What's the difference, side by side?
The biggest difference is when the help shows up. A recording helps you review a moment after it's gone. An assistant on your computer helps you while the moment is still happening.
| Meeting bot | Desktop assistant | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | In the meeting, as a participant | On your computer, beside the call app |
| What the call sees | A bot in the attendee list | Nothing joins the meeting |
| When you get help | After the call | During the call |
| Audio | Recorded for playback | Never saved; a live transcript, encrypted on your computer during the call |
| In-person meetings | Needs an online meeting to join | Works in the room too |
How does consent work?
Before every call, Veracity asks you to confirm you have consent to record. You tell the people on the call you use it, the same way you'd tell them you're recording. The audio is never saved, and your sign-in stays in your operating system's secure storage.
When a meeting bot is the right choice
If your team needs a full recording of every meeting to replay and share, a recorder is built for that. Plenty of teams run both: a recorder for the library, and Veracity for the call itself.
The two work together. Veracity can import transcripts from any recorder (.txt, .md, .csv, .vtt or .srt), so your earlier calls still feed the questions on your next one.