AlwaysConvert vs Fireflies.ai
Fireflies gives you transcripts and text summaries. AlwaysConvert gives you analytics and coaching insights. Here's how to choose.
At a Glance
AlwaysConvert
- Sales managers who need coaching insights
- Teams that want data, not text
- Organizations scaling sales performance
Fireflies.ai
- General meeting transcription
- Cross-functional teams (not just sales)
- Budget-conscious users needing basic transcripts
The Core Difference
Fireflies gives you text. AlwaysConvert gives you answers.
Fireflies transcribes your calls and creates text summaries. You read 3 pages per call to figure out what happened.
AlwaysConvert analyzes your calls and shows you what to fix. You see a dashboard that tells you which calls need coaching and what went wrong.
Think of it this way: Fireflies is a recorder. AlwaysConvert is Google Analytics for your sales calls.
What Makes AlwaysConvert Different
AlwaysConvert is built for sales teams who need to coach faster and close more deals. The platform analyzes every call and surfaces the insights that matter—without reading walls of text.
You Get Coaching Insights, Not Just Transcripts
Every call gets an AC Score broken down by stage: Introduction, Discovery, Solution, Objection Handling, and Close. You see exactly where each rep struggles.
Fireflies gives you a transcript and a summary. You figure out the rest.
You See Your Entire Team at Once
AlwaysConvert's dashboard shows your whole team's performance in one view. See who needs coaching, which calls to review first, and how your team is trending over time.
Fireflies shows you one call at a time. You manually review each transcript to spot patterns.
You Know What to Coach
AlwaysConvert tells you the specific problems: "Rep talked 65% of the time (should be 40%)" or "Missed 3 buying signals in Discovery stage."
Fireflies tells you what was said. You figure out what it means.
How Fireflies.ai Approaches the Problem
Fireflies is a meeting transcription tool that works for any type of meeting—sales calls, team standups, client check-ins, or internal discussions. It records, transcribes, and summarizes conversations across Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams.
Fireflies Strengths
Free plan available
You can start using Fireflies without paying anything. This makes it accessible for individuals and small teams testing AI notetakers.
Works for all meeting types
Fireflies isn't sales-specific. It works equally well for product meetings, HR discussions, or customer support calls.
Extensive integrations
Fireflies connects to 40+ tools including Slack, Notion, and various CRMs.
Where Fireflies Falls Short for Sales Teams
You get text, not insights
Fireflies produces transcripts and summaries, but you manually review them to find coaching opportunities. With 50 calls per week, that's 150 pages to read.
No sales-specific analytics
Fireflies doesn't track talk time ratios, objection handling, or buying signals. You don't see which reps need coaching or why deals are falling apart.
No team dashboard
Fireflies shows individual call summaries. You can't see your entire team's performance at once or identify patterns across multiple calls.
Not built for coaching
Fireflies helps you remember what was said. It doesn't tell you what to fix or how to improve your team's performance.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | AlwaysConvert | Fireflies.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Recording & Transcription | ||
| AI Summaries | ||
| Meeting Platform Support | Zoom, Google Meet, Teams | Zoom, Google Meet, Teams + more |
| AC Score (Call Performance Score) | Every call | |
| 5-Stage Breakdown | Introduction, Discovery, Solution, Objection, Close | |
| Talk Time Analysis | See if reps talk too much | Basic (requires manual review) |
| Coaching Recommendations | Specific, actionable | |
| Team Performance Dashboard | ||
| Top Calls to Review | Prioritized by score | Manual sorting |
| Revenue Tracking | Pro tier | |
| CRM Integration | Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive (Pro) | Multiple CRMs |
| Objection Type Breakdown | Pro tier | |
| Rep Energy & Rapport Scores | Pro tier | |
| Trend Analysis | Week/month/quarter trends (Pro) | Basic |
| Free Plan | 7-day trial | |
| Starting Price | $49/rep/month | $10/user/month (Pro) |
| Built For | Sales teams specifically | All meeting types |
Pricing Comparison
AlwaysConvert Pricing
- • AC Score for every call
- • 5-stage breakdown
- • Team dashboard
- • Basic coaching insights
- • 3,500 minutes storage per user
- • 90-day call history
- • Everything in Core
- • Advanced analytics
- • Revenue tracking
- • CRM integration
- • 9,500 minutes storage per user
- • Unlimited call history
- • Everything in Pro
- • Unlimited storage
- • SSO/SAML
- • Dedicated CSM
- • Custom integrations
7-day free trial, no credit card required
Fireflies.ai Pricing
- • 800 minutes storage
- • Basic transcription
- • Limited AI credits
- • 8,000 minutes storage per user
- • Unlimited transcription
- • Advanced search
- • CRM integrations
- • Unlimited storage (team-wide)
- • Video editing
- • Conversation intelligence
- • Team insights
- • Advanced security
- • Dedicated support
- • Custom integrations
Pricing Considerations
If budget is your #1 concern: Fireflies has a free plan. AlwaysConvert starts at $49/rep/month.
If ROI matters more than price: AlwaysConvert saves sales managers 10+ hours per week by showing exactly which calls to review and what to coach. Fireflies requires manual review of every transcript.
If you need sales-specific insights: AlwaysConvert's $49/month Core plan includes AC Scores, coaching insights, and team dashboards. Fireflies' $19/month Business plan still doesn't include sales analytics.
Total cost of ownership: Consider the time saved. If AlwaysConvert saves your sales manager 10 hours per week (at $50/hour), that's $2,000/month in value. The $49/month cost pays for itself immediately.
Who Should Choose AlwaysConvert
Choose AlwaysConvert if you:
- Manage a sales team and need to coach faster
- Want to see which calls to review without listening to all of them
- Need data on talk time, objection handling, and deal progression
- Want a team dashboard showing everyone's performance at once
- Don't have time to read 150 pages of transcripts per week
- Need to scale coaching across 5+ reps
- Want to track team improvement over time
AlwaysConvert is built for: Sales managers, sales leaders, business owners with sales teams, revenue operations teams.
Who Should Choose Fireflies.ai
Choose Fireflies if you:
- Need transcription for all meeting types (not just sales)
- Have a tight budget and need a free plan
- Want basic transcripts and summaries
- Don't need sales-specific analytics
- Have time to manually review transcripts
- Work across multiple departments (sales, product, support, etc.)
- Need extensive integrations with non-CRM tools
Fireflies is built for: Cross-functional teams, individuals, budget-conscious users, general meeting transcription needs.
The Bottom Line
Fireflies is a meeting transcription tool. It records, transcribes, and summarizes any type of meeting. It's affordable, has a free plan, and works across departments.
AlwaysConvert is a sales analytics platform. It analyzes sales calls and tells you what to fix. It's built for sales managers who need coaching insights, not just transcripts.
Choose Fireflies if:
- • You need transcription for all meeting types
- • Budget is your #1 concern
- • You have time to manually review transcripts
- • You don't need sales-specific analytics
Choose AlwaysConvert if:
- • You manage a sales team
- • You need coaching insights, not just transcripts
- • You want to see your entire team's performance at once
- • You don't have time to read 150 pages of transcripts per week
- • You want to scale sales performance with data
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