Tactiq Review, Pricing & Alternatives (2026)

Tactiq is an Australian company that built its meeting assistant as a browser extension rather than a recording bot. When a Google Meet, Zoom or Microsoft Teams call starts in the browser, Tactiq captures the live captions and speech as text, with speaker names, without adding a visible participant to the call. Tactiq says it does not store audio, only text transcripts, which appeals to teams uncomfortable with bots recording meetings. It says it is used by more than 10,000 companies and over 1 million people. The extension works in Chrome and Edge, and Google Companion Mode support lets users transcribe from a second device in the room.

During a call, the Tactiq side panel shows the live transcript, and users can highlight key lines, add notes, take screenshots and ask questions about the meeting so far. After the call, the full transcript is saved to the Tactiq dashboard with search, tags, folders and sharing, and can be exported to Google Docs, Notion, Confluence or other tools. Tactiq supports more than 60 languages. Users can also upload recordings or transcripts from other sources. Team and higher plans auto-share transcripts with colleagues, and a Daily Digest summarizes recent meetings. Admins can pause automatic transcription or turn off the in-meeting notification on paid plans.

AI features run on the transcript. One click produces a summary, action items with owners, decisions or key insights, and users can ask custom questions or draft follow-up emails. AI Meeting Kits provide prompt templates for sales calls, interviews, standups and other formats. AI Workflows chain prompts and actions, for example summarizing a sales call and sending notes to a CRM or Slack channel automatically. Tactiq connects to Claude and ChatGPT so those assistants can query meeting history, and a Tactiq MCP server is in beta on the Business plan. One AI credit covers all AI actions on a single meeting.

The Free plan includes 10 transcripts and 5 AI credits a month; meetings under five minutes do not use a transcript credit. Pro costs $8 per user a month billed annually, or $12 monthly, with unlimited transcripts and 10 AI credits. Team costs $16.67 per user a month billed annually, or $20 monthly, for up to 20 users with unlimited AI credits, priority support and auto-sharing. Business costs about $29 per user a month annually, or $40 monthly, for 20 to 200 users and adds SAML SSO, data retention controls and MCP access. Enterprise for 200+ users is custom. When AI credits run out, transcription continues.

Tactiq's main advantages are bot-free capture and a low entry price. Its limits are that it works only for browser-based meetings, offers no audio or video recording to replay, and relies on meeting captions, so accuracy can trail tools that process audio directly. Otter and Fireflies join calls as bots and record audio and video with deeper search and analytics. Fathom offers a generous free recorder for Zoom, Meet and Teams, tl;dv records and clips video, and Granola transcribes from the device without a bot. Choose Tactiq if you want transcripts and AI notes from browser meetings without a bot announcing itself.