Avoma vs Fireflies.ai

Both scored against the same 13 criteria, from the same hands-on testing. Here is where each one actually wins.

Last updated August 2026 · 28 tools ranked

Fireflies.ai rates higher overall, 3.7 out of 5 against Avoma's 3.3, across our 13 weighted criteria. Fireflies.ai leads on pricing & value, transcription accuracy, ai analysis quality. Avoma still wins on recording consent & compliance.

Avoma

#22 of 28

AI meeting assistant and revenue intelligence platform

3.3
Pricing
No free tier; from $19/mo
Platforms
Web, Chrome extension, iOS, Android
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Fireflies.ai

#7 of 28

AI meeting assistant with CRM integration and conversation intelligence

3.7
Pricing
Free tier available; paid from $10/mo
Platforms
Web, Chrome extension, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
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All 13 Criteria, Side by Side

Criterion Weight Avoma Fireflies.ai Winner
Privacy & Data Security High 3 3 Tie
Transcription Accuracy High 4 5 Fireflies.ai
AI Analysis Quality High 4 5 Fireflies.ai
Recording Consent & Compliance Med 3 2 Avoma
Data Retention & Training Transparency Med 3 3 Tie
Real-Time / Live Capability Med 4 4 Tie
Recording Method Med 3 3 Tie
Ease of Use Med 3 4 Fireflies.ai
Platform Support Med 3 4 Fireflies.ai
Offline Capability Med 1 1 Tie
Integration Ecosystem Med 5 5 Tie
Knowledge Connection Low 4 5 Fireflies.ai
Pricing & Value Low 2 4 Fireflies.ai
Overall (weighted) 3.3 3.7 Fireflies.ai

Overall is a weighted average, not a mean: high-weight criteria count triple and low-weight criteria count once. See the formula.

Choose Avoma if…

  • Recording Consent & Compliance matters to you. Avoma scores 3/5 here against 2/5.

A capable revenue intelligence platform for sales organizations, but its modular add-on pricing and bot-based cloud model make it overbuilt and pricey for general meeting use.

Choose Fireflies.ai if…

  • Pricing & Value matters to you. Fireflies.ai scores 4/5 here against 2/5.

Best for sales teams who need deep CRM integration and conversation analytics, now with real-time meeting features layered on top.

Avoma at a glance

Strengths

  • +Strong revenue intelligence
  • +Deal tracking and CRM auto-sync
  • +Live real-time answer cards during calls
  • +Ask Avoma copilot for cross-meeting querying

Limitations

  • Add-on pricing gets expensive fast
  • Core sales intelligence now costs extra
  • Complex setup
  • Overkill for non-sales teams

Fireflies.ai at a glance

Strengths

  • +Excellent CRM integrations
  • +Strong conversation analytics
  • +Good search across meetings
  • +Real-time features now built in (live notes, voice-activated web search)

Limitations

  • Cloud-only processing
  • Bot joins calls visibly
  • Advanced AI features metered by a credit system on top of seat pricing
  • Can be expensive at scale

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Avoma or Fireflies.ai better? +
Fireflies.ai scores higher overall — 3.7 out of 5 against Avoma's 3.3 — on our 13-criteria weighted scoring. That is a 0.4-point gap, so it is a real but not overwhelming difference. Fireflies.ai is the better default choice; Avoma is the better choice if you specifically need recording consent & compliance.
How much do Avoma and Fireflies.ai cost? +
Avoma: No free tier; from $19/mo. Fireflies.ai: Free tier available; paid from $10/mo. On our pricing and value criterion, which weighs cost against what you get for it, Avoma scores 2/5 and Fireflies.ai scores 4/5.
Which platforms do Avoma and Fireflies.ai support? +
Avoma runs on Web, Chrome extension, iOS, Android. Fireflies.ai runs on Web, Chrome extension, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android. Fireflies.ai scores higher on platform coverage.
Which is better for privacy, Avoma or Fireflies.ai? +
On privacy and data security Avoma scores 3/5 and Fireflies.ai scores 3/5. Two related criteria matter as much: recording consent and compliance (Avoma 3/5, Fireflies.ai 2/5) and data retention and training transparency (Avoma 3/5, Fireflies.ai 3/5). Tools that train on customer data by default or record without clear all-party consent score low on those two regardless of their encryption claims.