Fathom vs Fireflies
For most teams, pick Fireflies. It rates higher with us (#2 in Meetings), and Pro is $10 a seat billed yearly. Pick Fathom if you are a solo user who wants unlimited recordings and AI summaries for free.
Last checked Oct 17, 2026. Prices change, so confirm on the vendor's site before you pay.
Pick Fathom if…
- You are a solo user and want a strong free plan
- You want unlimited recordings plus instant summaries without paying
- You want clips and playlists of call highlights
Pick Fireflies if…
- You are a team that wants low per-seat pricing ($10/seat yearly on Pro)
- You record Zoom, Google Meet and Teams and want search across calls
- You want a free plan with unlimited transcription to start
| Compared | Fathom | Fireflies | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our rating | 3.7 (#7 of 7 in Meetings) | 4.1 (#2 of 7 in Meetings) | BestBotFor catalog |
| Fit: take meeting notes | 86 | 88 | bestbotfor.com/best/meetings |
| Free plan | Unlimited recordings + transcription, instant AI summaries | Free forever, unlimited transcription; AI summaries and storage limited | [10]; [11]; catalog |
| Paid from | Premium $16/mo billed yearly ($20 monthly) | Pro $10/seat/mo billed yearly ($18 monthly) | [10]; [11] |
| Business tier | $25/user yearly ($34 monthly), 2-user minimum | $19/seat yearly ($29 monthly) | [10]; [11] |
| Enterprise | Talk to sales | $39/seat/mo, annual only | [10]; [11] |
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Sources
- [10] Fathom pricing: https://www.fathom.ai/pricing (vendor, checked Oct 17, 2026)
- [11] Fireflies pricing (read from the page HTML; plan grid renders client-side): https://fireflies.ai/pricing (vendor, checked Oct 17, 2026)
- BestBotFor catalog: src/data/scores-v2.3.csv (Our rating, category rank) and live /best pages (fit %), read Oct 17, 2026
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