No. 10 of 34 ·Meeting Recording Software

Canto

Web · Android · iPhone · paid plans from $11.99/mo

Freedom report

Three barsScore 6.5

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Canto is ranked #10 of 34 in meeting recording software on Freedom251. It runs on Android, iOS, Web. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $11.99/mo.

Canto plans and pricing

All plans

Free Free Free forever 100 transcription min/month · 500 AI chat messages/month · 1,000 semantic searches/month · 100 template runs/month usecanto.com · 8 Oct 2026

Teams $11.99/mo Billed annually; annual billing brings the per-seat monthly price from $14.99 to $11.99 Per seat · 5-seat minimum · Unlimited transcription, AI chat, semantic search, and template runs, within fair team use usecanto.com · 8 Oct 2026

Pro $14.99/mo Billed annually; annual billing brings the monthly price from $19.99 to $14.99 Unlimited transcription, AI chat, semantic search, and template runs, within fair personal use usecanto.com · 8 Oct 2026

Enterprise Not published Custom terms Custom plan · SSO · Custom controls · Direct support line usecanto.com · 8 Oct 2026

Compared on meeting recording software

Free plan: Yes
Recording scope: audio
Transcript search: Yes
Meeting platforms: Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Zoom
Sharing controls: team permissions

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The record

Product: Canto records conversations and provides transcripts, summaries, search, chat, and collaboration across recordings.
Transcription: Canto transcribes 99 languages, including conversations that switch languages mid-sentence, and separates speakers automatically.
AI features: Users can chat with a single recording or their whole library, and answers link back to where the information was said.
Templates: Custom templates turn recordings into minutes, briefs, or follow-up emails, with action items extracted automatically.
Meeting integrations: The notetaker can join Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, and Zoom, and Canto can connect to Google Calendar or Microsoft 365 to schedule joins.
AI integrations: Canto supports clean Markdown or PDF exports and connecting its knowledge base to Claude or ChatGPT through its MCP server.
Mobile recording: Canto supports recording from Apple Watch, home-screen widgets, and lock-screen controls, and can import audio shared from WhatsApp, Viber, or Files.
Teams: Shared folders and organization spaces let teams share recordings, notes, and AI chat; Teams plans have a five-seat minimum.
Privacy: Canto says recordings and transcripts are not used to train AI models and are not sold or licensed.
Security: Canto says data is encrypted in transit with TLS and at rest by its cloud provider, with server-side access controls for recordings.
Data location: The maker says recordings, transcripts, and database records are stored in the EU, while some processing uses Google's global infrastructure or the non-region-pinned Gemini API.
Support: The company lists [email protected] for support and data inquiries, and says it responds to certain privacy requests within 30 days.
Intended users: Canto describes itself as built for individuals such as journalists, students, founders, and therapists as well as teams.
Headquarters: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Price from: $11.99/mo

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Meeting Recording Software in 2026#10 of 34

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Sources

usecanto.com· checked 8 Oct 2026
usecanto.com/integrations/· checked 8 Oct 2026
usecanto.com/pricing/· checked 8 Oct 2026
usecanto.com/privacy/· checked 8 Oct 2026