folo vs Zoom AI Companion
Last updated: July 2026
Zoom AI Companion is built right into Zoom: if your meetings happen there and it is enabled on your plan, you get summaries and next steps with essentially no setup. That convenience is real. folo is for the reality where meetings are spread across Zoom, Meet, Teams and the room down the hall — and where you’d rather the processing stay on your Mac.
Where Zoom AI Companion is the better fit
- Zero setup — it’s already inside Zoom, nothing extra to install.
- Summaries and next steps generated automatically for Zoom calls.
- No separate tool or account to manage if you already use Zoom.
- Tightly integrated with Zoom’s own recording and meeting features.
Where folo is the better fit
- Works across every meeting app — Zoom, Meet, Teams, Webex — and in person.
- Recording and transcription stay on your Mac by default; no cloud upload.
- No bot and no dependence on any one platform’s AI being enabled.
- On-device speaker recognition that remembers people across meetings.
- Finished meetings become tracked time in Døgn, ready to invoice in tjent.
At a glance
| Feature | folo | Zoom AI Companion |
|---|---|---|
| Where it works | Any app + in-person | Inside Zoom |
| Where data is processed | On your Mac by default | Zoom cloud |
| Setup | Install once on Mac | Zero — already in Zoom |
| In-person meetings | Yes — audio-based | Not the focus |
| Speaker recognition | On-device, remembered | Zoom-side |
| Time-to-invoice loop | Feeds Døgn → tjent | Not a focus |
The short version
Pick Zoom AI Companion if all your meetings are in Zoom and it’s already enabled on your plan.
Pick folo if your meetings span several apps or happen in person, and you want them handled on your Mac.
Questions, answered
If I only use Zoom, do I need folo?
Maybe not — if every meeting is in Zoom and AI Companion is enabled, that zero-setup convenience is hard to beat. folo earns its place once meetings spread beyond Zoom or you want on-device processing.
Does folo work in Zoom too?
Yes — folo captures audio, so it records Zoom calls just like any other app, plus Meet, Teams and in-person conversations.
Where does folo process my meeting?
Local backends process on your Mac. Globally selecting ElevenLabs sends meeting audio; Anthropic summary backends send transcript text, and configured webhooks send selected metadata.
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