The Sembly Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Sembly 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.
Sembly
The Insider’s Guide
AI meeting agent that records, summarizes and drafts follow-ups
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI meeting note takers, read from Sembly’s own pages.
Made by Sembly AI, Inc. · checked Nov 12, 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 Sembly’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Sembly’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 29 of the 68 other AI meeting note takers we grade
Sembly joins Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Webex calls from a connected calendar, then produces a transcript, notes, tasks and key items. It aims at consultancies and other client-facing teams: paid plans add client folders, brand packages and generated decks or documents built from meeting content.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Sembly, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You connect a calendar and set up clients and brand packages.
- 1
Best for a notetaker that joins your calls and drafts follow-ups
Sembly joins Zoom, Meet, Teams and Webex calls from your calendar and produces transcripts, notes, tasks and drafted follow-ups.
- 2
Paid plans start at $10 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $10 per month, billed annually ($14 billed monthly).
- 3
There is a free plan
1 hour of meeting capture per month, transcripts, notes and summaries, tasks, basic AI chat and 750 Studio credits a month.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Calendar-based meeting capture
Records Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Webex meetings from a synced calendar, and can attend meetings you skip.
- 6
Transcripts in 45+ languages
Word-for-word transcripts with named speakers, plus notes with a summary, topics, decisions, risks and next steps.
- 7
Tasks with owners and deadlines
Commitments raised in a meeting become tasks that can be confirmed and then sent on to project management tools.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 29 of 68
That is against the other AI meeting note takers we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Sembly 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.
Sembly at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $10 per month, billed annually ($14 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial on Basic, Pro and MAX
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Sembly AI, Inc.
- Category
- AI Meeting Notes
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for a notetaker that joins your calls and drafts follow-ups
Sembly joins Zoom, Meet, Teams and Webex calls from your calendar and produces transcripts, notes, tasks and drafted follow-ups. The free plan is 1 meeting hour a month, and the features client teams care about, such as multi-meeting chat, are on Pro at $20 a user.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | $10 a month on Basic, billed yearly, for one user, just above the cheaper quarter's $8.33. Pro is $20 a user and MAX $30. |
| Free plan and trial | C | The free plan covers 1 meeting hour a month, with a 7-day trial on paid plans. |
| Features | B | Calendar capture, transcripts in 45+ languages, tasks, decks and documents from meeting content, client folders and integrations. Nothing on the listing shows a gap in the core note-taking job. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. You connect a calendar and set up clients and brand packages. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, with Slack, HubSpot, Jira, Asana, Salesforce, Zapier and MCP, but no desktop or phone apps. |
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 Sembly is for
- 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
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- Consultancies and agencies that turn calls into client deliverables
- Teams that want notes and tasks pushed into Jira, Asana or HubSpot
- Solo professionals who want a low-cost recorder with a free tier
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$10
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Sembly has a free plan. Paid plans start at $10 per month, billed annually ($14 billed monthly).
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.
Enterprise
Custom
For 10 or more users or custom contracts and DPAs; adds a dedicated success manager and onboarding.
The free plan
1 hour of meeting capture per month, transcripts, notes and summaries, tasks, basic AI chat and 750 Studio credits a month.
Trying it first
7-day free trial on Basic, Pro and MAX
Read from sembly.ai on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on sembly.ai
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
AI meeting agent that records, summarizes and drafts follow-ups. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, meeting notes, transcription, chat assistant, tasks.
Nothing on the listing shows a gap in the core note-taking job.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Google Calendar
- Slack
- Google Docs
- HubSpot
- Jira
- Asana
- Salesforce
- Zapier
Sembly is made by Sembly AI, Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
29/68
Other AI meeting note takers it is graded above
Sembly's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 29 of the 68 other AI meeting note takers we grade, and level with 10.
It stands best on features (B, above 27 of 68) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $10 a month, against a middle price of $11.99 for the category: 26 of the 62 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 14 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 69 AI meeting note takers we grade, cut by the letter each got. Sembly’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 16 of 68
- CFree plan and trialAbove 11 of 68
- BFeaturesAbove 27 of 68
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 68
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 9 of 68
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 63 AI meeting note takers. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Sembly 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 Sembly 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.
It costs $120 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.
- It plugs into other products, Google Calendar, Slack and Google Docs among them.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Sembly’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, Fathom, Read AI and Avoma
The 5 tools Sembly 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.
- Only Otter.ai lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- Only Otter.ai lists a browser extension.
- Sembly also covers tasks.
- 3.2GPA
Fireflies.ai
Free plan · from $10/mo
Meeting notetaker that records, transcribes and summarizes calls.
- Only Fireflies.ai lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- Only Fireflies.ai lists a browser extension.
- Sembly also covers tasks.
- 2.8GPA
Fathom
Free plan · from $15/mo
AI notetaker for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams with a free plan.
- Only Sembly lists a web app.
- Only Fathom lists macOS, Windows and iOS apps.
- Sembly also covers tasks.
- 2.6GPA
Read AI
Free plan · from $15/mo
Meeting notetaker with search across meetings, email and chat.
- Only Read AI lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- Only Read AI lists a browser extension.
- Sembly also covers tasks.
- 2.6GPA
Avoma
Free trial · from $19/mo
AI meeting assistant with scheduling and sales call coaching.
- Sembly has a free plan. Avoma does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Avoma lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- Only Avoma 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 Sembly free?
Sembly has a free plan. 1 hour of meeting capture per month, transcripts, notes and summaries, tasks, basic AI chat and 750 Studio credits a month.
How much does Sembly cost?
Sembly lists 5 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Sembly work on?
Sembly is available on Web.
Does Sembly offer any discounts?
Sembly publicly lists the following: Save 30% with annual billing.
Does Sembly have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Sembly is listed for Web.
Does Sembly have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Sembly is listed for Web.
Is Sembly open source?
Sembly is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
What does Sembly integrate with?
Sembly's listing names Google Calendar, Slack, Google Docs, HubSpot, Jira, Asana, Salesforce and Zapier.
Does Sembly have a free trial?
Yes. 7-day free trial on Basic, Pro and MAX.
Who makes Sembly?
Sembly is made by Sembly AI, Inc.
What are the alternatives to Sembly?
The closest alternatives to Sembly in our directory are Otter.ai, Fireflies.ai, Fathom, Read AI and Avoma.
How does Sembly compare with other AI meeting note takers?
Sembly's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 29 of the 68 other AI meeting note takers we grade, and level with 10.
Is Sembly good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Sembly C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $10 a month, against a middle price of $11.99 for the category: 26 of the 62 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Sembly?
To replace Sembly 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 Sembly’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Sembly's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
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 Sembly AI, Inc. Prices change, so check sembly.ai before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 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.
5,038
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Sembly, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/sembly
- 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 Sembly’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. Sembly is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Sembly AI, Inc. Prices and plans change: check sembly.ai before you buy.