Side by side
Yes: Yes In part: In part No: No From each company's own pages, on the date above.
Where Note Metric performs better
- Your meetings are in a cabin, a meeting room or on a walk-round. Note Metric records round the table on the phone in your pocket, and Survey mode is made for snagging, inspections and surveys.
- You want minutes you can issue. A progress meeting comes out in the layout the industry already uses, with an owner and a date only where they were said, so you check it rather than rewrite it.
- You care where the recording goes. The original stays on the device that made it, our server is in the EU, and the server keeps no audio once the transcript is made unless you choose to keep a copy. The privacy policy names every provider that sees the words, including those that may process data in the US.
5 of 5
Note MetricSurvey mode
1 of 5and 1 in part
FirefliesAn audio recording
- What you say, item by itemYes: Say "item 4" and it is flaggedYes: Recorded as audio
- A photo with each itemYes: Each photo lands against its itemNo: Taken separately on the phone
- Where each photo was takenYes: When location is allowedNo: Not recorded
- SizesYes: Measure (beta)No: Not measured
- A draft reportYes: PDF, plain Word file or Report MetricIn part: A summary of what was said
6. Programme
| Item | Minute | Action Lead | RAG | Action Due |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | Level 3 slab pour moved to Thursday; pump and gang confirmed. | Site manager | G | Thu 20 Nov |
| 6.2 | East elevation brackets still awaited. Supplier to confirm the delivery date in writing. | Package manager | A | Tue 18 Nov |
| 6.3 | Crane thorough examination certificate runs out on Friday. Examination booked before the next lift. | Site manager | R | Fri 14 Nov |
Tap any line and it plays the moment it was said.
Where Fireflies is the better choice
- Most of your meetings are online and you want a notetaker in every one without being asked. Note Metric's notetaker never joins by itself; it asks first.
- You want meeting notes pushed into a CRM such as HubSpot or Salesforce, or analytics across a sales team.
- Your team uses Android phones. Fireflies has an Android app. Note Metric runs on iPhone, iPad and in the browser on a computer.
Where the recording goes
Each step is from the company's own privacy, security or help pages, listed under Sources.
Note Metric
- Your phone or browserThe original recording stays here
- Our server, Helsinki (EU)No audio kept once the transcript is made, unless you keep a copy
- AI providers named in our privacy policySome may process data outside the UK and EU, including the US
Fireflies
- Mobile app or notetakerRecords the meeting
- Fireflies' cloud, United StatesAmazon Web Services and Google Cloud, by default
- Private Storage, if you choose itStored in the EU, still processed in the US
The detail
| Note Metric | Fireflies | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Construction, engineering and the built environment | Online meetings for any team, with sales and CRM tools |
| Meetings in the room | iPhone or iPad app, or the browser | Mobile app |
| Teams, Meet and Zoom | Record the browser tab, bring in the transcripts of meetings you host, or send the notetaker to Teams or Meet | Its notetaker joins the call |
| Site walk-rounds | Survey mode: items flagged as you speak, photos that keep their place, Measure (beta), a draft report | Recorded as an ordinary meeting or voice note |
| Minutes | The standard construction layout: numbered items, Action Lead, RAG and Action Due, each line sorted into operations, safety, commercial, design, contract or programme | AI summary, action items and notes in Fireflies' own format |
| Where the data is kept | Our server is in Helsinki, Finland, and the original recording stays on your phone unless you keep a server copy. Some of the AI providers that make transcripts and minutes may process data outside the UK and EU, including in the US | Stored and processed in the United States by default. EU storage comes with Private Storage, and processing stays in the US |
Using both
Some firms keep Fireflies for online sales calls and use Note Metric for project meetings and site work. If you do, keep one place as the record for each project, so the minutes and actions do not end up in two systems that disagree.
How we compared
We make Note Metric, so read this with that in mind. Fireflies' features are taken from its own help and plan pages on the date above. Features change, so check them before you choose. Fireflies is a trademark of its owner, and we have no connection with it.
Questions
Can Fireflies record a meeting in a site cabin?
Yes, with its mobile app. You get a transcript, a summary and actions. The notes come in Fireflies' own format rather than a construction minutes layout.
Does Note Metric join Teams calls like Fireflies does?
It can, where your account has the notetaker. It joins Teams and Google Meet under its own name, and only when you send it or say yes when Note Metric asks before a tracked meeting. You can also record a call from a browser tab with no notetaker at all, or bring in the transcripts of Teams, Zoom and Meet meetings you host.
Can I check a line in the minutes against what was said?
In Note Metric, yes: every line of the minutes plays back the moment it was said, so a disputed action or decision can be checked in seconds. Whatever tool you use, keep the recording or transcript until the minutes are agreed.
Sources
- Fireflies, plans: what each plan includes, including integrations
- Fireflies, Learn about data storage and transfer: where data is stored and processed
- Fireflies, How to record in-person meetings on the mobile app: recording in the room
- Note Metric, support: recording calls, the notetaker and connectors
- Note Metric, privacy policy: where Note Metric keeps data and who processes it
Our summaries of these documents are not their wording: read the source before relying on it. This guide is general information, not legal advice for a particular case. Note Metric and AI Metric Ltd are not affiliated with or endorsed by any body named here.