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Bluedot vs Trint

Bluedot logo

Bluedot

Productivity

Bot-free meeting recorder and AI note taker that runs as a browser extension

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Trint logo

Trint

Content Creation

Collaborative transcription and story workflow built for newsrooms

From
$52/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Bluedot has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • 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.; Trint the Starter plan caps at seven files a month with no rollover, which a working journalist exhausts in a fortnight, so the advertised entry price is not the price most buyers will actually pay.
  • They diverge on capability: Bluedot covers Bot-free capture, Trint covers Bound transcript editor.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bluedot and Trint actually diverge.

Attributes where Bluedot and Trint differ
AttributeBluedotTrint
Starting priceFree$52/month
Pricing modelPer recording user per monthPer user per month
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, Chrome, macOS, Windows, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android
CategoryProductivityContent Creation

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Trint

  • Bound transcript editor
  • Collaborative workspaces
  • Story builder
  • Custom vocabulary
  • Adobe Premiere Pro panel
  • Subtitle export
  • Translation
  • Enterprise controls

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 Trint
  • A recruiter conducting interviews who wants a structured summary per candidate without a visible third party in the callnot Trint
  • A customer success team of thirty where only four people run calls, so per-recorder pricing costs a fraction of a per-seat competitornot Trint
  • Cutting a short clip from a long call to share internally, done by deleting text from the transcript rather than opening a video editornot Trint

Trint

  • A newsroom where three reporters and a producer work the same long interview to a deadline and need to see each other's highlights rather than passing files around.not Bluedot
  • A video desk cutting a package from an interview, pushing selected transcript segments straight into Premiere Pro instead of scrubbing a timeline for quotes.not Bluedot
  • An investigations team building a searchable archive of interviews so a name mentioned two years ago surfaces when it becomes relevant.not Bluedot
  • A broadcaster producing subtitles in several languages from the same source transcript with speaker labels preserved.not 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.

Trint

  • The Starter plan caps at seven files a month with no rollover, which a working journalist exhausts in a fortnight, so the advertised entry price is not the price most buyers will actually pay.
  • It is priced per seat at professional software levels, so giving every reporter in a mid-sized newsroom a licence is a substantial annual line item compared with a general transcription tool.
  • Transcription accuracy on poor field audio, crowded rooms, phone lines and heavy accents still requires correction, and the correction time is the real cost rather than the subscription.
  • Single sign-on, SCIM, audit logs and API access are gated to a quoted Enterprise tier, so any organisation with an identity policy cannot use the published pricing at all.
  • The tooling is optimised for editorial workflow rather than raw volume, so a team that mainly needs a lot of cheap transcripts and no collaboration is paying for a surface it will not use.

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

Trint

$52/month
  • Starter$52/month
    • Billed annually; around 80 USD if billed monthly
    • 7 files per month, no rollover
    • Single user
  • Advanced$60/month
    • Billed annually; around 100 USD if billed monthly
    • Unlimited files
    • Collaborative workspaces and shared permissions
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • SAML single sign-on and SCIM provisioning
    • Audit logs and custom data retention
    • Full API access

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.
Bluedot review

Choose Trint if

  • You need bound transcript editor.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want collaborative workspaces.
Trint review

Questions people ask

Is Bluedot or Trint better?
Neither clearly leads. Bluedot starts at Free and Trint at $52/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bluedot or Trint?
Bluedot has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Bluedot and $52/month for Trint.
Does Bluedot or Trint run on more platforms?
Bluedot runs on Web, Chrome, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android. Trint runs on Web, iOS, Android.
Can I use Bluedot for free?
Yes. Bluedot has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Trint starts at $52/month.
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 Trint is typically brought in for.
What can Bluedot do that Trint cannot?
Bluedot covers Bot-free capture, Transcript-based video editing, Custom note templates, Record-only seat pricing. Trint covers Bound transcript editor, Collaborative workspaces, Story builder, Custom vocabulary.

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.

Trint: What is the file limit on the entry plan?

Seven files per month with no rollover. Most working journalists need the Advanced plan with unlimited files.

Bluedot: 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.

Trint: Does it integrate with a video edit?

Yes, through an Adobe Premiere Pro panel that pushes selected transcript segments into the timeline.

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.

Trint: Do I need Enterprise for single sign-on?

Yes. SAML, SCIM, audit logs and API access are all on the quoted Enterprise tier.

Bluedot: Can I record video, not just audio?

Only from the Pro tier. Basic is audio only and limits each recording to one hour.

Trint: How accurate is it?

Good on clean studio and conference audio, noticeably weaker on noisy field recordings, phone lines and strong accents, where correction time dominates.

Trint: Is annual billing much cheaper?

Yes, roughly a third off. Starter falls from around 80 to 52 US dollars and Advanced from around 100 to 60 per seat per month.

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