Fireflies.ai vs Quo
Cheapest paid tier each vendor publishes. Free plans are listed above; tiers priced on request are not plotted because there is no figure to plot.
Where they differ
Only on Fireflies.ai
- Free plan (Quo has none)
- Lower entry price: $18/mo against $19/mo
- Meeting notes
- Speaker identification
- Also on Chrome extension and API
From the pricing tiers and capability tags we track. A capability missing on one side means we have not recorded it there, not that the tool cannot do it.
At a glance
Fireflies.ai and Quo both appear in this directory's productivity listings. Prices below were read from the vendors' own pages, most recently on October 19, 2026. Paid plans start at $18/mo on Fireflies.ai and $19/mo on Quo. Fireflies.ai has a free plan and Quo does not. We track meeting notes on Fireflies.ai and workflow automation on Quo; both cover transcription and speech to text. No score and no winner: the facts do the picking.
Capability tags are factual labels we assign when a tool is added; they describe what a tool does, not how well it does it.
Checked against the vendors. Written from each vendor's own site and last re-checked there: Fireflies.ai (under review since October 19, 2026) · Quo on October 12, 2026. Vendors change pricing and features without notice, so confirm anything that decides your purchase on the vendor's page.
Fireflies.ai
AI meeting assistant for transcription, summaries, and conversation intelligence
Fireflies.ai captures, transcribes, and summarizes voice and video meetings across platforms like Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. It delivers transcription in over 100 languages along with speaker identification and automated action items. Users can also query meeting history through the AskFred AI assistant.
Quo
AI business phone system for automated transcription and call summaries
Quo provides business phone numbers equipped with automated call transcription and AI summaries. Organizations handle voice calls, SMS text messages, and team voicemails on iOS, Android, and web interfaces. The platform automatically generates searchable text records and action items from recorded conversations.
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Fireflies.ai and Quo in action
Each vendor's own walkthrough, from its homepage or official YouTube channel. We don't make these videos and we don't rate them.
Fireflies.ai
Quo
Key features
Fireflies.ai
- Live meeting recording and transcription across 100+ languages with speaker recognition
- Automated meeting summaries, action items, and customized notes
- AskFred AI assistant to query past conversations and extract answers
- Conversation intelligence tracking speaker talk-time, sentiment, and topic trackers
Quo
- Business phone number provisioning for voice calls and SMS
- AI call summaries and transcripts on the Business plan and up
- AI-generated call summaries and action item extraction
- CRM synchronization for contacts, call logs, and voice notes
What each one does well
Fireflies.ai
- ✓ Transcribing and summarizing video calls across conferencing platforms
- ✓ Tracking conversation analytics like speaker talk-time and sentiment
- ✓ Syncing meeting notes and action items to CRMs and project management tools
Quo
- ✓ Managing business phone numbers with automated call transcriptions
- ✓ Generating AI call summaries and action items for client communications
- ✓ Centralizing team voice calls and SMS messaging across mobile and desktop devices
People also ask
Which is cheaper, Fireflies.ai or Quo?
Fireflies.ai is cheaper: paid plans start at $18/mo for Fireflies.ai and $19/mo for Quo.
Does Fireflies.ai or Quo have a free plan?
Fireflies.ai has a free plan, and Quo publishes no free plan.
What is the difference between Fireflies.ai and Quo?
Fireflies.ai and Quo are both tracked for transcription, speech-to-text, summarization. Of the capabilities they do not share, only Fireflies.ai is tracked for meeting-notes, speaker-identification, developer-api, and only Quo is tracked for workflow-automation, notes.
How much do Fireflies.ai and Quo cost?
Fireflies.ai: free plan, then $18/mo. Quo: from $19/mo.
Answers are generated from the tracked plans and capability tags shown above, so they move when the vendors' pages do.
Full fact sheets, FAQs, and discussion links: Fireflies.ai · Quo · all productivity tools