Before we begin, let’s make one thing clear: tl;dv and Clari are not direct competitors. This comprehensive comparison will be comparing Clari Copilot, the meeting recorder and assistant, to tl;dv, not the entirety of Clari’s suite.
Clari, on its own, is a sales intelligence platform. It is built to improve your sales team’s success. Clari Copilot is one cog in the bigger machine – it focuses on meeting intelligence, recording and transcribing meetings to create insights that can be shared quickly across all your work tools. Not only that, but it helps with sales coaching and revenue intelligence by monitoring your sales calls and suggesting improvements.
tl;dv, on the other hand, is an AI meeting assistant first and foremost. That’s its bread and butter. However, it also specializes in using this data to improve your sales team performance, enhancing your sales training and streamlining your workflow when it comes to online meetings. It works with the busiest of schedules.
So, to repeat: this article is comparing tl;dv to Clari Copilot. Nothing more and nothing less. Of course, Clari Copilot can’t be looked at solely in isolation so we’ll make reference to the wider array of features that Clari offers on occasion, but overall it’s dissecting which tool has stronger meeting intelligence.
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tl;dr
| tl;dv | Clari Copilot | |
|---|---|---|
| Transcription | 20 | 20 |
| Recording | 20 🟢 | 12 |
| Conversational Intelligence | 12 | 12 |
| Automation & Integrations | 10 🟢 | 4 |
| Note-taking | 10 🟢 | 6 |
| Security | 20 🟢 | 9 |
| Coaching | 7 | 8 🟢 |
| Admin | 8 | 8 |
| Organizational | 12 | 12 |
| Support | 4 🟢 | 1 |
| Revenue Intelligence | 0 | 4 🟢 |
| Other | 6 🟢 | 3 |
| Total | 129 🟢 | 99 |
From this quick overview, you can see that tl;dv comes out on top with a whopping 129 points to Clari Copilot’s 99. While Clari Copilot drew level with things like transcription, conversational intelligence, admin capabilities and organizational capabilities, and even triumphed in regards to revenue intelligence and sales coaching, it ultimately fell short overall.
tl;dv’s multi-meeting intelligence and recurring reports position it as the higher quality tool for sales managers looking to keep track of their sales teams in the most effective manner. tl;dv also provides better note-taking capabilities, stronger automation, and superior recording abilities. Not to mention, tl;dv has a fantastic free plan with top quality customer support included, whereas Clari Copilot only has a free 30-day trial. Once that’s up, it’s time to pay the big bucks.
For a more detailed breakdown of each of these categories, see below!
tl;dv vs Clari Copilot: 12 Factors to Consider While Choosing the Best AI Notetaker
How do we rank?
- We give 2 points to a platform once it is the clear winner or when the capability is equally met by the other.
- We give 1 point when the capability is present, but it’s not a winner.
- We give 0 points when the capability is not present.
Transcription Capabilities
| tl;dv (20) | Clari Copilot (20) | |
|---|---|---|
| Transcriptions included | 🟢 Unlimited (free) | 🟠 Unlimited (no free plan) |
| Real-time transcriptions | 🔴 | 🟢 share highlights during calls |
| Languages supported | 🟢 +40 | 🟠 +15 |
| Dialects supported | 🟢 | 🔴 |
| Filler word removal | 🔴 soon | 🔴 |
| Speaker recognition | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Speaker names | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Transcribe video/audio uploads | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Export transcripts | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Clips from transcript | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Custom vocabulary | 🔴 soon | 🟢 |
| Full-Transcript search | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Edit transcription | 🟢 | 🟢 |
Real-time Transcriptions
Clari Copilot offers real-time transcription capabilities, empowering users to share highlights during calls. Not only this, but Clari Copilot also allows for real-time AI analysis, which is a massive help when it comes to sales coaching. You can even receive live updates from the AI that guide your talk time in sales calls.
This real-time functionality is not available on tl;dv, marking a major difference for users who prioritize instant transcription access.
Languages Supported
tl;dv’s transcription service is available in over 40 languages, providing a broad linguistic range that caters to global teams and multilingual environments.
Clari Copilot’s transcripts are limited to just 15 different languages. While this is still a lot, it’s less than half of tl;dv’s, making tl;dv the superior choice for users needing transcription services across a wider variety of languages.
Dialects Supported
tl;dv excels when it comes to dialect recognition. It improves transcription accuracy for users of diverse dialects by accurately picking up on different accents and location-specific words and phrases. This capability ensures that the nuances of regional accents are accurately captured, a feature not provided by Clari Copilot, which could lead to less precise transcriptions for speakers of dialects.
Filler Word Removal
Neither tl;dv nor Clari Copilot offers filler word removal at this moment. However, tl;dv is in the process of adding this feature to their transcription services, marking a future differentiator for users that want clear and crisp transcripts.
Custom Vocabulary
Clari Copilot enables users to add their own custom vocabulary to the AI’s dictionary so that it will pick it out in future transcripts. This enhances transcript accuracy and lets jargon-heavy teams use the platform without issue. You can also get it to autocorrect misspellings and common mistakes.
The ability to incorporate custom vocabulary into transcriptions is a feature that tl;dv is currently working on. When finished, tl;dv’s transcripts will be even more accurate, especially for those in specialized fields with unusual terminologies. However, if this is an immediate concern, Clari Copilot is the only tool that offers custom vocabulary at this time.
Full Transcript Search
Clari Copilot offers a Universal Search in which users can search all their meetings based on a number of criteria, including account names, call transcripts, meeting participants, or meeting titles. You can search your entire meeting library for an exact keyword, or transcripts that contain a variation of the keyword. This makes it super convenient to find any meeting moment you’ve ever recorded.
tl;dv also offers a full transcript search, empowering users to seamlessly find meeting moments from an entire arsenal of meetings based on keywords or phrases.
Recording Capabilities
| tl;dv (20) | Clari Copilot (12) | |
|---|---|---|
| Video platforms | 🟢 Zoom, MS Teams, Google Meet | 🟢 Zoom, MS Teams, Google Meet |
| Storage | 🟢 Unlimited | 🟢 Unlimited |
| Records video | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Concurrent meetings | 🟢 Unlimited | 🔴 |
| Download recordings | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Capture slides | 🟢 | 🔴 |
| Viewing analytics | 🟢 | 🔴 |
| Integrated Calendar | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Recording Editing | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Reels | 🟢 | 🔴 |
Concurrent Meetings
tl;dv is capable of recording multiple meetings simultaneously. If you’ve got a busy schedule and find yourself double or triple booked for a meeting, tl;dv will go to all of them on your behalf, collect AI insights and summaries and let you catch up in your own time.
Clari Copilot isn’t able to record multiple meetings simultaneously. This makes it a somewhat weaker option for those with busy calendars.
Capture Slides
tl;dv includes slide capture in all its plans, even the free one. This allows for the easy referencing of visual content during a meeting.
Clari Copilot lacks this functionality, limiting those who value visual meeting elements.
Viewing Analytics
Viewing analytics are available on tl;dv, providing users with a simple overview of how a team engages with their recordings. This data informs teams on how content is consumed, making it easier to make strategic decisions that improve future meetings. It also sends a notification to the meeting owner when it’s been watched by one of the participants. This is great for sales reps as a reminder to send follow-ups as it shows the prospect is interested.
Clari Copilot doesn’t provide any viewing analytics, making it more difficult for users to track engagement or make data-based decisions on their recording strategies.
Recording Editing
Both tl;dv and Clari Copilot allow the user to edit their recordings by trimming down certain areas and cutting things out to make it more shareable. Neither tool has the capacity for large-scale video edits, but for small adjustments here and there, either will get the job done.
Reels
tl;dv facilitates the creation of reels, making content snippets that are super easy to share across your teams or socials. This is the ideal method of consumption for visual content as it’s short, snappy, and straight to the point. Simply highlight some text in the transcript and you’ll get the option to create a reel on the spot.
Clari Copilot does not allow the user to make reels with a simple click. However, theoretically you could use the editing feature outlined above and trim the recording to be of a several second length. This isn’t feasible if you want to create multiple reels on a regular basis as it just takes up too much time.
Conversation Intelligence Capabilities
| tl;dv (12) | Clari Copilot (12) | |
|---|---|---|
| Single Meeting AI Insights | 🟠 | 🟢 |
| Multi Meeting AI Insights | 🟢 | 🔴 |
| Keyword tracking | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Sentiment Analysis | 🔴 No, as per EU AI Act | 🔴 |
| Key Topic detection | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Speech Analytics | 🟠 | 🟢 |
| Action item detection | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Question detection | 🟢 | 🟢 |
Single Meeting AI Insights
Both tl;dv and Clari Copilot provide single meeting AI insights. You can get summaries, action points, and key information in a concise report after each call. Clari Copilot can also provide this analysis in real-time, giving it a slight advantage over tl;dv for those who value instant AI insights.
Multi Meeting AI Insights
tl;dv enables users to get AI insights from multiple meetings in their library at once. Additionally, users can generate recurring reports about this week’s sales calls, for example, providing you with a streamlined report, complete with timestamps and insights, across multiple meetings at once. This is perfect for managers who want to keep track of their team’s calls without manually rewatching them all (or even manually reading the single meeting summaries). You can even set filters to receive recurring reports about specific things you’d like to monitor.
Clari Copilot does not offer multi meeting intelligence. It is not able to cross-reference multiple meetings at once to create streamlined reports, making it a much weaker offering for managers of sales, product, or customer success teams.
Keyword Tracking
Both tools allow users to track keywords in a recorded call. Clari Copilot can even provide live alerts about tracked keywords in real-time, bringing your attention to them at the time they become relevant. This might have pipped it for Copilot, however tl;dv can provide recurring summaries based on a keyword of your choice across all your meetings.
Both platforms offer unique features regarding keyword tracking, making it a user choice over which one is more important.
Speech Analytics
Both tl;dv and Clari Copilot offer speech analytics. tl;dv provides insights into how long its users have been talking, how many filler words they used, how many questions they asked, and more.
The only reason why Clari Copilot gets the higher score here is because it’s able to do all this in real-time. You can get notifications during the call telling you to talk less if you’ve gone above the average talk to listen ratio. It can tell you when you’ve been monologuing for too long, too. Essentially, Clari Copilot does what tl;dv does here, but live, making it a stronger feature as it can have an immediate impact.
Automation & Integration Capabilities
| tl;dv (10) | Clari Copilot (4) | |
|---|---|---|
| CRM Integrations | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Email Integrations | 🟢 | 🔴 |
| Zapier Integrations | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Post-Meeting summary email | 🟢 | 🔴 |
| Schedule Reports | 🟢 | 🔴 |
CRM Integrations
Both tl;dv and Clari Copilot have dozens of CRM systems integrated. While some are natively integrated (Salesforce, Hubspot, and Pipedrive, to name a few), there are many more available via third party applications such as Zapier.
tl;dv’s CRM integrations are unlocked along with their 5,000+ other integrations at the Pro plan level ($18 per month). For Clari Copilot, you’ll need to be using one of Clari’s plans already. The CRMs will be included in the plan, but the cheapest one will be more than $1,000 per user per year.
Email Integrations
tl;dv integrates directly with emails, making it easy to keep all your teammates under one workspace. It’s also great for automatically sharing the AI summary with all meeting participants after the call ends.
Clari Copilot doesn’t have email integration. You can still send summaries via email, but it’s not automatic.
Zapier Integrations
Both tl;dv and Clari Copilot have a Zapier integration, putting the two tools in touch with thousands of others with zaps and triggers. It’s easy to establish a connection with another work platform using Zapier, so this makes both platforms easier to use and integrate with your current systems.
Post-Meeting Summary Email
tl;dv automatically sends a post-meeting summary email to all participants as soon as the call ends. This includes a link for meeting participants to rewatch the call. This is great for internal calls where teams need to catch up on information and have a central source of truth to verify things, but it’s also a top feature for sales calls as it gives the prospect a chance to recap the pitch.
Clari Copilot can not do this automatically. If you want to send an email summary to meeting participants, you’ll have to send the transcript manually.
Schedule Reports
With tl;dv, you can schedule recurring reports about different topics across all your calls. The AI will analyze multiple different meetings simultaneously and provide juicy insights on your topic of choice. Want to see how your sales reps are handling a particularly thorny objection? Schedule a report focused on a keyword or two specific to the objection in question and you’ll receive recurring insights about how they go from now on.
Clari Copilot cannot analyze multiple meetings simultaneously so it is not capable of providing recurring reports. This can be a huge downside, especially for managers seeking ways to streamline their workflows and automate timely processes.
Note-taking Capabilities
| tl;dv (10) | Clari Copilot (6) | |
|---|---|---|
| AI Notes | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Manual notes during calls | 🟢 needs app | 🔴 |
| Tag people in notes | 🟢 | 🔴 |
| Assign tasks | 🔴 | 🔴 |
| AI Tags / Bookmarks | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Comments | 🟢 | 🟢 |
AI Notes
Both tl;dv and Clari Copilot offer AI notes, empowering you to engage in the meeting rather than worry about scrawling notes during your call.
Manual Notes During Calls
With tl;dv’s app, you can also make notes manually during the call. This is a great feature for anyone that wants to add a specific note that the AI may not pick up on without relevant context.
Clari Copilot doesn’t offer manual note taking, leaving their notes solely up to the AI, which can sometimes miss points that you would’ve otherwise jotted down.
Tag People in Notes
With tl;dv, you can tag your colleagues in notes so they get a notification and can jump immediately to the timestamp. This is fantastic for organizing workflows and keeping team members in the loop. It saves time and energy for both you and the tagged colleague.
Clari Copilot doesn’t allow you to tag people in meeting notes. This means that any sharing among teams has to be done manually, which can be a waste of resources.
Assign Tasks
Neither tl;dv nor Clari Copilot allows for teams to assign tasks directly in the meeting. While this feature would enhance both tools, it’s particularly interesting to find that Clari Copilot doesn’t integrate assigning tasks with the overarching Clari platform.
AI Tags / Bookmarks
Both tl;dv and Clari Copilot offer AI tags or bookmarks to keep track of things in the transcript. This allows you to easily jump to and from specific moments in your call, whichever platform you use.
Security Capabilities
| tl;dv (20) | Clari Copilot (9) | |
|---|---|---|
| Data retention | 🟢 6 months on FREE plan Unlimited on all paid plans | 🟠 3 years + |
| SOC2 Compliant | 🔴 (certification underway) | 🟢 |
| SAML-based SSO | 🟢 Enterprise only | 🟢 Enterprise only |
| GDPR Compliant | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| EU AI Act Compliant | 🟢 | 🔴 not disclosed |
| Uses your data to train AI | 🟢 (No, your data is kept private) | 🟢 (No, your data is kept private) |
| Private storage | 🟢 Only on Enterprise | 🔴 not disclosed |
| Anonymized sensitive data sent to LLMs | 🟢 | 🔴 not disclosed |
| Meeting data chunking and randomizing | 🟢 | 🔴 not disclosed |
| BAA with LLM providers | 🟢 | 🔴 not disclosed |
| 0-day data retention policy with vendors | 🟢 | 🔴 not disclosed |
Data Retention
tl;dv’s data retention policy is clear: you’ll get 6 months retention on the free plan, and unlimited on all paid plans.
Clari Copilot’s data retention policy is equally clear, however they have no free plan to compete with tl;dv’s 6 months. The first option for Copilot is 3 years, which is a solid amount of time. It can be extended and customized with more expensive plans.
SOC2 Compliant
Clari Copilot is SOC2 compliant, demonstrating Clari’s ability to not only implement critical security policies but also prove compliance over an extended period of time. It passed the audit with zero exceptions.
tl;dv is currently undergoing the audit to gain SOC2 certification. If a secure company that already has the proof of compliance is critical for your business, then Clari Copilot leads here. But only for a short while.
GDPR Compliant
Both tools are GDPR compliant, underlining their commitment to protecting your data. Both platforms follow industry standards to keep data secure and private.
Coaching Capabilities
| tl;dv (7) | Clari Copilot (8) | |
|---|---|---|
| Playbooks Scorecards | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Custom Playbooks | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Template Playbooks | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Objection Handling | 🟠 | 🟢 |
Playbooks Scorecards
Both tl;dv and Clari Copilot offer scorecards, allowing sales managers to track overall sales team performance and monitor how their reps stack up against each other. Not only do these scorecards help with sales coaching, they’re also a great asset for maintaining accountability.
Custom Playbooks
tl;dv and Clari Copilot empower users to create their own custom playbooks. This is a huge advantage for sales coaching as it ensures everyone is on the same page, but also creates a personalized approach that can be updated with more data.
Template Playbooks
In addition to custom playbooks, both tl;dv and Clari Copilot offer template playbooks too. This means you can choose a popular playbook, like MEDDIC or BANT, and use it for your sales calls with either tool.
Objection Handling
While both tl;dv and Clari Copilot offer objection handling tips and recommendations based on meeting intelligence, only Clari Copilot does this mid-call. With tl;dv, you can analyze and assess your team’s objection handling post-call. Clari Copilot can send notifications to sales reps during the live call so they can adjust their strategy on the fly and never miss a sale.
Admin Capabilities
| tl;dv (8) | Clari Copilot (8) | |
|---|---|---|
| Apply auto-record of all meetings in the team members’ calendar | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Apply auto-share of meetings recorded by team members | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Prevent Deletion | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Admin rights over all recordings | 🟢 | 🟢 |
tl;dv and Clari Copilot excel when it comes to admin capabilities. Admins are in complete control of their team’s meetings while using both tools. This means that they can auto-record their team members’ meetings based on their calendars (even if the admin is not a participant).
They can also auto-share these meetings, and prevent team members from deleting them (even if the team member in question is the recording user). By preventing deletion, both tl;dv and Clari Copilot give admins greater control over their teams. This is especially effective for sales teams where rogue sales reps may seek to hide incriminating behavior by deleting their call before their sales manager has had a chance to see it.
Organizational Capabilities
| tl;dv (12) | Clari Copilot (12) | |
|---|---|---|
| Team Workspaces | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Meetings Library | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Smart Filters | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Global Search | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Search within meetings | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Folders | 🟢 | 🟢 |
Clari Copilot and tl;dv have similar features when it comes to organizing meetings post-call. They both have team workspaces that offer real-time collaboration and shared insights and resources.
They also both have smart filters, so you can quickly narrow down and focus on specific insights, data, or records within your workspace.
Both platforms feature a global search (to find moments or notes across all your meetings) and individual meeting search (for finding things from specific meetings). You can also create and organize your meetings in folders to help you customize your meeting organization.
Support Capabilities
| tl;dv (4) | Clari Copilot (1) | |
|---|---|---|
| Support in Free Plan | 🟢 chat & email | 🔴 (No free plan) |
| Priority Support | 🟢 in Pro plan | 🟠 (20/5 support on all paid plans) |
Support in Free Plan
Firstly, Clari Copilot does not have a free plan. You can’t use (and won’t need) support until you’re actually paying.
tl;dv on the other hand offers chat support and email support for free users, giving them multiple ways to get the help they need.
Priority Support
tl;dv offers priority support in all its paid plans, from the Pro plan upwards. With priority support, users get faster response times and more personalized help.
Clari Copilot doesn’t specifically offer priority support, but it does provide 20/5 support on all its paid plans.
Revenue Intelligence Capabilities
| tl;dv (0) | Clari Copilot (4) | |
|---|---|---|
| Forecasting | 🔴 | 🟢 |
| Deal execution | 🔴 | 🟢 |
Forecasting
tl;dv does not have any revenue intelligence capabilities, including deal forecasting.
Clari Copilot excels here, empowering users to inspect deals thoroughly. It provides insights into deal health, potential risks, and areas for improvement, ensuring you forecast with accuracy. It also integrates with Clari’s other sales features which makes this a nifty all-round tool for sales teams.
Deal Execution
When using Clari Copilot, sales reps receive “battle cards”. These are real-time alerts based on the context of the conversation that can help guide reps through the objection handling process and help them close more deals.
tl;dv offers no such features, making Clari Copilot the clear winner for teams that can’t live without revenue intelligence.
Who Is It For?
| tl;dv (6) | Clari Copilot (3) | |
|---|---|---|
| G2 Rating | 🟢 4.7 | 🔴 4.6 |
| Ease of set up | 🟢 Generous free plan + Clean UI | 🟠 Takes longer and no free plan |
| Localized platform | 🟢 (7 languages) | 🔴 |
| Best suited for whom | 🟢 SMB Sales | 🟢 Revenue Teams |
tl;dv just about pips Clari Copilot in terms of its G2 rating. Users tend to prefer tl;dv and rate it more highly.
tl;dv is also much easier to set up. It takes just a few minutes before you can be recording and transcribing your first call (for free). Clari Copilot claims to take 15 minutes to set you up on their temporary free trial (no card required), but as they have no dedicated free plan, this trial won’t last long (30 days).
Another huge selling point for tl;dv is that it has a localized platform in 7 different languages. Clari Copilot is only available in English. For tl;dv, this means multinational teams can use the tool in their own native language. This isn’t just the translation of transcripts, but the entire platform language. For multilingual or international teams, this marks a clear differentiator between tl;dv and Clari Copilot.
Finally, the two platforms are actually best for slightly different markets. While tl;dv is predominantly for SMB Sales teams, Clari Copilot works best for revenue teams. There’s definitely some overlap here, but this is also where the rest of Clari’s platform needs to be taken into account. Remember; tl;dv and Clari are not direct competitors. Clari is an all-purpose sales intelligence tool, while tl;dv is a conversational intelligence tool specifically for recording meetings.
If your team is on the hunt for a complete sales tool, including meeting intelligence, then Clari Copilot might be the better option. However, if you already have other sales tools and don’t want to switch your entire operation just to get the additional meeting intelligence, then tl;dv is a no-brainer. Not only is it more affordable, but it’s also a more flexible meeting recorder that can be used outside of Sales teams. The same can’t be said of Clari Copilot.
Verdict: tl;dv vs Clari Copilot – Which One is the Best?
| tl;dv | Clari Copilot | |
|---|---|---|
| Transcription | 20 | 20 |
| Recording | 20 🟢 | 12 |
| Conversational Intelligence | 12 | 12 |
| Automation & Integrations | 10 🟢 | 4 |
| Note-taking | 10 🟢 | 6 |
| Security | 20 🟢 | 9 |
| Coaching | 7 | 8 🟢 |
| Admin | 8 | 8 |
| Organizational | 12 | 12 |
| Support | 4 🟢 | 1 |
| Revenue Intelligence | 0 | 4 🟢 |
| Other | 6 🟢 | 3 |
| Total | 129 🟢 | 99 |
Depending on what your business requires, either of these tools could be great. tl;dv is certainly the cheaper option; it also has a cleaner UI, automates tasks quicker and more effectively, and is better for sales managers because of its multi-meeting intelligence and recurring reports.
Clari Copilot is the one to pick if you need revenue intelligence features, despite a higher cost. Its real-time AI insights (battle cards) are also a fantastic boost for sales coaching and helping to close more deals on the fly.
Ultimately, the decision is down to you and your organization’s needs. Both platforms can be great additions to your toolkit once you get used to them, but tl;dv is more specific and niche, whereas Clari is more broad and general, meaning you pay more for features you may not even end up using.
