COMPARISON
Looking for a Fireflies.ai Alternative?
Stop sending your meeting audio to third-party servers. VoxBee records and transcribes locally — plus you get dictation and file transcription.
Stop paying $18/mo (Pro)
VoxBee
$39
Pay once, use forever
- 100% local processing
- Works offline
- 2-device license
3-year cost: $39
Fireflies.ai
$18/mo (Pro)
Billed monthly, lose access if you cancel
3-year cost: $648
Save $609 over 3 years
Get VoxBee — $39 One-TimeSilent Local Capture vs. A Bot in Your Meeting
Fireflies sends a bot to join your calls. Your colleagues see it. Your audio goes to their servers. VoxBee captures system audio directly from your Mac — silently, locally. Nobody knows you're transcribing, and the audio never leaves your device.
VoxBee
- ✓Captures system audio silently — no bot
- ✓Audio stays on your device
- ✓Works with any video call app
- ✓No account or login needed
- ✓Also includes dictation and file transcription
Fireflies.ai
- •A bot visibly joins your meeting
- •Audio uploaded to Fireflies' cloud
- •Requires internet and account setup
- •Meeting-only — no dictation features
- •Subscription required for continued access
Why People Switch from Fireflies.ai to VoxBee
The Meeting Host
“Clients kept asking 'Who is Fireflies.ai?' when the bot joined. It was unprofessional. VoxBee records invisibly.”
The Compliance Officer
“Our legal team flagged that meeting audio on third-party servers violates our data handling policies. Local processing solved the problem.”
The Multi-Tool User
“I was paying $18/month just for meeting transcription. VoxBee gives me meetings, dictation, and file transcription for $39 total.”
The Remote Worker
“My internet drops during video calls sometimes. Having transcription run locally means I never lose a meeting transcript.”
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
Choose VoxBee if…
- ✓You want your meeting audio to stay on your device
- ✓You're uncomfortable with bots joining your calls
- ✓You also need dictation or file transcription
- ✓You want to pay once, not monthly
- ✓You need offline transcription
- ✓You use Mac or Linux
What VoxBee doesn't do (yet)
- •CRM integrations (Salesforce, HubSpot)
- •Shared cloud workspace for team transcripts
- •Automated meeting scheduling and bot invites across a team
How to Switch from Fireflies.ai
Download VoxBee (14-day free trial, no account needed)
Pick the Large v3 Whisper model for best meeting accuracy
Grant Microphone and Screen Recording permissions
Cancel your Fireflies subscription
Frequently Asked Questions
How much can I save by switching from Fireflies to VoxBee?+
Fireflies Pro costs $18/month ($216/year). VoxBee is a one-time $39 purchase. Over 3 years, that's $39 vs $648 — you save over $600.
Does VoxBee join meetings automatically like Fireflies?+
VoxBee takes a different approach: instead of sending a bot to your meeting, it captures system audio directly from your Mac. You start a recording when the meeting begins — no bot, no awkward notification to your colleagues.
Can VoxBee generate meeting summaries?+
Yes. VoxBee sends the transcript to your chosen AI provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, or local Ollama) for structured summaries with key decisions, action items, and follow-ups.
Does VoxBee support speaker identification?+
VoxBee currently captures a single combined audio stream. Speaker diarization (identifying who said what) is on the roadmap.
Can I search across all my transcripts like in Fireflies?+
VoxBee saves all transcripts as plain text and Markdown files in ~/Documents/VoxBee/. You can search them with Spotlight, grep, or any text search tool.
What about team collaboration features?+
VoxBee is a personal productivity tool, not a team platform. If your entire team needs a shared transcript workspace, that's something VoxBee doesn't do. But for private, local transcription — VoxBee is the way to go.
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