Fireflies.ai vs Speechify
Which is better in 2026? Five scores, side by side.
Fireflies.ai is the better app overall, scoring 8.3 to 7.9. Fireflies.ai wins on 3 of the 5 scores, Speechify on 1, with 1 tied.
Sales, hiring and customer teams who spend all day on video calls
Students, people with dyslexia and busy readers who prefer listening
Score by score
The details
| Feature | Fireflies.ai | Speechify |
|---|---|---|
| Category | AI Assistants | AI Assistants |
| Category rank | #9 of 16 | #14 of 16 |
| Developer | Fireflies.ai | Speechify Inc. |
| Pricing | Free + paid plans | Free + paid plans |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mac | ✓ | ✓ |
| Windows | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web | ✓ | ✓ |
Common questions
Is Fireflies.ai better than Speechify?
Fireflies.ai is the better app overall, scoring 8.3 to 7.9. Fireflies.ai wins on 3 of the 5 scores, Speechify on 1, with 1 tied.
Which is cheaper, Fireflies.ai or Speechify?
Fireflies.ai: Free with limited transcription; Pro is $10 a seat a month yearly or $18 monthly. Speechify: Free with 10 basic voices; Premium is $29 a month or $139 a year. On value for money, Fireflies.ai scores higher.
Do Fireflies.ai and Speechify work on the same devices?
Yes, both run on Web, iPhone & iPad, Android, Mac, Windows.
Which is more private, Fireflies.ai or Speechify?
Fireflies.ai scores higher on privacy (7.8/10). Fireflies says it doesn't train AI on your meetings, has zero-day retention with its vendors and encrypts data at rest. The App Store label links contact info, audio and usage to you, with no tracking.
Strengths and weaknesses
Fireflies.ai
- Works in Zoom, Meet, Teams and in person
- Says it doesn't train AI on your meetings
- Talk voice typing is free and unlimited
- Free plan has limited transcription and 400 minutes of storage
- Video recording needs the Business plan
- A bot shows up in calls unless you use the desktop app
Fireflies sends a notetaker into your Zoom, Google Meet or Teams calls. Or its desktop app records without a bot. You get a searchable transcript, a summary and action items. AskFred answers questions across all your meetings. Paid plans add stats and connect to other apps. Talk, its voice typing tool, is free and unlimited on every plan. The free plan's transcription and storage are tight, so regular users will end up paying.
Full Fireflies.ai review
Speechify
- Reads PDFs, web pages, docs and photos of text
- Natural premium voices in 60+ languages
- Works on phone, computer and browser
- Premium costs $29 a month if you pay monthly
- Free voices sound robotic and top out at 1.5x
- App label lists tracking through your device ID
Speechify reads almost anything aloud: PDFs, web pages, emails, ebooks and photos of printed pages. It suits people with dyslexia and anyone who'd rather listen than read, and it now doubles as a voice assistant with dictation, AI summaries and AI podcasts. Apps cover your phone, computer and browser. The free voices sound robotic and stop at 1.5x speed, and Premium costs $29 a month unless you pay yearly.
Full Speechify review
