Software · head to head
Monday Sales CRM vs Fireflies.ai
The short version
- Only Fireflies.ai has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Monday Sales CRM every CRM plan carries a 3 seat minimum, so a solo user or a pair still pay for three; Fireflies.ai video recording limits by tier: Free tier has 2 hours, Pro tier 2 hours, Business tier 3 hours, Enterprise tier 4 hours
- They diverge on capability: Monday Sales CRM covers Deal management, Fireflies.ai covers Automatic transcription.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Monday Sales CRM and Fireflies.ai actually diverge.
| Attribute | Monday Sales CRM | Fireflies.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web, Mobile iOS, Mobile Android | Web, iOS, Android, Desktop, Chrome extension |
| Founded | 2012 | 2018 |
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Monday Sales CRM
- Deal management
- Lead tracking
- Pipeline
- Automations
- Reporting
- Zapier
- Google Drive
- Salesforce
Only in Fireflies.ai
- Automatic transcription
- Meeting summaries
- Action item extraction
- Speaker identification
- Search functionality
- Team sharing
- Integration APIs
- Zoom
Both cover
- Slack
- HubSpot
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Monday Sales CRM
- Sales pipeline and contact management on the monday platformnot Fireflies.ai
- Tracking deals and automating sales follow upnot Fireflies.ai
Fireflies.ai
- Meeting transcription and note-taking across teamsnot Monday Sales CRM
- AI-powered meeting summaries in 100+ languagesnot Monday Sales CRM
- Unlimited transcription and AI summaries on paid tiersnot Monday Sales CRM
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Monday Sales CRM
- Every CRM plan carries a 3 seat minimum, so a solo user or a pair still pay for three
- Automation actions are metered monthly, at 250 on Standard against 25,000 on Pro, a hundredfold gap between adjacent tiers
- The CRM is priced above the general Work Management product at the same tier, at 12 EUR against 9 EUR per seat on Basic
- Published rates require annual billing, with monthly costing more
- The Ultimate tier is custom priced
Fireflies.ai
- Video recording limits by tier: Free tier has 2 hours, Pro tier 2 hours, Business tier 3 hours, Enterprise tier 4 hours
- Storage quotas on Free and Pro tiers: Free tier limited to 400 minutes per team, Pro tier limited to 8,000 minutes per seat
- AI credits allocation varies by tier, with lower tiers receiving limited credits for advanced AI features
Pricing, plan by plan
Monday Sales CRM
On request- Sales$15/month
- Up to 5 users
- Sales features
- Automations
- Sales+$35/month
- Unlimited users
- Advanced features
- API access
Fireflies.ai
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Fireflies.ai review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Monday Sales CRM if
- You need deal management.
- You work on Web, Mobile iOS, Mobile Android.
- You also want lead tracking.
Choose Fireflies.ai if
- You need automatic transcription.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android, Desktop, Chrome extension.
- You also want meeting summaries.
Questions people ask
- Is Monday Sales CRM or Fireflies.ai better?
- Neither clearly leads. Monday Sales CRM starts at On request and Fireflies.ai at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Monday Sales CRM or Fireflies.ai?
- Fireflies.ai has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Monday Sales CRM and Free for Fireflies.ai.
- Does Monday Sales CRM or Fireflies.ai run on more platforms?
- Monday Sales CRM runs on Web, Mobile iOS, Mobile Android. Fireflies.ai runs on Web, iOS, Android, Desktop, Chrome extension.
- Can I use Fireflies.ai for free?
- Yes. Fireflies.ai has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Monday Sales CRM starts at On request.
- What is Monday Sales CRM best used for?
- Monday Sales CRM is most often used for sales pipeline and contact management on the monday platform, tracking deals and automating sales follow up. Of those, sales pipeline and contact management on the monday platform and tracking deals and automating sales follow up are not what Fireflies.ai is typically brought in for.
- What can Monday Sales CRM do that Fireflies.ai cannot?
- Monday Sales CRM covers Deal management, Lead tracking, Pipeline, Automations. Fireflies.ai covers Automatic transcription, Meeting summaries, Action item extraction, Speaker identification. Both handle Slack, HubSpot, Web support.