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recd vs Notion AI Meeting Notes

recd vs Notion AI Meeting Notes

Notion’s meeting notes are bot-free and land right in your team’s Notion, but they need the Business plan and don’t keep the audio. recd keeps the audio, transcript and notes in your Drive, and records your screen too.

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What each one does

Notion transcribes and summarises meetings into a Notion page, captured by the Notion app. recd records the call on your Mac and saves the audio, transcript and notes to your Google Drive.

recdNotion AI Meeting Notes
Records your screenYes No
Records meetingsYes, both sides, in any call appYes, both sides from the desktop app
Sends a bot into your callsNeverNo
Where your files liveYour Google DriveA page in Notion; audio deleted after transcription
Transcribed on your MacYes, with Apple’s speech engine No
AI notesYes, written by your own ClaudeSummary and action items in the Notion page
Runs onMac (macOS 26)Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android, web
Free planFree while in betaA limited trial on Free and Plus
Paid planNone yetBusiness plan, $20/seat/mo

Notion AI Meeting Notes prices from www.notion.com/pricing, checked 20 Oct 2026. Prices change; check theirs before you decide. recd is free while in beta.

The honest bit

Where each one is better

Where Notion AI Meeting Notes is better

  • Notes land next to your team’s docs and projects
  • Calendar sync starts notes for scheduled meetings
  • Windows and phone apps
  • Made for a shared team workspace

Where recd is better

  • You keep the audio as an .m4a; Notion deletes it after transcribing
  • Transcribed on your Mac; Notion sends audio to its providers
  • Records your screen too
  • No Business plan needed; free while it’s in beta
Pick Notion if your team already works in Notion on the Business plan. Pick recd if you want the recording itself and your files in your own Drive.
Questions

recd vs Notion AI Meeting Notes, answered

Which Notion plan has AI Meeting Notes?

Business or Enterprise. Free and Plus get a limited trial.

Does Notion keep the meeting audio?

Notion deletes the audio after transcribing, with an off-by-default option to keep recent recordings on your device. recd saves every recording to your Drive.

Can I put recd notes in Notion?

Yes. recd notes are .docx files in your Drive; paste or import them wherever you like.

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Record it once.

Free while in beta. Your recordings stay in your Google Drive.