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Fireflies.ai vs Krisp

A side-by-side comparison of Fireflies.ai and Krisp, drawn from Ignaite's continuously-verified listings.

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Fireflies.ai

Meeting

AI notetaker that records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings.

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Krisp

Audio

On-device AI noise cancellation, transcription, and meeting notes.

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At a glance

Feature comparison of Fireflies.ai and Krisp
AttributeFireflies.aiKrisp
Category (differs)MeetingAudio
PricingFREEMIUMFREEMIUM
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
Deployment (differs)CloudLocal
Platforms (differs)Web, iOS, Android, Browser extensionmacOS, Windows, iOS, Android
Model support (differs)Single model (proprietary)Self-contained (on-device)
Vendor (differs)Fireflies.aiKrisp
Capabilities (differs)
  • Chat with documents
  • Transcription (STT)
  • Speaker diarization
  • Summarization
  • Meeting notes
  • Conversation intelligence
  • Transcription (STT)
  • Audio cleanup
  • Meeting notes
  • Localization (i18n)
  • Conversation intelligence

The honest brief

Fireflies.ai

AskFred answers questions across your whole meeting history; a calendar bot auto-joins Zoom, Meet, Teams, and Webex.

  • Auto-joins major video platforms
  • AskFred queries past meetings
  • CRM and tool integrations
  • Mobile + Chrome capture
  • Bot-joins calls (privacy optics)
  • Best features on paid tiers
  • Free tier storage limits

Krisp

Installs as a virtual mic, so noise cancellation works across 800+ apps with no meeting bot and all processing on-device.

  • Strong real-time noise removal
  • Runs locally on-device for privacy
  • Bidirectional suppression (mic and speaker)
  • Transcription covers ~16 languages only
  • No cross-meeting analytics or trends
  • Some report device auto-switching glitches

When to pick which

Both cover Transcription (STT), Meeting notes, and Conversation intelligence.

Pick Fireflies.ai if you need Chat with documents, Speaker diarization, and Summarization.

  • Chat with documents (secondary capability)
  • Speaker diarization (secondary capability)
  • Summarization (primary capability)

Pick Krisp if you need Audio cleanup and Localization (i18n).

  • Audio cleanup (primary capability)
  • Localization (i18n) (secondary capability)

Fireflies.ai leans on Transcription (STT) and Meeting notes as a headline capability; Krisp treats them as secondary.

  • Transcription (STT) (primary capability)
  • Meeting notes (primary capability)

They also differ on:

Deployment
Cloud · Local
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension · macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
Model support
Single model (proprietary) · Self-contained (on-device)
Fireflies.ai detailsKrisp details