Mavio vs tl;dv

Mavio vs tl;dv

tl;dv earned its following honestly: a free tier far more generous than the category norm, a clean interface, and video clipping that is genuinely the best-executed version of that feature in this market. Most comparisons between the two come down to two questions — what the free tiers really include, and whether you need the highlight reel.

The free tiers, compared properly

This is where most people start, so it is worth being precise rather than winning on a technicality.

tl;dv's free plan allows unlimited recordings. That is a real advantage and it is why the tool spread. The limitation is on the AI layer: the recordings accumulate, but the summarization and intelligence features are metered.

Mavio's free plan is $0 forever with no card, and includes unlimited transcription, AI summaries, and action items. The AI is not held back either — a summarized meeting on the free plan is the same summarized meeting you get on a paid one. What the free plan does not include is real-time transcription: the write-up arrives after the call rather than during it.

So the choice on free tiers is a real trade, not a trick: unlimited recording with limited AI, or capped recording with full AI. If you record everything and read almost none of it, tl;dv's shape suits you better. If you record less and rely on the summary for every one, Mavio's does.

Clips are tl;dv's real feature

The highlight-reel workflow — scrub to the moment, cut it, drop the link into Slack — is tl;dv's standout, and if that is a habit on your team it is a legitimate reason to stay. Mavio's sharing is built around the meeting record: the transcript, the summary, the action items, and search across everything you have captured. Those are different tools for different jobs, and it is worth being clear that Mavio is not trying to out-clip tl;dv.

Where Mavio pulls ahead

The bot. tl;dv records by joining the call. Mavio captures on-device through the macOS and Windows desktop apps, the Chrome extension, or mobile, so nothing appears in the participant list. On internal calls this is a preference. On calls with customers or candidates, it is often the whole decision.

Platform reach. tl;dv lives in Chrome and the browser. Mavio adds native desktop and mobile apps, which is also what makes on-device capture possible in the first place — and what lets you record a conversation that is not a video call at all.

Context across meetings. Mavio carries a knowledge base across your history, so the assistant answering a question has your earlier meetings available rather than just the one open in front of it. If you meet the same customer six times across a quarter, that difference compounds.

Pricing

tl;dv's paid plans start around $20 per user per month. Mavio's Free plan is $0 forever with no card: unlimited transcription, AI summaries, and action items. Pro is $10 per month ($100 billed annually) and adds real-time transcription, 25 transcript languages, all integrations, and API access. Business is $25 per seat per month ($20 annually), adding Coach Mode, team analytics, and shared team libraries.

Choosing

Stay on tl;dv if unlimited free recording is the point, or if clip-sharing is a workflow your team actually uses rather than one you tried once.

Move to Mavio if you want full AI on the free tier rather than metered, if a bot on external calls is a problem, or if you need to capture meetings outside the browser.

Verify the current tl;dv tier limits on their pricing page before you decide — free tiers in this category change more often than any comparison page can keep up with, this one included.

Migrating from tl;dv to Mavio

1. Export your tl;dv recordings from the dashboard.
2. Sign up for Mavio and connect your calendar and meeting platforms.
3. Keep the export. There is no tl;dv importer in Mavio, so previous recordings and clips stay in tl;dv. Download anything you still need before you cancel.
4. Set up your workspace and invite team members.

Setup takes about 15 minutes. Mavio's free plan needs no card, so you can overlap the two for a week.