You know the drill: you’re in meetings all day, trying to take notes in the meantime, and by the end of the day you can’t remember exactly what was agreed upon. Jamie is an AI meeting assistant that automatically generates business summaries, transcriptions, and action items. The special part? No bot appears in your meeting to startle everyone.
Who is behind Jamie?
Jamie was founded in 2020 by Benedikt F. Böringer and Louis M. Morgner through their company wespond UG, based in Rösrath, Germany. The original idea was simple but relatable: making AI advancements accessible to solve the problem of manual note-taking after long days full of meetings. Who hasn’t sat at the end of a meeting marathon staring at scribbled notes you can barely decipher yourself?
The company has since raised funding from various investors, including Menden Ventures, Superangels, TS Ventures, and STARTPLATZ. The tool has evolved into a mature product with over 20,000 users. What sets Jamie apart from many competitors is its focus on privacy and the fact that the tool works completely without a bot in the meeting. Audio is deleted immediately after processing and all data is stored in Frankfurt, Germany. For many European companies that take privacy seriously, this is an important advantage.
Who is Jamie for?
Jamie is primarily aimed at professionals who have lots of meetings but don’t want a visible bot in their sessions. Think of freelancers talking with clients, managers having internal meetings, sales teams giving pitches, and privacy-conscious professionals discussing sensitive information. It’s also suitable for executives who would rather not have a “Fireflies.ai Bot” appear among the participants.
The tool is less suitable for people who need video recordings. Jamie focuses purely on audio and transcription. If you want to review video clips or share clips with colleagues, you’re better off looking at alternatives that do support video.
What can Jamie do?
Jamie’s free version already offers quite a bit of functionality for 10 meetings per month of up to 30 minutes each. For unlimited meetings, longer sessions, and extra features like the Executive Assistant, you’ll need a paid plan. Here are the main capabilities:
- Bot-free recording: This is where Jamie really excels. The tool runs locally on your computer and records the system audio. So no virtual participant appears in your Zoom, Teams, or Google Meet. For many people, that feels much less intrusive.
- Automatic AI summaries and minutes: After the meeting, you get a structured summary of your meeting. Jamie turns it into a readable document with the key points, without you having to do any work on it yourself.
- Detection of action items and decisions: The AI automatically recognizes when tasks are being assigned or decisions are being made. That saves a lot of searching through your transcription afterwards.
- Transcription in more than 100 languages: Jamie supports an impressive number of languages, including Dutch. Handy if you work with international teams or have meetings in different languages.
- Speaker recognition: The tool can distinguish between different speakers and labels the transcription by person. This makes it much easier to read back who said what.
- Executive Assistant Sidebar: This is a chat feature that allows you to ask questions about your meetings. For example, you can ask “What were the action items from my meeting yesterday?” and get a direct answer. This is an AI assistant that can search through your meeting history.
Jamie works on Windows, macOS, and iOS. There is no Android app or web version. So you need to download and install the software on your device. The advantage of this is that it can also work offline, for example during physical meetings where you don’t have an internet connection.
What does Jamie cost?
Jamie has a free plan that lets you record 10 meetings per month of up to 30 minutes each. You also get 20 assistant messages per day, which is enough to ask the AI a few questions about your meetings.
For the paid plans, you pay monthly. The Plus plan costs €25 per month, the Pro plan €47 per month, and the Executive plan €99 per month. The differences are mainly in the number of meetings, the length per meeting, and additional features. There’s also a 7-day trial period available, so you can try out the tool before you pay.
Compared to competitors like Otter.ai or Fireflies.ai, Jamie is on the more expensive side. On the other hand, you don’t have a bot in your meetings and the privacy guarantees are stronger due to European data storage and GDPR compliance.
What should you watch out for?
The biggest drawback of Jamie is that you have to manually start and stop. With tools like Fireflies or Otter, recording starts automatically as soon as you join a meeting. With Jamie, you have to remember to start the recording yourself. Users regularly forget this, which means they don’t have a summary afterwards.
Another point is that Jamie doesn’t record video, only audio. If you want to save video clips or review visual presentations, then Jamie isn’t suitable. The focus is purely on spoken content and transcription.
The processing time can also be a frustration. After a meeting, it often takes 5 to 10 minutes before you get the summary. That’s not very long, but if you need to look something up quickly or have to create a report right after the meeting, you’ll feel that wait time.
Finally, the price is a point of discussion. At €47 per month for the Pro plan, you’re paying more than with many alternatives. That may be worth it if privacy is important to you, but if you’re mainly looking for an affordable solution, there are cheaper options.
Jamie alternatives
If Jamie doesn’t quite fit what you’re looking for, there are various alternatives that emphasize different aspects:
- Otter.ai: Choose Otter if you need live transcription during the meeting. Otter works in real-time and lets you follow along with the transcription during the conversation. Jamie processes everything only after the meeting ends.
- Fireflies.ai: This is a good choice if you want to keep video recordings or have complex CRM workflows. Fireflies has deeper integrations with tools like Salesforce and HubSpot and also records video.
- tl;dv: If you want to share video clips with colleagues, tl;dv is a better option. This tool is specifically focused on video recordings and creating clips that you can forward.
Frequently asked questions
Here are answers to the most frequently asked questions about Jamie:
Does Jamie use a bot that joins the meeting?
No, that’s exactly the big difference from many competitors. Jamie runs locally on your computer and records the system audio. So no virtual participant appears in your Zoom or Teams meeting. For others in the meeting, it’s not visible that you’re recording.
Is my data safe with Jamie?
Jamie is a German company that operates in full GDPR compliance. All data is stored in Frankfurt and audio files are deleted immediately after transcription. For European companies that value privacy, that’s a stronger proposition than with many American alternatives.
Does Jamie work for offline meetings too?
Yes, Jamie can also record physical meetings via your device’s microphone. You don’t even need an internet connection during recording. Processing does happen online, but the recording itself can be done completely offline.
Conclusion
Jamie is a strong choice if you have a lot of meetings and don’t want a visible bot in your meetings. The focus on privacy, GDPR compliance, and European data storage make it attractive for companies that value those things. The summaries are of good quality and speaker recognition works well. The biggest drawback is that you have to start and stop manually, and that the price is higher than with many competitors. If privacy and discretion are more important to you than cost, then Jamie is worth considering. If you’re mainly looking for an affordable solution with video recording, then look at alternatives.
