Aside vs Jamie
Both record without a bot and both learn voices. Jamie transcribes in the EU cloud. Aside transcribes on your Mac and adds guidance during the call.
Which should you choose?
Choose Jamie if…
- You need processing that stays in the EU, with ISO 27001 and GDPR.
- You use Windows or iPhone as well as a Mac.
- You need more than 80 languages.
- You want CRMs such as Salesforce, HubSpot, Attio, Pipedrive or DealCloud.
- You want a shared team workspace and Ask AI across meetings.
Choose Aside if…
- You want the call transcribed on your Mac, with the audio never uploaded.
- You want guidance during the call from your own goals and answers.
- You want to keep the recording and play back both sides.
- You want a free plan without a monthly cap on meetings.
Side by side
| Jamie | Aside | |
|---|---|---|
| How it records | No bot. The desktop app records your device’s audio and your microphone. | No bot. Records your microphone and the sound your Mac plays. |
| Where transcription happens | In the cloud. Audio is uploaded to Frankfurt for transcription. | On your Mac, with an on-device speech model. Audio is never uploaded. |
| The audio afterwards | Deleted after transcription. | Saved in a folder you choose, with playback of both sides. |
| Notes during the call | A private scratchpad, and a live transcript in Sidekick. | Press ⌃⌥N in any app to type a note. It lands in the transcript at the moment you started typing. |
| Live guidance during the call | Ask questions about the live meeting in Sidekick. No proactive coaching is documented. | Optional. Goals you set fill in as dots, one line suggests your next move, and answers you prepared appear when the topic comes up. Paid plan. |
| After-call write-up | An executive summary, a full summary and tasks with assignees, in about 5 to 10 minutes. Follow-up email drafts. | A summary, the goals you reached, next steps and a follow-up email to copy. Paid plan. |
| Speaker names | Separates voices. You name each one from short clips, and it names them in later meetings. | Suggested from clues in the call, like a name said aloud, with the reason shown. Voices you’ve confirmed before are named for you, and you can undo it. |
| Platforms | Mac, Windows and iPhone. Its docs also list Android. | Mac only (Apple silicon, macOS 14.2 or later). |
| Languages | 80+. | English plus 24 European languages. |
| Integrations | Google Docs, Notion and OneNote on all plans. Salesforce, HubSpot, Attio, Dynamics 365, Pipedrive, API and MCP from Pro. | None yet. |
| Search or ask across meetings | Ask AI across meetings. | Not yet. |
| AI training on your data | Never, by Jamie or its model providers. | Nothing you record or write is used to train AI models. |
| Price | Plus is $24 a month billed yearly, or $29 monthly (€21 or €25). | $15 a month, or $12 a month billed yearly, for guidance and write-ups. |
| Free plan | Yes. 10 AI notes a month, up to 30 minutes per meeting. | Yes. Recording, notes and transcripts. |
Jamie prices are from its pricing page on 8 Oct 2026.
What Jamie is
Jamie is a German, EU-hosted meeting notetaker with no bot, aimed at privacy-sensitive work such as finance, law, consulting and healthcare. Its desktop app records your device’s audio and microphone and detects Zoom, Meet and Teams calls.
Where Jamie is stronger
Jamie keeps data in the EEA, Switzerland and the UK, and says it never trains on it. It learns voices so speakers are named in later meetings, supports more than 80 languages, and connects to finance CRMs like DealCloud.
Where Aside differs
Jamie’s docs say audio is uploaded to Frankfurt for transcription and then deleted. Aside transcribes on your Mac, so audio is never uploaded, and keeps the recording so you can play it back.
Help during the call
In Jamie’s Sidekick you can ask questions about the live meeting. Aside can guide you without being asked: your goals fill in as you cover them, one line suggests the next move, and the answers you prepared appear when the topic comes up.
Questions
Does Jamie run on my device?
Jamie records on your device. Its docs say the audio is uploaded to Frankfurt for transcription and deleted afterwards.
Do both learn voices?
Yes. Jamie names voices you’ve identified in later meetings. Aside does the same on your Mac, and shows why it suggests each name.
Does Aside work on Windows or iPhone?
Not yet. Aside is a Mac app for Apple silicon Macs. Jamie runs on Windows and iPhone.
Does Aside connect to my CRM?
Not yet. You can copy the summary and the follow-up email.
Last checked 8 Oct 2026. Products change, so check each company’s pages before you decide.
Sources
Facts about Jamie come from its own pages, read on 8 Oct 2026.