Head to head / AI Transcription

Fireflies.ai vs Happy Scribe

The verdict
  • Fireflies.ai has a free tier to start; Happy Scribe does not.
  • Happy Scribe is cheaper to start ($17/mo vs $18/mo).
ComparedFireflies.aiHappy Scribe
Starting price$18/mo$17/mo
Free tierYes
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Feature by feature

FeatureFireflies.aiHappy Scribe
Languages100+120+
APIYesYes
Real-timeNoNo
Speaker labelsYesYes
Export formatsTXT, SRT, DOCX, PDF, JSONTXT, SRT, VTT, DOCX, PDF
Human optionNoYes

Fireflies.ai

Teams that want an AI notetaker to auto-join meetings and generate searchable summaries.

  • +Auto-joins Zoom, Meet, and Teams
  • +AI summaries, action items, topic tracking
  • +Searchable archive across all meetings
  • +GraphQL API and CRM integrations

Happy Scribe

Media and subtitling teams that want both automatic and human-verified transcripts.

  • +Choose AI or 99% human transcription
  • +150+ languages for AI transcription
  • +Strong subtitle editor and burned-in captions
  • +API for workflow automation

Compared on the metrics we track for this category. Prices are the cheapest paid tier. Some links are affiliate links.