Daisy: Local-first, open-source macOS meeting recorder and AI notes app that transcribes on-device and exposes meetings to AI tools through a local MCP server. Meeting BaaS: French developer API (by SAS Spoke) that sends recording bots into Zoom, Meet, and Teams to capture audio, video, and transcripts for building meeting tools. We compare them on cost, capture approach, and day-to-day fit so you can choose faster.
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Shortlist Daisy when recording and transcribing meetings privately on a mac without cloud upload matters most, and Meeting BaaS when developers building custom ai notetakers or meeting analytics matters most. Run both through a week of actual calls to see which suits your workflow.
Local-first, open-source macOS meeting recorder and AI notes app that transcribes on-device and exposes meetings to AI tools through a local MCP server.
French developer API (by SAS Spoke) that sends recording bots into Zoom, Meet, and Teams to capture audio, video, and transcripts for building meeting tools.
Daisy, from Addicted Studio, is a local-first meeting recorder and AI notes application for macOS that records meetings on the Mac, transcribes them on the device, and then exposes the captured conversations as a local MCP server for AI tools. It captures both microphone and system audio from any source, including Zoom, Google Meet, Telegram, and other apps, using ScreenCaptureKit, and performs on-device transcription with WhisperKit plus speaker identification via Pyannote diarization, so audio never leaves the Mac unless the user explicitly enables a cloud LLM provider. Beyond raw transcription, Daisy generates structured notes with action items and follow-ups and supports multiple summarization backends including Apple Intelligence, Anthropic, and OpenAI, as well as MCP. Because it runs a local MCP server, tools such as Claude Desktop and Cursor can read recorded meetings directly, and Daisy can export results to Notion, Linear, Attio, Slack, or arbitrary webhooks. It offers several capture modes covering meeting recording, voice dictation, and quick voice notes. Daisy is a native Mac application (not Electron) for Apple Silicon, is fully open source on GitHub under the Apache 2.0 license, and emphasizes privacy with no telemetry, tracking, or required account. The project maintains a product site at mydaisy.io with installation, FAQ, and support documentation. Pricing varies by plan. Check the official website for current pricing.
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Meeting BaaS ("Meetings Bots as a Service") is a developer-focused API platform operated by the French company SAS Spoke. Rather than being an end-user meeting assistant, it provides the infrastructure that lets developers programmatically send recording bots into online meetings and retrieve the resulting data. Through a single unified API, SDKs, and HTTP requests, developers can start recording meetings across Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams, then access raw audio and video, full transcripts, and speaker metadata with timestamps. Transcription can be produced via providers such as Gladia or a developer's own service, and the platform offers webhooks and MCP servers for integration, plus the ability to self-host on a developer's own infrastructure. Because it exposes the underlying capture and transcription layer, Meeting BaaS is the building block companies use to add meeting recording, transcription, and AI features to their own products without each maintaining separate bots for every conferencing platform. It is best for engineering teams and startups that want to embed meeting capture and transcription into their applications rather than buy a finished notetaker. Pricing varies by plan. Check the official website for current pricing.
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Daisy is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium); Meeting BaaS is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium). Always confirm current pricing on each vendor's site before buying.
| Feature | Daisy | Meeting BaaS |
|---|---|---|
| Core capability | Local recording of mic and system audio from any source via ScreenCaptureKit | Unified API for Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams |
| Standout feature | On-device transcription with WhisperKit and speaker diarization via Pyannote | Programmatic recording bots via SDKs and HTTP requests |
| Team usage | Structured AI notes with action items and follow-ups | Access to raw audio, video, and full transcripts |
| Integrations | Multiple summarization backends: Apple Intelligence, Anthropic, OpenAI, and MCP | Speaker metadata with timestamps |
| Languages & capture | Local MCP server so Claude Desktop, Cursor, and similar tools can read meetings | Webhooks and MCP server integration |
| Best-fit workflow | Exports to Notion, Linear, Attio, Slack, or custom webhooks | Self-hosting option with open-source components |
Daisy
Choose Daisy if you need recording and transcribing meetings privately on a mac without cloud upload — strengths include fully local-first with audio kept on-device unless a cloud llm is explicitly enabled.
Meeting BaaS
Choose Meeting BaaS if you need startups embedding meeting recording into their own products — strengths include single api abstracts away platform-specific meeting bots.
Daisy
Meeting BaaS
It depends on your workflow. Daisy is strong for recording and transcribing meetings privately on a mac without cloud upload, while Meeting BaaS is strong for startups embedding meeting recording into their own products. Both transcribe and summarize meetings.
Daisy is a free tier with paid upgrades and Meeting BaaS is a free tier with paid upgrades. Check each vendor's pricing page for the latest plans and free-tier limits.
Sure. Running both makes sense when their strengths don't overlap and the budget allows.
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