tl;dv alternatives (2026): 14 compared by price

tl;dv pricing, for reference

• Free: $0
• Pro: €18/seat/mo
• Business: €29/seat/mo

Source: vendor pricing page, checked October 29, 2026. tl;dv: full listing.

• TaMeetingsFree tier

  Tactiq

  An AI meeting transcription tool that runs as a Chrome extension for Google Meet, Zoom and Microsoft Teams, with AI summaries, action items and follow-up workflows.

  Per seatFree; Pro $8/user/mo (annual)

• PlMeetingsFree tier

  Plaud

  AI transcription and summaries for conversations captured with a Plaud recording device (a wearable or card-style recorder), managed in the Plaud app.

  SubscriptionFree with a Plaud device; Pro $8.33/mo billed annually

• MaEmailFree tier

  MailMaestro (Maestro Labs)

  AI assistant for Outlook and Gmail that drafts and labels email, plus a Teams/Meet/Zoom note taker.

  Per seatFree; Email $12/seat/mo (billed annually)

• MeetingsFree tier

  Granola

  An AI notepad for meetings: it transcribes from your computer's audio without a bot and improves the notes you type.

  Per seatFree; Business $14/user/mo

• WiMeetingsFree tier

  Wispr Flow

  Voice dictation that turns speech into clean writing in any app, plus an AI meeting Notetaker.

  Per seatFree; Pro $15/user/mo

• MeetingsFree tier

  Krisp

  Noise cancellation plus an AI meeting assistant that transcribes and summarises calls without a bot.

  Per seatFree; Core $16/user/mo

• MeetingsFree tier

  Otter.ai

  An AI notetaker that joins calls, transcribes them live and writes summaries and action items; has an MCP server.

  Per seatFree; Pro $16.99/user/mo

• MeetingsFree tier

  Fireflies.ai

  An AI meeting assistant that records, transcribes and summarises calls and pushes notes to CRMs and other apps.

  Per seatFree; Pro $18/seat/mo

• MeetingsFree tier

  Fathom

  A free AI notetaker for Zoom, Meet and Teams that records, transcribes and summarises, with paid team plans.

  SubscriptionFree; Premium $20/mo

• MeetingsFree tier

  Read AI

  An AI assistant that summarises meetings, email and messages and gives meeting analytics.

  Per seatFree; paid from $19.75/user/mo

• Meetings

  Avoma

  An AI meeting assistant and revenue intelligence tool for sales and customer success teams.

  Per seat$19/recorder seat/mo (yearly)

• MaHealthcare

  Marvix AI

  Ambient AI scribe for specialty care that writes notes from long visits and suggests codes.

  Subscription$95/provider/mo (billed yearly)

• RecruitingFree tier

  Metaview

  Recruiting AI that takes interview notes, reviews applications and sources candidates for recruiters.

  Per seatFree; Pro $100/user/mo

• Sales

  Gong

  A revenue AI platform that records and analyses sales calls and other customer conversations, with AI agents and apps for sales teams.

  Quote onlyContact sales

How we ordered this list: whether the vendor publishes its prices, then the number of verified public use cases we've found, then the lowest listed monthly plan. Only full listings (verified starting price with its source) in the same job category are included. We haven't tested these hands-on. How we rank.

Pricing compared

Public pricing of tl;dv alternatives, with the date each price was checked

Alternative	Starts at	Model	Free plan	Lowest monthly plan vs tl;dv	Checked	Source
TaTactiq	Free; Pro $8/user/mo (annual)	Per seat	Yes	tl;dv: no monthly plan listed	October 31, 2026	Source
PlPlaud	Free with a Plaud device; Pro $8.33/mo billed annually	Subscription	Yes	tl;dv: no monthly plan listed	October 31, 2026	Source
MaMailMaestro	Free; Email $12/seat/mo (billed annually)	Per seat	Yes	tl;dv: no monthly plan listed	October 29, 2026	Source
Granola	Free; Business $14/user/mo	Per seat	Yes	tl;dv: no monthly plan listed	October 30, 2026	Source
WiWispr Flow	Free; Pro $15/user/mo	Per seat	Yes	tl;dv: no monthly plan listed	October 30, 2026	Source
Krisp	Free; Core $16/user/mo	Per seat	Yes	tl;dv: no monthly plan listed	October 29, 2026	Source
Otter.ai	Free; Pro $16.99/user/mo	Per seat	Yes	tl;dv: no monthly plan listed	October 27, 2026	Source
Fireflies.ai	Free; Pro $18/seat/mo	Per seat	Yes	tl;dv: no monthly plan listed	October 27, 2026	Source
Fathom	Free; Premium $20/mo	Subscription	Yes	tl;dv: no monthly plan listed	October 27, 2026	Source
Read AI	Free; paid from $19.75/user/mo	Per seat	Yes	tl;dv: no monthly plan listed	October 29, 2026	Source
Avoma	$19/recorder seat/mo (yearly)	Per seat	No	tl;dv: no monthly plan listed	October 29, 2026	Source
MaMarvix AI	$95/provider/mo (billed yearly)	Subscription	No	tl;dv: no monthly plan listed	October 29, 2026	Source
Metaview	Free; Pro $100/user/mo	Per seat	Yes	tl;dv: no monthly plan listed	October 29, 2026	Source
Gong	Contact sales	Quote only	No	no monthly plan listed	October 31, 2026	Source

Prices are copied from each vendor's public pricing page on the date shown. "not published" or "Contact sales" means the vendor doesn't publish a price; we don't guess. Monthly plans are compared as listed (per seat where the vendor prices per seat); usage-priced plans have no monthly figure. Prices change; confirm with the vendor.

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