Efficient at Effortless Recording, Clear Summaries and Action Items, Search and Recall, Sharing and Collaboration, and User Experience
Fireflies gives you tons of AI features and deep integrations for organizing call snippets, but feels overwhelming and buggy compared to Cluely.
Only use Fireflies if you need advanced meeting analysis and love sorting soundbites; stick with Cluely if you want something less cluttered.
Fireflies buries you in advanced features and integrations, but for most people who just want simple, reliable meeting recording and storage, it's overkill and often overwhelming. The interface throws a ton of options at you, and unless you're part of a team that needs to organize audio snippets for niche workflows or industry-specific use, you'll spend more time managing features than actually recording meetings. Plus, you have to pay for the top tier even to get basic video recording, so the pricing quickly gets restrictive for anyone who needs to keep historical records or use integrations.
Cluely, on the other hand, is more about being present in the meeting and proactively suggesting relevant questions based on what's being discussed. It doesn't try to be everything at once, and while it's not as fully developed as some other tools, it keeps the focus on what's happening in the call rather than on endless organizing or configuration. The pricing is more straightforward, and you don't hit paywalls just to get the core experience.
If you want a meeting note taker that just works without bombarding you with options or forcing you into expensive plans for basic features, Cluely is the clear pick. Only go with Fireflies if you specifically need advanced audio workflows and are ready to commit to all the organizing that comes with it. For everyone else, Cluely keeps things simple and out of the way.
