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Callbox and other meeting recorders

Callbox records Google Meet, Zoom and Microsoft Teams calls from your own Chrome tab, so no bot joins the call, and saves every recording to your own Google Drive. Each comparison puts it side by side with another meeting recorder, with a source for every fact about the other product.

  • Callbox vs Otter.ai

    Choose Callbox if you want an Otter.ai alternative with no bot in your calls, every recording saved to your own Google Drive, and a team plan where members pay nothing. Choose Otter.ai if you record the Zoom or Teams desktop apps, want a bot at meetings you skip, or want summaries written for you.

    Bot in the call
    Yes: Otter Notetaker joins Zoom, Meet and Teams as a participant. The desktop app records without it
    Free plan
    Basic, with up to 300 minutes a month, 30 minutes per transcript, 3 imports in total and your 25 most recent conversations
    Paid plans from
    Pro: $16.99 a user a month, or $8.33 a user a month billed yearly

  • Callbox vs Fireflies.ai

    Choose Callbox if you want a Fireflies.ai alternative that records Meet, Zoom or Teams in Chrome with no bot, saves the audio to your Google Drive, and covers a whole team on one plan. Choose Fireflies if you want a bot for meetings you skip, desktop and phone apps, or summaries written for you.

    Bot in the call
    Yes, by default: Fireflies.ai Notetaker joins as a visible participant; no bot on its Meet extension or desktop app
    Free plan
    New accounts: 3 meeting transcriptions, unlimited with Auto Join on; 400 minutes stored in total; 2 hours a meeting; no downloads
    Paid plans from
    Pro: $18 a seat a month, or $10 a seat a month billed yearly ($120 a year)

  • Callbox vs Fathom

    Choose Callbox if you want a Fathom alternative with no bot in any call you take in Chrome, recordings in your own Google Drive, file imports and one plan for the whole team. Choose Fathom if you want built-in AI summaries, unlimited free transcription, or to record the Zoom and Teams desktop apps.

    Bot in the call
    Yes: "NAME's Fathom Notetaker" joins; bot-free in the Mac 3.0 app, in rollout, and a limited Teams alpha on Windows
    Free plan
    Unlimited recordings, transcription and storage for 1 user; advanced summaries for 5 calls a month; no action items or team features
    Paid plans from
    Premium: $20 a user a month, or $16 a month billed yearly

  • Callbox vs tl;dv

    Choose Callbox if you want a tl;dv alternative with no bot, one that records Meet, Zoom and Teams from your Chrome tab and saves each call to your own Google Drive. Choose tl;dv if you want built-in AI notes, CRM sync, or a desktop app that records the Zoom and Teams apps.

    Bot in the call
    Yes by default: a bot named after you, such as "Grace's AI Notetaker", joins as a visible participant
    Free plan
    40 recordings a week; full AI notes on your first 10 meetings only; kept 3 months, downloadable in the last 4 weeks
    Paid plans from
    Pro: $29 a seat a month, or $216 a seat a year, which is $18 a month

  • Callbox vs Granola

    Choose Callbox if you want a Granola alternative that keeps the audio and transcript of every call in your own Google Drive and records from Chrome or a phone browser. Choose Granola if you take calls in the Zoom or Teams desktop apps and want AI notes written for you inside the app.

    Bot in the call
    None: the desktop app captures audio from your computer, so no bot joins the call
    Free plan
    Basic: no daily transcription limit; the app shows the last 30 days of notes; chat with the Auto model only; no API
    Paid plans from
    Business: $14 a user a month, billed monthly only

  • Callbox vs Bluedot

    Choose Callbox if you want a Bluedot alternative that saves every call to your own Google Drive, has no 5-meeting cap on its free plan and lets your own AI agent file and summarize calls. Choose Bluedot if you want summaries built in, desktop and phone apps, or a bot for meetings you skip.

    Bot in the call
    Optional: a calendar bot joins Zoom and Meet as "[Your name]'s AI NoteTaker"; the extension records without one
    Free plan
    5 meetings for the life of the account, then view and share only; Chrome extension, desktop and mobile apps, Slack, Notion, Zapier and Make
    Paid plans from
    Basic: $14 a user a month billed yearly, or $18 billed monthly

  • Callbox vs Tactiq

    Choose Callbox if you want a Tactiq alternative that records your calls' audio, with no bot, and saves it with the transcript in your own Google Drive. Choose Tactiq if you want built-in AI summaries, the Zoom and Teams desktop apps on a Mac, or a cheaper paid plan for one person.

    Bot in the call
    None: no bot joins; Tactiq can notify attendees in chat, and its plan list keeps notice controls for paid plans
    Free plan
    10 meeting credits and 5 AI credits a month; archiving frees credits; with none left, new transcripts are preview only
    Paid plans from
    Pro: $12 a month, or $96 a year billed yearly

  • Callbox vs Read AI

    Choose Callbox if you want a Read AI alternative with no bot in your calls, the audio in your own Google Drive and one plan for the whole team. Choose Read AI if you need the Zoom or Teams desktop apps recorded, a bot for meetings you skip, or summaries written for you.

    Bot in the call
    Yes: "read.ai meeting notes" joins Zoom, Teams and Meet as a participant; on Meet, Read AI can record without it
    Free plan
    5 meeting transcripts a month, counting reports others share with you; meetings up to 1 hour; no uploads or playback; recordings deleted after 180 days
    Paid plans from
    Pro: $19.75 a user a month, or $15 a user a month billed yearly

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