Great Question and Shadow are both AI meeting assistants for recording, transcription, and summaries, compared here on pricing, features, and workflow fit. Great Question: All-in-one UX research platform combining recruitment, scheduling, and AI analysis of interviews into a connected research repository. Shadow: A bot-free, Mac-based AI meeting assistant that transcribes and summarizes calls locally without joining as a participant. They overlap on ai-meeting-assistants, so the right pick depends on team size, budget, and which meeting workflows you automate.
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For ai-meeting-assistants workflows, shortlist Great Question when recruiting participants and scheduling user interviews end to end matters most, and Shadow when capturing notes and summaries across multiple conferencing platforms without a bot joining matters most. Both record across Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams; trial each on real meetings before committing.
All-in-one UX research platform combining recruitment, scheduling, and AI analysis of interviews into a connected research repository.
A bot-free, Mac-based AI meeting assistant that transcribes and summarizes calls locally without joining as a participant.
Great Question is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium); Shadow is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium). Always confirm current pricing on each vendor's site before buying.
| Feature | Great Question | Shadow |
|---|---|---|
| Core capability | AI analysis generating summaries, chapters, highlights, and tags from interviews | Bot-free capture that records system audio without joining the meeting as a participant |
| Standout feature | Searchable research repository connecting transcripts, themes, and insights | On-device (local) transcription on macOS |
| Team usage | Participant recruitment from a large panel plus CRM-based custom panels | Speaker identification during transcription |
| Integrations | Scheduling, screening, eligibility rules, and incentive payments | Captures on-screen content in addition to spoken audio |
| Languages & capture | Moderated, AI-moderated, and unmoderated study methods including prototype testing | Customizable prompts/Skills to generate notes, summaries, and emails |
| Best-fit workflow | 50+ integrations plus an MCP for running research from AI tools | Webhook integration to connect outputs to other tools |
Great Question
Choose Great Question if you need recruiting participants and scheduling user interviews end to end — strengths include handles recruitment, study execution, and analysis in one platform.
Shadow
Choose Shadow if you need capturing notes and summaries across multiple conferencing platforms without a bot joining — strengths include does not add a visible bot to meetings.
Great Question
Shadow
It depends on your workflow. Great Question is strong for recruiting participants and scheduling user interviews end to end, while Shadow is strong for capturing notes and summaries across multiple conferencing platforms without a bot joining. Both transcribe and summarize meetings.
Great Question is a free tier with paid upgrades and Shadow is a free tier with paid upgrades. Check each vendor's pricing page for the latest plans and free-tier limits.
Yes. Many teams run more than one meeting assistant when the workflows are complementary and the budget is justified.