A Fireflies.ai alternative for meetings beyond English
Fireflies.ai describes English as its primary language, with most others in beta. MinutesMaster writes transcripts, minutes and translations in 38 languages, takes recordings from a bot, uploads, YouTube and Google Drive, and lets your AI agent start recordings and exports. A fair comparison, with sources.
5 free credits (2.5 hours of audio) · No credit card · No AI training on your data
The short answer
Fireflies.ai and MinutesMaster both record meetings, write notes and connect to AI assistants over MCP. The main differences are language support and how you pay. Fireflies lists transcription in 100+ languages, but its own FAQ, read on 7 October 2026, says English is the primary supported language, with Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian and the rest in beta. MinutesMaster supports 38 languages for transcripts, minutes and translations, including Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Romanian and Ukrainian.
Fireflies charges per seat and has a free plan with AI credits and API access, a large catalogue of integrations and a broad set of MCP actions for managing shared meetings. MinutesMaster charges per recording with credits, accepts YouTube, Google Drive and phone recordings next to the bot and uploads, and its MCP tools can send a bot, import a recording, translate and create exports.
Katarzyna Zielińska (11:06) — Sales in Poland grew, but delivery times are still our weak spot.
Tom Becker (12:18) — Let’s add a second carrier for the south before the holiday season.
Add a second carrier for southern Poland before December.
Tom Becker → shortlist two carriers by 31 October
Minutes translated into German and Polish for the board pack.
MinutesMaster and Fireflies.ai side by side
Fireflies.ai facts as listed on its public pages on the dates in the sources below. MinutesMaster facts describe our own product.
| Feature | MinutesMaster | Fireflies.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Paid plans | Pro €19/month (40 credits = 20 hours) or Business €49/month (120 credits = 60 hours). One-time packs without a subscription: 10 credits €9, 30 credits €24, 100 credits €69. | Pro $10 per seat/month billed annually ($18 monthly), Business $19 ($29 monthly), Enterprise $39.[1] |
| Free plan | 5 credits (2.5 hours of audio) once, no credit card. Unused free credits don’t expire. | $0 with 20 AI credits, transcription and API access.[1] |
| Languages | 38 for transcription, minutes and translation, including Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Romanian and Ukrainian. Mixed-language meetings work. | “Transcription in 100+ languages”; its FAQ calls English the primary supported language, with Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian and 100+ others in beta.[1] |
| Ways to capture | Meeting bot for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams; file upload up to 2 GB; browser and mobile recording; YouTube links; Google Drive files. | Meeting bot and audio upload, both also available through its API.[3] |
| AI agents (MCP) | Remote server with OAuth or API key and 25 tools: read, search and ask with citations, organize, translate, export links, send a bot, import recordings. Every plan. | Remote server at api.fireflies.ai with OAuth or API key; tools include write actions (share, revoke, rename, move). Sending a bot and uploading audio are not among its MCP tools.[1][2] |
| Exports | PDF, DOCX, TXT, JSON, SRT and VTT on every plan, translated versions included. | Not verified by us — see fireflies.ai. |
| Translation | Minutes and full transcripts into any of the 38 languages, kept next to the original. | Not verified by us — see fireflies.ai. |
Sources
Every Fireflies.ai fact in the table comes from the public page listed below, read on the date shown. Prices and plans change — check the vendor’s site before you decide. Cells marked “not verified” are things we did not check.
- [1] fireflies.ai/pricing — checked 2026-10-07
- [2] docs.fireflies.ai/mcp-tools/overview — checked 2026-10-06
- [3] docs.fireflies.ai/llms.txt — checked 2026-10-06
Where each one is stronger
A fair comparison names the other side’s strengths too. Here is where Fireflies.ai has the edge.
Where Fireflies.ai is stronger
- A free plan with AI credits and API access, so developers can build on it before paying.
- A lower per-seat price on annual billing: Pro is $10 per seat per month.
- More MCP actions for managing shared meetings — share and revoke access, move, rename, soundbites — plus listings in the Claude directory and the official MCP registry.
- A large catalogue of integrations with CRMs, video tools and automation platforms.
Where MinutesMaster is stronger
- Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian and the rest of 38 languages get the same transcripts, minutes and translations as English.
- YouTube links, Google Drive files and browser or phone recordings, next to the meeting bot and uploads.
- MCP tools that send a bot, import a recording, translate and create PDF or Word export links — with your permission and a dry run before anything spends credits.
- Credits instead of seats: a team can share a few long recordings without a seat for everyone.
Which one should you choose?
Choose Fireflies.ai if your team mostly meets in English, wants a free plan with API access, and relies on CRM and workflow integrations or conversation analytics.
Choose MinutesMaster if your meetings are in Czech, Polish, German or another of its 38 languages, if colleagues need the minutes translated, if recordings come from YouTube or Google Drive as well as calls, or if you want an AI agent that can start recordings and produce exports. The 5 free credits are enough to run both on the same meeting and compare.
Try MinutesMaster alongside Fireflies.ai
Keep your current setup — run one meeting through both and compare the results.
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Create a free account
Sign up with your email. 5 credits — 2.5 hours of audio — are added without a credit card.
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Process the same meeting
Upload a recording you already have, or send the MinutesMaster bot to your next Zoom, Teams or Google Meet call.
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Compare the minutes
Check speaker names, decisions and action items, translate the minutes for colleagues abroad, and export to Word or PDF.
What you get with MinutesMaster
The parts of MinutesMaster that matter most when you compare it with Fireflies.ai.
The same minutes in all 38 languages
Transcripts, minutes and translations work the same way in every supported language, including meetings that switch between languages.
Five inputs, one result
Bot, upload, browser or phone recording, YouTube and Google Drive all produce the same speaker-named transcript and structured minutes.
AI agents that can act
Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Cursor and other MCP apps can search, ask, translate, export, send a bot and import recordings — within the permissions you grant.
Credits instead of seats
1 credit covers 30 minutes of audio. Buy a pack without a subscription, or pick Pro or Business for regular use.
Six export formats
PDF and Word minutes, plain text, JSON, and SRT or VTT subtitles — on every plan, translations included.
Czech company, no AI training
MinutesMaster is run by a Czech company under the GDPR and does not use your meetings to train AI models. Delete a meeting or your account at any time.
Frequently asked questions
- Is MinutesMaster a good Fireflies.ai alternative for non-English meetings?
- If most of your meetings are in Czech, Polish, Hungarian, German or another non-English language, MinutesMaster transcribes them and writes minutes in the same language or any of 37 others, with translations kept next to the original. For English-only teams both cover the basics, and the choice comes down to price model, integrations and inputs.
- How many languages does Fireflies.ai support?
- Its pricing page lists transcription in 100+ languages. Its FAQ, read on 7 October 2026, says English is the primary supported language, with Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian and more than 100 other languages in beta. MinutesMaster supports 38 languages for transcripts, minutes and translations.
- How does MinutesMaster pricing compare with Fireflies.ai?
- Fireflies charges per seat: Pro is $10 per seat per month billed annually, as listed on 7 October 2026. MinutesMaster charges per recording: 1 credit covers 30 minutes, Pro is €19 a month for 40 credits, and one-time packs start at 10 credits for €9. Seats suit many people recording; credits suit teams sharing a few long recordings.
- How do the MCP servers compare?
- Both have remote MCP servers that accept OAuth or an API key. Fireflies’ tools include actions on shared meetings, such as sharing, moving and renaming. MinutesMaster’s 25 tools also send a meeting bot, import YouTube, Google Drive or public recordings, translate meetings and create PDF, Word or subtitle export links.
- Can I move my recordings from Fireflies.ai to MinutesMaster?
- If you have the audio or video file, upload it to MinutesMaster (up to 2 GB per file) and you get a new transcript and minutes. There is no direct import of Fireflies notes.
- Which one has a free plan?
- Both let you start free. Fireflies.ai lists a $0 plan with 20 AI credits and API access. MinutesMaster gives every new account 5 credits — 2.5 hours of audio — once, without a credit card, and unused free credits don’t expire.
- Is my meeting data used to train AI?
- MinutesMaster does not use recordings, transcripts or minutes to train AI models, and you can delete any meeting or your whole account at any time. For Fireflies’ data practices, see its own privacy documentation.
Related pages
- MinutesMaster vs Otter.aiA sourced, dated comparison: languages, pricing model, inputs, MCP tools and exports — including where Otter.ai is stronger.
- Transcription in 38 languagesTranscripts, minutes and translations in 38 languages, with guides for Central and Eastern European languages.
- MinutesMaster for ChatGPTAdd MinutesMaster to ChatGPT as an MCP app: meeting notes, minutes and action items you can ask about with @MinutesMaster.
- Microsoft Teams meeting notesPaste a Teams meeting link, admit the bot from the lobby and get a transcript plus minutes.
- Meeting minutes generatorUpload a recording and get minutes with decisions, action items and owners, ready to export to Word or PDF.
Run your next multilingual meeting through MinutesMaster
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