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GENIAL vs tl;dv: which meeting assistant for your business?

In short

tl;dv is an AI meeting recorder and note-taker for Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams, published by tldx Solutions GmbH (Aachen). It offers a Free plan, then Pro at €18 and Business at €29 per seat per month billed annually, Enterprise on quote. GENIAL includes its meeting assistant in the Pro plan, at $29 a month, excl. tax for the whole organization: the meeting then feeds an assistant with 30+ AI models and eight role-specific agents, with data hosted in Europe.

Public information checked on October 13, 2026

At a glance

  • 5/12in GENIAL's favor
  • 6/12on par
  • 1/12in tl;dv's favor

Where GENIAL makes the difference

  • Pricing: One fixed price for the whole organization, whatever the number of users
  • Users: Unlimited users; billed per paid seat at tl;dv
  • Support: French team, Academy and AI project manager
  • Company AI: 30+ models and 8 role-specific agents fed by the meeting; meeting-centred AI at tl;dv
  • AI roadmap: AI roadmap designed and followed; no such service published by tl;dv

Our reading of the sourced facts in the table: the competitor gets the edge whenever its published information is stronger.

The comparison, criterion by criterion

  • Pricing

    GENIAL's edge

    One fixed price for the whole organization, whatever the number of users

    GENIAL
    • Genial Pro: $29/month, excl. tax
    • Genial Team: $149/month, excl. tax
    • Genial Enterprise: custom quote
    tl;dv

    Free at €0. Pro €18 and Business €29 per seat per month billed annually (€29 and €39 monthly). Enterprise on quote, with optional usage-based pricing.[1]

  • Users

    GENIAL's edge

    Unlimited users; billed per paid seat at tl;dv

    GENIAL
    • Unlimited users: one price per organization, not per seat
    tl;dv

    Billed per paid seat; Free members are not charged. No minimum or maximum published. Free: 10 meetings with AI notes, 10 Ask AI queries, 5 uploads, recordings kept 3 months.[1][5]

  • Video conferencing

    On par

    Zoom, Google Meet and Teams on both sides

    GENIAL
    • Microsoft Teams
    • Zoom
    • Google Meet
    tl;dv

    Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams. Webex and telephony (Aircall, Ringover…): not mentioned on the pages checked.[2][3]

  • Capture

    On par

    With or without a bot, in person and on mobile on both sides

    GENIAL
    • Online and in-person meetings
    • With or without a bot, your choice
    • Available on mobile
    tl;dv

    Bot that joins the call, or desktop app that records without adding a participant. Mobile app (iOS, Android) for in-person meetings. Phone calls: not published.[2][1]

  • After the meeting

    On par

    Notes, tasks, follow-up email and CRM on both sides

    GENIAL
    • Brief before the meeting: account context, latest exchanges, questions to ask
    • Transcript attributed to each speaker, key points, decisions and actions
    • Meeting notes, recap email, updated customer record, assigned actions
    • Nothing goes out without your approval
    tl;dv

    AI notes with custom templates, assigned action items, follow-up email drafts, Ask AI and CRM field updates (Pro). Business: multi-meeting analysis, scheduled reports, playbook and objection tracking.[1][2]

  • Connectors

    On par

    194 ready-to-use connectors at GENIAL; 5,000+ through Zapier at tl;dv

    GENIAL
    • 194 ready-to-use connectors
    • 1,500+ connectors in the catalog
    • Works with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace
    tl;dv

    Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Zoho, Slack, Notion, Airtable, Monday.com, Trello, Google Drive, OneDrive, Zapier. '5,000+' integrations claimed via Zapier; API, webhooks and MCP server from Pro.[3][1]

  • Data

    tl;dv's edge

    Hosting in the EEA and a SOC 2 Type II report at tl;dv

    GENIAL
    • Data hosted in Europe
    • GDPR, data processing agreement (DPA)
    tl;dv

    Services hosted in the EEA; AI processing in the EU or US by choice. SOC 2 Type II report, GDPR. No training on customer data. Recordings: 3 months on Free, until deletion on paid plans.[6][4]

  • Support

    GENIAL's edge

    French team, Academy and AI project manager

    GENIAL
    • French company, teams in Paris and Bordeaux
    • Academy: learning paths and a prompt library
    • Dedicated AI project manager on the Enterprise plan
    • Accredited AI Expert for Bpifrance, France's public investment bank
    tl;dv

    Publisher: tldx Solutions GmbH, Aachen (Germany). Free: AI-assisted chat and help centre. Enterprise: dedicated customer success manager. Product translated into 7 languages; transcription in 30+ languages.[7][1][2]

  • Getting started

    On par

    Free to get started on both sides

    GENIAL
    • Free to get started
    • Up and running in 5 minutes
    • Pro plan with no commitment
    tl;dv

    Free plan with no time limit, no credit card. Trial of paid plans offered (duration not published). Self-serve sign-up; demo for Enterprise.[1][2]

  • Beyond the meeting

    Does what is said in the meeting feed the rest of the work?

  • Company AI

    GENIAL's edge

    30+ models and 8 role-specific agents fed by the meeting; meeting-centred AI at tl;dv

    GENIAL
    • The meeting feeds the assistant and the role-specific agents
    • 30+ AI models to choose from
    • 8 ready-to-use role-specific agents
    • Meeting capability that extends the agents
    tl;dv

    Meeting-centred features; no general assistant published. AI providers named: Anthropic and Google Vertex; model names not published. Privately hosted AI on Enterprise.[6][1][4]

  • AI transformation

    Beyond the tool: steering AI adoption and improving your company's AI over time.

  • AI roadmap

    GENIAL's edge

    AI roadmap designed and followed; no such service published by tl;dv

    GENIAL
    • Roadmap AI: design and follow-up of your AI roadmap
    • Maturity, prioritized use cases, actions, adoption and ROI tracked in one place
    tl;dv

    No AI transformation roadmap or adoption service published. Enterprise includes a dedicated customer success manager.[1]

  • Governance and evaluations

    On par

    Usage tracking on both sides; activity logs on Enterprise at tl;dv

    GENIAL
    • Governance & Evaluations: every conversation tracked in detail
    • Every user improvement suggestion surfaced
    • Continuous improvement of your company's AI
    tl;dv

    Business: team management, team-wide integrations and automations. Enterprise: super admin role, SCIM, custom SSO, organisation activity logs.[1]

Choose GENIAL if…

  • You want one price per organization ($29 a month, excl. tax) rather than a per-user subscription.
  • You want the meeting to feed a multi-model assistant and role-specific agents afterwards, not just meeting notes.
  • You want support from a French team: Academy, and an AI project manager on the Enterprise plan.
  • You want to design and follow your AI roadmap in the same place.

Choose tl;dv if…

  • You want to start without paying: tl;dv publishes a Free plan with no time limit or credit card, with unlimited recordings and transcripts.
  • You want to choose where AI processes your meetings: in the European Union or the United States.
  • You want multi-meeting sales analysis: the Business plan includes scheduled AI reports, playbook tracking and objection handling.

Frequently asked questions

tl;dv is an AI meeting recorder and note-taker for Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams, published by tldx Solutions GmbH (Aachen). GENIAL includes a meeting assistant for Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams, with or without a bot, online, in person and on mobile, connected to a multi-model assistant and eight role-specific agents that pick up what was said, for $29 a month, excl. tax whatever the number of users.

Sources and method

Every piece of information about the competing offer comes from the vendor's public pages, checked on October 13, 2026. The bracketed numbers in the table refer to this list.

  1. [1] tl;dv — Pricing
  2. [2] tl;dv — Homepage
  3. [3] tl;dv — Integrations
  4. [4] tl;dv — Security commitment
  5. [5] tl;dv — Help centre: Free plan limits
  6. [6] tl;dv — Privacy policy (version of September 9, 2026)
  7. [7] tl;dv — Imprint

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