MeetStream vs MeetingBaaS
MeetingBaaS is a meeting bot API priced in prepaid tokens, with a source-available core you can self-host. MeetStream covers the same three platforms at $0.35 an hour, includes per-participant audio and video, and runs a voice agent on the bot that records.
Every MeetingBaaS figure on this page was checked on its own site on 1 October 2026.
What an hour of meeting bot costs
One flat rate against a token ledger. The unit you buy is what to compare first.
| MeetStream | MeetingBaaS | |
|---|---|---|
| What you buy | An hour, billed to the second | A token per recording hour, from prepaid packs that do not expire |
| Bot infrastructure, per hour | $0.35 | $0.50 to $0.35, by pack size |
| All in, with transcription | $0.45 | About $0.44 to $0.63 |
| Storage | 30 days included | 3 to 30 days, by plan |
Ours from the pricing page. Theirs checked on their published pages on 4 September 2026.
That pack covers 4,250 hours a month. Below that, you pay for hours you never run.
A bot that speaks in the meeting
MeetStream ships an in-meeting voice agent runtime. The bot hears every speaker, reasons, and answers out loud.
Wake words, interruptions and an avatar are settings, not a build. It runs on the bot that records. See voice agents.
Built for agents to build with
One request puts a bot in the call. Media, transcripts and events come back on a webhook you name.
Live audio arrives about 200 milliseconds behind the room. See real-time audio.
An MCP server, a command line tool and a Claude skill ship with it. See developers.
Priced for a team that is still building
$5 of free credit, a key in under a minute, no sales call and no pack to buy first.
| MeetStream | MeetingBaaS | |
|---|---|---|
| 100 bot-hours a month | $45 | About $63 |
| 500 bot-hours a month | $225 | About $252 |
| 1,000 bot-hours a month | $450, or $350 at the volume rate | About $441 to $504 |
Ours at $0.45 all in. Theirs is the one pack they price publicly, so ask about smaller plans.
The engineers who build it answer you
Teams on MeetStream get a shared Slack channel with our engineers in it. A webhook question reaches its author.
No support tier to buy, and no gate in front of it. Start on free credit and scale from there.
Your recordings, in your bucket
Thirty days of storage sit inside the rate. Point us at your own bucket and artefacts land there.
Write-only mode means we never read it back. Deletion is self-serve. Setup is on the S3 storage page.
The comparison, row by row
Their figures are the ones they publish, checked on their published pages on 4 September 2026. Not published means we could not find it.
Voice and agents in the meeting
| MeetStream | MeetingBaaS | |
|---|---|---|
| In-meeting voice agent runtime | Yes On the bot that records | Speaking bots Built on Pipecat |
| Wake words and interruption handling | Yes Barge-in and echo control, per voice agents | Not published |
| Avatar on the bot video tile | Yes Lip-synced, all three platforms | Avatar image Custom bot avatar |
| Tool calls from inside the meeting | Yes MCP servers and your functions | Not published |
| MCP server, CLI and agent skills | Yes On the developers page | Yes MCP server |
Real time, recording and transcription
| MeetStream | MeetingBaaS | |
|---|---|---|
| Zoom, Google Meet and Teams bots | Yes | Yes |
| Real-time audio to your server | Yes About 200 ms, per the real-time page | Yes Mixed audio over a socket |
| Per-participant audio and video streams | Yes On Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams | No live stream Zoom per-speaker chunks after the meeting |
| Transcription engine choice per request | Yes Six engines, per request | Limited Gladia at 0.25 token an hour; your own key for others |
| Participant events and chat | Yes | Yes |
Price, storage and control
| MeetStream | MeetingBaaS | |
|---|---|---|
| Volume and startup rate | Yes Toward $0.25, no application | Limited Lower token price in larger packs |
| Storage included | Yes 30 days | Limited 3 to 30 days, by plan |
| Your own bucket, from the first byte | Yes S3 and S3-compatible, write-only | Yes S3-compatible, on every plan |
| ISO 27001 | Yes On our security page | Not published |
| SOC 2 Type 2 | Under audit Status on our security page | Not yet Per their December 2025 launch post |
| Self-hosting | No Hosted service | Yes Source-available, BSL 1.1 |
Certifications move faster than a page like this, so they live on the security page.
The integration, one request
One request, on any of the three platforms. It takes a meeting link and a webhook.
curl -X POST https://api.meetstream.ai/api/v1/bots/create_bot \
-H "Authorization: Token $MEETSTREAM_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{ "meeting_link": "https://zoom.us/j/74648392", "bot_name": "Acme Notetaker",
"recording_config": {"transcript": {"provider": {"meetstream": {}}}},
"webhook_url": "https://your-app.example.com/meetstream" }'Run both for a week, compare the artefacts, then move the webhook.
Frequently asked questions
Is MeetStream cheaper than MeetingBaaS?
At most volumes, yes. With transcription, MeetStream is $0.45 an hour at list and $0.35 at the volume rate. MeetingBaaS works out at about $0.44 to $0.63 an hour depending on the token pack, so its largest prepaid pack matches our list price and our volume rate stays lower.
Is MeetingBaaS open source?
Not in the strict sense. Its core is source-available under the Business Source License 1.1: you can self-host it, but companies with more than 100 staff or $5M in revenue need a paid licence for internal use, and each release becomes Apache 2.0 after 18 months.
Does MeetingBaaS offer per-participant audio?
Not as a live stream. Its real-time audio is mixed, and per-speaker audio is limited to Zoom chunks delivered after the meeting. MeetStream can stream each participant separately on Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams.
What transcription engines does each support?
MeetStream picks among six engines per request, and your own provider key waives the add-on.
MeetingBaaS includes Gladia for a quarter of a token an hour and lets you bring your own key for other engines at a smaller token charge.
How do retention models compare?
MeetStream keeps 30 days, deletable by API, or writes into your own bucket.
Their published pricing sets retention from 3 to 30 days, by plan.
How many bots can run at once?
MeetStream sets no cap on concurrent bots, and there is no queue to buy your way out of. Tell us your volume and we will size it with you.
Can a MeetStream bot speak in the meeting?
Yes. A voice agent runs on the same bot that records. It hears each speaker, calls your tools and answers out loud.
Wake words, interruptions and an avatar are settings, described on the voice agents page.
Where can I read MeetStream security detail?
On the security page: ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 2 audit status, GDPR and the data residency options, kept current there.
How long can a bot record?
Four hours by default, five via the API, which covers full-day sessions.
Can I try it without a call?
Yes: $5 of free credit, self-serve API keys, no sales call between you and the first bot.
How current are these numbers?
Every MeetingBaaS figure here was read on its own published pages and checked on 1 October 2026.
Tell us what changed and it gets fixed the same week.
Run the comparison yourself
$5 of free credit, a key in under a minute, and every figure above read off a published page.