A Fireflies Alternative — No Bot in Your Meetings
Fireflies is a capable AI meeting assistant: its bot joins your calls, transcribes them live, and syncs notes to your CRM. If you want automated live meeting capture with deep integrations, it is a reasonable choice.
But many teams don’t want a bot visible in every call — clients ask about it, some companies prohibit it, and it can change how candidly people speak. Jackob.ai works from recordings instead: upload the file after the meeting (or any interview, podcast, or video) and get a speaker-labeled transcript, AI summary, and full document/subtitle exports — with nothing ever joining your calls.
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Free plan available · No credit card required · Files are never used to train AI
How it works
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Record with your platform
Use Zoom/Teams/Meet’s built-in recording, or a phone for in-person meetings.
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Upload the file
Jackob.ai transcribes it with speaker labels in any of 98 languages.
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Get notes and documents
AI summary plus DOCX, PDF, TXT, SRT, and VTT export.
Why Jackob.ai
Nothing joins your calls
No bot participant, no calendar access, no live capture — you control what gets transcribed.
Works beyond meetings
Interviews, podcasts, lectures, videos — not just calls.
In-person friendly
Transcribe phone or dictaphone recordings of physical meetings — something bots can’t attend.
Privacy-first
Files are never used to train AI models.
Simple, transparent pricing
Start free. Upgrade when you need more hours — no per-minute surprises.
Plus
$15/mo
20 hours of transcription per month
Pro
$29/mo
50 hours of transcription per month
Premium
$49/mo
100 hours of transcription per month
Your recordings stay private
Files are processed securely and are never used to train AI models. You control retention and can delete your recordings and transcripts at any time.
Frequently asked questions
When is Fireflies the better choice?
If you want fully automated live capture of every calendar meeting with CRM sync, a meeting bot is built for that. Jackob.ai deliberately works from recordings you choose to upload.
Do I lose anything by transcribing after the meeting?
You lose live in-call captions, but you keep everything else — transcript, speaker labels, summary — with full control over which conversations get processed, and no bot affecting the conversation.
Can Jackob.ai handle my meeting backlog?
Yes — upload previously recorded meetings in bulk; plans include 10–50 hours per month.
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Try it with your own recording
The best way to judge transcription quality is with your own audio. Upload a real file on the free plan — no credit card required.
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