> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Bluedot Review: Bot-Free AI Meeting Recorder - URL: https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/review-bluedot-australia-2026/ - Published: 2026-06-25T23:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-09T06:27:45.000Z - Description: Bluedot is a bot-free AI meeting recorder that uses a Chrome extension to capture meetings invisibly. Backed by Google, SOC 2 certified, and strong on CRM integrations. Here's the Australian verdict. - Author: Adam - Tags: AI Meeting Notetakers, AI Reviews, #review **14**/25 ★★★☆☆ Good Bluedot · UK-registered company; AWS servers in Frankfurt (EU) and Ohio (US) Verified 26 Jun 2026 Pricing checked 21 Sep 2026 Value for Money**2**/5 Ease of Use**4**/5 Feature Depth**4**/5 Australian Fit**2**/5 Reliability & Support**2**/5 From **A$19.60**/mo per user · ex-GST · billed in USD ($14 annual) Your data Servers in Frankfurt (EU) and Ohio (US). No Australian or APAC data centre. No stated option to pin data to EU servers only — (unconfirmed). **The gate:** Five stars need 21+ and Australian Fit of at least 4/5. [Skip to the verdict ](#verdict) > **Verdict (TL;DR):** Bluedot records your meetings — Zoom, Google Meet, Teams — without joining as a visible bot. A Chrome extension does the capturing; other participants never see a "Bluedot joined" notification. It stores video as well as audio, has a clean CRM integration story on the Business plan, and carries Google backing and SOC 2 certification. The catch for Australians: the free plan offers only five lifetime meetings (not five per month), pricing is in USD, and data lives on servers split between Germany and Ohio. Useful for sales teams and recruiters who want invisible capture with CRM push. Expensive if you want those CRM features. > > **Score: 14/25 — ⭐⭐⭐ Good** > > *Last reviewed: 26 June 2026 by Adam.* --- ## What Bluedot is Bluedot (bluedothq.com) is a bot-free AI meeting recorder and notetaker. It operates as a Chrome extension (with companion desktop apps for Mac and Windows, plus iOS and Android) and captures meetings by recording your device's screen and audio — without sending a bot participant into the call. The product is backed by Google and is SOC 2 certified. Infrastructure is hosted on Amazon Web Services, with servers in Frankfurt, Germany, and Ohio, United States. Bluedot is GDPR compliant. The company does not train AI models on your meeting content. Primary use cases are sales, recruiting, customer success, and legal — teams that run structured external calls and need notes to flow automatically into CRMs or applicant tracking systems (ATS). Bluedot supports Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Webex, and can also record uploaded audio or video files on paid plans. --- ## What it costs in Australia Bluedot prices in USD. No AUD pricing is available. GST treatment for Australian subscribers is not stated on the pricing page — (unconfirmed). Confirm with the vendor. | Plan | USD (annual) | USD (monthly) | AUD approx annual (×1.40) | Notes | | ---------- | -------------- | -------------- | ------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Free | $0 | $0 | Free | 5 meetings **lifetime** (not per month); 1-hour max recording; Chrome ext + apps | | Basic | $14/user/month | $18/user/month | \~AUD $19.60/user/month | Unlimited meetings (audio only); 1-hour max per recording; webhook; MCP integration | | Pro | $20/user/month | $25/user/month | \~AUD $28/user/month | Unlimited meetings + video; unlimited recording duration; custom templates; Zoom/Drive imports | | Business | $32/user/month | $39/user/month | \~AUD $44.80/user/month | CRM + ATS integrations; SSO + SCIM; custom data retention; unlimited imports | | Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom | Flat-rate company pricing; dedicated support | *AUD conversions approximate at 1 USD = 1.40 AUD as of September 2026\. Figures are ex-GST: a GST-registered business that supplies its ABN is not charged GST on an imported digital service; other buyers add \~10%. Exchange rate not locked by vendor.* The free plan's five-lifetime-meeting limit is effectively a trial, not a usable free tier. You will exhaust it in your first week unless you are being very deliberate. This is a significant difference from competitors like Spinach (100 meetings/month free) or Tactiq (10 transcripts/month free). Note also that Bluedot only charges for users who actually record meetings — you can add team members who are not recording without paying for their seats. CRM integrations (HubSpot, Salesforce) and ATS integrations require the Business plan at $32/user/month annual — a steep jump from Pro. If CRM push is why you want Bluedot, you need to budget for Business. --- ## How it works in practice Install the Bluedot Chrome extension. When you join a meeting, Bluedot activates and records what your screen and microphone capture. No one else sees it join. After the meeting, Bluedot processes the recording and produces a transcript, AI summary, and action items. The notes arrive in the Bluedot web app and can be pushed to Slack, Notion, HubSpot, Salesforce, or other connected tools. On the Pro plan, video is stored alongside the transcript — useful for sales coaching or reviewing complex technical discussions. The desktop app (Mac and Windows) extends this to any meeting type — Teams, Zoom desktop, or even face-to-face meetings via the mobile app, though in-person capture is less polished than Jamie's equivalent. The MCP integration on the Basic plan and above allows Bluedot to connect with AI assistants such as Claude — a niche but genuinely useful feature for teams building AI workflows. --- ## What it does well **Genuinely bot-free.** No participant notification. No bot in the attendee list. The Chrome extension captures what your device sees and hears, invisibly. **Video recording.** On Pro and above, Bluedot stores the meeting video alongside the transcript. Most notetakers are audio-only. Video is useful for training, coaching, and reviewing what was actually shown on screen. **Unlimited recording duration on Pro.** No meeting length cap on the Pro plan ($20/user/month annual). This is notably better than tools that cap meetings at 1 or 3 hours on equivalent plans. **Strong CRM and ATS integrations on Business.** HubSpot, Salesforce, and ATS platforms are covered — along with SSO, SCIM, and custom data retention. If your team lives in CRM and recruiter tools, Business delivers a complete workflow. **Google backing.** Not just a logo — Google's investment signals credibility and product staying power, which matters when evaluating whether to rely on a tool long-term. **SOC 2 certified, GDPR compliant.** Standard enterprise security bar is met. **Only paying for recording users.** Unlike some competitors that charge per seat regardless of use, Bluedot only bills users who actually record. Cost-efficient for mixed teams. --- ## What it doesn't do well **The free plan is barely a trial.** Five meetings for life is not a free tier — it is a demo. Any serious evaluation requires immediately upgrading to Basic. **Basic plan audio-only, capped at 1 hour.** The entry paid plan ($14/month annual, \~AUD $21.70) only records audio and cuts off at 1 hour. Most professional calls are within that limit, but it is a constraint. And you lose video, which is one of Bluedot's differentiators. **CRM integrations are Business-plan-only.** If you want HubSpot or Salesforce push, you need to pay $32/user/month annual. There is a $12/user/month gap between Pro and Business. That is a meaningful jump. **Data split across two geographies.** Servers are in Frankfurt (EU) and Ohio (US). Bluedot does not appear to offer a choice of data residency region. Australian users' data may process through US servers — (unconfirmed) whether requests can be configured to remain EU-only. Confirm with vendor. **No project management integrations.** Unlike Spinach, there is no Jira, Asana, Linear, or ClickUp integration. Bluedot is built for sales and recruiting, not engineering or product teams. **USD pricing.** Currency risk sits with Australian buyers. No AUD option. --- ## Australian fit Bluedot was built for an international market. It has no AU-specific features. - **Pricing:** USD only. No AUD pricing. Currency risk applies. - **Data residency:** Servers in Frankfurt (EU) and Ohio (US). No Australian or APAC data centre. No stated option to pin data to EU servers only — (unconfirmed). Contact vendor for enterprise data residency options. - **GST:** Not addressed on the pricing page — (unconfirmed). Confirm with vendor. - **Support:** Support documentation is in English; no stated AU-hours coverage. - **AU-specific features:** None. The Frankfurt-plus-Ohio server split is a data residency concern for Australian organisations. Data may flow through US infrastructure. This is worth confirming with the vendor if you work in a regulated sector. The bot-free architecture has real value in Australian professional contexts. A visible bot joining an executive, legal, or board-level meeting can be uncomfortable — Bluedot avoids that entirely. **Recording consent:** Because Bluedot does not join as a visible participant, other attendees may not know the meeting is being recorded. Australian state legislation governs recording of private conversations. You are responsible for notifying participants appropriately and understanding the laws in your jurisdiction. This is not legal advice. --- ## Alternatives - [**Fireflies AI**](https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/fireflies-ai-review-australia-2026/) — bot-based; better free tier; strong PM integrations; US-hosted - [**Fathom**](https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/fathom-review-australia-2026/) — bot-based; generous free plan; clean UX; US-hosted - [**Granola**](https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/granola-review-australia-2026/) — bot-free Mac app; US-hosted; good for individual users For bot-free recording with EU-only data hosting and stronger privacy guarantees, see the Jamie review. For the most AU-friendly tool in the category, see the Tactiq review. --- ## Bottom line Bluedot earns its score because it does the bot-free recording pitch well, video storage is a real differentiator, and the Business plan delivers a complete CRM and ATS workflow. Google's backing is reassuring for a product you will depend on daily. The case against it for Australians: the free plan is effectively useless, the CRM features you probably want require the most expensive plan, data is split across EU and US servers with no stated AU option, and pricing is USD only. If you run a sales or recruiting team that wants invisible meeting capture with CRM push, Bluedot is worth testing. If you just want reliable meeting notes at a reasonable price, Tactiq covers that for significantly less. Start with the free five meetings to test transcription quality, then decide whether Basic or Pro meets your needs before committing to Business. --- ## Score | Criterion | Score | Notes | | --------------------- | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Value for Money | 2/5 | Free plan is token (5 lifetime meetings); CRM features locked behind expensive Business plan; USD pricing | | Ease of Use | 4/5 | Chrome extension is genuinely frictionless; no bot to configure; clean app interface | | Feature Depth | 4/5 | Bot-free video + audio; CRM + ATS integrations; MCP support; unlimited duration on Pro | | Australian Fit | 2/5 | USD pricing; EU + US data split; no AUD option; no AU data centre; consent management user-driven | | Reliability & Support | 2/5 | SOC 2; GDPR; Google-backed; but data residency split and no stated AU support hours | | **Total** | **14/25** | **⭐⭐⭐ Good** | *Australian Fit gate: Australian Fit 2/5 — does not qualify for ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent or category Top Pick.* --- Update history - **21 Sep 2026** — **An Australian App Store listing exists, declares AUD, and sells nothing.** *Bluedot AI Note Taker* ([id6754837598](https://apps.apple.com/au/app/id6754837598?ref=theaidirectory.com.au)) is published by **Twiso Inc.**, whose declared site is **bluedothq.com**, and its listing declares `"priceCurrency":"AUD"` with **no in-app purchases at all**. Checked because the app-store pricing pass could not resolve it; resolved here by matching Apple's declared `sellerUrl` rather than the publisher name. A free companion app is a finding worth recording, not a gap: This closes an item the 21 September app-store pass left open for the same reason as Msty. It is Bluedot's, it sells nothing, and the review's web pricing stands. Found by the app-store apply pass, `Audits/app-store-apply-2026-09-21.md`. Wayback: capture pending (archive.org saving unavailable 21 Sep 2026). ## Frequently asked questions ### Does Bluedot join your meeting as a bot? No. Bluedot is bot-free. It uses a Chrome extension to record your meeting by capturing what your device sees and hears. Other participants do not receive a notification that Bluedot has joined — it is not visible in the attendee list. ### What does Bluedot cost in Australian dollars? Bluedot prices in USD only. At approximately 1 USD = 1.40 AUD, the Basic plan costs roughly AUD $21.70/user/month (annual), Pro roughly AUD $31/user/month, and Business roughly AUD $49.60/user/month. There is no AUD native pricing. The free plan provides only 5 lifetime meetings. ### Where is Bluedot data stored? Bluedot hosts on Amazon Web Services with servers in Frankfurt, Germany (EU) and Ohio, United States. There is no stated Australian or APAC data centre option. Australians concerned about US data processing should contact the vendor to confirm data routing options. --- ## Sources - Bluedot pricing page (primary): [https://www.bluedothq.com/pricing](https://www.bluedothq.com/pricing?ref=theaidirectory.com.au) — retrieved 26 June 2026 — [Wayback 26 August 2026](https://web.archive.org/web/20260826155726/https://www.bluedothq.com/pricing) - Bluedot security page (primary): [https://www.bluedothq.com/security](https://www.bluedothq.com/security?ref=theaidirectory.com.au) — retrieved 26 June 2026 — [Wayback 10 June 2026](https://web.archive.org/web/20260610060126/https://www.bluedothq.com/security) - AUD conversion: 1 USD = 1.40 AUD (approximate, September 2026). GST (10%) not confirmed — (unconfirmed). --- --- *The AI Directory Australia is an independent editorial publication. We don't accept payment for positive reviews. 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