tl;dv vs Wudpecker (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Wudpecker grades higher than tl;dv: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 4, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
tl;dv grades higher on features. Wudpecker grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
tl;dv
Meeting recorder and AI notetaker for Zoom, Meet and Teams
Wudpecker
Meeting notetaker with instructions for how your notes are written
Which one is for you
Pick tl;dv if
- Fits if you want the video of a call kept, not only the notes
- Works for companies that want a vendor hosting data in the EU
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $29 a seat for Pro against $18 on the yearly plan
- Tight if you stay free: AI notes for 10 meetings a month, 10 Ask AI questions, 5 uploads and data kept up to 3 months
- Skip it if you need playbooks, coaching, scheduled reports or Ask AI across meetings, which need Business at $29 a seat
- Watch out: the Chrome extension covers Google Meet only, and phone recordings stop at 3 hours each
- Not for you if you need SCIM, custom SSO or privately hosted AI, which are Enterprise only at an unpublished price
Pick Wudpecker if
- Fits if you want notes in your own layout, like a sales call format or a stand-up summary
- Works for someone who sits in under 10 bot meetings a month and wants it free
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're on Free: 10 bot meetings a month and 3 Ask AI questions per recording
- Skip it if you edit transcripts by hand, as the FAQ says you can only re-run them in another language
- Watch out: meetings are capped at 2 hours 15 minutes, and one calendar and one workspace per account
- Watch out: the FAQ says no refunds after you cancel, though access runs to period end
- Pricey if you need more than 30 bot meetings a month, since that means Pro at $32
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAtl;dvFair | 2.6GPAWudpeckerGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DPro is $18 a seat a month on the yearly plan and $29 if you pay monthly, when meeting notes here typically start near $10. And the parts people buy it for — unlimited Ask AI across meetings, playbooks, coaching and scheduled reports — are Business at $29 a seat. | CPlus is $19 a month billed yearly and Pro $32. The category's dearer quarter starts at $15, so Plus is at the upper end for 30 bot meetings a month. |
| Free plan and trial | CRecordings and transcripts are unlimited. But AI notes stop at 10 meetings a month, you get 10 Ask AI questions and 5 uploads, and your data is kept for up to 3 months, so these are caps you'll run into. | BA free plan with 10 notetaker-bot meetings a month, 3 Ask AI questions per recording and unlimited in-person recording on the apps. One person with a light calendar could live on it. There is also a 2-week premium trial with no card. |
| Features | BIt covers the job: a visible notetaker on Zoom, Meet and Teams or bot-free recording through the Mac and Windows app, transcripts in 30+ languages with speakers recognised, AI notes, questions answered from the transcript, and clips of any moment to share. Templates, CRM sync and coaching sit behind Pro or Business. | CNotes by instruction, a bot and bot-free recording, Ask Wudpecker, custom vocabulary and Notion, Slack and HubSpot. Gaps in the listing: meetings are capped at 2 hours 15 minutes, one calendar per account, and no manual transcript edits. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and the notetaker doesn't turn up by itself: you connect your calendar and meeting accounts first, install the desktop app if you'd rather record with no bot, and build templates and CRM mappings on the paid plans. | CNo store rating on record. There's a calendar to connect and instructions to write before the notes come out the way you want. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and a Chrome extension, with Slack, HubSpot, Notion and Zapier, plus an API and webhooks on Pro. Two catches: the extension covers Google Meet only, and phone recordings stop at 3 hours each. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, with Zoom, Meet, Teams, Notion, Slack and HubSpot. |
| Best for | free recordings and transcripts of video calls | meeting notes written to your own instructions |
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: tl;dv and Wudpecker. How we grade
Price against what you get
tl;dv starts at $18 a month for each person and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Wudpecker starts at $19 a month and scores 2.7.
tl;dv scores higher and starts $1 a month lower. Of the other AI meeting note takers on the chart, 17 score higher than tl;dv for less, and 25 score higher than Wudpecker 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
At a glance
| tl;dv | Wudpecker | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $18 per seat / month, billed annually | $19 per month, billed annually ($23 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Unlimited recordings and transcription, AI notes for 10 meetings a month, 10 Ask AI queries and 5 uploads, with data kept for up to 3 months. | 10 notetaker-bot meetings a month, 3 Ask AI questions per recording, and unlimited in-person recording on the apps. |
| Free trial | None listed | 2-week premium trial, no credit card needed |
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| Made by | tldx Solutions GmbH | Wudpecker Oy |
| Price read from | tldv.io | wudpecker.io |
| Checked | Oct 4, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
tl;dv
- Free limits AI notes to 10 meetings a month, with 10 Ask AI queries and 5 uploads, and keeps data for up to 3 months.
- Playbooks, AI coaching, scheduled reports and unlimited multi-meeting Ask AI need the Business plan.
- SCIM provisioning, custom SSO and privately hosted AI are Enterprise only.
- The Chrome extension covers Google Meet only, and mobile recordings are limited to 3 hours each.
Wudpecker
- Free allows 10 notetaker-bot meetings a month, Plus 30 and Pro 100; the bot stops recording past the limit.
- Meetings are capped at 2 hours 15 minutes, and one calendar and one workspace per account.
- The FAQ says transcripts cannot be edited by hand, only re-run in another language.
- The FAQ says refunds are not given after cancelling, though access runs to period end.
Key features
tl;dv
- Recording with or without a bot
- The notetaker joins Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams calls as a visible participant. The desktop app for Mac and Windows records from system audio instead, with no bot in the call.
- Transcripts in 30+ languages
- Transcribes with automatic speaker recognition in more than 30 languages. Business adds premium transcription with multi-language support and custom vocabulary.
- AI notes and templates
- Summarizes each meeting into notes. Free covers 10 meetings a month; Pro lifts the limit and adds custom note templates, action item assignment and follow-up email drafts.
- Ask AI across meetings
- Ask questions about a recording and get answers from the transcript. Free includes 10 queries, and unlimited questions across many meetings come with Business.
- Shareable clips
- Highlight any part of a transcript to generate a clip of that moment in the recording, which can be shared without sending the whole meeting.
- CRM sync and coaching
- Pro syncs meeting notes to a CRM. Business adds team-wide CRM field mapping, playbooks with AI coaching and scheduled reports.
Wudpecker
- Instruction-based notes
- You tell Wudpecker the structure, details and language for the notes, and it can turn text into tables.
- Notetaker bot and bot-free recording
- A bot joins Zoom, Meet and Teams meetings; desktop apps on Mac and Windows and phone apps record without one.
- Ask Wudpecker
- A chat assistant for questions about meeting discussions; capped at 3 questions per recording on Free, unlimited on Plus.
- Custom vocabulary
- Set how special names and words are spelled so they are written the same way in later meetings.
- Sharing and collections
- Group calls into collections, share notes with another Wudpecker user or send a view-only link.
- Notion, Slack and HubSpot
- Plus and Pro connect meeting notes to Notion, Slack and HubSpot; more CRMs are listed as beta.
Plans
tl;dv
Free$0
Unlimited recordings and transcripts, AI notes for 10 meetings a month, 10 Ask AI queries and 3 months of data retention.
Pro$18
per seat / month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)
Removes the AI limits and adds custom note templates, follow-up email drafts, unlimited uploads and storage, CRM sync, API and webhooks.
Business$29
per seat / month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)
Adds unlimited multi-meeting Ask AI, playbooks and AI coaching, scheduled reports, CRM field mapping and custom vocabulary.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds SCIM provisioning, custom SSO, privately hosted AI and organization activity logs.
Wudpecker
Free$0
10 notetaker-bot meetings a month, 3 Ask AI questions per recording, 39 languages, sharing and custom templates.
Plus$19
per month, billed annually ($23 billed monthly)
30 bot meetings a month, unlimited Ask AI questions, auto-join rules, bot name and message, Notion, Slack and HubSpot.
Pro$32
per month, billed annually ($40 billed monthly)
Everything in Plus, for 100 notetaker-bot meetings a month.
Ways to pay less
tl;dv
- Annual discount
Lower per-seat price on annual billing
By tl;dv's listed prices, Pro is $18 per seat per month billed annually against $29 monthly (about 38% less), and Business is $29 against $39 (about 26% less).
Wudpecker
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
Wudpecker's pricing page shows annual billing at 20% off: Plus $19 instead of $23 and Pro $32 instead of $40 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, tl;dv or Wudpecker?
As of Nov 12, 2026, tl;dv starts at $18 per seat / month, billed annually, and Wudpecker starts at $19 per month, billed annually ($23 billed monthly). 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, tl;dv or Wudpecker?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both tl;dv and Wudpecker have a free plan.
Which platforms do tl;dv and Wudpecker run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only tl;dv lists a browser extension. Both list a web app and macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.