tl;dv records and timestamps your meetings so you can jump to the moment something was said, and its free plan is one of the most generous available: unlimited recordings, unlimited transcription, and AI summaries across Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. AI features are capped at ten uses a month. The paid tiers sell custom AI prompts, CRM integration, and — at the top end — a price that's hard to justify.
At a glance
Platforms
Web, integrated with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams
Pricing
Free; Pro $18/user/month annual ($22 monthly); Business $59/user/month annual
Free tier
Unlimited recordings and transcription, AI features capped at 10 uses/month
Pro adds
Custom AI prompts, unlimited AI prompts, CRM integration, template summaries
Business adds
Team-wide analytics, dedicated success manager, advanced security and SSO
Processing
Cloud
Promotion
40% off annual plans, running since 2025 and still live
Timestamped navigation. The original premise and still the best-executed part: click a moment in the transcript and land there in the recording. Better than scrubbing through video.
Unlimited free recording and transcription. Alongside Fathom and Fireflies.ai, among the most generous free tiers.
Ten AI uses a month beats five. Twice Fathom's free allowance, if you're comparing the two.
Custom AI prompts on Pro. Define what a summary should extract rather than accepting a fixed template — useful for consistent structure across a team.
Multi-language support. Well regarded for handling meetings that aren't in English.
Where it falls short
The 40% discount has run since 2025 and is still running. A promotion that never ends is just the price. Treat $18/user/month annual as the list price and be sceptical of the urgency framing.
Business at $59/user/month is very expensive. Three times Pro, and well above Fireflies.ai Enterprise at $39/seat. Analytics, a success manager, and SSO is a thin justification for the gap.
Pro at $18 is high for the tier.Fireflies.ai Pro is $10/seat annually with unlimited transcription. tl;dv's Pro needs the custom prompts to matter to you.
tl;dv publishes heavily about its competitors. As with several vendors here, a lot of the comparison content you'll find about Otter.ai and others is tl;dv's own marketing.
Same consent exposure. A bot joins the call. See the Otter.ai entry.
Pricing
Free covers unlimited recordings, unlimited transcription, and AI summaries capped at 10 uses a month. Pro is $18/user/month billed annually or $22 monthly, adding custom and unlimited AI prompts, CRM integration, and template summaries. Business is $59/user/month annually with team analytics, a dedicated success manager, and SSO. A 40% annual discount has been continuously available since 2025.
Who it's for
People who rewatch meetings rather than just reading summaries — the timestamp navigation is the reason to choose it — and anyone wanting a generous free tier for a multilingual team. If you're comparing paid plans on value, Fireflies.ai Pro is roughly half the price for comparable capability.
Last verified: 10 August 2026.
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