Alternatives to Circleback
AI notetaker with automated action items
Circleback ranks #9 of 10 in AI meeting assistants, with an Alt Score of 89. It is sold by subscription from $20.83/user/month (billed annually) and available on Web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android. 12 of 13 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Circleback is an AI meeting notetaker that produces summaries, action items and automations across your tools.
Circleback is aimed at teams and companies — from startups to enterprises in sales, consulting, and other client-facing or cross-functional roles — who want a single source of truth for what was said, decided, and owed across meetings.
You get AI-generated meeting notes, transcripts, and auto-assigned action items, speaker-identified transcription in 100+ languages, an AI assistant that can answer questions across your meeting and email history, and automations that push outcomes to tools like Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack, and Notion.
Circleback either joins your Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams call as a bot participant to record, or captures audio and video locally on macOS, Windows, iOS, or Android without a bot joining; it then transcribes the conversation, generates notes and action items, and can run automations that sync outcomes to connected apps.
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Ranked alternatives
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Fellow is a meeting-management app with AI notetaking, shared agendas, action items and recordings.
MeetGeek is an AI meeting assistant that automatically records, transcribes and summarizes meetings with conversation insights.
Notta is an AI transcription and meeting-notes tool that records and summarizes conversations in many languages.
Read.ai is an AI assistant that summarizes meetings, emails and messages with transcripts, action items and analytics.
Avoma is an AI meeting assistant and revenue-intelligence platform that records, transcribes and analyzes calls.
Fathom is an AI meeting assistant that records, transcribes and summarizes video calls with action items and CRM sync.
tl;dv records, transcribes and summarizes online meetings, with AI notes, clips and CRM integrations.
Granola is an AI meeting notepad that transcribes calls locally and enhances your own notes, without sending a bot into the call.
Feature comparison
Rows come from the AI meeting assistants checklist (17 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
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Every fact and feature listed for Circleback is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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Pricing model Subscription verified 2026-07-16
Price: $20.83/user/month (billed annually) or $25/user/month (billed monthly)
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Starts at $20.83/user/month (billed annually) verified 2026-07-16
Price: $20.83/user/month (billed annually) or $25/user/month (billed monthly)
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Platforms Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android verified 2026-07-16
Desktop app: macOS and Windows app for local recording and quick access from the menu bar. Mobile app: iOS and Android app for recording in-person meetings. Web app: The Circleback web application whe
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Status active verified 2026-07-16
Jul 8, 2026 Import call recordings on mobile You can now import recordings to Circleback directly from your phone.
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Joins calls via bot Yes verified 2026-07-16
Circleback can join your online meetings as a bot participant that captures the conversation. This works with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Webex.
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Bot-free / local capture Yes verified 2026-07-16
If you'd prefer not to have Circleback appear in the meeting, you can record locally.
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Speaker identification Yes verified 2026-07-16
transcription with speaker recognition
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AI summary & action items Yes verified 2026-07-16
Unlimited AI meeting notes, auto-assigned action items
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Zoom integration Yes verified 2026-07-16
This works with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Webex.
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Google Meet integration Yes verified 2026-07-16
This works with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Webex.
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Microsoft Teams integration Yes verified 2026-07-16
This works with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Webex.
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CRM sync (Salesforce/HubSpot) Yes verified 2026-07-16
A parallel automation also updates Salesforce contacts and opportunities (support.circleback.ai/en/articles/10641585-integrate-with-salesforce).
Create an automation to update contacts and deals on HubSpot with meeting outcomes
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Ask-AI chat over meetings Yes verified 2026-07-16
Search across all your meetings and emails and get answers with cited sources
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Multi-language transcription Yes verified 2026-07-16
Circleback automatically detects the predominantly-spoken language and transcribes the entire meeting in that language.
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Free tier meeting limit Partial verified 2026-07-16
No permanent free plan; Individual offers a free trial and Team a free extended trial, but a paid subscription is required afterward.
Free trial
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SOC 2 compliance Yes verified 2026-07-16
SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, HIPAA, and compliance documentation, plus security controls, pentest report, and more.
https://circleback.ai/llms.txt
FAQ
Yes. Fellow, MeetGeek and Notta have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.