Fireflies.ai vs Krisp
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
Krisp rates higher overall, 3.8 out of 5 against Fireflies.ai's 3.7, across our 13 weighted criteria. Krisp leads on offline capability, recording consent & compliance, privacy & data security. Fireflies.ai still wins on ai analysis quality, transcription accuracy, real-time / live capability.
Fireflies.ai
#7 of 28AI meeting assistant with CRM integration and conversation intelligence
- Pricing
- Free tier available; paid from $10/mo
- Platforms
- Web, Chrome extension, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
Krisp
#6 of 28AI noise cancellation with multilingual transcription and meeting notes
- Pricing
- Free tier available; paid from $8/mo
- Platforms
- macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
All 13 Criteria, Side by Side
| Criterion | Weight | Fireflies.ai | Krisp | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privacy & Data Security | High | 3 | 4 | Krisp |
| Transcription Accuracy | High | 5 | 4 | Fireflies.ai |
| AI Analysis Quality | High | 5 | 3 | Fireflies.ai |
| Recording Consent & Compliance | Med | 2 | 4 | Krisp |
| Data Retention & Training Transparency | Med | 3 | 4 | Krisp |
| Real-Time / Live Capability | Med | 4 | 3 | Fireflies.ai |
| Recording Method | Med | 3 | 4 | Krisp |
| Ease of Use | Med | 4 | 4 | Tie |
| Platform Support | Med | 4 | 4 | Tie |
| Offline Capability | Med | 1 | 4 | Krisp |
| Integration Ecosystem | Med | 5 | 4 | Fireflies.ai |
| Knowledge Connection | Low | 5 | 4 | Fireflies.ai |
| Pricing & Value | Low | 4 | 3 | Fireflies.ai |
| Overall (weighted) | 3.7 | 3.8 | Krisp |
Overall is a weighted average, not a mean: high-weight criteria count triple and low-weight criteria count once. See the formula.
Choose Fireflies.ai if…
- → AI Analysis Quality matters to you. Fireflies.ai scores 5/5 here against 3/5.
Best for sales teams who need deep CRM integration and conversation analytics, now with real-time meeting features layered on top.
Choose Krisp if…
- → Offline Capability matters to you. Krisp scores 4/5 here against 1/5.
- → Recording Consent & Compliance matters to you. Krisp scores 4/5 here against 2/5.
A noise-cancellation leader that has quietly grown into a full AI meeting assistant with multilingual notes, AI chat, and CRM sync.
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
Krisp at a glance
Strengths
- +Excellent noise cancellation
- +On-device audio and English transcription
- +No bot required, works with any meeting app
- +Multilingual transcription and summaries in 16+ languages
Limitations
- −Transcription less accurate than dedicated tools
- −Summaries stay shallow compared to deeper AI assistants
- −Noise cancellation not available on mobile
- −Permanent free plan is now buried behind a trial-first pricing page