A Fireflies.ai alternative for Arabic meetings

Below is what Fireflies.ai publishes about Arabic, mixed-language meetings, capture and price, followed by how Qarar works. These are the company’s published capabilities and prices, not a test: we have not compared Fireflies.ai and Qarar on the same recording.

What Fireflies.ai publishes about Arabic, capture and price

• Fireflies’ guide says “Fireflies supports transcription and summaries in 100+ languages, including regional variants.” Arabic is on its list. ^[1]
• Fireflies’ Multi-Language Mode, labelled Beta, “automatically detects and transcribes all spoken languages in the same meeting, even when speakers switch languages mid-sentence”. Its language table includes Arabic and English, and “This feature is available for Business and Enterprise plans only.” ^[2]
• Fireflies’ plan guide lists “Pro - $10/mo/user billed annually or $18/mo/user billed monthly” and “Business - $19/mo/user billed annually or $29/mo/user billed monthly.” ^[3]
• Fireflies.ai’s pricing page ticks “Record using Chrome extension without Fireflies bot” on every plan, including Free. ^[4]

Questions to ask any Arabic notetaker

• Does the transcript keep the dialect, or rewrite it into formal Arabic?
• Do English terms stay in Latin script?
• Are action items tied to a named person, and does the tool admit when it is unsure who spoke?
• Can you start from a recording you already have?

How Qarar answers them

• The transcript is verbatim, in the dialect spoken; the notes are in Modern Standard Arabic.
• English words such as deadline and budget stay as spoken.
• Qarar assigns a task to an attendee’s name when it can confirm who spoke, and otherwise to a speaker label such as “Speaker 2”.
• Qarar works from a recording: you upload the meeting file or record in Chrome.