ClearTone / ClearTone vs Fireflies
Fireflies.ai is a capable cloud note taker for meetings. ClearTone takes a different approach: notes are written on your own computer, nothing is uploaded, no bot ever appears, and your calls get noise cancellation on both sides as well.
Windows, Mac and Linux. Works with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet and any dialler or softphone.
Facts taken from Fireflies' own help pages and independent reviews. Checked October 2026.
| ClearTone | Fireflies.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| How it captures the call | On your computer, no bot ever | Notetaker bot by default; bot-free desktop app on Pro and above |
| Where transcription happens | On your computer | Fireflies' cloud servers |
| Speaker labels | You and Them, exact, from separate audio channels | Named with the bot; Speaker 1, Speaker 2 without it |
| Background noise removal | Yes, both sides of the call | No |
| Works on softphone and dialler calls | Yes, any calling app | Through the desktop app or dialler integrations |
| Transcription limits | Unlimited on every plan | Limits on the free plan; 3,000 dialler minutes a month per source |
| AI summary, action items and follow-up email | Yes, written on your computer | Yes, in the cloud, using AI credits |
| Live help during the call | Talk ratio, monologue, dead air, voicemail, objections | Live Assist and Sales Assist answers |
| Languages | 26, all on your computer | 100+ |
| Integrations | Zoho, HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Close, Dynamics 365, monday.com, Freshsales, Copper, Zendesk Sell, Slack, Teams, Notion, any CRM by email, Zapier and Make | 90+ native integrations |
| Free plan | 3-day free trial | Yes, with limits |
| Price, billed monthly | £9 a month, everything included | $18 a month (Pro), $29 a month (Business) |
Fireflies prices are in US dollars per seat and ClearTone prices are in pounds; both exclude tax. Sources: Fireflies help centre, Castmagic, eesel. Check fireflies.ai for the latest plans.
Your conversations are transcribed and summarised on your own computer, so sensitive calls never sit on someone else's server.
Prospects and customers never see a recorder join the call, which keeps conversations natural.
Fireflies doesn't remove background noise. ClearTone cleans both sides of the call and writes the notes.
AI noise cancellationTalk ratio, long monologues, dead air and voicemail detection while the call is still happening.
Sales call coachingYour microphone and their audio are heard separately, so every line is correctly labelled You or Them.
Summaries are written on your computer, so there are no AI credits or minute caps to watch.
If these matter most to you, Fireflies may suit you better today.
Fireflies transcribes more than 100 languages. ClearTone covers 26: English, Filipino and 24 European languages.
Fireflies connects natively to more than 90 apps. ClearTone has eight native connections plus email and Zapier for the rest.
Fireflies has a limited free plan. ClearTone offers a 3-day free trial.
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Start Free TrialIf you want notes without a bot and without uploading your calls, ClearTone transcribes and summarises on your own computer and also removes background noise. Fireflies also offers a bot-free desktop app on its paid plans, but it still sends audio to its servers.
No. ClearTone transcribes and writes summaries on your computer. Nothing is uploaded.
Yes. It works with any calling app on your computer, including softphones and diallers.
ClearTone is £9 a month billed monthly and includes noise cancellation, notes and coaching. Fireflies Pro is $18 a month billed monthly, or $10 a month billed yearly. Prices checked in October 2026, excluding tax.
Yes: Filipino and 24 European languages, as free language packs that run on your computer, as well as live English. The live translation of the other person into Filipino also works.