If you're using Fireflies.ai for transcription, you might be wondering how your audio data is handled. This review examines Fireflies.ai's privacy practices and compares them with a fully local alternative.

How Fireflies.ai Handles Your Data

Fireflies joins meetings as a bot participant and records audio which is sent to cloud servers for transcription and analysis.

Key privacy considerations:

• A bot joins your meeting, visible to all participants
• Meeting audio is sent to cloud servers
• Transcriptions stored on Fireflies infrastructure
• AI analysis of meeting content happens in the cloud

Fireflies.ai vs Local Transcription

The fundamental difference is where your audio goes:

Best Private Alternative to Fireflies.ai

If privacy is a priority, Hapi offers a fundamentally different approach:

• 100% local processing — audio never leaves your Mac
• No cloud, no accounts — no data to breach
• 25+ languages — with auto-detection
• Meeting transcription — with speaker labels
• Free — no subscription required

Your audio stays on your device. Period.