Productivity · head to head
Bluedot vs Lazy
Bluedot
Productivity
Bot-free meeting recorder and AI note taker that runs as a browser extension
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Bluedot cancelling ends access immediately and recordings are permanently deleted after thirty days, so the product is unsuitable as a meeting archive and any record you need to keep must be exported before the subscription lapses.; Lazy access restricted behind extended waitlist
- They diverge on capability: Bluedot covers Bot-free capture, Lazy covers Today focus.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Bluedot and Lazy actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Productivity).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Bluedot
- Bot-free capture
- Transcript-based video editing
- Custom note templates
- Record-only seat pricing
- CRM and ATS push
- Imports
- Webhooks
- SSO and SCIM
Only in Lazy
- Today focus
- Simple task lists
- Natural language input
- Widgets
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Calendar
- Shortcuts
- iCloud sync
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Bluedot
- A sales team where prospects decline to admit recording bots but the manager still needs call notes in the CRMnot Lazy
- A recruiter conducting interviews who wants a structured summary per candidate without a visible third party in the callnot Lazy
- A customer success team of thirty where only four people run calls, so per-recorder pricing costs a fraction of a per-seat competitornot Lazy
- Cutting a short clip from a long call to share internally, done by deleting text from the transcript rather than opening a video editornot Lazy
Lazy
- Productivitynot Bluedot
- Collaborationnot Bluedot
- Task managementnot Bluedot
- Organizationnot Bluedot
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Bluedot
- Cancelling ends access immediately and recordings are permanently deleted after thirty days, so the product is unsuitable as a meeting archive and any record you need to keep must be exported before the subscription lapses.
- The Basic tier at $14 records audio only and caps recordings at one hour, which excludes most workshops, training sessions and long client calls and pushes anyone with real meetings to Pro.
- The free tier gives five meetings in total rather than five a month, so it functions as an extended trial and cannot be used as a genuine free option for occasional users.
- Recording without a visible bot removes the prompt that alerts participants, but not the consent obligation in jurisdictions requiring all parties to agree, and the product design makes that omission easy to overlook.
- It is a small independent vendor in a category where Zoom, Microsoft and Google now bundle equivalent summarisation into subscriptions customers already hold, which is sustained pressure on both pricing and survival.
Lazy
- Access restricted behind extended waitlist
- Mobile app read-only, limiting full-time mobile use
- Slow product development cycle with limited feature updates
- Customer support difficult to reach with poor ticketing system
Pricing, plan by plan
Bluedot
Free- FreeFree
- 5 meetings in total, not per month
- Chrome extension and desktop and mobile apps
- Basic integrations
- Basic$14/month
- Unlimited audio meetings
- One hour maximum per recording
- Webhook access
- Pro$20/month
- Video meetings as well as audio
- No recording duration limit
- Custom templates
- Business$32/month
- CRM and applicant tracking integrations
- SSO and SCIM
- Admin controls
Lazy
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited tasks
- Today focus
- Basic lists
- Pro$4/month
- Recurring tasks
- Calendar sync
- Themes
Which should you pick?
Choose Bluedot if
- You need bot-free capture.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Chrome, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android.
- You also want transcript-based video editing.
Choose Lazy if
- You need today focus.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, iOS.
- You also want simple task lists.
Questions people ask
- Is Bluedot or Lazy better?
- Neither clearly leads. Bluedot starts at Free and Lazy at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Bluedot or Lazy?
- Bluedot starts at Free and Lazy at Free.
- Does Bluedot or Lazy run on more platforms?
- Bluedot runs on Web, Chrome, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android. Lazy runs on Web, iOS.
- Can I use Bluedot for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Bluedot best used for?
- Bluedot is most often used for a sales team where prospects decline to admit recording bots but the manager still needs call notes in the crm, a recruiter conducting interviews who wants a structured summary per candidate without a visible third party in the call, a customer success team of thirty where only four people run calls, so per-recorder pricing costs a fraction of a per-seat competitor, cutting a short clip from a long call to share internally, done by deleting text from the transcript rather than opening a video editor. Of those, a sales team where prospects decline to admit recording bots but the manager still needs call notes in the crm and a recruiter conducting interviews who wants a structured summary per candidate without a visible third party in the call are not what Lazy is typically brought in for.
- What can Bluedot do that Lazy cannot?
- Bluedot covers Bot-free capture, Transcript-based video editing, Custom note templates, Record-only seat pricing. Lazy covers Today focus, Simple task lists, Natural language input, Widgets.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Bluedot: Does Bluedot join the meeting as a bot?
No. It captures through the browser extension or desktop app, so no additional participant is visible to anyone in the call.
Lazy: What integrations does Lazy support?
Lazy integrates with Notion for direct content capture, includes GPT integration for AI-powered note analysis, and supports content clipping from articles, Twitter, videos, and other web sources.
SourceBluedot: How is it priced?
Per workspace, with charges only for users who record. Free covers five meetings in total, Basic is $14, Pro is $20 and Business is $32 a month on annual billing.
Bluedot: What happens to my recordings if I cancel?
Access ends at cancellation and recordings are permanently deleted after thirty days. Export anything you need to keep before you cancel.
Bluedot: Can I record video, not just audio?
Only from the Pro tier. Basic is audio only and limits each recording to one hour.
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