Fireflies.ai is a cloud note-taker with AskFred and AI skills. MeetBot is a meeting bot you own: live transcripts, calendar join, and Jira actions from the call.
Both join the call. The choice is whether audio is processed in Fireflies’ cloud by default, or on servers / a Mac you run.
Your disk or MeetBot Hosted tenant — full meeting folders (WAV, JSONL, markdown).
Fireflies’ US cloud by default. Enterprise can use your bucket; processing still in their cloud.
Self-hosted keeps running under your control. Hosted is optional.
Fireflies can change terms, fees, and modify or stop the service.
Your deployment and recordings stay with you.
Meetings stay in Fireflies’ service under the terms then in force.
Live UI transcript + hotword / chat commands that create tickets before the call ends.
Strong post-meeting AI chat, skills, and CRM-style workflows in Fireflies’ product.
Fireflies.ai details are summarized from its public pricing, storage docs, terms, and API documentation for comparison.
| Feature | MeetBot | Fireflies.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Self-hostable | Yes | No |
| Google Meet | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Teams | Yes | Yes |
| Zoom | Partial | Yes |
| Real-time transcription | Yes | Yes |
| Recording + storage | Yes | Yes |
| Developer API | Partial | Yes |
| Send a bot by API | Partial | Yes |
| Calendar auto-join | Yes | Partial |
| Voice / chat → Jira | Yes | Partial |
| AI recap / Ask AI | Yes | Yes |
| Webhooks | Partial | Yes |
Fireflies is a mature cloud knowledge layer over meetings. MeetBot is for teams that want the bot inside their perimeter and Jira actions mid-call.
For some teams, yes. Fireflies is a hosted note-taker with AI chat and skills. MeetBot is a self-hostable assistant focused on join → record → live transcript → Jira.
With self-hosted MeetBot, yes — recording and transcripts stay on your host (transcription still uses the model provider you configure). Fireflies Enterprise can store in your bucket but processes in their cloud.
Yes — MeetBot can produce an AI recap (summary, decisions, tasks) after the meeting, in addition to live transcripts and command logs.
Self-host for free, or start a hosted instance. Prefer a walkthrough? Book a call.
Want a walkthrough of self-hosted or hosted MeetBot — calendar join, live transcripts, and “Hey MeetBot…” for Jira? Pick a time that works for you.