Fireflies.ai vs Krisp
Cheapest paid tier each vendor publishes. Free plans are listed above; tiers priced on request are not plotted because there is no figure to plot.
Where they differ
Only on Fireflies.ai
- Free plan (Krisp has none)
- Speech-to-text
- Speaker identification
- Also on Web, Android, iOS and Chrome extension
Only on Krisp
- Lower entry price: $16/mo against $18/mo
- Noise cancellation
- Audio editing
- Also on macOS and Windows
From the pricing tiers and capability tags we track. A capability missing on one side means we have not recorded it there, not that the tool cannot do it.
At a glance
Fireflies.ai and Krisp both appear in this directory's productivity listings. Prices below were read from the vendors' own pages, most recently on October 19, 2026. Paid plans start at $18/mo on Fireflies.ai and $16/mo on Krisp. Fireflies.ai has a free plan and Krisp does not. We track speech to text on Fireflies.ai and noise cancellation on Krisp; both cover transcription and meeting notes. No score and no winner: the facts do the picking.
Capability tags are factual labels we assign when a tool is added; they describe what a tool does, not how well it does it.
Checked against the vendors. Written from each vendor's own site and last re-checked there: Fireflies.ai (under review since October 19, 2026) · Krisp (under review since October 19, 2026). Vendors change pricing and features without notice, so confirm anything that decides your purchase on the vendor's page.
Fireflies.ai
AI meeting assistant for transcription, summaries, and conversation intelligence
Fireflies.ai captures, transcribes, and summarizes voice and video meetings across platforms like Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. It delivers transcription in over 100 languages along with speaker identification and automated action items. Users can also query meeting history through the AskFred AI assistant.
Krisp
AI-powered noise cancellation for clear online communication
Krisp provides AI-powered noise, voice, and echo cancellation. Its AI Meeting Assistant also records, transcribes, and summarizes online and in-person meetings, and pulls out action items. Both run on top of the apps you already call with.
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Fireflies.ai and Krisp in action
Each vendor's own walkthrough, from its homepage or official YouTube channel. We don't make these videos and we don't rate them.
Fireflies.ai
Krisp
Key features
Fireflies.ai
- Live meeting recording and transcription across 100+ languages with speaker recognition
- Automated meeting summaries, action items, and customized notes
- AskFred AI assistant to query past conversations and extract answers
- Conversation intelligence tracking speaker talk-time, sentiment, and topic trackers
Krisp
- AI-powered noise removal
- Voice cancellation
- Echo cancellation
- Records, transcribes, and summarizes online and in-person meetings
- Action items tracked centrally across meetings and pushed to CRM tools
- AI-searchable transcripts synced to meeting playback
- English transcription runs on-device, other languages server-side, and it joins calls with or without a bot
- Integrates with communication apps
- Works for both microphone and speaker audio
What each one does well
Fireflies.ai
- ✓ Transcribing and summarizing video calls across conferencing platforms
- ✓ Tracking conversation analytics like speaker talk-time and sentiment
- ✓ Syncing meeting notes and action items to CRMs and project management tools
Krisp
- ✓ Recording and summarizing meetings without sending a bot into the call
- ✓ Pulling action items out of a call instead of writing notes during it
- ✓ Enhancing clarity in online meetings
- ✓ Reducing background noise during calls
- ✓ Improving focus in remote work environments
People also ask
Which is cheaper, Fireflies.ai or Krisp?
Krisp is cheaper: paid plans start at $18/mo for Fireflies.ai and $16/mo for Krisp.
Does Fireflies.ai or Krisp have a free plan?
Fireflies.ai has a free plan, and Krisp has a free trial but no free plan.
What is the difference between Fireflies.ai and Krisp?
Fireflies.ai and Krisp are both tracked for transcription, meeting-notes, summarization. Of the capabilities they do not share, only Fireflies.ai is tracked for speech-to-text, speaker-identification, developer-api, and only Krisp is tracked for noise-cancellation, app-integration, audio-editing.
How much do Fireflies.ai and Krisp cost?
Fireflies.ai: free plan, then $18/mo. Krisp: free trial, then $16/mo.
Answers are generated from the tracked plans and capability tags shown above, so they move when the vendors' pages do.
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