Most people pay for a screen recorder and a meeting notetaker, and both keep your files on their servers. Here’s how recd compares, including where the others are better.
| recd | Most others | |
|---|---|---|
| A bot joins your calls | Never | Otter, Fireflies, tl;dv, Read AI and Loom send one by default |
| Screen and meetings in one app | Yes | Usually two apps, like Loom plus Granola |
| Where your files live | Your Google Drive | The vendor’s cloud |
| You keep the audio | Yes, an .m4a in your Drive | Not always: Granola, Jamie and Notion don’t keep it |
| Transcribed on your Mac | Yes | Rare: MacWhisper, and Krisp for English |
| AI notes | From your own Claude plan | The vendor’s AI, priced into the plan |
| Runs on | Mac only, for now | Most also run on Windows and phones |
| Price | Free while in beta | Paid plans run $4 to $59 a month per person, billed yearly |
Based on each company’s own pricing and feature pages, checked 20 Oct 2026. Each comparison below links its source.
Recording your screen and taking meeting notes usually means two tools. recd does both on your Mac.
Per person, per month, as listed. Screen videos.
Per person, per month. Meeting notes.
Every month, per person.
Free while in beta. Screen and meetings in one app.
Prices from loom.com/pricing and granola.ai/pricing, checked 20 Oct 2026.
Loom-style tools for showing someone how something works.
Screen videos and meeting notes in one app, with no bot and no Loom library.
$18/mo vs free in betaSee full comparison → recd vs VidyardEveryday screen video, without a sales-team price tag.
$59/seat vs free in betaSee full comparison → recd vs TellaEveryday recordings, not a video editor. And it records your meetings too.
$13/mo vs free in betaSee full comparison → recd vs ScreenPalYour Drive, not their hosting. Meetings included.
$4/mo vs free in betaSee full comparison → recd vs ZightMeetings without a bot, and files in your Drive on every plan.
$9.95/mo vs free in betaSee full comparison → recd vs CapBoth let you own your files. recd also does meetings and notes.
Screen only vs screen + meetingsSee full comparison → recd vs CleanShot XGreat screenshots there. Meetings, transcripts and notes here.
$35 once vs free in betaSee full comparison → recd vs QuickTimeFree, built in, and no transcripts. recd picks up where it stops.
Built in vs built for meetingsSee full comparison →AI notetakers that transcribe your calls and write the summary.
Both skip the bot. Only one keeps the audio and records your screen.
$14/mo vs free in betaSee full comparison → recd vs OtterNothing joins the call, and there’s no 300-minute cap.
Bot by default vs no botSee full comparison → recd vs FirefliesNo bot in the call, and no storage minutes to run out of.
$10/seat vs free in betaSee full comparison → recd vs FathomBoth start free. Only one records your screen and saves to your Drive.
Their cloud vs your DriveSee full comparison → recd vs tl;dvNo bot, and your recordings don’t expire after 3 months.
$18/seat vs free in betaSee full comparison → recd vs Read AINotes without a bot scoring the room.
$15/mo vs free in betaSee full comparison → recd vs Notion AI Meeting NotesNo bot either way. recd keeps the audio and doesn’t need a Business plan.
$20/seat vs free in betaSee full comparison → recd vs Zoom AI CompanionWorks in every call app, not only Zoom.
Zoom only vs any appSee full comparison → recd vs JamieBoth bot-free. recd keeps the audio and records your screen.
$24/mo vs free in betaSee full comparison → recd vs KrispBoth skip the bot. recd keeps your files in your Drive and does screen too.
$8/mo vs free in betaSee full comparison →Recorders and transcribers for voice notes and audio files.
Free while in beta. Your recordings stay in your Google Drive.