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MeetWave vs Jamie
Jamie AI alternative: Jamie and MeetWave both record without a bot, so the real difference is price structure and scope. Jamie caps the number and length of meetings on its lower plans, with data hosted in the EU. MeetWave pairs a Chrome extension that records web calls on any OS with a Windows desktop app for system-wide audio, billed per individual account rather than per seat.
Jamie’s prices and policies checked on its own pages, 24–25 Sep 2026.
In-Depth Comparison
Jamie is an AI meeting notetaker built around the same bot-free philosophy MeetWave uses — it captures system audio rather than sending a visible participant into your call, and generates AI meeting notes, transcripts with speaker identification, and action items from what it hears. It detects when you are in a meeting by watching microphone status, and returns a summary shortly after recording stops.
Jamie began as a Mac product, but that is no longer the constraint it once was. Its site offers apps for Mac, Windows and iPhone, and says storage and processing stay within the EEA, Switzerland and the UK (checked 25 Sep 2026). MeetWave covers different ground: a Windows desktop app plus a Chrome extension for web calls on any OS, no native Mac or mobile app, and summaries in 7 or more languages.
Where MeetWave has the clearer advantage is volume for a single user. Jamie's free plan allows 10 AI notes per month with a 30-minute limit per meeting; its Plus plan raises the meeting count and per-meeting length, and Pro removes the meeting-count cap entirely. MeetWave Pro has no cap on the number of meetings, with 40 hours of analysis per month and up to 3 hours per recording; Pro+ removes the hours cap.
Storage is the other real difference. Jamie keeps your notes in its EU-hosted cloud, which is what makes them reachable from its iPhone app. Recordings are uploaded to your MeetWave account and transcribed on our servers; the audio, transcript and summary are stored encrypted in your account, so you can reopen them on any computer at app.meetwave.io.
On AI depth, Jamie generates a general meeting summary and action items from the transcript. MeetWave goes further with 15+ summary types tailored to specific professional roles — sales call briefs, interview assessments, consulting notes, and more — plus meeting memory that references up to 20 previous meetings on Pro+ (5 on Pro) when generating a new summary. Both tools avoid the bot-in-the-meeting model that Otter, Fireflies, and several other competitors use, which puts them philosophically closer to each other than either is to bot-based tools.
Side by side
| MeetWave | Jamie | |
|---|---|---|
| How it records | No bot joins your calls: the Chrome extension records web calls on macOS, Windows, Linux and ChromeOS, and the Windows desktop app also captures system audio from any app. | Bot-free: runs on your device, no meeting bot joins the callchecked 25 Sep 2026 |
| Name in the participant list | No bot — nothing appears in the participant list. | No bot — nothing appears in the participant listchecked 25 Sep 2026 |
| Apps | Chrome extension (macOS, Windows, Linux, ChromeOS) + native Windows desktop app; no mobile app. | Mac, Windows, iPhonechecked 25 Sep 2026 |
| Free plan | 10h of recording analysis/month, 25 AI summaries/month | Free: 10 notes/month, 30 min per meetingchecked 24 Sep 2026 |
| Cheapest paid plan | Pro $16.00/mo, or $11.00/mo billed annually (up to 5 prior meetings in memory; 20 on Pro+) | Plus €21/mo billed annually, 20 meetings/month, up to 2h per meeting; Pro €39/mo, unlimited meetings, up to 5h per meetingchecked 25 Sep 2026 |
| Trains AI on your meetings? (its policy) | Your meetings are never used to train AI models. | Not stated as training policy; its site says storage and processing stay within the EEA, Switzerland and the UKchecked 24 Sep 2026 |
Competitor facts are read from each vendor's own pages; dates show when. Found something out of date? Tell us.
Which one fits you
When Jamie is the better choice
Jamie is the better choice if you want a native Mac app or an iPhone app for in-person meetings: it ships both, alongside Windows, while MeetWave's native app is Windows-only with no mobile app — other platforms are covered for web calls by its Chrome extension.
If your organization needs storage and processing kept within the EEA, Switzerland and the UK, Jamie states that on its own site (checked 25 Sep 2026).
When MeetWave fits
- Lower price for an individualJamie's paid plans cap the number of meetings on the lower tier and lift the cap only on its top individual tier. MeetWave Pro has no meeting-count limit, and Pro+ removes the hours cap too.
- No bot, on either platformJamie, like MeetWave, avoids putting a visible bot in your meetings. Both capture audio locally without a participant appearing in the call.
- 15+ role-specific summary typesMeetWave generates summaries structured for your specific role — sales, HR, consulting, product, and more — rather than one general AI summary format.
- Meeting memory across 20 calls on Pro+ (5 on Pro)MeetWave references up to 20 previous meetings on Pro+ (5 on Pro) when generating a new summary, surfacing patterns Jamie's single-meeting model does not track.
Questions people ask
Yes. Jamie began as a Mac product but now offers a Windows app alongside its Mac and iPhone apps (checked 25 Sep 2026). Comparisons describing it as macOS-only are out of date. MeetWave's native app is Windows-only, with its Chrome extension covering web calls elsewhere, so Jamie still covers more platforms natively.
Both record without a bot. Jamie ships Mac, Windows and iPhone apps, keeps notes in an EU-hosted cloud, and caps the number and length of meetings on its lower plans. MeetWave offers a Windows desktop app and a Chrome extension for web calls on any OS, adds 15+ role-specific summary types and memory across up to 20 previous meetings on Pro+ (5 on Pro), with no meeting-count limit, billed per individual account rather than per seat.
No. Jamie, like MeetWave, avoids sending a visible bot into your call — it captures audio locally without adding a participant to the meeting. This is one area where the two products share the same design philosophy.
Jamie covers more Apple devices: native Mac and iPhone apps next to Windows, with data kept within the EEA, Switzerland and the UK. MeetWave is more focused for an individual, with 40 hours of monthly analysis on Pro, unlimited on Pro+, 15+ role-specific summary types, and memory across up to 20 previous meetings on Pro+ (5 on Pro); both plans are priced per individual account.
Yes. Both MeetWave and Jamie capture meeting audio locally without a bot joining the call, so participants never see a recording agent in the attendee list on either tool.
Jamie Free allows 10 AI notes per month with a 30-minute meeting limit. Its paid tiers raise or remove that cap as you move up, and its Team tier is priced per seat. MeetWave Pro has no meeting-count limit, with 40 hours of analysis per month and up to 3 hours per recording; Pro+ removes the hours cap, and neither is priced per seat.
Pricing Breakdown
Jamie prices in euros across a capped free plan, Plus, Pro and a per-seat Team plan. MeetWaves Free plan and its paid Pro and Pro+ tiers are all billed per individual account, never per seat, and priced in dollars. Current figures for both are in the facts table above.
When MeetWave Is the Better Choice
MeetWave is the better fit if you want generous meeting notes at a predictable, flat price. Jamie's cheaper plans cap both the number of meetings and their length, and only its priciest individual tier removes the meeting-count cap. MeetWave Pro has no cap on the number of meetings (a single recording runs up to 3 hours), and Pro+ removes the hours cap.
MeetWave is also the stronger choice if you want summaries structured for your specific professional role rather than one general AI summary format, and if you want the AI to reference your last 20 meetings on Pro+ (5 on Pro) for added context. Neither is something Jamie currently offers.
And it fits better if you would rather your data stayed in a MeetWave account than a vendor's EU cloud, accepting that this means no mobile app and, outside Windows, coverage limited to web calls via the Chrome extension.
The Verdict
Jamie and MeetWave share the same core philosophy of bot-free recording, which sets both apart from bot-based tools like Otter or Fireflies. Platform is no longer the dividing line, since Jamie ships Mac, Windows and iPhone apps.
Jamie is the broader product for Apple users: native Mac and iPhone apps and data kept within the EEA, Switzerland and the UK. MeetWave is the more focused one for an individual working at a computer — Windows desktop app or Chrome extension — with 40 hours of analysis per month on Pro and unlimited on Pro+, role-specific summary formats, and cross-meeting memory, billed per individual account rather than per seat.
