By Convo Team • Published November 15, 2025 • Last updated June 26, 2026
Convo is the best Cluely alternative for professionals who want a complete meeting assistant. Both tools provide a real-time overlay during calls, but Convo also works before meetings (briefings with context from past conversations) and after meetings (follow-up emails, action items, conversation analytics). Convo is European-built, GDPR-compliant, and plans start at $22.49/month.
The Cluely alternative that works
before, during, and after your calls.
Both Convo and Cluely give you a real-time overlay during calls. The difference: Convo also gives you context before the call starts, automated follow-ups the moment you hang up, and memory that carries across every conversation.
[01]More Than a Live Overlay/ The lifecycle gap
Cluely is built around one moment: the live call. It reads what's happening on screen and in audio, then suggests responses. That's valuable. But meetings don't start when you join the call, and they don't end when you hang up. Here's what Convo does that Cluely doesn't.
Pre-meeting briefings
Convo surfaces context from every past conversation with the same person: what was discussed, what was committed, what's still open. You show up prepared without checking notes manually.
Real-time help + live analytics
Convo gives you real-time suggested responses, objection handling, and Ask AI (Cmd+Enter) during the live call. On top of that, you get live conversation analytics running in the background.
Automated follow-ups + memory
Follow-up email drafted in 30 seconds referencing what was discussed. Action items extracted. Context saved and connected to future meetings with the same person. This is where the real time savings happen.
The average professional spends 15-20 minutes on post-meeting admin per call. Convo gives you real-time help during the call, live analytics while you speak, and eliminates the work that comes after. For sales, recruiting, consulting, and customer success teams, that adds up fast.
[02]Smarter Responses, Deeper Memory/ What sets Convo apart
Both tools give you real-time suggestions during calls. The difference is in the quality of those suggestions and what happens around them. Convo provides more accurate, context-aware responses because it understands the full picture of your conversations, not just the current one.
MORE ACCURATE RESPONSES
Context makes suggestions better
Cluely generates suggestions based on what's happening right now in the call. Convo does the same, but draws on context from your past conversations with the same person. When a client references something from three meetings ago, Convo knows what they're talking about. When a prospect raises an objection you've handled before, Convo surfaces what worked last time.
More context in means more accurate, relevant suggestions out. Cluely treats every call as the first one.
MEETING MEMORY
Conversations that compound
Convo builds a context graph across all your meetings: who you spoke to, what was decided, what commitments are open, what topics keep recurring. Before your next call, this context surfaces automatically in pre-meeting briefings.
The more you use Convo, the smarter it gets about your relationships and work. Cluely starts from scratch every time.
[03]Convo vs Cluely/ Feature comparison
| Feature | Convo | Cluely |
|---|---|---|
| Real-time help during calls | ||
| Meeting transcription | ||
| AI summaries & action items | ||
| Follow-up email drafting | ||
| Pre-meeting briefings | ||
| Context memory across meetings | ||
| Conversation analytics | ||
| Role-specific intelligence | ||
| European-built, GDPR-compliant | ||
| No data breach history | ||
| Bot-free recording | ||
| Screen overlay mode | ||
| Invisible to other participants | $75/mo tier | |
| iOS mobile app | $8/week |
Both tools offer a real-time overlay that's invisible to other participants. Convo's advantages are the features around the overlay: pre-meeting briefings, context memory across conversations, conversation analytics, and role-specific intelligence. If you need a complete meeting assistant, not just in-call help, Convo is built for that. And for the field beyond these two, our Cluely alternatives for sales calls roundup compares every serious option, capability by capability.
[04]What It Costs/ Pricing
| Tier | Cluely | Convo |
|---|---|---|
| Free / Trial | Free starter with limited AI responses | 7-day free trial with full access |
| Core plan | $19.99/mo (Pro) | $22.49/mo (Starter) |
| Full features | $149.99/mo (Pro + Undetectability) | $52.49/mo (Professional) |
| Mobile | $8/week (iOS only, separate purchase) | Not available yet |
| Team | $99/seat/year | Custom (Enterprise) |
| Invisible overlay | Requires $149.99/mo tier | Included on all plans |
| European-built, GDPR-compliant | No (US-built) | Yes |
Cluely charges $149.99/month for an invisible overlay, a price that roughly doubled during 2025-2026. Convo's overlay is invisible to other participants on every plan, starting at $22.49/month. The Professional plan at $52.49/month adds pre-meeting briefings, follow-up automation, context memory, and conversation analytics. No premium tier required for invisibility. Use the meeting cost calculator to see what your meetings cost today.
[05]Privacy & Security/ Track record
User accounts exposed in 2025 data breach
In mid-2025, hackers accessed 83,000+ Cluely user accounts including personal information, interview transcripts, and screenshots. The cause: an admin password left in a public GitHub repository, weak API protections, and a client-side paywall check. When a security researcher reported the vulnerabilities, Cluely responded with DMCA takedown notices rather than fixes.
Source: Security researcher writeupCluely's track record
83,000 user accounts breached. Admin password left in a public GitHub repository. DMCA takedowns sent to the security researcher who reported it. Exam proctoring services like Honorlock publish guides on detecting and blocking the tool. US-built with no GDPR compliance commitment.
Convo's approach to privacy
European-built with privacy as a core principle, not an afterthought. AES-256 encryption for all data in transit and at rest. Your conversations are never used to train AI models. No data breach history. No credentials in public repositories. GDPR-compliant by design. Convo works as a private AI note taker that treats your data with the seriousness it deserves.
CONVO WORKS WITH EVERY PLATFORM
Convo works with anything that outputs audio on your device. Zoom, Meet, Teams, Slack, Webex, and more.
[06]What Changed in 2026/ Updated July 2026
Cluely moved fast over the last year, in both directions: the product got broader and the trust questions got louder. If you're evaluating it in 2026, three developments should shape the decision.
The CEO admitted inflating revenue
In March 2026, Cluely's CEO publicly admitted the company's widely-cited $7M ARR figure was inflated; the real number was around $5.2M. TechCrunch covered the admission. For a tool that listens to your most sensitive conversations, how the company handles the truth is part of the evaluation.
Undetectability doubled in price
The invisible-overlay tier went from $75 to $149.99/month (verified July 2026). Users on Trustpilot also report in-app annual upgrades charging immediately without a confirmation step. Convo includes the invisible overlay on every plan, starting at $22.49/month.
A pivot toward mainstream meetings
The "cheat on everything" branding is gone. Cluely now positions as a meeting assistant, with a free Starter tier, an iOS app, a desktop widget, and CRM integrations. Credit where due: the product is broader than it was. The gap to Convo remains before and after the call: pre-meeting briefings, automated follow-ups, and memory across conversations.
[07]Other Cluely Alternatives/ The honest field
Convo is the closest like-for-like replacement: the same real-time overlay, plus the before and after that Cluely doesn't cover. But the right alternative depends on what you used Cluely for. The honest field:
Fellow
Policy-driven, enterprise-grade meeting assistant with admin controls and a visible bot recorder. Best if your IT team needs to approve the tool and transparency to participants is a requirement, not a drawback.
Granola
Bot-free AI notes on Mac and Windows. Best if you only want clean notes after the call and no live help during it. No real-time suggestions, no memory-driven briefings.
Interview Sidekick
Interview-specific real-time hints with a free tier and an explicit practice-and-coaching framing. Best if you used Cluely for job interviews rather than meetings.
Open-source options
Projects like OpenCluely and Natively replicate the invisible overlay or the note-taking for free. Best if you can self-host and don't need memory, briefings, or follow-up automation.
HuddleMate
Real-time assistant that also works on mobile. Best for in-person conversations where a desktop overlay can't follow you.
Post-call notetakers
Otter, Fireflies, and Fathom transcribe and summarize after the meeting ends. Best if you realize you never needed live help, just documentation. Our comparison covers all three.
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READY TO SWITCH
More than a live overlay.
A meeting assistant that actually remembers.
Pre-meeting briefings, real-time help, automated follow-ups, and context that compounds across every conversation. European-built. GDPR-compliant. From $22.49/month.
Get StartedSources & References
- Cluely pricing pages, verified July 2026
- TechCrunch: Cluely CEO admits inflated ARR figures (March 5, 2026)
- Trustpilot: Cluely user reviews (2026)
- Security researcher writeup: Cluely 2025 data breach
- Local vs Cloud Audio Processing Security Analysis
- GDPR Requirements for Meeting Recording Software