Timeglass vs Fireflies
Compare Fireflies and Timeglass for meeting recordings, speaker detail, connected AI, and time reporting.
By Timeglass. Last checked November 5, 2026.
Choose the meeting record your team needs.
Fireflies offers transcripts, summaries, conversation analysis, and AI questions across meetings and connected apps. The capture method and subscription determine which recordings and speaker features are available.
Timeglass combines meeting records with desktop activity to prepare client and project timesheets for review. Compare the meeting experience, then follow a typical piece of client work through the reporting process your team needs.
Compare the features you will use.
Check the meeting features, access controls, and plan requirements against your team's daily work. Recording availability depends on your settings and the meeting being captured.
| Feature | Timeglass | Fireflies |
|---|---|---|
| Capture options | Meeting capture and desktop activity capture. | Meeting bot, desktop system audio, Chrome extension, mobile capture, and uploads. |
| Saved recordings | Audio and video playback when recordings are available. | Bot capture supports saved media. Desktop Take Notes keeps notes and transcripts. |
| Speaker diarization | Automatic speaker names, returning-voice recognition when enabled, and merged teammate recordings. | Speaker labels and talk-time metrics depend on capture. Aggregate analytics require Business or Enterprise. |
| Meeting review | Summaries, action items, transcripts, chapters, and shared links. | Summaries, action items, searchable transcripts, comments, and soundbites. |
| Connected AI | MCP access to permitted meeting and work records. | AskFred, connected apps, and an MCP server for external AI tools. |
| Time reporting | Captured work becomes reviewed client and project timesheets. | Conversation analytics and connected task workflows. |
| Plan considerations | A 14-day trial is available. | Free and paid plans. Pro adds video and downloads. Some AI features use credits. |
See how Fireflies handles a meeting.
Choose the Fireflies capture method for your call
Fireflies supports a visible meeting bot and desktop Take Notes using device audio. Both produce notes and a transcript. The bot supports saved recordings and speaker labels. Desktop Take Notes uses generic speaker labels and saves the notes and transcript without an audio or video file.
The Chrome extension supports Google Meet, and mobile apps capture conversations on a phone. The current pricing page includes video recording from Pro upward, subject to the capture method.
Review the conversation and its follow-up work
Fireflies combines summaries and action items with search, comments, and shareable soundbites. Speaker Talk Time shows percentages and speaking pace for supported recordings. Business and Enterprise analytics dashboards aggregate conversation metrics, with team views for administrators and personal views for individuals.
AskFred answers questions across meeting history and connected apps. Global AskFred uses AI credits, with usage depending on the request. Check credit settings alongside the seat subscription.
Match connected work to your reporting needs
Fireflies can send meeting outputs into other tools, and AskFred can use sources such as email and Slack. Its MCP server makes permitted meeting data available to external AI tools. Access and data handling depend on the services involved.
Fireflies Talk offers dictation with optional screen context captured when a dictation ends. Teams requiring client and project timesheets should test their timekeeping handoff. The reviewed product material does not document a built-in whole-day timesheet process.
Keep each speaker connected to the work.
Review the conversation in Timeglass.
Timeglass brings recordings, transcripts, and summaries together in a meeting record. Follow a live transcript during capture, then return to decisions and next steps after the call.
Return to the recording.
Play available video and audio beside the transcript. Use chapters and timestamps to find a passage, or review action items with captured owners, due dates, and completion status.
Find and share the call.
Search meetings and filter by date or team member. Copy the summary, download the transcript or available audio, and create a view-only link with expiry and revocation controls.
Keep the meeting in context.
Completed records show the date, start and end times, duration, and meeting platform. Connected AI tools can retrieve permitted summaries and transcript passages through Timeglass MCP.
Include the work before and after the call.
Client work continues through research, messages, documents, and revisions. Timeglass uses captured desktop activity and meetings to prepare time entries with client and project assignments. You can check descriptions, correct durations, and review assignments before submitting through your workspace's process.
Which workflow fits your team?
Consider Fireflies for collecting conversations, reviewing meeting patterns, and moving follow-up work into connected tools. Test the expected capture method and its recording and speaker detail.
Consider Timeglass for meeting records and reviewed client time. Include preparation, delivery, and follow-up in the trial, then check assignments and exported time with the person responsible for billing.
You can try Timeglass for 14 days free to see how its meeting tools and time records fit your team's workflow.
Check access and data handling.
Fireflies states that meeting content is excluded from AI model training and vendor retention after processing. Stored meeting records follow the applicable settings and agreements. Enterprise includes custom retention.
Desktop consent options start enabled and can be changed. Mac supports chat notices. Mac and Windows support audio notices and camera watermarks. Data sent through MCP follows the receiving service’s policies.
Timeglass has an independent SOC 2 Type II audit. Meeting access follows workspace permissions and sharing settings. Confirm participant notices, retention periods, and training terms for the configuration your team will use.
Read product, plan, and security sources
- Fireflies Chrome extension
- Fireflies pricing
- Bot and desktop capture methods
- Conversation analytics
- Global AskFred features and credits
- Fireflies Talk and screen context
- Fireflies privacy policy
- Fireflies MCP server
- Desktop consent and notifications
- Timeglass meeting tools
- Timeglass timesheets
- Timeglass security
- Timeglass privacy policy
- Timeglass pricing
Questions to bring to your trial.
Does Fireflies always send a bot into a meeting?
You can choose bot capture or desktop Take Notes. The Chrome extension also supports Google Meet without an added participant. Saved media and speaker detail depend on the method.
Which Fireflies plans include video playback?
The current pricing page includes video from Pro upward. Saved video depends on the capture method. Desktop Take Notes saves notes and a transcript without recorded media.
Can Fireflies show speaker percentages?
Speaker Talk Time shows percentages and speaking pace for supported recordings. Aggregate analytics require Business or Enterprise. Fireflies says Chrome extension meetings currently lack conversation metrics.
Can I use Fireflies meeting data in another AI tool?
Fireflies provides an MCP server for permitted transcripts, summaries, and decisions. Review both services’ policies because the receiving tool controls its own processing and retention.
Compare other meeting tools.
Try Timeglass with your next client meeting.
You can try Timeglass for 14 days free to see how its meeting tools and time records fit your team's workflow.