Discover why teams choose Meetily over Fireflies.ai: No meeting bots, 100% privacy, Self Hosted, and seamless recording without interrupting your meetings.
No meeting bots required, 100% local processing, Self Hosted, open source, complete privacy control, works with any meeting platform silently.
Requires meeting bot in every call, cloud-based processing, $10-40/month subscription, participants see bot joining, data stored on external servers.
Choose Meetily for privacy, no-bot operation, and cost savings. Choose Fireflies if you prefer cloud convenience and don't mind bots in meetings.
Meetily is a bot-free AI meeting assistant that processes everything locally on your device. Unlike Fireflies.ai which requires a meeting bot to join every call, Meetily captures audio directly from your computer without any visible presence in meetings. Key differences: No Meeting Bot (vs bot required), 100% Local Processing (vs cloud-based), Self Hosted (vs $10-40/month), Complete Privacy (vs third-party processing).
Meetily captures audio directly from your device's system audio, just like screen recording software. No bot joins the meeting, so there's no 'Fireflies Notetaker' or similar presence visible to other participants. This makes recording completely private and non-disruptive, while still capturing everything for transcription.
Bot-free recording offers several advantages: complete privacy (no one knows you're recording), works with any meeting platform, no permission issues, no disruption to meeting flow, and better compliance for sensitive discussions. Meeting bots require participant awareness, can create legal/privacy concerns, and may change meeting dynamics.
Record meetings invisibly without any bot joining. Participants never know you're recording unless you tell them.
All transcription happens on your device. No data sent to external servers, complete privacy control.
No subscription fees, no usage limits. Save $120-480+ per year compared to Fireflies plans.
Works with any meeting software since it captures system audio. No platform restrictions.
Control, Privacy & Customization Comparison
| Feature | MeetilySelf-Hosted & Customizable | Fireflies.ai |
|---|---|---|
Pricing | Self Hosted | $10-$40/month |
Data Processing | 100% Local Processing | Cloud-based Processing |
Privacy & Security | Complete Data Control | Third-party Processing |
Source Code Access | Open Source (MIT License) | Proprietary/Closed Source |
Meeting Bot Required | ||
Real-time Transcription | ||
CRM Integrations | API Available | Built-in Integrations |
Offline Capability |
No meeting bots required, 100% local processing, Self Hosted, open source, complete privacy control, works with any meeting platform silently.
Requires meeting bot in every call, cloud-based processing, $10-40/month subscription, participants see bot joining, data stored on external servers.
Choose Meetily for privacy, no-bot operation, and cost savings. Choose Fireflies if you prefer cloud convenience and don't mind bots in meetings.
Deploy a truly private, customizable AI meeting assistant on your infrastructure
Download your meeting transcripts and notes from Fireflies before switching.
Download and set up Meetily on your device - no complex configuration needed.
Try recording your first meeting without any bots - experience the seamless difference.
Cancel your Fireflies subscription and save $120-480+ per year while gaining privacy.
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✅ No Meeting Bots • ✅ 100% Private • ✅ Self Hosted • ✅ Universal Platform Support