Rimo vs Sembly (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Rimo if

• Fits if your meetings are in Japanese and you need minutes written for the team
• Works for teams that keep customer notes in Salesforce or Dynamics

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a plan that stays free, as there is only a 7-day trial
• Watch out: the site shows a limited-time 50% price with no end date, and $18 and $30 may return
• Tight if you share one login, because plans are sold per account and accounts cannot be shared
• Too light for English-only help, as the help material is mostly in Japanese
• Watch out: an Annual tab exists, but its figures could not be read

Pick Sembly if

• Fits if you want a bot that joins calls from your calendar
• Works for consultants who send follow-ups, status reports and decks to clients

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free: 1 meeting hour a month
• Watch out: Studio credits meter the deck and document work, and extra credits are sold separately
• Pricey if you want multi-meeting chat or custom templates, since those start at Pro, $20 a user a month
• Watch out: MAX needs at least 3 users and Enterprise at least 10
• Skip it if you use a platform beyond Zoom, Meet, Teams or Webex

Rimo

• The site shows a limited-time 50% price with no end date; the crossed-out $18 and $30 may return.
• An Annual payment tab exists on the pricing section, but its figures could not be read separately.
• Plans are sold per account, and accounts cannot be shared between people.
• The site and help material are primarily in Japanese, with an English version of the marketing pages.

Sembly

• The free plan covers 1 meeting hour a month; all other plans are unlimited for capture.
• Studio credits meter the AI deliverable work; extra credits are sold separately on paid plans.
• MAX needs at least 3 users and Enterprise at least 10.
• The pricing page lists capture for Google Meet, Teams, Zoom and Webex only, and the dashboard runs in a browser.

Rimo

Meeting bot

Connects to Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet and Webex and records the meeting; bot recording is unlimited on both plans.

Summaries and minutes

Writes detailed summaries after each meeting and removes noise and filler words. Teammates and the AI can edit the minutes together.

Meeting AI assistant

Chat with an assistant about a meeting, using monthly AI credits: 100 on Solo and 200 per account on Business.

Language support

Handles more than 60 languages, with transcription of Japanese presented as a core strength.

Security controls

The site lists encryption, SSO, IP restriction, audit logs and data stored in Japan, with US or EU storage on request.

CRM integration

The page lists Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics for recording and sharing deal information.

Sembly

Calendar-based meeting capture

Records Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Webex meetings from a synced calendar, and can attend meetings you skip.

Transcripts in 45+ languages

Word-for-word transcripts with named speakers, plus notes with a summary, topics, decisions, risks and next steps.

Tasks with owners and deadlines

Commitments raised in a meeting become tasks that can be confirmed and then sent on to project management tools.

Decks and documents from meetings

Generates proposals, status reports and follow-up emails from meeting content, exported as editable PowerPoint and Word files.

Clients and brand packages

Organizes work by client and applies a brand package to generated files. Limits rise from 5 clients on Free to 500 on MAX.

AI chat across meetings

Free and Basic chat about a single meeting. Pro and above can ask questions across several meetings.

Rimo

• Solo$9

  per account / month, billed monthly

  One person; unlimited transcription time, 100 AI credits, bot recording and detailed summaries. Shown at $18 crossed out, with no end date.

• Business$15

  per account / month, billed monthly

  Everything in Solo plus team members, a shared folder, 200 AI credits per account (from 1,000); shown at $30 crossed out.

Sembly

• Free$0

  1 meeting hour a month, notes, tasks, basic AI chat, 1 month of meeting history and 750 Studio credits.

• Basic$10

  per month, billed annually ($14 billed monthly)

  One user. Unlimited online meetings, 12 months of history, standard video, 2,500 Studio credits a month.

• Pro$20

  per user / month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)

  Up to 40 users. Adds custom note templates, multi-meeting AI chat, consent tracking, MCP and 3,000 credits.

• MAX$30

  per user / month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)

  3 to 500 users. Adds unlimited history, HIPAA compliance, custom SSO, audit log, HD video, 3,500 credits.

• EnterpriseCustom

  For 10 or more users or custom contracts and DPAs; adds a dedicated success manager and onboarding.

Rimo

No public discounts listed.

Sembly

• Annual discount

  Save 30% with annual billing

  Sembly's pricing page shows annual billing at 30% off: Basic $10 instead of $14, Pro $20 instead of $29 and MAX $30 instead of $39 per month.