PLAUD AND RECAPRO COMPARED
Comparing Recapro and Plaud: dedicated recorder or app
Plaud sells recorders (Note, NotePin, Note Pro) with an app and AI subscriptions. Its data is processed in AWS data centers in the United States, Europe (Frankfurt), Japan and Singapore. Recapro works with the mobile app and the desktop app, and keeps data at rest in France or on your servers.
About this comparison. Plaud is a trademark of its publisher, Plaud Inc. Recapro is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by this publisher. This page is published by Recapro, one of the two vendors compared: the facts come from the public sources cited, and that context should be kept in mind.
Facts checked on October 16, 2026 against these sources, archived on the Wayback Machine. An error, an update or a right of reply: write to [email protected] and we will correct the page.
Plaud and Recapro: six verified differences
Verified on October 16, 2026 on plaud.ai and eu.plaud.ai. Sources and their archives are listed under the table.
A dedicated recorder at Plaud
On Plaud’s European store on October 16, 2026, Plaud Note and NotePin were listed at €169.90, NotePin S at €179 and Note Pro at €189. Plaud Desktop also records online meetings from the computer. Recapro records from the mobile app or the desktop app, with no recorder.
Hosting depends on the user’s region
Plaud’s Trust Center lists AWS data centers in the United States (US West), Europe (Frankfurt), Japan and Singapore, with processing in the region closest to the user. The publisher is Plaud Inc., a Delaware company. Recapro Cloud: data at rest in France at Scaleway (Postgres and object storage, fr-par region); in transit, Cloudflare terminates TLS.
Published AI models
Plaud’s Trust Center names the LLMs “GPT, Claude, and Gemini”, hosted in the European Union for European users. For transcription, it mentions several “enterprise-grade” models, including fine-tuned proprietary models, without naming them. Recapro uses open-weight models executed on its servers, or on yours with On-Premise.
Online processing on both sides
According to the Trust Center, all Plaud data goes to the cloud for processing; audio and transcripts only stay there if the user turns on Cloud Sync. With Recapro, the mobile app records offline, then transcription runs on our servers, or on yours with On-Premise.
Installation on the customer’s servers
Asked about storage in a private cloud, Plaud’s Trust Center points to its multi-region service hosted by the publisher. No customer-side installation is published as of October 16, 2026 on eu.plaud.ai/pages/trust-center. Recapro offers Fortress On-Premise, where the data stays on your servers.
Certifications
Plaud lists GDPR, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA and EN 18031. Recapro holds no ISO 27001, SOC 2 or HDS certification; its architecture is HDS-ready. On this point, Plaud is ahead.
Recapro and Plaud: the comparison table
Facts verified on October 16, 2026 against the public sources cited under the table.
Plaud is published by Plaud Inc., 8 The Green, Dover, Delaware (United States), according to its privacy policy updated on June 16, 2026. Source: plaud.ai/policies/privacy-policy, accessed October 16, 2026 (archive).
Plaud’s Trust Center lists data centers in “US AWS-West, EU AWS (Frankfurt), Japan AWS, and Singapore AWS”, the LLMs “GPT, Claude, and Gemini”, hosted in the EU for European users, and GDPR, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA and EN 18031. It publishes no customer-side installation. Source: eu.plaud.ai/pages/trust-center, accessed October 16, 2026 (archive).
Prices listed on Plaud’s European store on October 16, 2026: Plaud Note €169.90, NotePin €169.90, NotePin S €179, Note Pro €189. Subscriptions: free Starter (300 min/month), Pro at €19.99/month or €110.99/year (1,200 min/month), Unlimited at €34.99/month or €224.99/year. Source: eu.plaud.ai/collections/all, accessed October 16, 2026 (archive).
Plaud Desktop records Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams without a bot, on macOS and Windows. Source: eu.plaud.ai/pages/plaud-desktop, accessed October 16, 2026 (archive).
Recapro Cloud: data at rest in France at Scaleway (Postgres and object storage, fr-par region); in transit, Cloudflare terminates TLS. With Fortress On-Premise, the data stays on the customer’s servers. Recapro holds no HDS, ISO 27001 or SOC 2 certification. Its architecture is HDS-ready. Recapro prices exclude VAT: Recapro pricing grid.
Plaud or Recapro? it depends on your constraint
Both products record meetings, with different choices on hardware and hosting.
Choose Plaud if…
- You want a dedicated recorder, separate from the phone, in several formats (Note, NotePin, Note Pro).
- ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 2 Type 2 or HIPAA are among your selection criteria.
- Processing in Europe, in the AWS Frankfurt data center, fits your risk assessment.
- You work alone and the free Starter tier, 300 minutes a month, is enough once the recorder is bought.
Choose Recapro if…
- The mobile app and the desktop app are enough for you, with no recorder to buy.
- Data at rest must stay in France, or on your own servers with Fortress On-Premise.
- You want open-weight models run by the publisher or on your premises, with no third-party LLM at inference.
- You need a private debrief kept apart from the shared notes, and a published On-Premise price.
Plaud is ahead on certifications. Recapro answers another question: where the data is stored and processed.
What Recapro adds for an organization
Five points documented on the Recapro side.
No recorder to buy
On Cloud, the mobile app (iOS, Android) and the desktop app (macOS, Windows) are enough to record a meeting in the room or on a video call.
Data at rest in France
Recapro Cloud: data at rest in France at Scaleway (Postgres and object storage, fr-par region); in transit, Cloudflare terminates TLS.
Fortress On-Premise
Recapro installs on a server delivered to your premises or on your existing servers, up to air-gap mode. The data stays on your servers.
Open-weight models on our servers
Transcription and summaries run on open-weight models executed on our servers, or on yours with On-Premise. No third-party LLM takes part in inference.
Separate private debrief
Your impressions stay in a private debrief, apart from the notes you share with the team.
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Comparison
Record a few meetings with both tools and compare the notes before you decide.
With Fortress On-Premise, commissioning is included in the hardware price.
Pricing
Three tiers. Same sovereignty.
Choose the level of isolation adapted to your criticality.
Fortress
Physical server installed on your premises (or on your existing servers). A single Sovereign Shield subscription, whatever the hardware tier.
~130 W max, about the same as a desktop PC left on. ≈ €210/year of electricity.
For 1 to 10 users
For 11 to 30 users
For 31 to 60 users
For 61 to 90 users
Custom configuration for large teams. Response within 24h.
Subject to compatible performance. Prior technical assessment.
Minimum 10 seats billed, i.e. EUR199/month: a 3-person firm pays the same Shield as a 10-person one. Above 10 seats, billing is strictly per seat.
Everything in Cloud Tailored, plus:
- Server installed on your premises (or your own servers)
- Air-gap: AI 100% disconnected from the internet
- No data ever leaves
- Hardware & commissioning included
- Fit for legal, medical, defense and finance
- Priority 24/7 support
Plaud
Competitor
the Plaud Note recorder, then an optional subscription
- • Free Starter: 300 min/month
- • Pro: €19.99/month or €110.99/year, 1,200 min/month
- • Unlimited: €34.99/month or €224.99/year
- • Other recorders: NotePin S €179, Note Pro €189
- • Plaud Desktop for Zoom, Teams and Meet
- • Customer-side installation: not published as of 2026-10-16
* Fair Use Policy: Usage is limited to 10 hours of audio processing per day per user, in compliance with working time legislation.
All prices are shown excluding tax (excl. VAT); VAT applies at the prevailing rate. Offers reserved for business customers.
"From" refers to the price of the first tier or the standard configuration, actually available; the final price depends on your configuration and the number of seats.
Fortress hardware is a fixed asset generally depreciable over 4 years; VAT is in principle recoverable, subject to your own accounting and tax regime (general information, not tax advice).
Your templates and your lexicon follow you from Cloud Tailored to Fortress.
For a single user in the first year, Plaud Note with the annual Pro subscription comes to €280.89 at European store prices, or €169.90 with the free Starter tier. Recapro Cloud Solo costs €238.80 per year excluding VAT when billed annually, with no recorder. Recapro pricing details.
Recapro in regulated sectors
Each sector page covers the constraints of that profession.
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Nearby comparisons
- Recapro / Pocket Pocket (HeyPocket) is a recorder that attaches to the phone, sold with an app and an optional subscription. On Cloud, Recapro works with the mobile app and the desktop app, with no recorder to buy. Here are the differences verified on October 16, 2026 against the publisher’s public pages. See the comparison
- Recapro / Dicte Dicte, published by Livdeo SAS, is a French meeting-summary tool. Audio is processed on servers in Paris (Scaleway), transcripts are pseudonymised before processing and text is encrypted at rest with a post-quantum algorithm. Its Enterprise offer adds a DicteBOX unit for on-site installation. On sovereignty, the two approaches are close. The facts below were checked on October 16, 2026. See the comparison
- Recapro / Nabla Nabla is a SaaS medical assistant. According to its website, it is deployed in more than 130 healthcare organisations, used by more than 85,000 clinicians, covers more than 55 specialties and integrates with the patient record (Epic, athenahealth, Weda). Its European data is hosted on Google Cloud in Belgium. Recapro is a meeting-notes tool with a healthcare mode that can be installed on your own servers, up to air-gap. The two answer different needs, and the main difference is where the processing happens. See the comparison
Plaud and Recapro: frequently asked questions
01
Do I need a recorder to use Recapro?
Not on Cloud. Recapro works with the mobile app (iOS, Android) and the desktop app (macOS, Windows). Plaud sells recorders, from €169.90 to €189 on its European store as of October 16, 2026. Recapro’s Fortress On-Premise runs on a server installed at your premises (hardware from €4,990) or on your existing servers.
02
Where does Plaud host European users’ data?
Plaud’s Trust Center lists an AWS data center in Frankfurt for Europe, alongside the United States, Japan and Singapore, with processing in the region closest to the user. The publisher, Plaud Inc., is a Delaware company. Recapro Cloud keeps data at rest in France at Scaleway (fr-par region); in transit, Cloudflare terminates TLS. With Fortress On-Premise, the data stays on your servers.
03
Which AI models does Plaud use?
As of October 16, 2026, Plaud’s Trust Center names “GPT, Claude, and Gemini” as its LLMs, hosted in the European Union for European users. For transcription, it refers to several “enterprise-grade” models, including fine-tuned proprietary models, without naming them. Recapro uses open-weight models executed on its servers, or on yours with On-Premise.
04
Does Plaud transcription work offline?
Plaud recorders capture audio on their own. According to the Trust Center, the data then goes to the cloud for processing. Recapro works the same way with its mobile app. Recording continues without a network, then transcription runs on our servers. With Fortress On-Premise, it runs on your servers.
05
Does Plaud offer an on-premise installation?
It is not published as of October 16, 2026. Asked about storage in a private cloud, Plaud’s Trust Center describes a multi-region service hosted by the publisher. Recapro offers Fortress On-Premise at €19.90/seat/month excluding VAT, 10 seats minimum, with hardware from €4,990.
06
Does Plaud record video calls?
Yes. Plaud Desktop, on macOS and Windows, records Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams without adding a bot to the meeting. Recapro does the same with its desktop app, or with the mobile app placed next to the computer.
07
How much do Plaud and Recapro cost?
On Plaud’s European store on October 16, 2026, the Plaud Note recorder costs €169.90. The Pro subscription costs €110.99 per year and Unlimited €224.99 per year; the Starter tier is free, with 300 minutes a month. At Recapro, Cloud Solo costs €24.90/month excluding VAT, or €238.80 per year billed annually. Cloud Team costs €22.90/user/month excluding VAT (€17.90 billed annually), 5 users minimum. Fortress On-Premise costs €19.90/seat/month excluding VAT, 10 seats minimum, plus hardware from €4,990.
08
Does Plaud train its AI on my conversations?
Plaud’s Trust Center states that the publisher does not train its models on your data by default, unless you explicitly opt in. It adds that the LLMs it uses apply no-training and no-retention policies set out in DPAs. At Recapro, transcription and summaries run on open-weight models executed on our servers, with no training on your data by default.
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