The Sally Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Sally in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Sally
The Insider’s Guide
AI meeting assistant developed and hosted in Germany
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI meeting note takers, read from Sally’s own pages.
Made by Aliru GmbH · checked Oct 5, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Sally’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Sally’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 1 of the 48 other AI meeting note takers we grade
Sally is an AI meeting assistant from Mannheim, Germany that joins Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Zoom and Webex calls as a bot and records in-person meetings through a phone app. It transcribes in 103 languages and writes summaries that separate topics, decisions and tasks. The service is developed and hosted in Germany, and the Enterprise plan can be deployed on a customer's own infrastructure on request.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Sally, taken from its own pages and our grades.
That's a bit of setup, not install-and-go.
- 1
Best for meeting notes hosted in Germany
Prices exclude VAT, and there's no desktop app.
- 2
Paid plans start at $8 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $8 per user / month, billed annually, excl. VAT.
- 3
You can try it first
30-day free trial of any plan with all features, no credit card required
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
- 5
Meeting bot for online calls
Add invite@sally.io to a calendar invite or connect a calendar, and Sally joins Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Zoom and Webex calls. The bot's name and avatar can be changed to match your company.
- 6
Phone app for in-person meetings
The iOS and Android app records a conversation from a phone on the table, then returns a transcript and summary. Audio and video files can also be uploaded for transcription.
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Transcription in 103 languages
Transcripts support a custom vocabulary for jargon and product names. Stated accuracy rises by plan: up to 90.3% on Starter, 94.1% on Pro and 98.8% on Enterprise.
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A 2.2 GPA, above 1 of 48
That is against the other AI meeting note takers we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
To replace Sally you would be making a bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Sally at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $8 per user / month, billed annually, excl. VAT
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 30-day free trial of any plan with all features, no credit card required
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Aliru GmbH, since 2015
- Category
- AI Meeting Notes
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for meeting notes hosted in Germany
Sally is a meeting notetaker built and hosted in Germany that joins Teams, Meet, Zoom and Webex calls and records in-person meetings from a phone. Most of it is rationed by plan. There's no free plan after the 30-day trial, Starter caps you at 1,200 minutes a month with a stated 90.3% accuracy, and unlimited minutes, custom prompts and chat start on Pro at $40 a user a month. Prices exclude VAT, and there's no desktop app.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Starter is $8 a user a month on the yearly plan, the low end here. But accuracy is tiered: a stated 90.3% on Starter against 94.1% on Pro. Unlimited minutes, custom prompts and chat start on Pro too, at $40 a user a month, four times what this category charges in the middle. |
| Free plan and trial | C | There's no free plan, but the trial asks for no card: 30 days of any plan with every feature switched on. A card-free trial and nothing after it is exactly the middle of this scale. |
| Features | B | It covers the whole job: a bot for Teams, Meet, Zoom and Webex, a phone app for meetings round a table, 103 languages with your own vocabulary, and summaries split into topics, decisions and tasks. Chat with a folder of meetings is there too. The gaps are the listing's own — accuracy and chat sit on higher plans. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record, so we go on what the listing shows: a calendar to connect, or invite@sally.io to remember on every invite, plus meeting types and a custom vocabulary to fill in if you want the summaries to land. That's a bit of setup, not install-and-go. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, iPhone and Android, with results going to CRMs, project tools and chat apps directly or through Zapier, Make, n8n, Power Automate and webhooks, and an MCP server for Claude and other assistants. No desktop app is listed, which is what keeps it off the top mark. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Sally is for
- Fits if your company needs its meeting data hosted in Germany, or on its own servers on request
- Works for teams that must document meetings under works council and GDPR rules
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want a free plan to stay on, as there's a 30-day trial and then it's paid, with prices quoted before VAT
- Pricey if you want unlimited minutes, custom prompts and chat, because they all start on Pro at $40 a user a month
- Tight if you're on Starter with long days of calls, at 1,200 minutes a month, 1 GB per upload and a stated 90.3% accuracy
- Watch out: the top stated accuracy of 98.8%, chat across all meetings and on-premise setup are Enterprise only, at $79 a user
- Not for you if you want a desktop app, as it runs on the web, iPhone and Android only
Good to know
Good for
- German and EU companies that need data hosted in Germany
- Teams that must document meetings under works council and GDPR rules
- Organizations that want an on-premise deployment option
Worth knowing
- There is no free plan. After the 30-day trial, plans start at $8 per user a month on annual billing, and prices exclude VAT.
- Starter is limited to 1,200 transcription minutes a month and 1 GB per uploaded file.
- Stated transcription accuracy is tiered by plan, and the highest tier, up to 98.8%, is reserved for Enterprise.
- AI chat, custom prompts and custom meeting types start on Pro. Chat across all meetings and on-premise deployment are Enterprise only.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$8
A month to start, for each person
Sally is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $8 per user / month, billed annually, excl. VAT.
A card-free trial and nothing after it is exactly the middle of this scale.
Starter
$8
per user / month, billed annually; $12 billed monthly
1,200 transcription minutes a month, accuracy up to 90.3%, 1 GB per upload, AI summaries, meeting types, custom vocabulary and a custom bot name and avatar.
Pro
$40
per user / month, billed annually; $45 billed monthly
Unlimited transcription minutes, accuracy up to 94.1%, 5 GB uploads, custom prompts, folders, custom meeting types, quality benchmarks and AI chat for single meetings.
Enterprise
$79
per user / month, billed annually; $99 billed monthly
Accuracy up to 98.8%, AI chat across multiple meetings, on-premise deployment on request and priority support handled within 48 hours.
Trying it first
30-day free trial of any plan with all features, no credit card required
Read from sally.io on Oct 5, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
About 12% to 30% off with annual billing
Annual billing lowers Starter from $12 to $8 per user a month, Pro from $45 to $40 and Enterprise from $99 to $79. Sally labels these savings as roughly 30%, 12% and 20%.
Stated on sally.io
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
AI meeting assistant developed and hosted in Germany. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: self-hostable, AI features, meeting notes, transcription, chat assistant, tasks.
Chat with a folder of meetings is there too.
- Meeting bot for online calls
- Add invite@sally.io to a calendar invite or connect a calendar, and Sally joins Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Zoom and Webex calls. The bot's name and avatar can be changed to match your company.
- Phone app for in-person meetings
- The iOS and Android app records a conversation from a phone on the table, then returns a transcript and summary. Audio and video files can also be uploaded for transcription.
- Transcription in 103 languages
- Transcripts support a custom vocabulary for jargon and product names. Stated accuracy rises by plan: up to 90.3% on Starter, 94.1% on Pro and 98.8% on Enterprise.
- Summaries by meeting type
- Each summary highlights topics, decisions and tasks, and a chosen meeting type shifts the focus, for example to objections in a sales call. Pro adds custom meeting types and prompts.
- Sally Chat
- Ask questions about a single meeting or a folder of meetings and get answers from the transcripts. Chat across all meetings at once is an Enterprise feature.
- Integrations and MCP
- Results can be sent to CRMs, project tools and chat apps directly or through Zapier, Make, n8n, Power Automate and webhooks. An MCP server connects Sally to Claude and other assistants.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Microsoft Teams
- Zoom
- Google Meet
- Slack
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- Asana
- Zapier
Sally is made by Aliru GmbH, and has been around since 2015.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
1/48
Other AI meeting note takers it is graded above
Sally's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 1 of the 48 other AI meeting note takers we grade, and level with 11.
It stands best on features (B, above 10 of 48) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $8 a month for each person, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 7 of the 47 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 6 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 49 AI meeting note takers we grade, cut by the letter each got. Sally’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 48
- CFree plan and trialAbove 5 of 48
- BFeaturesAbove 10 of 48
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 48
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 6 of 48
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 48 AI meeting note takers. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Sally is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Sally you would be making a bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 36 of the 48 other AI meeting note takers grade higher. It costs $96 a year.
What you could make
- Tasks: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- A bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes.
- An AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make.
- Speech turned into text you can trust.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- It plugs into other products, Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Google Meet among them.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Sally’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Otter.ai, Fireflies.ai, Read AI, Leexi and tl;dv
The 5 tools Sally is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.0GPA
Otter.ai
Free plan · from $8.33/mo
Live meeting transcription with summaries and AI chat.
- Otter.ai has a free plan. Sally does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Otter.ai lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Only Otter.ai lists a browser extension.
- 3.2GPA
Fireflies.ai
Free plan · from $10/mo
Meeting notetaker that records, transcribes and summarizes calls.
- Fireflies.ai has a free plan. Sally does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Fireflies.ai lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Only Fireflies.ai lists a browser extension.
- 2.6GPA
Read AI
Free plan · from $15/mo
Meeting notetaker with search across meetings, email and chat.
- Read AI has a free plan. Sally does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Read AI lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Only Read AI lists a browser extension.
- 2.2GPA
Leexi
Free trial · from $12/mo
AI notetaker and meeting suite hosted in Europe.
- Only Leexi lists a browser extension.
- Sally is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Leexi also covers templates.
- 2.4GPA
tl;dv
Free plan · from $18/mo
Meeting recorder and AI notetaker for Zoom, Meet and Teams.
- tl;dv has a free plan. Sally does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only tl;dv lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Only tl;dv lists a browser extension.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Sally free?
No, Sally is a paid product, but you can try it first. 30-day free trial of any plan with all features, no credit card required.
How much does Sally cost?
Sally lists 3 plans. Starter: $8 per user / month, billed annually; $12 billed monthly.
What platforms does Sally work on?
Sally is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does Sally offer any discounts?
Sally publicly lists the following: About 12% to 30% off with annual billing.
Does Sally have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Sally is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Sally have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Sally is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Sally open source?
Sally is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
Can Sally be self-hosted?
Yes. Sally's own site says it can be run on a server of your own.
What does Sally integrate with?
Sally's listing names Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet, Slack, Salesforce, HubSpot, Asana and Zapier.
Who makes Sally?
Sally is made by Aliru GmbH. It dates from 2015.
What are the alternatives to Sally?
The closest alternatives to Sally in our directory are Otter.ai, Fireflies.ai, Read AI, Leexi and tl;dv.
How does Sally compare with other AI meeting note takers?
Sally's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 1 of the 48 other AI meeting note takers we grade, and level with 11.
Is Sally good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Sally D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $8 a month for each person, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 7 of the 47 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Sally?
To replace Sally you would be making a bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Sally’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Sally's own pages on 5 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-08-16.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Aliru GmbH. Prices change, so check sally.io before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Sally, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/sally
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Sally’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Sally is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Aliru GmbH. Prices and plans change: check sally.io before you buy.