Compare Retext and Fireflies.ai side-by-side. See which AI note taker is the best fit for your workflow.
Choose Retext if you want bot-free notes transcribed on your Mac that turn into snippets, alongside dictation and autocomplete in one app.
Choose Fireflies.ai if you need teams that want every call recorded and searchable.
Fireflies is a team meeting recorder: it joins calls from your calendar, hears every side, names speakers when its bot attends and syncs notes to your CRM. Retext never uses a bot and keeps transcription and summaries on your Mac, but it records only your microphone and has no calendar or integrations. Choose Fireflies to record a team's calls, and Retext for private notes that feed your snippets.
Native Mac app that records a note, transcribes it on your Mac, writes a summary and action items, and turns the useful parts into snippets. No bot joins your call.
Pricing:
Recording, on-device transcription and summaries come with every plan. See the pricing page.
Free tier: Notes on your Mac, plus 5 snippets
Runs on: Mac
Best for:
AI notetaker that joins your calls as a bot, or records bot-free from its desktop app, then transcribes, summarizes and syncs notes to your tools
Pricing:
Free, Pro, Business and Enterprise plans per seat; prices aren't shown on their pricing page
Free tier: Free plan with fewer transcription credits than Pro; limits aren't shown on their pricing page
Runs on: Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and Web
Best for:
| Feature | Retext | Fireflies.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Transcripts & Summaries | ||
| Bot-Free Recording | ||
| Both Sides of a Call | ||
| Calendar & Auto-Start | Not available | |
| Speaker Labels | Not available | |
| CRM & App Integrations | ||
| Privacy & Local Storage | ||
| Snippet Expansion | Not available | |
| Cross-Platform |
| Product | Pricing Model | Price | Free Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retext | Freemium | Recording, on-device transcription and summaries come with every plan. See the pricing page. | Notes on your Mac, plus 5 snippets |
| Fireflies.ai | Freemium | Free, Pro, Business and Enterprise plans per seat; prices aren't shown on their pricing page | Free plan with fewer transcription credits than Pro; limits aren't shown on their pricing page |
Fireflies lets you download transcripts and recordings, with more export options on Pro and up, and it has an API. Retext doesn't import notes, so keep your Fireflies archive and start fresh in Retext. Save the summaries and follow-ups you reuse as snippets.
Fireflies is a team meeting recorder: it joins calls from your calendar, hears every side, names speakers when its bot attends and syncs notes to your CRM. Retext never uses a bot and keeps transcription and summaries on your Mac, but it records only your microphone and has no calendar or integrations. Choose Fireflies to record a team's calls, and Retext for private notes that feed your snippets.
Yes. Fireflies.ai's free option: free plan with fewer transcription credits than Pro; limits aren't shown on their pricing page. Paid: Free, Pro, Business and Enterprise plans per seat; prices aren't shown on their pricing page.
Yes. Retext's free plan includes notes on your Mac, plus 5 snippets. Recording, on-device transcription and summaries come with every plan. See the pricing page.
Fireflies.ai runs on Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and Web. Retext runs on Mac.
Fireflies.ai is the better fit for teams that want every call recorded and searchable, sales and support teams that sync calls to a CRM and capturing phone calls as well as video calls. Choose Retext if you want notes transcribed and summarized on your Mac.
Fireflies lets you download transcripts and recordings, with more export options on Pro and up, and it has an API. Retext doesn't import notes, so keep your Fireflies archive and start fresh in Retext. Save the summaries and follow-ups you reuse as snippets.
Download Retext, turn on Notes in Settings, and click Record Note. Your transcript and summary are written on your Mac.
Sources
Fireflies.ai, checked October 28, 2026: Fireflies pricing · Fireflies pricing explained · Fireflies: record without a bot
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