EU/EEAMeetings & notesFreemiumEU data storage ✓ISO 27001
German meeting assistant that records audio locally on your computer without sending a bot into the meeting, and then creates notes and summaries. All data is stored and processed within the EEA, Switzerland and the UK, and raw audio is deleted directly after transcription, which means you cannot go back and listen afterwards.
Bot-free - captures audio locally without showing up in the meeting
All data is stored and processed within the EEA, Switzerland and the UK according to the provider
Requires desktop app (Mac/Windows), does not work only in the browser
Best for: Companies that want to avoid meeting bots and keep all data in Europe.
Records and summarizes meetings. German company with storage within the EEA, but AI features may process parts of transcripts in the USA if you do not select EU as the AI region in account settings.
German company with storage within the EEA
Free tier that is enough to get started
Fewer features than Fireflies
Best for: EU companies that want to take meeting notes securely.
Otter.ai transcribes meetings in real time and has a free Basic plan to start with. The tool is strongest in English. The company is American and processes the data with AWS in the USA, but has a data processing agreement built into its terms of service.
Accurate transcription of English-language meetings.
Captions meetings in real time, so participants can follow along directly.
Weak in Swedish. Anyone who mainly holds meetings in Swedish should look at alternatives.
Best for: A Swedish consultant who holds client meetings in English and wants automatic notes without paying.