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Avoma vs Kai

Avoma and Kai are both meeting notes & transcription tools. Avoma is aimed at small businesses and enterprise, while Kai is aimed at freelancers and small businesses. Kai costs less, from $20/mo versus $29/mo for Avoma. Only Kai has a free plan.

Avoma

AI meeting notes, scheduling and conversation intelligence for sales

Kai

AI executive assistant for email, meetings, calendar and tasks

PricingPaid · $29Paid · $20
Starting price$29/mo$20/mo
Free planNoYes
Free trial14 days—
Built forSmall businesses, EnterpriseFreelancers, Small businesses, Enterprise
Platformswebweb, macos, android
CountryUSCH
Rating——

Choose Avoma if

SMB and mid-market sales and customer success teams that want AI notes, CRM updates and call coaching without Gong's price.

  • Combines notetaker, scheduler and coaching tools in one product
  • Free viewer seats for managers and collaborators
  • Much cheaper than Gong for small and mid-sized teams

Look elsewhere if: Individuals who only need cheap transcripts (Fireflies, Otter) or large enterprises standardizing on a revenue platform (Gong).

Choose Kai if

Founders, executives and consultants who want one assistant across email, meetings, calendar and tasks with approval before every action.

  • Never sends or deletes without your confirmation
  • No meeting bot joins your calls
  • Free trial with no card and no time limit

Look elsewhere if: People who only need a fast email client or a meeting notepad (Superhuman, Granola).

Avoma vs Kai pricing

Avoma

  • Startup$29/seat/mo$19/mo billed annually; up to 25 recorder seats
  • Organization$39/seat/mo$29/mo billed annually; up to 100 seats, API, CSM
  • Enterprise$39/seat/moAnnual only; min 10 seats, SSO, HIPAA, retention rules
  • Conversation Intelligence$35/seat/moAdd-on; $29/mo billed annually
  • Revenue Intelligence$35/seat/moAdd-on; $29/mo billed annually; deal risk, forecasting

Kai

  • Free trial$0One-time allowance, all features, no card, no time limit
  • Base$20/moPer seat; base monthly allowance
  • Pro$50/moPer seat; 5x Base allowance, includes Morgen Pro
  • Ultra$100/moPer seat; 10x Base allowance, includes Morgen Pro

Avoma · Key features

  • Automatic recording and transcription in 70+ languages
  • AI meeting notes with custom templates and smart chapters
  • AI-drafted follow-up emails and automatic CRM field updates
  • Ask Avoma copilot for questions about one or all meetings
  • 1:1, group and round-robin scheduling pages with lead routing
  • Call scoring, talk-pattern analytics and custom topic trackers

Cons

  • No free plan for recording after the trial
  • Conversation and revenue intelligence cost extra per seat
  • Many features can overwhelm teams that only want notes

Kai · Key features

  • Botless meeting capture with live transcripts
  • Meeting summaries with owners, action items and drafted recap emails
  • Email triage into needs reply, FYI and waiting for reply
  • Reply drafts in your own writing style and follow-up nudges
  • Unified Google and Outlook calendar timeline with a daily brief
  • AI-ranked task list filled from meetings and email

Cons

  • Usage allowances are not published in absolute terms
  • Hitting the monthly allowance pauses work until you upgrade
  • Full two-sided call capture needs the Mac app

Avoma vs Kai: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Avoma or Kai?

Kai starts at $20/mo and Avoma at $29/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Avoma and Kai have a free plan?

Avoma has no free plan, a 14-day free trial. Kai has a free plan.

Not sure yet?