Acta vs Circleback

Acta records Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams meetings, then creates transcripts, summaries and action items. Meetings can be captured by a bot, or recorded from a user's computer through the desktop app or Chrome extension without a notetaker joining. Ask Acta searches selected meeting transcripts and answers questions across them. Role-specific templates can generate outputs such as sales reports, interview scorecards, product requirements, tickets and clinical notes. Listed integrations include Google Calendar, Outlook, Jira, Asana, ClickUp, Monday.com and Gmail, along with the meeting platforms. Acta says recordings and notes remain in the user's account unless shared, and meeting data is encrypted in transit and at rest. The free plan provides 600 minutes of storage and limited AI summaries and action points; Pro lists unlimited transcription, AI summaries and storage. Pricing is on request, and a 15-day trial is listed. Enterprise includes options such as on-premise deployment, SSO, APIs, private storage and custom data retention.

Circleback is cloud-based software for meeting automation. It can join online meetings as a bot, record locally through desktop or mobile apps, or accept uploaded audio and video. It transcribes in 110 languages, identifies speakers by name, and creates AI notes, summaries, and action items; tasks are automatically captured, assigned, and organized. Users can search the meeting archive, ask Circleback questions, and view or draft emails. Supported meeting services include Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Discord, and RingCentral. Integrations include Google Calendar, Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Notion, Linear, HubSpot, Salesforce, and others. Desktop and mobile apps also support in-person meetings, and Apple Watch apps are available. The Free plan costs nothing and allows unlimited meetings, with 30-day history, limited automations, and two teams. Pro costs $15 a month, billed $15/user/month; Business costs $25 a month, billed $25/user/month; Enterprise costs $35 a month, billed $35/user/month with volume pricing. Circleback says it encrypts data in transit and at rest and does not use customer data to train models; HIPAA compliance is included with Enterprise.