tl;dv review

tl;dv is an AI notetaker that joins video calls, records and transcribes them, then turns the transcript into a summary and a set of action items. Per the homepage, it runs on Anthropic's models and makes SOC2 and GDPR compliance claims, with EU-hosted data centers as an option.

Beyond basic notes, tl;dv logs call outcomes to a CRM and drafts follow-up emails and tasks automatically. It can aggregate insights across many calls into a report delivered to your inbox, and it offers sales coaching that tracks playbook adherence, objection handling and rep performance from call audio. Transcription covers more than 30 languages and dialects, with translation included. All of this sits behind end-to-end encryption, per the pricing page.

The feature set is wide for a notetaker, and most of it is bundled rather than sold as add-ons:

• AI summaries generated right after each call, with format and language options
• CRM auto-logging plus drafted follow-up emails, so notes don't just sit in a transcript
• Cross-meeting AI reports that roll up trends across calls instead of making you re-read each one
• Sales coaching analysis for objection handling and playbook adherence
• Multilingual transcription and translation across 30+ languages

Pricing is also reasonably transparent. The Pro plan drops to $18 per seat/month annually (from $29 monthly), and Business to $29 (from $39), per the pricing page. Business explicitly rules out usage-based AI fees, which matters given how many AI tools now meter usage separately. The Free plan is a real, no-cost option for solo use rather than a disabled trial shell, and both paid plans carry a Try for Free option, though the pricing page doesn't state trial length.

The Free plan is capped hard: 10 lifetime meetings with AI notes, 10 lifetime Ask AI queries, 5 uploads total, zero simultaneous recordings, and 90-day retention on recordings up to 3 hours. That's a trial disguised as a free tier.

Even Pro's "unlimited" Ask AI only applies to single-meeting queries — multi-meeting Ask AI is capped at 5 queries on Pro, with unlimited multi-meeting insight reserved for Business. Simultaneous recordings are capped at 2 on Pro and 3 on Business, with weekly web-recording caps of 80 and 120 respectively. Enterprise pricing and its optional usage-based fees aren't published.

The bigger issue is security. A thread on r/netsec reported that tl;dv's Firestore meetings collection had no tenant isolation, exposing 181,874 meeting records across 84,312 users and 35,003 email domains — including creator emails and joinable Google Meet/Teams links. Commenters say tl;dv's public stance shifted more than once before landing on a fix. One r/SaaS thread also argues AI notetakers have converged on features, making workflow fit, not capability, the real differentiator.

tl;dv's Free plan costs nothing but caps out fast: 10 meetings with AI notes and 10 Ask AI queries, ever, plus only 5 uploads and zero simultaneous recordings. That's a trial dressed up as a free tier, not something a solo user can run a business on.

Pro is the real starting point: $18 per seat/month billed annually, or $29 billed monthly, per the pricing page. It unlocks unlimited meetings and uploads, but multi-meeting Ask AI stays capped at 5 queries — the cross-meeting reporting feature tl;dv markets hardest is barely usable here.

Business runs $29/seat annually ($39 monthly) and removes that cap, adding a third simultaneous recording slot and more weekly web recordings. The pricing page says Business carries no usage-based AI fees, which implies Enterprise might.

Enterprise pricing isn't published; it adds SCIM and admin controls plus "optional usage-based pricing" with no stated rate. Budget for a sales call before you get a real number.

Moving onto tl;dv is low-friction if you're coming from a basic recorder: it joins calls as a bot, transcribes in 30+ languages, and starts pushing summaries to your inbox without much setup. The CRM auto-logging and follow-up drafting are the features that create lock-in — once your reps depend on automatic CRM updates, ripping that out means rebuilding a workflow by hand elsewhere.

The Free plan's lifetime cap of 10 AI-noted meetings means anyone testing tl;dv seriously will hit the paywall within a few weeks, not months.

What should give switchers pause: the verdict here flags a 2025 tenant-isolation failure that exposed six-figure meeting records. For teams recording sales calls, legal discussions or anything sensitive, that's not a footnote — it's a reason to ask tl;dv directly, in writing, what's changed since. Data export terms and retention-after-cancellation details aren't published on the pricing page, so get those confirmed before migrating a full team over.