Conva vs Fireflies.ai
Fireflies.ai records and transcribes across the broadest set of platforms of any tool in this comparison set, then layers AI summaries, search, and conversation-intelligence analytics on top — priced with both a seat fee and a separate AI-credit allowance. Conva skips the recording-and-analyze-later model entirely: it suggests what to say while you're still on the call.
The clearest practical difference, beyond live vs. after-the-fact help, is the billing model — Conva's local processing means no published call-length cap, while Fireflies gates its AI features with a separate credit meter on top of the seat price.
At a glance
Conva
Real-time call co-pilot for sales reps — dual-channel live transcription and AI-suggested replies with document citations, processed locally on your desktop.
Pricing: Free (invite-only beta)
Best for: Sales reps and teams who want live, in-call talking-point help during calls they're already taking themselves — not a business looking for something to answer its phone.
Fireflies.ai
Meeting recorder and AI notetaker with the most credit-metered pricing structure of the three notetakers compared here.
Pricing: Free ($18/user/mo Pro)
Best for: Teams that record a high volume of calls across many platforms and want conversation-intelligence analytics, and are comfortable managing a separate AI-credit allowance alongside the seat price.
Feature comparison
"Not published" means the vendor doesn't document it — we don't guess. Verified 2026-09-03.
| Feature | Conva | Fireflies.ai |
|---|---|---|
| CRM / back-office integrations | Not publishedNo integrations published as of 2026-09-03 | PartialBroad video-platform integrations; CRM sync varies by plan, not fully published |
| Call analytics dashboard | PartialSearchable call recordings and transcripts; no aggregate reporting/metrics dashboard published | Not published |
| Self-serve signup | ✓Free beta signup by email — nothing to configure, open the app and join a call | ✓Free tier available |
| Live AI assistance while the call is happening | ✓AI-suggested replies compose while the call is still happening, not after it ends | ✕AI summaries and analysis are generated after capture, not suggested live |
| On-device / local audio processing | PartialAudio capture and transcription run locally via an offline model; the AI-suggested-replies feature is a separate opt-in cloud path (bring your own API key) | ✕Cloud transcription and processing |
| Bring-your-own API key | ✓Bring-your-own API key for the cloud speech/LLM engines that power AI-suggested replies | ✕No bring-your-own API key option published |
| Unlimited call length | ✓No published cap on call length, since core processing runs on-device | ✕AI-credit limits (e.g. 30 AI credits/mo on Business) gate usage separately from the seat price |
| AI answers cite their source | ✓AI-suggested replies cite the specific document/passage they're drawn from | ✕Not published |
| Dual-channel speaker separation | ✓Rep and caller kept on separate channels, not one blended transcript feed | Not publishedNot published |
Live assistance vs recorded analytics
Fireflies' strength is depth after the fact: conversation intelligence, team analytics, and search across a large meeting history on its Business tier. None of that helps you mid-call. Conva's entire premise is the opposite — a cited, grounded suggestion appears while you're talking, with no analytics layer to speak of yet.
Pricing structure and limits
Fireflies charges a seat fee (Pro $18/mo, Business $29/mo) plus a separate AI-credit allowance that gates how much of the AI summary/analysis feature you can use — two numbers to track, not one. Conva is free during its current beta with no announced post-beta price; its core transcription has no published usage cap since it runs on-device rather than metering cloud minutes or credits.
Where each is more mature
Fireflies has the broader platform coverage, a real free tier, and volume discounts for large teams — genuine strengths if you need to record and search a high volume of calls across many tools. Conva has no CRM integrations published and is still invite-only, with pricing not yet announced at all.
Verdict
Conva
Choose Conva if what you need is help composing what to say while a call is happening, not analytics after the fact, and you'd rather avoid a two-part seat-plus-credit pricing structure.
Fireflies.ai
Choose Fireflies.ai if you record a high volume of calls across many platforms and want conversation-intelligence analytics and team-wide search, and you're comfortable managing a seat fee plus a separate AI-credit allowance.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Fireflies help during the call, or only after?
- Only after. Fireflies records and transcribes live, but its AI summaries, search, and analytics are generated once the call ends — the same after-the-fact model as Granola and Otter.
- How is Conva's pricing different from Fireflies' credit system?
- Fireflies combines a monthly seat fee with a separate AI-credit allowance that limits AI-feature usage. Conva's core transcription runs on-device with no published usage cap; it's free during its current beta with no post-beta price announced yet.
- Is this comparison independent?
- This site is published by Avant-Garde Global LLC, which also makes AIRIN (an unrelated AI receptionist product) and is not affiliated with Conva or Fireflies.ai. Conva is included in this guide's directory as a tool we cover, not one we sell.