A tl;dv alternative that charges per recording, not per seat
tl;dv records Zoom, Google Meet and Teams calls and prices its paid plans per seat. MinutesMaster charges by the hour of audio, takes uploads, YouTube links, Google Drive files and phone recordings next to the bot, and its MCP server can act, not just read. 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
tl;dv and MinutesMaster both send a bot to Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams, write AI notes and connect to Claude and ChatGPT over MCP. Both handle Czech, Polish, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian and Ukrainian: tl;dv’s help centre lists them among its 30+ transcription languages. The real differences are how you pay, what you can bring in besides live calls, and what your AI agent can do.
tl;dv suits sales and customer teams whose members each record many calls and want CRM sync, coaching and multi-meeting reports; its paid plans are priced per seat. MinutesMaster suits teams that share a few long recordings, that also need minutes from uploaded files, YouTube or Google Drive, and that want an AI agent which can send the bot, import a recording, translate and export.
Petra Svobodová (04:12) — Our warehouse team needs the reports in Czech; management reads them in English.
Daniel Reed (05:03) — Then the Czech minutes go to the warehouse and the English ones to the board.
Minutes go out in Czech and English after every steering meeting.
Daniel Reed → set up a shared folder for both language versions by Friday
English minutes translated into Czech for the warehouse team.
MinutesMaster and tl;dv side by side
tl;dv facts as listed on its public pages on 28 October 2026 (sources below). MinutesMaster facts describe our own product.
| Feature | MinutesMaster | tl;dv |
|---|---|---|
| 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 $18 per seat/month billed annually ($29 monthly); Business $29 per seat/month billed annually ($39 monthly); Enterprise on request.[1] |
| Free plan | 5 credits (2.5 hours of audio) once, no credit card. Unused free credits don’t expire. | Unlimited recordings and transcription; AI notes for 10 meetings and 10 Ask AI queries; up to 5 uploads; data kept up to 3 months.[1] |
| Languages | 38 for transcription, minutes and translation, including Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Romanian and Ukrainian. Mixed-language meetings work. | Transcription in 30+ languages, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Romanian and Ukrainian included; multi-language support and premium transcription on paid plans.[1][2] |
| Ways to capture | Meeting bot for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams; file upload up to 2 GB; browser and phone recording; YouTube links; Google Drive files. | Meeting bot for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams, a desktop app that can record without a bot, a mobile app, and uploads (in beta, up to 3 hours, speakers shown as Speaker 1, Speaker 2…).[1][3][5] |
| AI agents (MCP) | Remote server with OAuth or API key and 31 tools: read, search and ask with citations, organize, translate, export links, send a bot, import recordings. Every plan. | MCP server, API and webhooks from the Pro plan; connectors in the Claude and ChatGPT directories for searching and analysing meetings and transcripts.[1][4] |
| Exports | PDF, DOCX, TXT, JSON, SRT and VTT on every plan, translated versions included. | Recording download is listed on its pricing page; transcript export formats are not stated on the pages we read.[1] |
| Translation | Minutes and full transcripts into any of the 38 languages, kept next to the original. | Not stated on the pages we read. |
Sources
Every tl;dv fact in the table comes from the public pages listed below, read on the date shown. Prices and plans change — check the vendor’s site before you decide. “Not stated” means we did not find it on those pages, not that the feature is missing.
- [1] tldv.io/app/pricing/ — checked 2026-10-28
- [2] intercom.help/tldv/en/articles/6231678-how-to-change-transcript-language — checked 2026-10-28
- [3] intercom.help/tldv/en/articles/7266251-uploads — checked 2026-10-28
- [4] intercom.help/tldv/en/articles/15322415-mcp — checked 2026-10-28
- [5] intercom.help/tldv/en/articles/14433922-record-meetings-on-any-platform-with-or-without-a-bot-tl-dv-desktop-app — checked 2026-10-28
Where each one is stronger
A fair comparison names the other side’s strengths too. Here is where tl;dv has the edge.
Where tl;dv is stronger
- A free plan with unlimited recordings and transcription, where MinutesMaster gives 5 credits once.
- Sales features on Business: CRM field mapping, playbook monitoring, coaching and scheduled multi-meeting AI reports.
- Listings in the Claude and ChatGPT connector directories. MinutesMaster is added as a custom connector today.
- Hosting and storage in the EU, stated on its pricing page, plus 5,000+ integrations through Zapier.
Where MinutesMaster is stronger
- Credits instead of seats: a team that shares a few long recordings doesn’t pay a seat per person, and packs never expire.
- Uploads are a main input, not a beta: files up to 2 GB get speakers separated by voice, and YouTube links and Google Drive files work too.
- An MCP server on every plan that can act — send a bot, import a recording, translate, create PDF or Word export links — with OAuth or an API key.
- Minutes and full transcripts translated into any of 38 languages, and six export formats on every plan.
Which one should you choose?
Choose tl;dv if each person on your team records many calls, you want a free plan without a recording limit, and you rely on CRM sync, sales playbooks and coaching.
Choose MinutesMaster if you’d rather pay for the hours you record than for seats, if recordings also arrive as files, YouTube links or Google Drive shares, or if you want your AI agent to start recordings, translate and produce exports. The 5 free credits are enough to run the same meeting through both.
Try MinutesMaster alongside tl;dv
Keep tl;dv running — put one recording through MinutesMaster and compare.
- 1
Create a free account
Sign up with email, Google or Apple. 5 credits — 2.5 hours of audio — are added without a credit card.
- 2
Process the same meeting
Upload a recording you already have, paste a YouTube or Google Drive link, or send the MinutesMaster bot to your next Zoom, Teams or Google Meet call.
- 3
Compare the minutes
Check speaker names, decisions and action items, translate the minutes if your team works in two languages, and export to Word or PDF.
What you get with MinutesMaster
The parts of MinutesMaster that matter most when you compare it with tl;dv.
38 languages, mixed meetings included
Transcripts, minutes and translations in 38 languages. A meeting that switches between Czech and English, or Polish and German, needs no language setting.
Five ways in, 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.
Pay for hours, not seats
1 credit covers 30 minutes of audio. Buy a pack that never expires, or pick Pro or Business for regular use; unused plan credits carry over.
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, hosted in Europe 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 tl;dv alternative?
- It is if you’d rather pay per recording than per seat, or if many of your recordings are files, YouTube videos or Google Drive shares rather than live calls. Both tools join Zoom, Teams and Google Meet with a bot and connect to Claude and ChatGPT. For sales teams that need CRM sync and call coaching, tl;dv has more of those features.
- Is tl;dv free?
- tl;dv lists a free plan with unlimited recordings and transcription, AI notes for 10 meetings, up to 5 uploads and data kept for up to 3 months, as read on 28 October 2026. MinutesMaster gives every new account 5 credits — 2.5 hours of audio — once, and unused free credits don’t expire.
- How much does tl;dv cost compared with MinutesMaster?
- tl;dv Pro is $18 per seat per month billed annually ($29 monthly) and Business $29 ($39 monthly), as listed on 28 October 2026. MinutesMaster charges by audio: Pro is €19 a month for 20 hours, and one-time packs start at €9 for 5 hours with no subscription.
- Does tl;dv support Czech and Polish?
- Yes. tl;dv’s help centre lists Czech, Polish, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian and Ukrainian among its 30+ transcription languages. MinutesMaster covers the same languages among its 38 and also translates the minutes into any of them.
- Do both work with Claude and ChatGPT?
- Yes. tl;dv’s MCP server needs its Pro plan or higher and is listed in the Claude and ChatGPT directories. MinutesMaster’s MCP server works on every plan with OAuth or an API key, and its 31 tools can also send a meeting bot, import recordings, translate and create export links.
- Can I upload recordings to tl;dv?
- Yes — tl;dv’s uploads are in beta, limited to 3 hours per file, and show speakers as Speaker 1, Speaker 2 and so on. MinutesMaster accepts files up to 2 GB, separates speakers by voice and lets you name them once for the whole meeting.
- Can I move my tl;dv recordings to MinutesMaster?
- If you can download the recording, upload it to MinutesMaster and you get a new transcript and minutes. There is no direct import of tl;dv notes.
- 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 tl;dv’s data practices, see its own privacy documentation.
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