Meet takes notes in Meet. Driffle follows the whole week.
If every call you take is a Google Meet call, the built-in notes are a reasonable default. Most weeks are not that tidy.
The short version
Gemini in Meet writes notes inside Google Meet on Business Standard and above, with no extra tool to install and no bot to invite. Google is also explicit that Workspace content is not used to train its models.
The limit is the walls. It covers Google Meet, so a Zoom call, a Teams call or a conversation at a desk leaves no record. Driffle listens on your Mac regardless of which app the meeting is in.
It also stops at the meeting. Driffle keeps the documents, threads and screen context around the call in the same memory.
Where we are the same
Worth saying plainly, because a comparison that pretends the other tool is bad is not much use to you.
- Neither adds a visible bot to a Google Meet call.
- Both produce a summary you did not have to write.
- Neither uses your content to train AI models.
- Both keep data with a major cloud provider under enterprise terms.
Where Driffle is different
Every meeting, not just Meet
Driffle listens on your Mac, so Zoom, Teams, Meet and an in-person conversation all land in the same place.
Memory past the meeting
Gemini in Meet summarises the call. Driffle also holds the document you were reading and the thread you replied to afterwards.
No plan upgrade for the whole company
Meet AI notes arrive with Business Standard and above across your Workspace. Driffle is a per-person tool you can adopt on your own.
Driffle and Google Meet, side by side
| Driffle | Google Meet | |
|---|---|---|
| How it learns about your work | Builds a running memory from your meetings and the work on your screen. | From Google Meet calls within your Workspace. source |
| What it captures | Meeting audio plus the documents, threads, and apps you actually work in. | Google Meet conversations, with translated captions available. source |
| Bot in your call | None. Driffle listens on your Mac, so nothing joins and no guest shows up in the participant list. | No separate bot joins. Note taking runs inside Meet. 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. source |
| During the meeting | Transcribes quietly while you take your own notes or look something up. | “Let AI take notes so you can focus on the conversation with Gemini in Meet.” source |
| After the meeting | Summary and actions land seconds after the call, folded into memory you can question later. | Notes and recordings delivered into Google Workspace. source |
| Context beyond meetings | Yes. Meetings, documents, messages, and screen context sit in one memory. | Gemini reaches across Workspace apps, but meeting notes are scoped to Meet. source |
| Where it runs | Mac, on Apple Silicon and Intel. Windows and Linux are request only today. | Inside Google Meet and Google Workspace. 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. | No. “Your data is your data, and it’s not used to train Gemini models or for ads targeting.” source |
| Independent audit | GDPR and CCPA aligned with an Article 28 DPA. SOC 2 Type 1 audit underway, Type 2 to follow. | Google Workspace enterprise compliance programme. source |
| Where pricing starts | Free plan that never expires. Plus is $17 a month billed annually, $20 billed monthly. | Included with Business Standard at $14 per user a month annually, $16.80 monthly. source |
Google Meet 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
- Your calls are spread across Zoom, Teams, Meet and the occasional room.
- You want the work around the meeting remembered, not just the meeting.
- You want to adopt a tool yourself without a Workspace plan change.
- You want one memory rather than notes scattered per platform.
Choose Google Meet when
- Every meeting you take is already a Google Meet call.
- Your company is on Business Standard or above and wants nothing new installed.
- You want notes filed straight into Google Drive.
- Procurement will not approve another vendor.
Switching
There is nothing to uninstall. Leave Gemini notes on in Meet and let Driffle run alongside for a week. The gap shows up on the calls that were not in Meet, and in the questions that span more than one meeting.
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 Google Meet
Does Google Meet already take AI notes?
Yes, on Business Standard and above. Google describes it as letting AI take notes so you can focus on the conversation, with Gemini in Meet. It works inside Google Meet.
So why use Driffle as well?
Because it covers the calls that are not in Meet, and it remembers the work around them. Driffle listens on your Mac, so Zoom, Teams and in-person conversations land in the same memory as your documents and threads.
Does Google train AI on my meetings?
No. Google states your data is not used to train Gemini models or for ads targeting. Driffle also does not train on your work.
Which is cheaper?
Meet AI notes come with Business Standard at $14 per user a month annually, but that price covers all of Workspace and applies across your organisation. Driffle Plus is $17 a month billed annually for one person, with a free plan that never expires.
Do I need my admin to enable anything?
For Meet AI notes, usually yes, since it depends on your Workspace plan. Driffle installs on your own Mac.
Does a bot join the Meet call?
No. Google runs note taking inside Meet, and Driffle listens on your machine. Neither adds a visible participant.
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.