Acta

Overview

Acta is a meeting assistant for teams that need transcripts and role-specific outputs, with recordings from major video meeting platforms or directly from a computer. It suits people who want to turn meetings into searchable material and work-ready notes. Its mix of capture methods and integrations is appealing, though the free storage cap and custom-priced paid plans make the cost decision less straightforward.

Key features

Acta can join Google Meet, Zoom and Microsoft Teams as a bot, then create transcripts, summaries and action items. For meetings where a bot is unwelcome, its desktop app and Chrome extension can record from the user's computer instead. That choice makes Acta useful across different meeting norms, though the two capture approaches may not fit every device or workflow.

Ask Acta searches selected transcripts and answers questions across those meetings, which can help teams retrieve context without rereading full conversations. Templates generate outputs such as sales reports, interview scorecards, product requirements, tickets and clinical notes. This role-specific approach is more useful than a generic recap when teams need meeting content shaped for distinct work.

Integrations include Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook, alongside Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Jira, Asana, ClickUp, Monday.com and Gmail. Acta says recordings and notes stay within the user's account unless shared, and that meeting data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Enterprise adds on-premise deployment, SSO, APIs, private storage and custom data retention for organizations with more demanding deployment and control needs.

Pricing

Acta has no ongoing free plan, but its Free plan is priced at $0 and includes 600 mins of storage with limited AI summaries and action points. That cap makes it a constrained way to assess the service, rather than a generous long-term option for teams recording regularly.

A separate Free (15 days) plan is priced at $0. It includes unlimited recordings and transcriptions during the 15-day period, 600 mins of storage, and limited AI summarization and action points. This trial offers broader recording access for evaluation, but the storage and AI limits still apply.

Pro is billed per seat/month, monthly or annually, with unlimited transcription, AI summaries, storage and integrations. Its price is custom pricing, so teams should weigh the unlimited quotas against a cost they will need to establish before committing. Enterprise also has custom pricing and adds on-premise deployment, white-label solutions, APIs, SSO, private storage and custom data retention; it is the more relevant tier for organizations that need those controls. Users can change or cancel a plan from the dashboard at any time, and Enterprise includes a dedicated account manager.

Platforms

Acta is listed for Android, iOS, macOS, Windows and web, as well as an extension, API and self-hosted deployment. This broad range suits teams working across desktop and mobile environments, while self-hosting is specifically relevant to organizations considering Enterprise controls.

Who it's for

Acta is a strong fit for sales, product, engineering, recruiting, finance and customer-support teams that need meeting records converted into role-specific outputs. Its search across selected transcripts also suits people revisiting decisions or details from multiple meetings. Teams seeking a durable free tier, or needing a clear paid price before evaluating, may prefer another option.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Bot and no-bot recording options accommodate different meeting preferences.
• Pros: Role-specific templates can turn conversations into deliverables such as interview scorecards, tickets and clinical notes.
• Pros: Calendar and project-work integrations connect meeting capture with a range of common tools.
• Cons: The free plan's 600-minute storage allowance and limited AI outputs constrain ongoing use.
• Cons: Pro and Enterprise use custom pricing, making seat costs harder to assess upfront.

Alternatives

Choose Fellow if a free plan with 5 AI notes (lifetime) per user better suits a light start; it also offers a free trial and apps across mobile, desktop, web and extension platforms.

Circleback is another freemium option, with free AI meeting notes and action items for online and in-person meetings, plus limited automations.

Pick Notta if a defined free allowance of 120 transcription minutes/month for one seat is preferable to Acta's storage-based free cap.

VOMO offers 60 free minutes at signup, with a 30-minute limit per audio file.

Hedy may suit users who value a free monthly allowance of five hours and 30 minutes of real-time insights per session.

Laxis offers a free Basic plan with 300 transcription minutes per month, 30 days of conversation history and a 45-minute maximum per recording.

Mem Agent is another freemium alternative.

OLVA is a paid alternative with a free trial and Basic and Plus plans.

For broader comparisons, browse Meeting Intelligence Software, Meeting Notes Software or AI Meeting Assistants.

Verdict

Acta is best for teams that need flexible meeting capture and want transcripts turned into searchable, role-specific work products. Its templates, integrations and Enterprise controls give it a clear workplace focus. Look elsewhere if you need a substantial free plan or an upfront paid price; the 600-minute storage cap and custom pricing are the main trade-offs.