Fireflies and Otter are two of the most popular AI notetakers. Ledgeur takes a different architectural approach. Here's how they line up on the things that matter.
Bot vs no bot
Fireflies and Otter both rely on a bot joining your call (or a cloud recorder). Ledgeur captures the meeting tab's audio directly in your browser — no bot in the participant list.
Where your audio goes
Fireflies and Otter process and store recordings in their cloud. Ledgeur processes audio on your device and stores notes locally unless you export them.
Pricing
- Fireflies — per-seat SaaS with a limited free tier
- Otter — freemium with monthly minute caps
- Ledgeur — free for one person with no minute caps; you pay only to sync, share or connect an agent
Open source
Fireflies and Otter are closed source. Ledgeur is MIT-licensed and self-hostable — the right pick if you need to audit the code or run it inside your own network.