Here’s my detailed breakdown after using Fireflies.ai for an entire month across 33 video calls (Zoom, Meet, and Teams).
I run a small Marketing Agency and Creator business as most of you know and spend 1–4 hours/week in meetings. I needed a tool to auto-record, transcribe, and ideally summarize those meetings without wasting time rewatching.
Quick Summary (for those skimming):
✅ Best feature: automatic call join + summary bullets
📉 Worst part: speaker mislabeling during fast conversations
🧠 Final verdict: If you do >10 meetings/month, Fireflies is a no-brainer
What I tested:
Fireflies.ai (Pro plan)
Otter.ai (Premium)
MeetGeek (free trial)
Test duration: 30 days, 33 meetings
Meeting types: sales, client onboarding, internal syncs
What Fireflies.ai did exceptionally well:
Auto-joins meetings with zero manual setup
Summary bullets were 90–95% accurate in my testing
Search by keyword or speaker — found stuff in seconds
Pushes summaries to Slack + Notion (my favorite feature)
Audio + video file storage, easy to reference later
What Fireflies could improve:
Multi-speaker labeling wasn’t always accurate
Transcripts took 10–15 min to appear after longer calls
Best AI features are gated behind the Business plan
Real-World Results After 30 Days
| Metric | Result |
|---|---|
| Time saved per week | ~3.5 hours |
| Follow-up task accuracy | Improved 2x |
| Missed context after calls | Reduced to zero |
| Call summaries shared via Slack | 27/33 calls auto-summarized |
Fireflies vs Otter vs MeetGeek
| Feature | Fireflies.ai | Otter.ai | MeetGeek |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auto join calls | ✅ Yes | ❌ Manual | ✅ Yes |
| Summary bullets | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐ |
| Speaker search | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Integrations (Slack) | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ Basic |
| Free tier value | ❌ Weak | ✅ Good | ✅ Okay |
Final Verdict:
Would I keep using Fireflies.ai? ✅ Already upgraded.
Would I recommend it? ✅ 100% if you take 5+ meetings per week.
Is it worth $18/mo? ✅ Yes — saves me ~3 hours/week and keeps my follow-ups sharp.
TL;DR – Fireflies.ai in 30 Seconds:
🔎 Automatically joins and records Zoom/Meet calls
✍️ Transcribes and summarizes with impressive accuracy
📤 Integrates with tools like Slack, Notion, CRMs
🧪 Outperformed Otter and MeetGeek in my direct test
💸 Paid tier is worth it if you run frequent calls
Click here to try Fireflies.ai (Free Trial)
Happy to answer questions — I kept detailed notes across all 3 platforms. AMA.
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Hi Aparupa Jena
Good day! Thank you for posting to Microsoft Community. We are happy to assist you.
I am truly sorry for the inconvenience this issue has caused you. Based on the description, I understand that you would like to stop the Fireflies AI note-taker bot from auto-joining your meetings and webinars even after you have removed the bot from your Teams app.
To completely remove and block the Fireflies AI bot, please kindly check the Teams admin center - Teams app - Manage apps page. (Please be advised that Teams admin permission is required.)
- Search the app name on the righthand side's search box - select the app - select Block
- Select the app name - the app status is changed to Blocked
As the Fireflies AI app is a third-party app, for further assistance, I kindly request you to contact the Firefly support direct.
Your kind understanding and cooperation are greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Roger Shen
Hi Roger,
Thank you for your reply. However, I was unable to complete the steps to block the Fireflies AI Notetaker. Unfortunately, I cannot share my personal email IDs here, but if you could assist in blocking the bot from the linked email accounts, I would greatly appreciate it.
I’ve already tried all the removal methods previously, but the bot continues to join all my webinars and meetings as a participant. It’s quite frustrating and embarrassing.
Thank you for your support
Hi Aparupa Jena
Good day! Thank you for posting to Microsoft Community. We are happy to assist you.
I am truly sorry for the inconvenience this issue has caused you. Based on the description, I understand that you would like to stop the Fireflies AI note-taker bot from auto-joining your meetings and webinars even after you have removed the bot from your Teams app.
To completely remove and block the Fireflies AI bot, please kindly check the Teams admin center - Teams app - Manage apps page. (Please be advised that Teams admin permission is required.)
- Search the app name on the righthand side's search box - select the app - select Block
- Select the app name - the app status is changed to Blocked
As the Fireflies AI app is a third-party app, for further assistance, I kindly request you to contact the Firefly support direct.
Your kind understanding and cooperation are greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Roger Shen