An honest side-by-side comparison of Speak-Y and Fireflies.ai, updated July 2026.
Fireflies is bot-first — its bot joins the call, bot-free desktop capture is a paid option, and notes are cloud-stored.
Speak-Y records locally with no bots on any plan, keeps transcripts on your device and encrypts team sharing end-to-end.
Speak-Y combines system-wide dictation, bot-free meeting notes, an end-to-end encrypted team knowledge base and a free local MCP server in one subscription, with a free plan to start on.