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    Fireflies.ai

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AFireflies, from Fireflies.AI headquartered in Pleasanton, California, aims to make it easy to record, transcribe, and organize all teams' meetings in one place. Whether it’s important sales calls, recruiting interviews, or team meetings, Fireflies can provide capture of voice conversations.

    $10

    per month per user

    Sembly.AI

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASembly (formerly Powow) is a SaaS platform from the company of the same name in New York City, that helps to make meetings more effective by using proprietary AI algorithms to transcribe and analyze meetings, transforming them into actionable insights.

    $0

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Fireflies.aiSembly.AI
    Editions & Modules
    Pro
    $10
    per month per user
    Business
    $19
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Sembly Personal
    $0
    per month per user
    Sembly Professional
    $10
    per month per user
    Sembly Team
    $20
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Fireflies.aiSembly.AI
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
    Additional DetailsAdditional per meeting hour costs.
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Features
    Fireflies.aiSembly.AI
    Notetaking & Recording
    Comparison of Notetaking & Recording features of Fireflies.ai and Sembly.AI
    Feature
    Fireflies.ai
    9.8
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Sembly.AI
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    Ratings
    Recording9.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Fireflies.aiSembly.AI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (11 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (6 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Fireflies.aiSembly.AI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Fireflies.ai
    It does the job really well. They were one of the first on the scene and have continually improved overtime. It's crazy affordable, I'm always surprised when I see the $5 monthly charge compared to other apps I pay more for and use a lot less.
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    Powow AI
    Powow is well suited for meetings, multi-meetings, and having everyone in the team involved. It simplifies the process of decision-making and any process within our business that needs multiple people working at the same time. It allows people to focus on the meeting instead of taking notes as Powow uses audio transcription to create summaries about everything said. It also allows getting relevant insights and analytics that are really helpful for the business. In my own case, being a fashion and design store requires hand on meetings and work that can't be done thru the internet. Also, for very important meetings or information, you can't really rely on the transcripts as they are not perfect. Even though Powow is relatively new, it has mainly positive aspects.
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    Pros
    Fireflies.ai
    • Helps in transcription & take notes.
    • Listening to the meeting is very easy.
    • Can be integrated into other various software.
    • They also provide the option to download the meeting and the option to like & dislike the recording.
    • And I love their soundbites features which I can use to highlight the specific part of the recording for future use.
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    Powow AI
    • It facilitates the communication among people within our business.
    • Includes the option to have multi-meetings.
    • Provides a transcript of everything said during the meeting.
    • Provides summaries for easy recap and follow up.
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    Cons
    Fireflies.ai
    • Would love to see the formatting of the summary when I download it look better. The headers are usually far too large and I end up reformatting each summary into my preferred format, layout font, etc. If there’s a way for me to preload, what my preferences are, that would be fantastic so I get a fully complete document without having to do much manipulation after the fact.
    • I have my settings, correct but Fireflies.ai doesn’t always attend every Zoom meeting or every teams meeting. It does about 90% of the time, but there is a 10% failure rate which causes us a huge problem for me.
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    Powow AI
    • As it is a new platform, some functions can be pretty basic.
    • The summarizing notes are not always perfect, this could be improved.
    • Navigation around the platform is not as intuitive as it could be for new users.
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    Usability
    Fireflies.ai
    Given that I work in sales, it is one of the must have tools for the sales team. It helps us understand and review our calls anytime, anywhere. Access to the recording is easy for sales agent as well the team. Summary and transcription saves the time and manual work
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    Powow AI
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    Alternatives Considered
    Fireflies.ai
    Fireflies.ai is made for meetings — that’s its main function — so it doesn’t include fancy features like video editing. If you need to record a podcast, it’s better to use Descript. Google Cloud is a good choice if you already have an audio file and need a very detailed transcription. Fireflies not only helps with transcription, but also with summarization and distribution. So while all three tools offer similar features, if you need a meeting copilot, Fireflies performs better.
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    Powow AI
    Even though all of the mentioned platforms are helpful for meetings and teamwork, Powow is so much better. First, it allows multi-meetings, facilitating the job of the managers and heads of every team to be involved in all the work done. Also, it has audio transcripts that avoid the need for note-taking, making people pay full attention to the meeting. Provides as well insights and analysis related to the business and meeting content that are really helpful for the business. The AI component to extract patterns and sentiments across multiple meetings is a huge tool for managers and heads of teams to identify key issues and mitigate risks.
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    Return on Investment
    Fireflies.ai
    • The cost is very affordable and getting ROI for it happens within the first meeting.
    • My clients appreciate the quick turn on having an action plan in place for them.
    • I like having a catalog of meetings I can reference to see the client improvements.
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    Powow AI
    • Reduced the design thinking and design process time in half as it helped with team communication.
    • Allowed to start multiple projects during the year.
    • Gave helpful insights that allowed the business to increase customer satisfaction and sales.
    • Cut costs on physical offices as 90% of the job is done remotely.
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    Sembly.AI Screenshots

    Screenshot of Meeting summary (Glance View)Screenshot of AI-powered Key Points like actions, issues, risks, events and requirementsScreenshot of Cross- and in-meeting search and sharingScreenshot of AI-generated Summaries with Action ItemsScreenshot of Automatic Meeting Minutes