Fireflies.aiFree plan
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$18 a month
View plans and limitsUpdated 4 September 2026 · Independent comparison
Fireflies.ai vs Monday.com:
which should you use?
Fireflies.ai and Monday.com, side by side. Find the one that fits what you need to do.
Find your best fitThe 30-second answer
Fireflies.ai records, transcribes and searches meetings, then pushes the summary into a CRM or a channel.
Monday.com work management with AI blocks you drop into a board, so the automation is visible rather than hidden behind a prompt.
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Monday.comFree plan
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$12 a month
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If you only read one section, make it this one. Rows where both sides say the same thing are left out — the point is where they differ. Where each row came from is listed underneath.
| Category | Fireflies.ai | Monday.com | Better fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it's built for | Records, transcribes and searches meetings, then pushes the summary into a CRM or a channel. Useful when the record of a call matters more than the call. | Work management with AI blocks you drop into a board, so the automation is visible rather than hidden behind a prompt. | Tie |
| Free plan | Yes. Free forever plan: unlimited transcription, though the page marks that with an asterisk, plus limited AI summaries, 400 minutes of storage for the whole team and 20 AI credits, across Zoom, Google Meet, Teams and others in more than 100 languages | Yes. Free forever plan for up to 2 seats, with up to 3 boards, up to 3 docs, 200+ templates and 8 column types, but no AI at all — the AI features start at Basic | Tie |
| Cheapest way to pay | $18 a month. | $12 a month. | Monday.com |
| What the paid tiers cost |
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| Tie |
| What to watch out for | Recording colleagues and customers has consent rules that vary by country and state. Settle that before switching it on across a team. The free plan holds 400 minutes of storage for the whole team, not per person, and Pro buys storage and features rather than AI credits — it carries the same 20 a month as the free tier. | Seats are sold in blocks, so a team of three often pays for five. The free plan stops at two seats and carries no AI at all. On standing prices annual billing saves nothing on Standard, $14 a seat either way, so the discount advertised there is a temporary offer rather than the annual term. | Tie |
| Made by | Fireflies.ai — San Francisco, US. | monday.com — Tel Aviv, IL. | Tie |
Monday.com is ahead on 1 of the 6 rows compared — cheapest way to pay — and it is not about how well it does the job. On fitness for the work, it and Fireflies.ai are level. Treat this as a tiebreaker, not a recommendation.
Monday.com
Work management with AI blocks you drop into a board, so the automation is visible rather than hidden behind a prompt.
✓ Work management with AI blocks you drop into a board, so the automation is visible rather than hidden behind a prompt.
✓ You want the cheaper paid plan, $12 against $18
✓ Free forever plan for up to 2 seats, with up to 3 boards, up to 3 docs, 200+ templates and 8 column types, but no AI at all — the AI features start at Basic
✓ It is aimed at working professionals
Records, transcribes and searches meetings, then pushes the summary into a CRM or a channel.
Fireflies.ai is the better answer when the job is what it was built for rather than what the pick above does broadly.
✓ Records, transcribes and searches meetings, then pushes the summary into a CRM or a channel.
✓ Useful when the record of a call matters more than the call.
✓ Free forever plan: unlimited transcription, though the page marks that with an asterisk, plus limited AI summaries, 400 minutes of storage for the whole team and 20 AI credits, across Zoom, Google Meet, Teams and others in more than 100 languages
✓ It is aimed at working professionals
How we know
Every row that separated these two, and where it came from. Nothing here is a hands-on test — if a line rests on a vendor’s own pricing page, it says so and links it.
| Row | Favours | Weight | Where it came from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheapest way to pay | Monday.com | Everything else | From each vendor’s own pricing page. Dates and pages are listed below. |
The prices
Fireflies.ai. Read by hand off fireflies.ai on 4 September 2026. It is not on the monthly re-check, so confirm there before paying. fireflies.ai/pricing
Monday.com. Read by hand off monday.com on 4 September 2026. It is not on the monthly re-check, so confirm there before paying. monday.com/pricing
The ratings
The category these two share. Business, Finance & Professional Work — both are listed there in the catalogue, and the fit recorded against each listing is a judgement made here, by hand.
The nine-category grid below. Derived from what each product is listed for, by one script, once per build — so the same pair always reads the same. It is a derivation, not a review.
What this is not
Neither product was run side by side to produce this page. Nobody was paid to appear on it and nothing here is ranked by commission.
To put the same question to both and read the answers yourself, run them side by side — that is a live test, and this is not.
Choose based on what you’re doing
All ten categories, including the ones where neither of these is the answer. These ratings are derived from what each product is listed for, not from running it — a rating here is a reading of the record, and the record is linked.
01
General-Purpose AI Assistants
Questions, brainstorming, explanations, everyday tasks, decision-making, general advice.
Fireflies.ai
Not a good fitMonday.com
Not a good fitBest choice: Neither
02
Search, Research & Academics
Web research, deep research, books, academic papers, citations, news, fact-checking.
Fireflies.ai
Not a good fitMonday.com
Not a good fitBest choice: Neither
03
Writing, Communication & Language
Emails, reports, essays, editing, summarizing, translation, presentations.
Fireflies.ai
Not a good fitMonday.com
Not a good fitBest choice: Neither
04
Coding, Data & Technical Work
Programming, debugging, data analysis, spreadsheets, math, engineering, technical research.
Fireflies.ai
Bad fitMonday.com
Bad fitBest choice: Neither
05
Business, Finance & Professional Work
Business strategy, investing, market research, legal, sales, HR, accounting, consulting.
Fireflies.ai
Good fitMonday.com
Good fitBest choice: Tie
06
Image & Design
Image generation, photo editing, logos, graphics, product design, advertising creatives.
Fireflies.ai
Bad fitMonday.com
Bad fitBest choice: Neither
07
Video
Video generation and editing, clipping, subtitles, avatars, animation and motion capture.
Fireflies.ai
Bad fitMonday.com
Bad fitBest choice: Neither
08
Audio, Voice & Music
Voice generation, transcription, music, dubbing, sound cleanup and podcast production.
Fireflies.ai
Bad fitMonday.com
Bad fitBest choice: Neither
09
Marketing & Content Creation
Social media, SEO, advertising, copywriting, content ideas, scripts, brand development.
Fireflies.ai
Not a good fitMonday.com
Not a good fitBest choice: Neither
10
Productivity, Automation & Personal Life
AI agents, workflows, scheduling, meetings, organization, shopping, travel, personal finance.
Fireflies.ai
Not a good fitMonday.com
Not a good fitBest choice: Neither
Records, transcribes and searches meetings, then pushes the summary into a CRM or a channel.
San Francisco, USRecords, transcribes and searches meetings, then pushes the summary into a CRM or a channel.
Useful when the record of a call matters more than the call.
Free forever plan: unlimited transcription, though the page marks that with an asterisk, plus limited AI summaries, 400 minutes of storage for the whole team and 20 AI credits, across Zoom, Google Meet, Teams and others in more than 100 languages
It is aimed at working professionals
Work management with AI blocks you drop into a board, so the automation is visible rather than hidden behind a prompt.
by monday.comWork management with AI blocks you drop into a board, so the automation is visible rather than hidden behind a prompt.
You want the cheaper paid plan, $12 against $18
Free forever plan for up to 2 seats, with up to 3 boards, up to 3 docs, 200+ templates and 8 column types, but no AI at all — the AI features start at Basic
It is aimed at working professionals
Pricing, simplified
The plans people actually compare, read from each vendor’s own page.
PricingSimple, up-to-date plan overview.
Fireflies.aiby Fireflies.ai
Monday.comby monday.comFree version
Fireflies.ai
Yes — Free plan availableFree forever plan: unlimited transcription
Monday.com
Yes — Free plan availableFree forever plan for up to 2 seats, with up to 3 boards, up to 3 docs, 200+ templates and 8
Individual plans
Fireflies.ai
Pro
$18 / month$10 / month (annual)
Monday.com
Basic
$12 / month$9 / month (annual)
Standard
$14 / month$14 / month (annual)
Pro
$24 / month$22 / month (annual)
Business plans
Fireflies.ai
From $29 / user / monthFrom $19 / user / month (annual)
Monday.comNot sold to teams
Enterprise
Fireflies.ai
From $39 / user / month
Monday.com
Custom pricing
Tell us what you use AI for
Pick your main job and the verdict below changes to match. Every answer is on the page already, so this works as a reader, not a lookup.
The verdict for that job
Evenly matched
Close call. Both cover business, finance & professional work at the same level; both have a free plan you can start on; Monday.com is cheaper to start paying for, $12 against $18.
6 rows compared
Frequently asked questions
Is Fireflies.ai or Monday.com better?
Monday.com is ahead on 1 of the 6 rows compared — cheapest way to pay — and it is not about how well it does the job. On fitness for the work, it and Fireflies.ai are level. Treat this as a tiebreaker, not a recommendation. both have a free plan you can start on; Monday.com is cheaper to start paying for, $12 against $18. Fireflies.ai: Records, transcribes and searches meetings, then pushes the summary into a CRM or a channel. Useful when the record of a call matters more than the call. Monday.com: Work management with AI blocks you drop into a board, so the automation is visible rather than hidden behind a prompt.
Is Fireflies.ai or Monday.com cheaper?
Monday.com — paid plans start at $12 a month against $18 a month.
Do Fireflies.ai and Monday.com both have free plans?
Yes. Fireflies.ai: Free forever plan: unlimited transcription, though the page marks that with an asterisk, plus limited AI summaries, 400 minutes of storage for the whole team and 20 AI credits, across Zoom, Google Meet, Teams and others in more than 100 languages. Monday.com: Free forever plan for up to 2 seats, with up to 3 boards, up to 3 docs, 200+ templates and 8 column types, but no AI at all — the AI features start at Basic.
What should I watch out for?
Fireflies.ai: Recording colleagues and customers has consent rules that vary by country and state. Settle that before switching it on across a team. The free plan holds 400 minutes of storage for the whole team, not per person, and Pro buys storage and features rather than AI credits — it carries the same 20 a month as the free tier. Monday.com: Seats are sold in blocks, so a team of three often pays for five. The free plan stops at two seats and carries no AI at all. On standing prices annual billing saves nothing on Standard, $14 a seat either way, so the discount advertised there is a temporary offer rather than the annual term.
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Fireflies.ai
What it is for, who makes it, what it costs and what to use instead.
Monday.com
What it is for, who makes it, what it costs and what to use instead.
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