Tactiq Alternatives (2026): The 7 Best, From Scribbl and Fathom to Otter and Granola

The best Tactiq alternative for most people is Scribbl: like Tactiq, nothing joins the call, but every meeting comes back with the video recording, a transcript with speaker names, AI notes and action items, on Google Meet, Zoom and Microsoft Teams. The other Tactiq alternatives worth a look are Fathom, Fireflies, tl;dv, Otter, Granola and Read AI, and five of those six send a bot into your call by default.

Below is why people leave Tactiq, all 7 alternatives in one table, what each one is best for, and Scribbl and Tactiq side by side. Tactiq's prices were checked on tactiq.io/buy and its help center on October 12, 2026. We make Scribbl, and we hold it to the same standard as every tool on the list.

Why people look for a Tactiq alternative

Tactiq is a Chrome and Edge extension that turns Google Meet, Zoom and Teams calls into transcripts. Four limits send people looking, all from Tactiq's own pages:

1. No video. Tactiq's pages describe transcripts. To keep a video next to a transcript, you add it yourself by uploading the file or pasting a YouTube link. When you need to rewatch a demo or check how something was said, the words alone aren't enough.
2. AI on only some meetings. The free plan gives 10 transcripts and 5 AI credits a month. Pro, at $8 per user per month billed annually or $12 monthly, gives unlimited transcripts but still 10 AI credits. AI on every meeting takes Team, at $16.67 or $20.
3. No Windows app. The extension doesn't work inside the Zoom or Teams desktop apps. Tactiq's Mac app covers them on a Mac, but there is no Windows version, so on a Windows PC you join in Chrome or Edge.
4. Claude and ChatGPT see little on the cheaper plans. Tactiq connects to both, but on Free and Pro the assistant can only search and list meetings. Reading summaries and transcripts takes Team or higher.

Every price and plan limit is in our Tactiq pricing guide. For the built-in options, see Google Meet transcription and how to transcribe a Zoom meeting.

What to check in a Tactiq alternative

Plenty of tools fix one Tactiq limit and add a new problem. These four checks catch that.

1. Does a bot join your call? You picked Tactiq partly because nothing joins. Fathom, Fireflies, tl;dv, Otter and Read AI all send a bot by default. On Microsoft Teams, since June 2026, third-party bots wait in the lobby until the organizer admits them, according to Microsoft.
2. Do you get the video back? Granola keeps no recording at all.
3. Is there AI on every free meeting? Fathom's advanced summaries cover your first 5 calls a month, and tl;dv's free AI notes cover your first 10 meetings ever.
4. Does it do the follow-up? With Scribbl, Automations draft the follow-up email, log a note in HubSpot or Pipedrive, or post to Slack, and they ask before they change anything by default.

Tactiq alternatives compared

Feature	Scribbl	Tactiq	Fathom	Fireflies	tl;dv	Otter	Granola	Read AI
No bot by default	Yes	Yes	– No	– No	– No	– No	Yes	– No
Keeps the video	Every meeting	Only if you upload it	Yes	Paid plans only	Yes	Audio playback	– No	Enterprise plans only
AI notes on every free meeting	Yes, 10 a month	5 AI credits a month	Advanced summaries on 5 calls a month	Unlimited only with auto-join on	First 10 meetings ever	First 30 minutes of each	Yes	5 meetings a month
Paid from	$13	$8 (AI on every meeting: $16.67)	$16	$10	$18	$8.33	$14, billed monthly	$15

The 7 best Tactiq alternatives

1. Scribbl: best Tactiq alternative overall

Scribbl keeps what you liked about Tactiq, nothing joins the call, and adds what Tactiq leaves out. It's a Chrome extension for Google Meet and Scribbl Desktop for Mac (Apple silicon) and Windows for Zoom and Teams, so it records the Zoom and Teams desktop apps on Windows too.

• Why it beats Tactiq: every meeting comes back with the video recording, a transcript with speaker names, AI notes and action items. No AI credits to count, and no uploading your own video.
• Ask about your meetings: on Pro, connect Scribbl to Claude or ChatGPT and ask about every meeting you've recorded. Smart Collections sort meetings by themselves, so you can ask about just one group ("What were the main objections in my sales calls this week?").
• The follow-up, done: when a meeting lands in a collection, Automations draft the follow-up email (copy it or open it in Gmail; it never sends by itself), log meeting notes in Pipedrive or HubSpot, post to Slack or Microsoft Teams, save to Notion or Confluence, open an Asana, Monday, Linear or Jira ticket, or add a Google Sheet row. They ask before they change anything by default.
• Your data: recordings are private by default, and Scribbl doesn't use your meetings to train AI for anyone other than you.
• Free plan: the free plan includes Google Meet, Zoom and Microsoft Teams, with 10 meetings a month.
• Paid: Pro is $13 per user per month billed annually, or $20 monthly (pricing).
• Trust: 5.0 from 3,000 reviews on the Chrome Web Store, and 4.9 from 725 reviews on G2.

Start free with Scribbl. Whatever tool you use, let everyone in the meeting know you're recording.

2. Fathom: unlimited free recordings, if a bot is fine

• Why people pick it: unlimited free recordings and transcripts, with the video.
• Paid: Premium is $16 per user per month billed annually, or $20 monthly (Fathom pricing).
• The catch: a bot joins by default, the one thing Tactiq users chose Tactiq to avoid. Advanced summaries cover your first 5 calls a month, and AI action items need Premium. More in our Fathom alternatives guide.

3. Fireflies: for sales teams on a CRM

• Why people pick it: wide platform coverage and CRM integrations.
• Paid: Pro is $10 per seat per month billed annually, or $18 monthly (Fireflies pricing).
• The catch: a bot joins by default, and video capture is on paid plans only (Fireflies guide). Since September 1, 2026, new free accounts get unlimited transcription only with calendar auto-join on; otherwise 3 meetings. See Fireflies alternatives.

4. tl;dv: for sharing clips

• Why people pick it: free video recordings and clips you can share.
• Paid: Pro is $18 per seat per month billed annually, or $29 monthly (tl;dv pricing).
• The catch: a bot joins by default. Free AI notes cover your first 10 meetings ever, and free recordings are deleted after 3 months. See tl;dv alternatives.

5. Otter: for live transcripts

• Why people pick it: a long-running live transcript with summaries.
• Paid: Pro is $8.33 per user per month billed annually (Otter pricing).
• The catch: its Notetaker bot joins by default, and the free plan shows only the first 30 minutes of each conversation. A federal judge let most of a privacy class action against Otter proceed on August 13, 2026 (court docket); Otter denies the claims. See Otter alternatives. See the Otter AI lawsuit for the claims and where the case stands.

6. Granola: for your own typed notes

• Why people pick it: no bot. You type rough notes and Granola fills them in.
• Paid: Business is $14 per user per month, billed monthly (Granola pricing).
• The catch: it keeps no recording, so like Tactiq you get text without the meeting. Notes older than 30 days are hidden on the free plan. See Granola alternatives.

7. Read AI: for meeting analytics

• Why people pick it: meeting scores and analytics.
• Paid: $15 per user per month billed annually, or $19.75 monthly (Read AI pricing).
• The catch: a bot joins by default, the free plan covers 5 meetings a month, up to 1 hour each, and video playback starts at the Enterprise plan, $22.50 billed annually. See Read AI alternatives.

Scribbl vs Tactiq

Feature	Scribbl	Tactiq
Nothing joins the call	Yes	Yes
Video of the meeting	Every meeting	Only if you upload it yourself
AI notes and action items	Every meeting, on every plan	5 meetings a month free, 10 on Pro, every meeting from Team
Zoom and Teams desktop apps on Windows	Yes	No: join in Chrome or Edge
Ask Claude or ChatGPT about your meetings	Pro: transcripts and notes of every meeting, or one Smart Collection	Free and Pro: search and list only; summaries and transcripts from Team
Automations do the follow-up	Email draft, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Slack, Teams, Notion, Jira and more	– No
Free plan	10 meetings a month	10 transcripts, 5 AI credits a month
Paid	Pro $13 annual, $20 monthly	Pro $8 or $12; Team $16.67 or $20; Business $29.17 or $40

For AI on every meeting, Tactiq's Team plan is $200 per person a year billed annually; Scribbl Pro is $156, and it adds the video. The full head-to-head is in Scribbl vs Tactiq.

How to switch from Tactiq to Scribbl

1. 1

   Export what you want to keep

   Tactiq exports transcripts as PDF or TXT, one at a time. Transcripts don't move between tools, so the export is your archive.

2. 2

   Install Scribbl

   Add the Chrome extension for Google Meet, or Scribbl Desktop for Zoom and Teams, and sign up on the free plan.

3. 3

   Run one real meeting

   Check the video, the transcript with speaker names, and the AI notes. Let everyone know you are recording.

4. 4

   Cancel Tactiq

   In Tactiq, go to Account & Settings, then Billing, and cancel. You keep paid features until the end of the period.

Recording laws vary by place, and some require everyone's consent. See do you have to tell people you're recording.

FAQ

What is the best Tactiq alternative?

Scribbl. Like Tactiq, nothing joins the call. Unlike Tactiq, every meeting comes back with the video recording, a transcript with speaker names, AI notes and action items, on Google Meet, Zoom and Microsoft Teams. It also records the Zoom and Teams desktop apps on Windows, where Tactiq has no app. The free plan includes Google Meet, Zoom and Microsoft Teams, with 10 meetings a month.

What is the best free Tactiq alternative?

Scribbl. The free plan includes Google Meet, Zoom and Microsoft Teams, with 10 meetings a month, and every one gets the video, a transcript, AI notes and action items. Tactiq's free plan gives 10 transcripts a month but AI on only 5 of them. Fathom and tl;dv give unlimited free recordings, but each sends a bot into your call by default, and their free AI notes are limited.

Is there a Tactiq alternative that records video, not just a transcript?

Yes. Scribbl records the video of every meeting next to the transcript, AI notes and action items, with nothing joining the call. Tactiq's pages describe transcripts; to keep a video next to one, you upload the file yourself or paste a YouTube link. Fathom and tl;dv also record video, but their bot joins the call by default.

Is there a Tactiq alternative that doesn't join the meeting as a bot?

Yes. Scribbl doesn't join the call on Google Meet, Zoom or Teams: it's a Chrome extension for Google Meet and Scribbl Desktop for Mac and Windows for Zoom and Teams. Granola also works without a bot, but it keeps no recording. Fathom, Fireflies, tl;dv, Otter and Read AI send a bot by default.

What is the best Tactiq alternative for the Zoom and Teams desktop apps?

Scribbl. Scribbl Desktop records the Zoom and Microsoft Teams desktop apps on Mac with Apple silicon and on Windows, with nothing joining the call. Tactiq has a Mac app for those desktop apps but no Windows app, so on a Windows PC you join Zoom or Teams in Chrome or Edge.

Is Tactiq free?

Tactiq has a free plan with 10 meeting transcripts and 5 AI credits a month. Paid plans are Pro at $8 per user per month billed annually or $12 monthly, Team at $16.67 or $20, and Business at $29.17 or $40. AI on every meeting takes the Team plan.

Does Tactiq record audio or video?

Tactiq's pages describe transcripts, not recordings. To keep a video next to a Tactiq transcript, you add it yourself by uploading the file or pasting a YouTube link. Scribbl keeps the video of every meeting for you.

Can I connect Tactiq or Scribbl to ChatGPT or Claude?

Both connect. On Tactiq's Free and Pro plans, the assistant can only search and list your meetings; reading summaries and full transcripts takes Team or higher. On Scribbl Pro, Claude or ChatGPT can read the transcripts and notes of every meeting, or of just one Smart Collection.

How do I switch from Tactiq to Scribbl?

Export the Tactiq transcripts you want to keep as PDF or TXT. Install the Scribbl Chrome extension for Google Meet, or Scribbl Desktop for Zoom and Teams, and sign up on the free plan. Run one real meeting, check the video, transcript and notes, then cancel Tactiq under Account & Settings, then Billing.

Sources

Checked October 12, 2026 unless marked.

• Tactiq: pricing, How to choose the right Tactiq plan and pricing, link video recordings to transcripts, Mac app for Zoom, Mac app for Teams, Microsoft Teams, Tactiq MCP server, Tactiq with ChatGPT, download a transcript (help center pages checked October 7, 2026)
• Scribbl: pricing, Chrome Web Store listing, G2 reviews, privacy policy
• Fathom: pricing, Free vs Premium
• Fireflies: pricing, free plan (October 1 and 2, 2026), video capture
• tl;dv: pricing (October 1 and 2, 2026)
• Otter: pricing, In re Otter.AI Privacy Litigation, No. 5:25-cv-06911 (N.D. Cal.) (October 1 and 2, 2026)
• Granola: pricing (October 1 and 2, 2026)
• Read AI: pricing
• Microsoft: Introducing smarter bot protection in Microsoft Teams meetings