Avoma vs Fireflies.ai (2026)
A head-to-head on price, free access, and staying power. Both live and price-verified as of Jul 21, 2026.
The verdict, first
Avoma
- if you lean toward the more recent build, from 2017.
- if it is built for SMB & enterprise teams.
Fireflies.ai
- if it starts cheaper, at $18/mo against $19/mo.
- if you want a permanent free tier, not just a trial.
- if a longer track record matters to you; it has run since 2016.
What each one is
Avoma
What sets it apart notes plus call scoring, coaching, and deal-risk intelligence; only recording seats billed
Avoma pairs an AI meeting assistant with conversation and revenue intelligence, so a recorded call can feed call scoring, coaching, and deal-risk tracking rather than only producing notes. Only seats that record are billed; viewers and collaborators are free, and the deeper intelligence layers are paid add-ons. It fits sales and revenue teams that want CRM-synced meeting data, not just transcripts.
Sources Avoma pricing
Fireflies.ai
What sets it apart cross-platform capture with sentence-level search across your whole history
Fireflies records and transcribes meetings across Zoom, Meet, Teams, and other platforms, with transcription in a wide range of languages and search that can jump to a specific sentence and timestamp months later. It connects to CRMs and collaboration tools and layers on assistants such as AskFred. It fits teams that meet across several platforms and want one searchable, integrated record.
Sources Fireflies pricing
Side by side
| Metric | Avoma | Fireflies.ai |
|---|---|---|
| From $/mo | $19 | $18 |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Founded | 2017 | 2016 |
| Best for | SMB & enterprise | solo & SMB & enterprise |
| Status | Live | Live |
ALL FIGURES = LOWEST PAID MONTHLY PLAN · STATUS & PRICE VERIFIED JUL 21, 2026
Where they differ
Price
Fireflies.ai is the cheaper entry at $18/mo, versus $19/mo for Avoma. Both prices are the lowest paid monthly plan, verified Jul 21, 2026.
Free access
Fireflies.ai offers a permanent free tier; Avoma is trial-only. A permanent free tier lowers the risk of committing before you have validated the fit.
Track record
Fireflies.ai has been operating since 2016; Avoma since 2017. For a tool you build a business process on, a longer survival record matters.
Questions of record
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