Meeting notetaker Circleback adds a free tier to attract more customers

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The meeting note-taker market is a crowded space. Just in the last few weeks, dictation app Wispr launched its own note-taker and scheduling app, and Calendly added a similar tool to its stack. Dedicated meeting note-takers like Granola, Read AI, and Fireflies have raised millions of dollars in funding.

Likely in reaction to the intensifying competition, Y Combinator-backed Circleback is introducing a free subscription tier to allow users to get a taste of its product. The new plan lets users transcribe an unlimited number of meetings though they can only access their history for the last 30 days (Granola added a similar tier a few months ago).

The free plan lets users record meetings, access mobile and Apple Watch apps, use AI to query transcripts, and integrate the app with Linear and Slack. If customers want all integrations, unlimited meeting history, and full API and MCP access, the subscription...

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