Comparison, updated 2026-08-15
MemorDesk vs tl;dv
Both MemorDesk and tl;dv automatically join Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams calls, record them, transcribe them, and generate AI summaries and action items afterward. That baseline is table stakes for both products. Where they differ is CRM automation, language coverage, how AI usage is metered, and how granular each product lets you get about who can see a meeting.
Choose tl;dv if
- You want CRM integration today. tl;dv syncs to CRM via Zapier on its Pro plan and natively to Salesforce and HubSpot with field mapping on Business, MemorDesk's native CRM integration is coming soon.
- You want bot-free meeting capture today, so no separate bot visibly joins the call. tl;dv offers this, MemorDesk currently joins as a bot participant, a desktop app is in development that will offer bot-free capture too.
- You need transcription in more than 5 languages. tl;dv supports 30+, MemorDesk currently supports English, Spanish, French, German, and Portuguese.
- You run a sales team and want dedicated coaching analytics. tl;dv's Business plan includes AI coaching, objection handling analysis, and sales playbook monitoring, MemorDesk does not have a dedicated sales coaching module.
Choose MemorDesk if
- You want to ask about a decision from months ago and get the state of the conversation at that exact point in time, not just the latest summary. MemorDesk builds a temporal knowledge graph across your meetings, not a flat search index.
- You need per meeting and per group visibility control. Any meeting can be restricted to specific people or specific departmental groups, invisible everywhere (lists, search, action items) to everyone else.
- You want an AI assistant (Kojo) that also navigates the app for you, not just answers questions, ask it how to do something and it tells you exactly where to click on both desktop and mobile.
- You don't want your free plan capped at a fixed number of AI summaries a month. tl;dv's free plan limits you to 10 AI summaries a month even though recordings are unlimited, MemorDesk's free plan is metered by credits (180 minutes a month) instead of a flat summary count.
- You need meetings longer than 3 hours to record in full. tl;dv caps every paid plan at a 3 hour meeting length, MemorDesk's Pro plan and above have no meeting length cap.
- You're paying for yourself, not a team. tl;dv's entry paid tier is $29/month. MemorDesk's Lite plan is ₦4,500/month (₦3,800/month billed annually, about $3), and Pro is ₦7,300/month (about $5), both well under what tl;dv charges for a single seat.
- You run a small team and want shared credits instead of per seat licensing. MemorDesk's Team plan includes 5 seats and pools 1,500 monthly credits across the whole workspace rather than charging per person for usage, extra seats beyond the included 5 are ₦5,000/month each. This makes MemorDesk the cheaper option against tl;dv at typical team sizes, a 10 person workspace runs about ₦47,000/month on MemorDesk versus $290/month for 10 tl;dv Pro seats.
Feature by feature
Core meeting capture
| Feature | MemorDesk | tl;dv |
|---|---|---|
| Auto joins and records Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams | Yes | Yes |
| Automatic transcription with speaker identification | Yes | Yes |
| AI meeting summaries | Yes | Yes (10/month on the free plan, unlimited on paid plans) |
| Automatic action item extraction | Yes | Yes |
| Decision log extracted from meetings | Yes | Not published as a dedicated feature |
| Google Calendar auto join for scheduled meetings | Yes | Yes |
| Slack integration (notifications, action item DMs) | Yes | Yes |
| Export formats | PDF, DOCX, TXT, Markdown, JSON | Not published |
| Public share links | Yes | Yes |
| Live transcript during the call | Yes | Yes |
| Bot-free capture option (no bot visibly joins the call) | Coming soon (desktop app in development) | Yes |
| Upload a recording or audio file for transcription | Coming soon | Not published |
| Maximum meeting length | Free 60 min, Lite 120 min, Pro and above unlimited | 3 hours on every paid plan |
| Transcription languages | 5 (English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese) | 30+ |
Intelligence and memory
| Feature | MemorDesk | tl;dv |
|---|---|---|
| Semantic search across meetings | Yes | Yes |
| Cross meeting knowledge graph | Yes, query the state of a decision at any past point in time | Not published, search returns matching call content |
| In-app AI assistant that also gives navigation guidance | Yes (Kojo, desktop and mobile) | No, search and reports answer meeting questions only |
| Cap on AI summaries | No, metered by credits instead | 10/month on the free plan, unlimited on paid plans |
| AI generated voice recap | Yes (Pro plan and above) | No |
| Conversation intelligence (talk time, sentiment, topic trackers) | Yes, live during the call (talk time, sentiment, topic trackers) | AI coaching and trend analysis across meetings (Business plan and above) |
| Native CRM auto-sync (Salesforce, HubSpot) | Coming soon | Via Zapier on Pro, native with field mapping on Business |
Collaboration and privacy
| Feature | MemorDesk | tl;dv |
|---|---|---|
| Per meeting visibility control (restrict to named people) | Yes | Not published |
| Departmental groups scoping which meetings a group can see | Yes (Team plan and above) | Team folders (Pro plan and above), not meeting level restriction |
| Compliance override so admins can still open restricted meetings | Yes, toggle per workspace | Not published |
| Meeting history retention on the free plan | 14 days, recordings and transcripts stay accessible after, only Kojo's search and Q&A stop drawing from them, Lite extends this to 21 days and Pro and above removes the limit | 3 months, recordings auto delete after |
Security and compliance
| Feature | MemorDesk | tl;dv |
|---|---|---|
| Encryption at rest and in transit | AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit | End to end encryption |
| SOC 2 | In progress | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes, plus EU data hosting option |
| HIPAA | Coming soon | Not published |
| SSO | Google sign in today, SAML planned for the Business plan | Not published |
| AI training on your data | Never used to train models | Never used to train models |
| Two-factor authentication | Yes | Not published |
Pricing and plans
| Feature | MemorDesk | tl;dv |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes, 180 credits/month (180 minutes) | Yes, unlimited recordings, 10 AI summaries/month |
| Entry paid tier (individual) | Lite, ₦4,500/month, or ₦3,800/month billed annually (about $3) | Pro, $29/month, tl;dv's entry paid tier |
| Power user tier (individual) | Pro, ₦7,300/month (about $5) | Same as above, $29/month, no separate power user tier |
| Pricing model | Per workspace credits, Team plan includes 5 seats with a shared pool, extra seats ₦5,000/month each | Per seat, every member licensed individually |
| Cost for a 10 person team (approx.) | ₦47,000/month total (Team plan plus 5 extra seats) | $290/month total (10 x Pro seats) |
| Custom / enterprise pricing | Business plan, contact sales | Enterprise plan, contact sales |
What both products do out of the box
MemorDesk records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings automatically, the same as tl;dv. Send MemorDesk's note taker to a Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams call (or connect your Google Calendar so it joins automatically), and it produces a full transcript, an AI summary, extracted action items, and a decisions log, no manual note taking required. This is the baseline both tools compete on, and both do it reliably.
Where tl;dv pulls ahead: languages and CRM
tl;dv transcribes over 30 languages against MemorDesk's 5, and it connects to CRM systems today, via Zapier on Pro and natively into Salesforce and HubSpot with field mapping on Business. MemorDesk's native CRM integration and bot-free desktop capture are both in development. If your team needs either right now, tl;dv covers them out of the box.
A knowledge graph vs a summary counter
tl;dv's free plan caps you at 10 AI summaries a month even though recordings themselves are unlimited, and every paid plan caps individual meetings at 3 hours. MemorDesk's free plan is metered by credits instead of a flat summary count, and MemorDesk's assistant, Kojo, draws on a knowledge graph built from every meeting rather than a flat search index, so it can tell you what was true about a decision at a specific point in the past, not just surface the most relevant excerpt.
Per meeting visibility vs team folders
tl;dv organizes recordings into team folders on its Pro plan and up, but doesn't publish a way to restrict an individual meeting to a subset of people. MemorDesk's visibility system is per meeting by default: every recorded meeting can be set to Everyone in workspace, Specific groups, or Only me and people I invite, and a restricted meeting disappears completely (not just hidden from a list, but excluded from search, action items, decisions, and the AI assistant's answers) for anyone outside its audience.
Pricing shape: per seat vs shared credits
tl;dv prices per seat, every teammate needs their own paid license to use paid features. MemorDesk's Team plan instead includes 5 seats and pools 1,500 credits a month across the whole workspace, anyone within those seats can use the assistant and it draws from the shared pool rather than each person paying for their own usage. Worked out for a 10 person team, that is about ₦47,000/month total on MemorDesk versus $290/month for 10 tl;dv Pro seats. The gap holds for individuals too: tl;dv's entry paid tier is $29/month, MemorDesk's Lite plan is about $3/month and Pro is about $5/month, well under tl;dv. Compare exact numbers on the [MemorDesk pricing page](/pricing).
Why teams pick MemorDesk
Time aware
MemorDesk's knowledge graph remembers what was true at a past point in time, not just the latest state
No summary cap
MemorDesk's free plan is metered by credits, not a fixed number of AI summaries a month
~₦47,000
Approximate monthly cost for a 10 person team on MemorDesk, versus $290/month for 10 tl;dv Pro seats
Frequently asked questions
Does MemorDesk actually record and transcribe meetings, or is it just a search tool over other transcripts?
MemorDesk records meetings itself. Send its note taker to a Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams call, or connect Google Calendar so it joins automatically, and it produces the recording, transcript, AI summary, action items, and decisions log directly. It does not depend on another transcription tool.
How many languages does MemorDesk transcribe, compared to tl;dv?
MemorDesk currently supports 5: English, Spanish, French, German, and Portuguese. tl;dv supports over 30 languages.
Does MemorDesk sync meeting data to my CRM like tl;dv does?
Not yet, native CRM integration is coming soon. tl;dv connects to CRM via Zapier on its Pro plan and natively to Salesforce and HubSpot with field mapping on Business. If CRM sync is a hard requirement right now, tl;dv is the better fit until MemorDesk's ships.
Does tl;dv limit how many AI summaries I can generate?
Only on the free plan, which is capped at 10 AI summaries a month even though recordings themselves are unlimited. Paid tl;dv plans have unlimited summaries. MemorDesk's free plan is metered by credits (180 minutes a month) rather than a flat summary count.
Is MemorDesk HIPAA compliant?
Not yet, HIPAA compliance is coming soon. tl;dv does not publish HIPAA compliance information. If HIPAA is a hard requirement, check tl;dv's current documentation directly or wait for MemorDesk's to ship.
Does MemorDesk have SSO?
Google sign in is available on every MemorDesk plan today. SAML 2.0 SSO for identity providers like Okta and Azure AD is planned for the Business plan but not yet available. tl;dv does not publish SSO availability.
Is MemorDesk cheaper than tl;dv?
Yes, for individuals and typical teams alike. tl;dv's entry paid tier is $29/month. MemorDesk's Lite plan is about $3/month and Pro is about $5/month, well under tl;dv. For teams, 10 tl;dv Pro seats run $290/month, while MemorDesk's Team plan includes 5 seats and pools credits across the whole workspace instead of licensing each person for usage, with extra seats beyond the included 5 at ₦5,000/month each, working out to about ₦47,000/month total for a 10 person team. See exact current pricing on the [MemorDesk pricing page](/pricing) and [tl;dv pricing page](https://tldv.io/pricing).
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