Briefly

As listed on brieflyai.com in August 2026: the Basic plan is free with no credit card and includes 5 AI summaries, 5 follow-up emails, unlimited transcribed meetings, and access to BrieflyCreate. Pro costs US$15/month for unlimited AI summaries, unlimited AI emails, unlimited transcribed meetings, and unlimited BrieflyCreate. Team is US$15/month/user and adds centrally managed billing plus adding and removing licences. Enterprise is quote-based and adds custom integrations, a self-hosted model, white labeling, and SSO. Note that Briefly's earlier $10 and $20 per-user tiers no longer appear on its pricing page.

Briefly is intentionally minimalist. While Otter and Fireflies offer dashboards, analytics, live captions, conversation intelligence, and CRM automation, Briefly does just one thing: it emails you a clean recap after every meeting. No dashboard to log into, no features to learn. For people who find mature meeting AI tools overwhelming, Briefly is a more focused alternative.

Yes. Briefly's Basic plan is free with no credit card required and includes unlimited transcribed meetings, 5 AI summaries, 5 follow-up emails, and access to BrieflyCreate. The transcription allowance is generous, but the AI summary allowance is capped, so heavy users hit the Pro plan quickly. Briefly's free plan runs on Google Meet through its Chrome extension.

As of August 2026 Briefly's own FAQ states that Briefly is a Chrome extension that works with Google Meet, that Briefly for Zoom is still in development, and that Microsoft Teams is on the roadmap. There is no meeting bot: capture happens in the browser. It does not support Webex, in-person meetings, or phone calls. If you need Zoom, Teams, or in-person coverage today, Fireflies or Sembly are better fits.

Briefly's recaps cover key points, decisions, and action items. Briefly's public pricing page does not list a custom recap template builder on any tier as of August 2026, so treat recap customisation as unconfirmed and check with Briefly before relying on it. What the paid tiers do unlock is unlimited AI summaries, unlimited AI emails, and unlimited access to BrieflyCreate.

Briefly markets Salesforce and HubSpot CRM integration so meeting insights flow into contact records, and reserves custom integrations for the Enterprise tier. Its own FAQ lists Gmail for follow-up emails today and describes wider Google Workspace, Salesforce, and HubSpot integrations as planned. A Notion integration is not documented anywhere on Briefly's site as of August 2026, so do not count on it.

Briefly's FAQ says transcripts and summaries are stored locally in your browser and that Briefly does not keep a copy of your transcripts on its servers, which also means clearing your browser data or uninstalling the extension loses them. Briefly points to GDPR compliance but does not publish a SOC 2 or HIPAA attestation, so it is not appropriate for PHI-regulated meetings; use Otter Enterprise or Sembly MAX for healthcare. Enterprise buyers who need a self-hosted model, white labeling, or SSO have to take the quote-based tier.

Both are bot-free. Granola captures audio from your desktop without joining the call; Briefly captures the meeting in the browser through a Chrome extension, so no bot joins either. Granola has richer note editing and custom templates and is not tied to one meeting platform, while Briefly is simpler, ships recaps by email, and currently runs on Google Meet. Pick Granola if you want to edit notes during meetings or need broader platform coverage. Pick Briefly if you just want clean email recaps from Google Meet.