Fireflies files the meeting. Driffle remembers the work.
Fireflies is a strong team system of record with the compliance paperwork to match. It also sends a named bot into every call.
The short version
Fireflies is aimed at teams that want every call captured, searchable and pushed into a CRM. It holds SOC 2 Type II, GDPR and HIPAA with a BAA, and it reaches beyond meetings into email, Slack and voice agents.
It works by inviting a bot. Fred joins your meeting, and everyone can see it. Driffle listens on your Mac, so nothing appears in the participant list.
The deeper difference is who the memory belongs to. Fireflies builds a shared team archive. Driffle builds your own working memory, spanning the documents and threads around the call, not only the call.
Where we are the same
Worth saying plainly, because a comparison that pretends the other tool is bad is not much use to you.
- Both turn calls into summaries and action items without you typing them.
- Both let you search and ask questions across everything captured.
- Both encrypt data at rest and in transit.
- Both have a free tier.
Where Driffle is different
No named guest in your call
Fireflies works by inviting [email protected] or auto-joining from your calendar. Driffle listens on your machine, so client and candidate calls do not gain a visible bot.
Memory around the meeting
Fireflies reaches into email and Slack as separate assistants. Driffle keeps meetings, documents, threads and screen context in one memory you ask a single question of.
Never trained on
Driffle runs its models inside our own AWS account with no training rights, and your work is not sent to any model company.
Driffle and Fireflies.ai, side by side
| Driffle | Fireflies.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| How it learns about your work | Builds a running memory from your meetings and the work on your screen. | Learns from meetings its bot records, plus connected channels. source |
| What it captures | Meeting audio plus the documents, threads, and apps you actually work in. | Meeting audio and video across web conferencing apps. source |
| Bot in your call | None. Driffle listens on your Mac, so nothing joins and no guest shows up in the participant list. | Yes. You invite [email protected] or have it auto-join calendar meetings. source |
| Before the meeting | A brief built from your whole week, not just the last call with these people. | Not stated as a pre-meeting brief on their pricing page. source |
| During the meeting | Transcribes quietly while you take your own notes or look something up. | The bot records and transcribes while you attend. source |
| After the meeting | Summary and actions land seconds after the call, folded into memory you can question later. | Summaries, action items and CRM sync, searchable across the team. source |
| Context beyond meetings | Yes. Meetings, documents, messages, and screen context sit in one memory. | Yes, through separate products: an email assistant, a Slack assistant, voice agents and an API. source |
| Where it runs | Mac, on Apple Silicon and Intel. Windows and Linux are request only today. | Works with Zoom, Google Meet, Teams and other conferencing apps. source |
| Trains AI on your work | Never. Models run inside our own AWS account with no training rights, and your work is not sent to any model company. | Not stated on their pricing page. source |
| Independent audit | GDPR and CCPA aligned with an Article 28 DPA. SOC 2 Type 1 audit underway, Type 2 to follow. | SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA compliant with a BAA, 256-bit AES and SSL/TLS. source |
| Where pricing starts | Free plan that never expires. Plus is $17 a month billed annually, $20 billed monthly. | Free $0. Pro $10 a seat billed annually. Business $19. Enterprise $39. source |
Fireflies.ai details compared as of August 2026, taken from their own pages. Products change. If something here is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.
Which one fits
Choose Driffle when
- The calls you care about are ones where a bot would change the conversation.
- You want one memory for meetings and the work around them, not separate assistants.
- You want a personal working memory rather than a team archive.
- You want a clear answer that nobody trains on your content.
Choose Fireflies.ai when
- You need every team call in one searchable archive with CRM sync.
- You need a signed BAA or a current SOC 2 Type II report today.
- Your team spans Windows, mobile and browser and needs equal coverage.
- You want conversation analytics across a sales team.
Switching
Leave Fireflies running on the team calls that need the shared archive, and let Driffle cover your own week. They solve different problems, and running both for a fortnight makes which one you actually open obvious.
Security and your data
The parts that decide whether a tool is safe to put on your machine, stated without spin.
- Encryption
- AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.2+ in transit
- Hosting
- US AWS VPC
- Trains on your work
- Never, by design
- Bot in your call
- None
- Privacy law
- GDPR and CCPA aligned, Article 28 DPA
- Independent audit
- SOC 2 Type 1 underway, Type 2 to follow
Our SOC 2 Type 1 audit is underway and Type 2 follows it. Until those reports exist we describe our practices rather than point at an attestation, and we do not sign BAAs today. The full detail is on our privacy and security page.
Common questions about Driffle and Fireflies.ai
Does Fireflies put a bot in my meeting?
Yes. You invite [email protected] to a call or let it auto-join from your calendar, so the bot is visible to everyone. Driffle listens on your Mac and nothing joins.
Is Fireflies HIPAA compliant?
Fireflies lists HIPAA compliance and a BAA alongside SOC 2 Type II and GDPR. Driffle does not sign BAAs today and our SOC 2 Type 1 audit is still underway, so for PHI workloads Fireflies clears a bar we do not.
What does Driffle do that Fireflies does not?
It remembers the work around the meeting in the same place as the meeting. Documents, threads and screen context sit in one memory, so you ask one question rather than checking a meeting archive and an email assistant separately.
Does Fireflies train AI on my meetings?
Their pricing page does not state a training policy, so check their terms directly. Driffle's position is explicit: we do not train on your work, and neither does the model provider.
Which costs less?
Fireflies Pro is $10 a seat billed annually and Business is $19. Driffle Plus is $17 a month billed annually or $20 monthly, with a free plan that never expires.
Can Driffle capture in-person meetings?
Driffle listens through your Mac, so it captures what your machine can hear. Fireflies is built around joining web conferencing calls.
Compare Driffle with something else
Your work does not happen in meetings alone
Driffle remembers the call and everything around it, then hands it back the moment you need it.