher. Ata never records audio or video on any plan: it only processes the caption text the platform itself generates.
Ata's Pro plan costs $1.99 a month in the US and the rest of the world (R$ 9.90 in Brazil). Fireflies' Pro plan costs $18 a month, or $10 a month billed annually, according to its official help center. On the team plan, Ata's price per person drops as the team grows (from $1.79 to $0.99), and teams of up to 3 people use it for free. On Fireflies, the Business plan costs $29 per person a month ($19 billed annually), with a volume discount from 50 people up.
Yes. Ata has an MCP connector included from the Pro plan ($1.99 a month), to query meetings, summaries and action items straight from Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini. Fireflies also has an MCP connector, according to its help center, for Claude and ChatGPT, but it requires a paid Claude or ChatGPT subscription; we found no confirmation for Gemini.
According to its own help center, Fireflies transcribes over 100 languages, including Brazilian and European Portuguese. Ata transcribes in the language of the captions the meeting itself generates, and its app works in Portuguese, English and Spanish; it does not yet have a mobile app or its own language list beyond what the meeting platform offers.

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Free to install, in Portuguese, English and Spanish, with no bot and no audio recording.

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