Circleback competitors

All prices verified September 20, 2026

Circleback competes with 9 tracked AI Notetakers tools, while the cheapest competitor, Krisp, starts at $16/mo.

Circleback competitors compared

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Krisp

$16/mo

AI noise-cancellation for calls + AI meeting notetaker in one. Pricing: Free (limited meetings, 60 min/day noise cancellation), Pro $16/user/mo annual, Business $30/user/mo (adds admin + team analytics), Enterprise custom. Popular with call-center agents, remote workers, and podcasters who need both crisp audio AND automatic meeting notes.

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Otter.ai

$16.99/mo

AI meeting transcription and note-taking, and one of the most widely-adopted notetakers in the enterprise market. Pricing: Basic free (300 min/mo, 30-min meeting cap), Pro $16.99/mo or $8.33 annual (1,200 min, 90-min cap), Business $30 or $19.99 annual (unlimited transcription, 4hr cap), Enterprise custom with SSO/SCIM and OtterPilot for Sales. 51% annual discount on Pro is the deepest in the notetaker category.

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Fireflies.ai

$18/mo

AI meeting notetaker with unlimited transcription and AI summaries on every paid plan — a rare stance in the category. Pricing: Free, Pro $18 monthly / $10 annual (unlimited integrations, action items, talk-time analytics), Business $29 / $19 annual (team collaboration, advanced analytics), Enterprise $39/user/mo annual-only. AI credit fees, storage caps, and per-seat billing are the important cost drivers underneath.

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Read.ai

$19.75/mo

AI meeting assistant with unusually broad integrations — records and summarizes Zoom, Meet, Teams, plus emails and Slack conversations. Pricing: Free tier available, Pro $19.75/user/mo annual, Enterprise $29.75/user/mo, Enterprise Plus custom. Positioned as more than a notetaker — the pitch is a full 'AI copilot for meetings, email, and messaging.'

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Fathom

$20/mo

AI meeting notetaker that auto-joins Zoom, Meet, and Teams calls to transcribe, summarize, and generate follow-up actions. Generous free plan (unlimited recordings, 5 AI summaries/month) makes it popular with individual users. Paid tiers: Premium ($20/mo, $16 annual) for unlimited summaries, Team ($19/$15), Business ($34/$25) for CRM sync (Salesforce, HubSpot). 90-day money-back guarantee on paid plans.

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Sembly

Custom

AI meeting assistant with an enterprise focus — automation-first workflows, custom CRM sync, and workspace integrations. Pricing: Personal Free, Professional $15/user/mo, Team $29/user/mo, Enterprise custom. Popular with regulated industries (finance, legal) that need meeting-note automation with compliance controls.

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tl;dv

Custom

AI notetaker built for teams — records Zoom, Meet, Teams meetings with real-time transcription and AI summaries. Pricing: Free (10 monthly meetings), Pro $18/user/mo annual, Business $59/user/mo (adds CRM sync + admin), Enterprise custom. Popular with SMBs and mid-market sales teams that want a lower-cost alternative to Gong or Chorus.

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Grain

Custom

AI-native meeting recorder with searchable highlight clips. Pricing: Free (limited meetings), Starter $19/user/mo, Business $39/user/mo (unlimited meetings + integrations), Enterprise custom. Popular with sales teams that use highlight clips to share prospect insights with leadership, and with customer research teams for interview synthesis.

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Chorus.ai

Custom

Conversation intelligence platform owned by ZoomInfo (acquired 2021). Records and analyzes sales calls to surface coaching moments and deal insights. Direct competitor to Gong. Opaque pricing: $8,000/year base for 3 seats + $1,200/seat/year for additional users (~$1,000-$1,800/seat/year). Seat minimums typically 10-25. Often bundled with ZoomInfo SalesOS ($15K-$40K/year additional).

Circleback pricing snapshot

Entry monthly
Custom
Entry annual
$25/mo
Free plan
Category
AI Notetakers

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