Bee vs Jamie (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Jamie grades higher than Bee: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 4, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Bee grades higher on value for money. Jamie grades higher on features and ease of use. They get the same grade on the free plan and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Bee
Wearable AI recorder that summarizes conversations and suggests to-dos
Which one is for you
Pick Bee if
- Fits if you want everyday conversations recorded without a phone in your hand
- Works for people who want summaries of calls and chats, not only meetings
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 14 days of history, with desktop capture and integrations locked
- Pricey if you add the device: $74.99 or more, on top of $11.99 a month for Pro
- Watch out: Bee Eclipse is listed as coming soon at $99.99
- Skip it if you want a web dashboard, since Bee runs through its apps
- Watch out: the site carries an Amazon copyright notice, and the vendor says audio is processed in memory and deleted
Pick Jamie if
- Fits if you don't want a bot joining your calls, whatever meeting platform you're on
- Works for companies that need their meeting data kept in the EU
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're in meetings all day, since unlimited notes need Team at €33 or Pro at €39 a month
- Tight if you stay free, with 10 AI notes a month and a 30-minute limit on each meeting
- Not for you if you want the recording kept, because Jamie deletes the audio after transcription
- Watch out: web prices are in euros only, and the US App Store charges $22 a month for Plus and $39 for Pro
- Watch out: CRM links, the API, webhooks and MCP need Pro or Team, SSO is Enterprise only, and no web app is listed
How we grade them
| 2.2GPABeeFair | 2.4GPAJamieFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$11.99 a month for Bee Pro, the middle of the category's range, or $99.99 a year. The wearable is a separate buy, $74.99 for Frontier. | DPlus is €21 a user a month on the yearly plan, €25 monthly, $22 in the US App Store — the dearest tenth of this category — and it still stops at 20 AI notes a month and 2 hours a meeting. Unlimited notes mean Team at €33 or Pro at €39. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free tier with conversation summaries and 14 days of history. New devices come with 30 days of Pro. | CTen AI notes a month, with Ask Jamie, speaker recognition and unlimited storage, but every meeting is cut at 30 minutes. Run past either limit and that meeting's summary is locked until you pay. |
| Features | CSummaries, search, suggested to-dos, a timeline and desktop capture for online meetings. The desktop app and integrations need Pro, and the listing shows no web dashboard. | BIt covers the job: records on your Mac or Windows machine so any meeting platform works, phone apps for meetings in a room, notes, transcripts and tasks in 99-plus languages, remembered voices, and Ask Jamie on every plan. CRM links, the API and MCP need Pro or Team. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You buy a device, pair it with the app and connect accounts. | BNo rating on record, but nothing to set up: no bot to invite, it simply listens on your own computer or phone. |
| Platforms and integrations | BiPhone, Android, Mac and Windows, with Gmail, Calendar, Outlook and Alexa connections, but no web app. | BMac, Windows, iPhone and Android, with notes out to Notion, Google Docs and OneNote. Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Asana, the API, webhooks and MCP all wait for Pro or Team, and no web app is listed. |
| Best for | a wearable that records conversations and suggests to-dos | bot-free notes with your data kept in the EU |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Bee and Jamie. How we grade
Price against what you get
Bee starts at $11.99 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Jamie starts at about $23.46 a month for each person and scores 3.0.
Jamie scores higher, and starts $11.47 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI meeting note takers on the chart, 23 score higher than Bee for less, and 18 score higher than Jamie for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Bee also covers tasks.
- Jamie also covers templates.
At a glance
| Bee | Jamie | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $11.99 per month, billed monthly ($99.99 billed yearly) | €21 per user / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | Conversation processing and summaries with 14 days of history. | 10 AI notes a month with a 30-minute limit per meeting. Includes Ask Jamie chat, unlimited storage, speaker recognition, task detection and 1 custom template. |
| Free trial | 30 days of Bee Pro free with every new Bee device | None listed |
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Amazon.com, Inc. | wespond UG (haftungsbeschränkt) |
| Price read from | bee.computer | meetjamie.ai |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Bee
- Wearable devices are bought separately, from Amazon, and the page says select features need Bee Pro.
- Unlimited history, Bee for Desktop and integrations need Bee Pro at $11.99 a month or $99.99 a year.
- Bee Eclipse is listed as coming soon at $99.99, and Bee runs through its apps, with no web dashboard listed.
- The vendor says audio is processed in memory and then deleted; the site carries an Amazon copyright notice.
Jamie
- Web prices are in euros only. The US App Store lists Plus at $22 a month or $229 a year, and Pro at $39 a month or $399 a year.
- Free is limited to 10 AI notes a month and 30 minutes per meeting, and Plus to 20 notes and 2 hours.
- When credits run out or a meeting exceeds the length limit, its summary is locked until you upgrade.
- CRM integrations, API, webhooks and MCP need Pro or Team; SSO, SCIM and audit logs are Enterprise only.
Key features
Bee
- Wearable capture
- Bee Frontier ($74.99) clips to clothing or wears on the wrist; Bee Eclipse ($99.99) attaches to a phone and records calls.
- Summaries and search
- Conversations become summaries and takeaways you can search; the free tier keeps 14 days, Pro keeps all of it.
- Suggested to-dos
- Follow-ups and action items are pulled from daily conversations and can become emails or calendar events.
- Bee for Desktop
- Mac and Windows app that saves Zoom, Meet and other online meetings, including on headphones. Needs Bee Pro.
- Personal timeline and patterns
- A daily timeline of conversations and places, and insights that the vendor says grow the more it is used.
- Amazon and Google connections
- Pro connects Gmail, Google Calendar, Outlook, Photos, Health, Alexa and Amazon Shopping.
Jamie
- Bot-free capture on your device
- Jamie records on your Mac or Windows computer instead of sending a bot into the call, so it works with any online meeting platform. The phone app records in-person meetings.
- Notes, transcripts and tasks
- Each meeting produces AI notes, a transcript and detected tasks. Speaker recognition remembers voices, and transcription covers 99+ languages on every plan.
- Ask Jamie
- A chat assistant that answers questions about your meetings. It is included on every plan, including Free, and is also available in the mobile app.
- Custom templates and vocabulary
- Templates set the structure of your notes: 1 on Free, 3 on Plus and unlimited from Pro. Custom vocabulary lists hold 50 terms, or 100 on Team.
- EU hosting and audio deletion
- Jamie says data stays in the EU, audio is deleted after transcription and customer content is never used to train models. It lists ISO 27001 and GDPR compliance.
- Integrations, API and MCP
- Notes can be sent to Notion, Google Docs and OneNote. Pro and Team add Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Attio and Asana, plus API, webhooks and MCP access for Claude and ChatGPT.
Plans
Bee
Free$0
Conversation summaries with 14 days of history; Pro features such as integrations are locked.
Bee Pro$11.99
per month, billed monthly ($99.99 billed yearly)
Unlimited history, daily summaries, templates, suggested to-dos, app integrations and Bee for Desktop.
Jamie
Free€0
10 AI notes a month, meetings up to 30 minutes, Ask Jamie chat and 1 custom template.
Plus€21
per user / month, billed annually (€25 billed monthly)
20 AI notes a month, meetings up to 2 hours and 3 custom templates.
Team€33
per member / month, billed annually (€39 billed monthly)
Unlimited AI notes, 5-hour meetings, a team workspace, shared templates, user management and 100 vocabulary terms.
Pro€39
per user / month, billed annually (€47 billed monthly)
For individuals: unlimited AI notes, 5-hour meetings, unlimited templates, CRM integrations, API, webhooks and MCP.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds SAML SSO, SCIM provisioning, audit logs, custom data retention, IP allowlist and a dedicated account manager.
Ways to pay less
Bee
- Annual discount
Save over 30% with yearly Bee Pro
Bee's Pro page says the yearly plan at $99.99 saves over 30% against paying $11.99 a month.
Jamie
- Annual discount
About 17% less on annual billing
Jamie's pricing page labels annual billing as -17%. Plus is €21 a month billed annually against €25 monthly, Pro is €39 against €47, and Team is €33 against €39 per member.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Bee or Jamie?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Bee starts at $11.99 per month, billed monthly ($99.99 billed yearly), and Jamie starts at €21 per user / month, billed annually. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Bee or Jamie?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Bee and Jamie have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.