Notta vs Sembly.ai
Both scored against the same 13 criteria, from the same hands-on testing. Here is where each one actually wins.
Last updated October 2026 · 28 tools ranked
Notta and Sembly.ai score identically at 3.3 out of 5 across our 13 weighted criteria, so the choice comes down to which criteria matter to you. Notta leads on platform support and offline capability. Sembly.ai leads on data retention & training transparency and knowledge connection.
Notta
#25 of 28AI meeting assistant with multilingual transcription
- Pricing
- Free tier available; paid from $8.17/mo
- Platforms
- Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, macOS, Windows
Sembly.ai
#26 of 28Agentic AI meeting platform for client-ready deliverables
- Pricing
- No free tier; from $17/mo
- Platforms
- Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension
All 13 Criteria, Side by Side
| Criterion | Weight | Notta | Sembly.ai | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privacy & Data Security | High | 3 | 3 | Tie |
| Transcription Accuracy | High | 4 | 4 | Tie |
| AI Analysis Quality | High | 4 | 4 | Tie |
| Recording Consent & Compliance | Med | 3 | 3 | Tie |
| Data Retention & Training Transparency | Med | 2 | 3 | Sembly.ai |
| Real-Time / Live Capability | Med | 3 | 3 | Tie |
| Recording Method | Med | 3 | 3 | Tie |
| Ease of Use | Med | 4 | 4 | Tie |
| Platform Support | Med | 4 | 3 | Notta |
| Offline Capability | Med | 2 | 1 | Notta |
| Integration Ecosystem | Med | 4 | 4 | Tie |
| Knowledge Connection | Low | 3 | 4 | Sembly.ai |
| Pricing & Value | Low | 3 | 3 | Tie |
| Overall (weighted) | 3.3 | 3.3 | Tie |
Overall is a weighted average, not a mean: high-weight criteria count triple and low-weight criteria count once. See the formula.
Choose Notta if…
- → Platform Support matters to you. Notta scores 4/5 here against 3/5.
- → Offline Capability matters to you. Notta scores 2/5 here against 1/5.
A capable multilingual cloud transcriber that has grown its platform and integration story, but real-time translation now costs extra and only transcription, in a few languages, can run on-device.
Choose Sembly.ai if…
- → Data Retention & Training Transparency matters to you. Sembly.ai scores 3/5 here against 2/5.
- → Knowledge Connection matters to you. Sembly.ai scores 4/5 here against 3/5.
Sembly 3.0 makes it a credible agentic platform for professional-services teams that need client-ready deliverables, not just meeting notes.
Notta at a glance
Strengths
- +Broad language coverage (58 for transcription)
- +Native iOS, Android, and now Mac/Windows desktop apps
- +Bot-free capture via Notta Desktop, with optional offline on-device transcription (beta)
- +Expanded integration set (Salesforce, Slack, Notion, HubSpot, more)
Limitations
- −AI notes and most features are cloud-only; on-device mode covers transcription in a few languages
- −Real-time translation is now a paid add-on, not bundled
- −Restrictive free tier (3-minute cap per recording)
- −Reports of auto-renewal charges after cancellation attempts
Sembly.ai at a glance
Strengths
- +Agentic document generation (proposals, project plans, status reports)
- +Cross-meeting AI chat across your entire history
- +40+ integrations including Salesforce, HubSpot, Jira, and Asana
- +Mobile apps that record in-person conversations
Limitations
- −Cloud processing only
- −Bot-based recording
- −Speaker recognition wobbles on large calls
- −Trains on customer data by default outside Enterprise (opt-out available)