Circleback vs Wudpecker

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.

Wudpecker records meetings and turns them into searchable transcripts and organized follow-up. It provides AI summaries, speaker labels, action-item tracking, and note templates, while its archive lets users search past meeting material. Wudpecker is available on web, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. The Free plan costs nothing and is billed monthly; it allows 10 meetings per month with the notetaker bot and 3 Ask AI questions per recording. Plus costs $19 a month, billed monthly, and includes 30 meetings per month with the bot. Pro costs $32 a month, billed monthly, with 100 bot meetings per month. The pricing note describes paid access as starting from $19/user/mo and lists a 14-day trial. The plan limits are centered on monthly meeting volume, so the relevant tier depends on how many meetings need bot coverage. Transcription, summaries, speaker labeling, and action items provide a set of tools for capturing conversations and locating their follow-up later.