Best Read AI Alternatives

Find tools similar to Read AI, with different strengths, pricing, and features.

Alternatives
11
Free or freemium
9
Cheapest paid · Krisp
$16/mo
Our pick for best valueFellow

Beats Read AI on both: Pricing 9.1 vs 8.6, Features 8.9 vs 8.0, $8.75/mo cheaper.

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Read AI

Meeting summaries, action items and Ask Read across meetings, email and messages, in 20+ languages, with Notion, Salesforce, HubSpot, Jira and Zapier, from $19.75 a user a month.

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  • Fellow logo

    Fellow

    Team is $11/user a month, the lowest entry price of the 12 tools listed, with 10 AI notes a user a month.

  • Notta logo

    Notta

    Pro is $13.49/user a month with 1,800 minutes, the third-lowest entry price of the 12 tools listed.

  • Tactiq logo

    Tactiq

    Pro is $12/user a month with unlimited transcripts, the second-lowest entry price of the 12 tools listed.

AI verdict

Fellow is the best-valueRead AI alternative

Scored on Pricing and Features, each out of 10.

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Fellow

AI meeting notes with bot-free desktop capture, Ask Fellow, an API and an MCP server for Claude, plus agendas and action items, from $11 a user a month.

Pricing

9.1/10

From $11 a user a month, 33% below the category median, with a free plan and 10 AI notes a user a month.

Features

8.9/10

AI notes and action items with bot-free capture in 100+ languages, Ask Fellow, agendas and 1:1s, Slack and Notion, an API and an MCP server.

Why Fellow

Fellow records, transcribes and summarizes meetings in 100+ languages with bot-free capture from its Mac and Windows app or a bot, automatic action items, Ask Fellow across meetings, Slack, Notion and project tools, API access and an MCP server for Claude. Team is $11 a user a month with 10 AI notes a user a month.

  • Bot-free capture through a native Mac and Windows app, with a bot option, in 100+ languages
  • Ask Fellow across meetings, action items pushed to tasks, and agendas and 1:1s in one app
  • API access on Team and an MCP server for Claude and other agents, with 50+ integrations

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Pricing and Features are each scored out of 10 from a published rubric. There is no single overall score.

11 alternatives

Tools like Read AI, but different.

  • Fellow logo

    Fellow

    Pricing 9.1Features 8.9

    Team is $11/user a month, the lowest entry price of the 12 tools listed, with 10 AI notes a user a month.

    • Web
    • macOS
    • Windows
    • Bot-free capture through a native Mac and Windows app, with a bot option, in 100+ languages
    • Ask Fellow across meetings, action items pushed to tasks, and agendas and 1:1s in one app
    • API access on Team and an MCP server for Claude and other agents, with 50+ integrations

    From

    $11/mo

  • Notta logo

    Notta

    Pricing 8.1Features 8.3

    Pro is $13.49/user a month with 1,800 minutes, the third-lowest entry price of the 12 tools listed.

    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android
    • Transcription and translation in 58 languages, from meetings, in-person talks and imported files
    • Notta Brain searches across meetings and generates slides and infographics
    • Unlimited custom templates on Pro, an MCP and CLI for AI assistants, and Salesforce and HubSpot on Business

    From

    $13.49/mo

  • Avoma logo

    Avoma

    Pricing 6.1Features 8.3

    Unlimited transcription in 70+ languages with bot-less or bot recording, CRM sync for Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho and Pipedrive, and roles and admin controls on every plan, from $29 a user a month.

    • Web
    • Bot-less native recording and bot-based recording, with unlimited transcription and history
    • Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho, Pipedrive and Copper CRM sync, plus Slack, Teams and Zapier
    • User roles and permissions, org-level policies and admin provisioning from the entry plan

    From

    $29/mo

  • Fathom logo

    Fathom

    Pricing 8.4Features 8.6

    Unlimited recordings and transcripts free, with advanced summaries, action items and Ask Fathom on Premium, plus Claude and ChatGPT integrations, a public API and a 90-day guarantee, from $20 a month.

    • Web
    • macOS
    • Unlimited recordings and transcripts forever on the free plan, in 38 languages
    • Advanced summaries with 15+ expert templates, AI action items and Ask Fathom on Premium
    • A public API, Claude and ChatGPT integrations, and a 90-day money-back guarantee on paid plans

    From

    $20/mo

  • Fireflies.ai logo

    Fireflies.ai

    Pricing 8.1Features 8.9

    Unlimited transcription in 100+ languages with unlimited AI summaries, AskFred across meetings, bot-free capture, an API and an MCP server, from $18 a seat a month.

    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android
    • Unlimited transcription and unlimited AI summaries on Pro, in 100+ languages
    • AskFred answers questions across your meetings, with notes pushed to Salesforce, HubSpot and Slack
    • A remote MCP server and an API that let Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor read and act on your transcripts

    From

    $18/mo

  • Granola logo

    Granola

    Pricing 7.3Features 8.6

    A bot-free AI notepad that captures meetings from your device audio, with unlimited history, templates, chat across meetings, an API and an MCP server, from $14 a user a month.

    • macOS
    • Windows
    • iOS
    • Android
    • Bot-free capture from your device audio, so no one has to admit a bot to the call
    • Unlimited meeting history, customized templates, and AI chat across meetings with model selection
    • API access and an MCP connector on Business, plus Slack, Notion, HubSpot and Zapier

    From

    $14/mo

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    Krisp

    Pricing 7.6Features 8.9

    A bot-free AI note taker with unlimited transcription, summaries and action items, Ask Krisp across meetings and API and MCP for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor, with noise cancellation, from $16 a user a month.

    • Web
    • macOS
    • Windows
    • iOS
    • A bot-free note taker with unlimited transcription, summaries and action items, plus #1 noise cancellation
    • Ask Krisp across meetings, custom templates, and HubSpot, Pipedrive and Affinity CRM sync
    • API and an MCP integration for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor on Core, and unlimited seats

    From

    $16/mo

  • MeetGeek logo

    MeetGeek

    Pricing 8.8Features 8.9

    Bot or bot-free capture in 100+ languages with AI chat across meetings, API and MCP for Claude and ChatGPT, AI agents and templates, from $15.99 a user a month.

    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android
    • A free plan with bot and bot-free capture, 100+ languages and API and MCP access
    • AI chat across all meetings, AI agents and workflows, and meeting templates on Pro
    • Zapier, Make and n8n with unlimited integrations, and team spaces from Business

    From

    $15.99/mo

  • Otter.ai logo

    Otter.ai

    Pricing 8.6Features 8.6

    1,200 minutes a month with unlimited history, AI Chat, advanced meeting templates, Salesforce, HubSpot and Zapier, and mobile and web recording, from $16.99 a user a month.

    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android
    • 1,200 transcription minutes a month and unlimited storage and history on Pro
    • AI Chat across your conversations, and advanced and custom meeting templates
    • Salesforce, HubSpot and Zapier sync on Pro, with an MCP server and Slack, Zoom, Meet and Teams

    From

    $16.99/mo

  • Tactiq logo

    Tactiq

    Pricing 9.1Features 8.0

    Pro is $12/user a month with unlimited transcripts, the second-lowest entry price of the 12 tools listed.

    • Web
    • A Chrome extension with no bot joining the call, for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams
    • Unlimited transcripts on Pro, in 60+ languages, with one-click summaries and action items
    • Reusable custom AI prompts and sharing to Slack, Notion, Linear and HubSpot

    From

    $12/mo

  • tl;dv logo

    tl;dv

    Pricing 7.1Features 8.9

    Unlimited recordings, AI notes and single-meeting Ask AI in 30+ languages, with meeting templates, CRM sync, 5,000+ integrations through Zapier, an API and an MCP server.

    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android
    • Unlimited recordings, storage and members, and transcription in 30+ languages, even on Free
    • Unlimited AI meeting notes and single-meeting Ask AI on Pro, with templates and CRM integrations
    • An API, webhooks and an MCP server on Pro, and 5,000+ integrations through Zapier

    From

    $29/mo