Alternatives
Alternatives to meeting recorders
If you are looking for an alternative to Otter, Fireflies, Granola, Fathom, tl;dv, Jamie, Krisp or MacWhisper, there is one page per tool here, with what it publishes on its website and when it is a better choice than PolarParrot. PolarParrot is Mac only, and each page says plainly when the other tool suits you better.
Written by Polargate, the company that makes PolarParrot, so we are an interested party. Data about other tools comes from their official websites, with the date it was checked.
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Alternatives to each tool
- Otter alternativesOtter has a bot and a desktop app, and runs on Windows and mobile. When it is the better choice and when Mac-only PolarParrot fits.
- Fireflies alternativesFireflies joins meetings, email, chat and CRM for teams. When it is the better choice and when Mac-only PolarParrot fits.
- Granola alternativesGranola records with no bot on Mac, Windows and mobile. What it costs and when Mac-only PolarParrot fits.
- Fathom alternativesFathom has a free plan with unlimited recordings and uses a bot by default. When it is the better choice and when PolarParrot fits.
- tl;dv alternativestl;dv records and summarises Zoom, Meet and Teams, with or without a bot. When it is the better choice and when Mac-only PolarParrot fits.
- Jamie alternativesJamie records with no bot and targets firms with sensitive conversations. When it is the better choice and when PolarParrot fits.
- Krisp alternativesKrisp cleans up call noise and takes notes. When it is the better choice and when Mac-only PolarParrot fits.
- MacWhisper alternativesMacWhisper transcribes locally for a one-off payment. When it is the better choice and when PolarParrot, which uploads the audio, fits.
Keep reading
- Mac meeting recorderWhich meeting recorders exist for Mac and which add a bot, from what each one publishes on its website.
- ComparePolarParrot next to Otter, Granola, Fathom and others, from what each website publishes: how each one records and what it costs.
- Guides to recording meetings on a MacGuides to recording meetings on a Mac without a bot and connecting your notes to your AI.