Tactiq

Browser-based meeting transcripts without a bot in the call

Productivity Freemium
Researched · Published · Reviewed
RECATOOLS Score
7 / 10
Capability
6.5
Value for money
7.5
Ease of use
8.5
ASEAN readiness
6
API quality
4
Founded
2019
HQ
Sydney, Australia
Users
Launched
Developer

Overview

Tactiq is a Chrome extension that transcribes Google Meet, Zoom and Teams calls live into AI summaries and action items, without sending a recording bot into the meeting. Free tier plus per-seat paid plans from $8/mo.

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Pricing

Pricing shown for reference only. These figures reflect RECATOOLS research as of 11 Jul 2026 and may be out of date or incomplete. This is not financial or purchasing advice — always confirm the current price on the provider’s official website before making any decision.

Free
$0/mo
10 transcripts and 5 AI credits a month
  • AI-generated insights
  • Share & export transcripts
  • In-meeting AI
Team
$16.67/mo
Per user, billed annually, 1-20 seats
  • Unlimited AI credits
  • Priority support
  • Auto-share transcripts with team
Business
$29.17/mo
Per user, billed annually, 20-200 seats
  • Advanced data retention
  • SAML SSO
  • Customer success manager
  • Tactiq MCP/Claude connector (beta)
Enterprise
Custom
200+ seats
  • Curated Data Processing Agreement
  • Customizable SSO & notifications
  • Dedicated account manager

Use cases

Live meeting captions Transcripts AI summaries

What you can produce with Tactiq

  • Live in-browser transcription for Google Meet, Zoom and Teams
  • AI-generated meeting summaries and action items
  • No recording bot joins the call
  • Chrome extension install, no desktop app required
  • Auto-share transcripts to team channels (Team plan+)
  • SAML SSO and advanced data retention (Business/Enterprise)
  • Tactiq MCP / Claude connector (beta, Business plan)
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ASEAN Perspective

Tactiq in Southeast Asia

ASEAN-region availability and pricing notes coming soon. Drop the editorial team a note via /contact/ if you can supply local context (Singapore/Malaysia/Indonesia/Thailand/Vietnam).

RECATOOLS Verdict

No bot visibly joins the call — that's the whole differentiator, and it's a good one. Tactiq runs as a browser extension that reads a call's native captions, so Google Meet, Zoom and Teams get live transcripts and AI summaries without an extra participant appearing on screen, which matters for anyone who's had meetings blocked over bot policies elsewhere.

It's a narrower tool than that pitch might suggest — no CRM-grade deal intelligence, no coaching analytics, nothing beyond transcript, summary and export. The free plan caps out at 10 transcripts and 5 AI credits a month, cheap enough to test but not to live on. Support is a known weak point: G2 reviewers report waiting days for help with account cancellation. Good pick for individuals and small teams who want fast, no-fuss notes straight from the browser rather than a full meeting-intelligence platform.

Independent AI-assisted assessment by RECATOOLS.

What people say

The thing almost every G2 review calls out is what's missing: no bot visibly joins the call, because the whole product runs as a browser extension reading native captions in real time. Reviewers consistently point to the live transcript and auto-generated summaries and action items as the reason they kept using it, and several note they can walk away from a call with a usable to-do list without touching a notepad.

The complaints cluster around two things. First, the free plan is genuinely limited — 10 transcripts and 5 AI credits a month — enough to trial the product but not to run a real workload; usable numbers only start at Pro ($8/user/month annual, unlimited transcripts) and climb through Team ($16.67/user/month, 1-20 seats) to Business ($29.17/user/month, 20-200 seats, adds SAML SSO and advanced retention). Second, browser dependency is a recurring gripe: because the whole product lives in a Chrome extension, it only captures what's happening in that tab, and reviewers flag it as more limited than a dedicated recording bot that can join calls the user isn't even browser-present for.

Support responsiveness draws specific criticism — some reviewers report it taking around five days to get help with account cancellation, a long wait for what's marketed as a lightweight, self-serve tool. There's less noise here than around bot-based competitors: because Tactiq doesn't post a visible participant into the meeting, it avoids the consent backlash that shows up in reviews for rivals like Read AI or Otter.

It reads as a tool built for individual professionals and small teams rather than sales orgs chasing deal intelligence — the feature set stays close to transcript-plus-summary rather than expanding into coaching or CRM sync, and the pricing ladder up to Enterprise (200+ seats, dedicated DPA) suggests the company is trying to move upmarket without changing what the product fundamentally does.

Summary of public user & expert reviews, compiled by RECATOOLS.

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