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Go from tl;dv to Fathom

The job: AI meeting notes (Recorder for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams, Transcription, AI meeting notes and summaries, Video recordings). Pick where you are today and where you want to land; the move below follows your pick.

From · what you pay for now
tl;dv
tl;dv Pro · $29/mo
Year one+$298modeled
To · your pickBest fit
Fathom
Free plan · $0 a month
Change where you land

The money

$29/mo today , then $0/mo

tl;dv Pro

Year one, net+$298
Pays back in1.7 months

Modeled from public list prices, with your time at $50 an hour. Show the math

Does it do the job? 4 of 4 covered

  • Covered: Recorder for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams
  • Covered: Transcription
  • Covered: AI meeting notes and summaries
  • Covered: Video recordings

The work

Setup
About 1 h
Upkeep
None
Watch out
Check first: You only rely on: Recorder for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams, Transcription, AI meeting notes and summaries, Video recordings

Make the move in four steps

  1. Export from tl;dv

    Meeting recordings

    Export steps
  2. Set up Fathom

    Suits small teams that want unlimited recordings and AI summaries for free; action items, CRM sync and coaching need Fathom's paid plans.

    Details
  3. Switch links and integrations

    Point links, embeds and integrations at Fathom, then send a test through every one.

  4. Cancel tl;dv

    Turn off renewal before your renewal date, once the new setup works.

    How to cancel tl;dv
Open FathomHow to cancel tl;dv
Modeled, not measured. Savings use public prices and planning assumptions: the bill you stop paying, minus the new tool, your upkeep time and your setup time at $50/hour, over the first 12 months. Paths marked Tested by Stackcut were run end to end by us on our own products. They're our tests, not customer results. Check the must-haves in each recipe before you switch.

The whole recipe: 5 ways out, best first

What you use

  • Recorder for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams
  • Transcription
  • AI meeting notes and summaries
  • Video recordings

Not covered

  • Global transcript search
  • Ask AI over meetings
  • CRM sync and 5,000+ integrations
  • Sales coaching and playbook monitoring

Check before switching

  • You only rely on: Recorder for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams, Transcription, AI meeting notes and summaries, Video recordings
  • Export your data from tl;dv before canceling

Agents: get_recipe("replace-tldv") on the Stackcut MCP server.

5 ways out, best first

Cheaper plantl;dv (free tier)Saves $336 in year one
$29/mo today → $0/mo · setup 0.25 h · then $348/yr · payback 0.4 mo
If your use fits the free tier (Unlimited video recordings and transcription in 30+ languages; AI notes for 10 meetings and 10 Ask AI queries (lifetime limits, not monthly), then AI notes cover only the first 10 minutes of a meeting; recordings kept 3 months, archived after 3 days and downloadable only in the 4 weeks before deletion; 3-hour maximum per meeting; no simultaneous recordings; 20 integration credits).
Covers 75% of the core features (not: AI meeting notes and summaries)
Suits occasional use: recordings and transcripts are unlimited, but only 10 meetings (lifetime) get full AI notes and free recordings are kept 3 months.
How we got this
You pay now: tl;dv Pro$29/user/mo × 1 user$29/mo
New cost: tl;dv (free tier)free plan$0/mo
Difference each month$29 − $0+$29/mo
Over 12 months+$29 × 12+$348
Setup, once0.25 h × $50/h−$12
Year one+$348 − $12+$336
  • Not counting your time (0.25 h in year one): saves $348 in year one.

Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team

Already includedGoogle WorkspaceSaves $323 in year one
$29/mo today → $0/mo · setup 0.5 h · then $348/yr · payback 0.9 mo
Covers 50% of the core features (not: Recorder for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams, Transcription)
Suits teams that meet in Google Meet and already pay for Workspace Business Standard or higher, where Gemini takes notes and recordings save to Drive; it doesn't cover Zoom or Teams calls.
How we got this
You pay now: tl;dv Pro$29/user/mo × 1 user$29/mo
New cost: Google Workspacealready in a plan you pay for$0/mo
Difference each month$29 − $0+$29/mo
Over 12 months+$29 × 12+$348
Setup, once0.5 h × $50/h−$25
Year one+$348 − $25+$323
  • Not counting your time (0.5 h in year one): saves $348 in year one.

Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team

Switch vendorFathom (free tier)Saves $298 in year one
$29/mo today → $0/mo · setup 1 h · then $348/yr · payback 1.7 mo
If your use fits the free tier (Free forever: unlimited recordings and transcriptions, instant AI call summaries, clips and search (no numeric caps published)).
Covers 100% of the core features
Suits small teams that want unlimited recordings and AI summaries for free; action items, CRM sync and coaching need Fathom's paid plans.
How we got this
You pay now: tl;dv Pro$29/user/mo × 1 user$29/mo
New cost: Fathom (free tier)free plan$0/mo
Difference each month$29 − $0+$29/mo
Over 12 months+$29 × 12+$348
Setup, once1 h × $50/h−$50
Year one+$348 − $50+$298
  • Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $348 in year one.

Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team

Open sourceMeetilySaves $298 in year one
$29/mo today → $0/mo · setup 1 h · then $348/yr · payback 1.7 mo
Covers 50% of the core features (not: Recorder for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams, Video recordings)
Suits privacy-minded users who don't need video: local transcription and summaries on their own computer, with no bot, recordings library or CRM sync.
License: open_source
How we got this
You pay now: tl;dv Pro$29/user/mo × 1 user$29/mo
New cost: Meetilyruns on your own machine$0/mo
Difference each month$29 − $0+$29/mo
Over 12 months+$29 × 12+$348
Setup, once1 h × $50/h−$50
Year one+$348 − $50+$298
  • Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $348 in year one.

Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team

Switch vendorFireflies.aiSaves $82 in year one
$29/mo today → $18/mo · setup 1 h · then $132/yr · payback 4.5 mo
Covers 100% of the core features
Suits tl;dv Pro users: Fireflies Pro is $18/seat billed monthly ($10 annually) against tl;dv's $29 ($18), with unlimited summaries and 8,000 minutes of storage per seat, but recordings stop at 2 hours instead of 3.
How we got this
You pay now: tl;dv Pro$29/user/mo × 1 user$29/mo
New cost: Fireflies.ai$18/user/mo × 1 user$18/mo
Difference each month$29 − $18+$11/mo
Over 12 months+$11 × 12+$132
Setup, once1 h × $50/h−$50
Year one+$132 − $50+$82
  • Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $132 in year one.

Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team

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