Compare to Fireflies

Zero bots. 100% private. Infinite context.

Fireflies joins your calendar calls as an intrusive bot and processes transcripts in the cloud. Maple indexes your voice calls silently on-device and merges them with your actual screen activity.

Side-by-side comparison

Fireflies

  • Requires calendar integration and visible meeting bots
  • Transcribes and indexes solely in cloud data centers
  • Targeted at team sales pipeline/meeting analytics

Maple

  • Runs natively in the background without invite bots
  • 100% on-device processing and localized encryption
  • Built as a personal productivity and developer assistant

Key differences

Bot Presence

Fireflies

Sends Fireflies Fred bot to join calls, cluttered calendar configurations, and awkward guest presence.

Maple

Zero meeting bots. Captures audio directly from system inputs/outputs silently on Mac & Windows.

Core Target

Fireflies

Focuses on team CRM synchronization, conversation analytics, and sales coaching summaries.

Maple

Built for designers, engineers, and builders to find what they read, built, or discussed instantly.

Data Residence

Fireflies

Sends all voice data and meeting documents to external cloud storage for API analysis.

Maple

All recordings, transcripts, and vector indexes remain fully offline and local on your machine.

Workspace Memory

Fireflies

Restricted strictly to structured audio calls. No access to code repositories, Figma, or desktop apps.

Maple

Blends transcribing with real-time OCR indexing of your visual workspace to map connections.

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