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Spec score 9.3 #11 of 112 in Meeting Notes Software

What it is

Read AI captures meetings and provides transcription, summaries and action items. Its meeting bot supports Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet, and calendar integrations are available. The service is listed for web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android, and it also supports file uploads. The product listing gives a transcription-language count of 16. The free plan is always free, requires no credit card and allows five meetings per month; its plan details list support for 20+ languages. Paid plans are billed annually: Pro costs $15 a month and includes 100 file upload credits per month. Enterprise costs $22.50 a month with 200 credits, while Enterprise+ costs $29.75 a month with 300 credits and requires at least five licenses. The different language counts given for transcription and the free plan may matter when checking suitability for a particular meeting. Read AI was founded in 2021 and is based in Seattle, Washington, United States.

Spec sheet

What it does
Read AI is a cloud AI meeting assistant and copilot that transcribes meetings, creates notes and reports, and searches connected workplace content.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
Free plan
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · read.ai
Paid from
15Read 20 Sep 2026 · read.ai
API
Read exposes a public REST API in open beta for programmatic access to meeting data, including list, retrieve and live-meeting endpoints.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.read.ai
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · read.ai
Founded
2021Read 28 Sep 2026 · read.ai
API authentication
API clients use OAuth 2.1 dynamic registration with authorization-code and refresh-token grants; access tokens expire after 10 minutes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.read.ai
Ask Read
Ask Read searches meeting transcripts and connected email, chat and document sources, using retrieval-augmented generation and citations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · read.ai
Calendar integrations
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · read.ai
Cloud deployment
GetApp describes Read AI as cloud-based and lists no self-hosted deployment option.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
Company founded and headquarters
LinkedIn lists Read AI as founded in 2021 and headquartered in Seattle.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Company legal name
Crunchbase lists the legal entity as Read AI, Inc.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
Company size
LinkedIn lists Read AI at 51-200 employees, while Crunchbase lists 101-250.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
CRM integrations
Salesforce and HubSpot integrations synchronize contact and meeting-note data with Read.Read 15 Oct 2026 · read.ai
Documentation and support
The help center is organized into pricing, getting started, advanced features, enterprise, common issues, FAQs and privacy categories.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.read.ai
Email and messaging summaries
Read can produce topic summaries for Gmail, Outlook, Slack and Teams content.Read 15 Oct 2026 · read.ai
Funding status
Crunchbase classifies Read AI as a private Series B company and lists three funding rounds, with funding amounts obscured.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
Knowledge integrations
Google Drive and OneDrive can be connected so Ask Read can search documents, spreadsheets and slides.Read 15 Oct 2026 · read.ai
Language support
Meeting reports support more than 16 languages, including English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese and Hindi.Read 15 Oct 2026 · read.ai
License model
Read's terms grant limited, nonexclusive access to its proprietary services and reserve ownership of the service and underlying technology, indicating a closed-source product.Read 15 Oct 2026 · read.ai
Limit: meeting capture reliability
G2 reviewers report that Read sometimes fails to join an invited meeting or makes recording status unclear.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Limit: organization tools
A G2 reviewer says organizing reports into folders can require manual one-by-one selection.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Limit: price
G2 reviewers describe Read AI as expensive compared with alternatives and some question renewal value.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Limit: privacy and unwanted participation
Trustpilot reviewers repeatedly complain that Read joins meetings unexpectedly, is difficult to remove and feels invasive or spam-like.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
Live notes
The meeting assistant provides real-time transcription, summaries and meeting metrics while a meeting is in progress.Read 15 Oct 2026 · read.ai
MCP and SDKs
Read documents an MCP server and connectors for Claude, ChatGPT, Codex and Copilot Studio; the cited developer pages do not list an official SDK.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.read.ai
Meeting capture
botRead 20 Sep 2026 · read.ai
Meeting Coach
Meeting Coach evaluates speaking speed, filler words, bias and charisma and returns a coaching report.Read 15 Oct 2026 · read.ai
Meeting coverage
The service works with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and in-person conversations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · read.ai
Meeting platforms
Zoom,Microsoft Teams,Google MeetRead 20 Sep 2026 · read.ai
Meeting reports
Reports contain summaries, topics, action items and key questions generated after meetings.Read 15 Oct 2026 · read.ai
Messaging integrations
Slack and Microsoft Teams integrations share and receive meeting summaries.Read 15 Oct 2026 · read.ai
Notable news: MCP expansion
A September 2026 LinkedIn update said Read added meeting-search and folder-management tools to its MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, Codex and Copilot Studio.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Playback
Paid Enterprise tiers include full audio and video playback plus video highlights.Read 15 Oct 2026 · read.ai
Praise: ease of setup
G2 reviewers commonly describe setup as straightforward and the interface as easy to use.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Praise: summaries and accuracy
G2 reviewers repeatedly praise automatic summaries, action items, detailed transcripts, speaker identification and time saved on note-taking.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Privacy control
Read says customer data is not used for model training by default and advertises workspace retention and sharing controls.Read 15 Oct 2026 · read.ai
Rating on Apple App Store
4.9 out of 5 from 916 ratingsRead 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Rating on Capterra
0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
Rating on Chrome Web Store
4.7 out of 5 from 24 ratingsRead 15 Oct 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com
Rating on G2
4.0 out of 5 from 43 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Rating on Trustpilot
1.3 out of 5 from 109 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
Rating on TrustRadius
8.4 out of 10 from 7 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com
Security certifications
Read states that it is SOC 2 Type 2 certified, GDPR compliant and HIPAA compliant.Read 15 Oct 2026 · read.ai
Summaries and action items
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · read.ai
System availability
Read provides Windows and macOS desktop apps, iOS and Android apps, and a Chrome extension; the product homepage says no install is required for basic use.Read 15 Oct 2026 · read.ai
Task integrations
Asana, Jira and Linear integrations can push meeting action items with context such as assignee and due date.Read 15 Oct 2026 · read.ai
Transcription
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · read.ai
Transcription languages
16Read 20 Sep 2026 · read.ai
Workflow extensibility
Read offers webhooks and a Zapier integration for sending meeting summaries, action items and other meeting data to external applications.Read 15 Oct 2026 · read.ai

Plans and prices

Free Free always free 5 meeting transcripts/month · unlimited enterprise search · basic integrations · Windows, macOS, Android and iOS apps Read 15 Oct 2026 · read.ai
Pro $15 a month per user/month when billed annually; $19.75 per user/month monthly unlimited meeting transcripts · 100 file-upload credits/month · premium integrations · unlimited reports and storage Read 15 Oct 2026 · read.ai
Enterprise $22.50 a month per user/month when billed annually; $29.75 per user/month monthly audio/video playback · video highlights · 200 file-upload credits/month · premium support · unlimited reports and storage Read 15 Oct 2026 · read.ai
Enterprise+ $29.75 a month per user/month when billed annually; $39.75 per user/month monthly requires 5+ licenses · HIPAA · SAML and SCIM · domain capture · custom retention policy · 300 file-upload credits/month Read 15 Oct 2026 · read.ai

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Provides transcription, summaries and action items
  • Meeting bot supports Zoom, Teams and Google Meet
  • Available on web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android
  • Free plan requires no credit card

Limits

  • Free plan allows five meetings per month
  • Listed transcription-language count is 16
  • Paid plans are billed annually
  • Enterprise+ requires at least five licenses

Who it suits

Read AI suits people who want meeting transcription, summaries and action items across Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Meet. Its available plans range from five monthly meetings free to paid annual-billing tiers with file upload credits.

Verdict

Read AI covers meeting capture and follow-up across three listed meeting platforms, with apps for desktop and mobile. Check the language details and annual-billed plan limits against your needs before choosing a tier.

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