Fireflies vs Otter vs ParleyNotes: Which Meeting Notetaker?

Fireflies and Otter are two of the most popular AI notetakers. ParleyNotes takes a different architectural approach. Here's how they line up on the things that matter.

Bot vs no bot

Fireflies and Otter both rely on a bot joining your call (or a cloud recorder). ParleyNotes captures the meeting tab's audio directly in your browser — no bot in the participant list.

Where your audio goes

Fireflies and Otter process and store recordings in their cloud. ParleyNotes processes audio on your device and stores notes locally unless you export them.

Pricing

• •Fireflies — per-seat SaaS with a limited free tier
• •Otter — freemium with monthly minute caps
• •ParleyNotes — free for individuals with no minute caps; pay only for team/company features

Open source

Fireflies and Otter are closed source. ParleyNotes is MIT-licensed and self-hostable — the right pick if you need to audit the code or run it inside your own network.