Acta vs Read AI: from meeting reports to work that gets done
Read AI writes a report after every meeting and searches across your work. Acta turns each meeting into the report your role needs, then follows up: every action item is tracked to done and every decision is kept in one log.
Acta vs Read AI in short
Read AI and Acta both record meetings, write summaries with action items, and answer questions across your work (Search Copilot in Read AI, OneChat in Acta). Read AI's free plan covers 5 meetings a month and Pro starts at about $15 per user per month. Acta adds 42 templates that read the conversation, an action item tracker with daily follow-up emails and a decision log that shows how decisions change.
A report made for your role
Not one report for every meeting: MEDDPICC for sales calls, scorecards for interviews, post-mortems for incidents, chosen from what was said.
Follow-up that happens by itself
Overdue action items are flagged and their owners get a daily follow-up email, across every meeting.
Decisions with a history
When a later meeting changes a decision, the log shows what it was, what it became and the quote that changed it.
Acta vs Read AI, feature by feature
Read AIAsk across everything
After the meeting
Templates
Recording
Plans
Read AI details are from their public website and reviews, checked October 2026. Products change: if something here is out of date, tell us at contact@acta.ai and we'll fix it.
What you get with Acta beyond Read AI
Templates
The right report for each meeting
Acta reads the conversation and fills the templates that fit, from BANT and SPICED to candidate scorecards and SOAP notes. Templates that don't fit are marked “Not relevant”.
- MEDDPICC, BANT, SPIN and SPICED for sales calls
- Shows what's missing and what to ask next time
- Marks a template “Not relevant” instead of making things up
From the call
“If we get each rep four hours back a week, that's the case.”
“Anything above fifty thousand goes to our CFO.”
“We need a SOC 2 report before procurement.”
Metrics
Champion
Economic buyer
Paper process
Ask next: who signs off above $50k?
Decision log
A decision log, not just highlights
Every decision with who made it, who owns it, the actions that follow and the moment it was said, kept across meetings with its history.
- “Was 60 minutes, changed to 90 on Oct 8”
- The quote and the moment it was said
- Linked actions with progress
Recordings stop after 90 minutes
Discussed in 2 meetingsWas: 60 minutes · changed Oct 8
Oct 4 · Sprint review
“Recording should stop on its own after 60 minutes.” 14:11
Oct 8 · Recorder check-in
“Sixty is too short, let's make it 90 minutes.” 8:41
Actions
Every decision, from every meeting, in one log
Action item tracker
Action items with owners, dates and nudges
One tracker for every meeting: open, overdue, due this week and done, grouped by meeting or person, with a daily follow-up email.
- Group by meeting or by person
- Overdue items flagged automatically
- Daily follow-up email to owners
Overdue
3
Due this week
4
Done
12
Daily follow-up, 9:00
Priya, 1 item is overdue: Send Acme the revised proposal.
OneChat
Ask about meetings and the files behind them
OneChat answers across the meetings you pick and the contracts, price lists and web pages you add, with a link to the exact moment or page.
- Choose meetings by date, people or type
- Contracts, price lists and playbooks in the same answer
- Click a source to play that moment
Yes. The contract allows a two-year price hold 1, and you agreed to it on the renewal call, subject to finance 2. Increases after that are capped at 5% 3.
Where Read AI does well
- Meeting reports with summaries, action items, questions and highlights.
- Search Copilot across meetings, email, messages and documents.
- Action items that can become HubSpot tasks.
Best for: People who want meeting reports plus search across email and messages.
Choose Acta if you want
- Templates that match each meeting
- Action items tracked to done
- A decision log with history
- Answers that include files you add
- Recording with or without a bot
How to switch from Read AI to Acta
- 1
Start your free trial
Sign up and connect your Google or Microsoft calendar. The trial is free for 15 days.
- 2
Choose how to record
Let the Acta notetaker join from your calendar, or record without a bot using the desktop app for Windows and Mac or the Chrome extension.
- 3
Turn on what happens after the call
Pick your templates and turn on the daily follow-up, so action items and decisions are tracked from the first meeting.
- 4
Coming from Read AI?
Turn on the templates for your team (sales, hiring, product or support) before your first meeting, so every report comes out in the format you use.
Acta vs Read AI: questions
Is Acta a Read AI alternative?
Yes. Acta records Zoom, Google Meet and Teams, answers across your meetings and files with OneChat, and adds 42 templates, an action item tracker with daily follow-ups and a decision log.
How is OneChat different from Read AI Search Copilot?
Search Copilot searches across meetings and connected tools like email and messages. OneChat focuses on your meetings plus the files and links you add, lets you choose meetings by date, people or type, and links every line to the meeting moment or file page.
How much does Read AI cost compared with Acta?
Reviews in October 2026 list a free plan with 5 meetings a month and Pro from about $15 per user per month billed annually. Acta is free for 15 days, then Pro is priced per user.
Does Acta track decisions?
Yes. The decision log keeps every decision from your meetings with who made it, who owns it, the linked actions and how it changed in later meetings.
Can I try Acta for free?
Yes. Acta is free for 15 days with unlimited recordings and transcriptions. After that, Pro is priced per user on the pricing page.
Does Acta need a bot in my meeting?
No. Record with the Acta desktop app (Windows and Mac) or the Chrome extension without a bot, or let the Acta notetaker join from your calendar.
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