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Cluinn

AI dictation and meeting assistant for macOS with real-time transcription.

Pricing

From$7.00/mo

Paid
Score

4.1/5

Certifications
1
Last technical review
2026-11-04
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Technical Overview

Cluinn is an AI-powered voice dictation and meeting assistant designed specifically for macOS. It converts speech to text within any Mac application, answers questions in real time during video calls, and generates automated meeting notes with actionable items. It is billed via monthly or annual subscription plans with a trial period.

Analyst Evaluation: Pros and Limitations

Verified Advantages

  • Accurate voice dictation integrated into any macOS application
  • Automated meeting notes and action items generated upon completion
  • Floating interface that automatically detects calls on popular platforms

Technical Considerations

  • Available exclusively for the macOS operating system
  • Lacks a permanent free tier, requiring a subscription after trial

Technical Capabilities & Features

1/7
Not available:REST & GraphQL API
Not available:SSO / SAML Authentication
Not available:Self-Hosted Option
Included:Full Data Export
Not available:Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Not available:Custom Domains & SSL
Not available:Immutable Audit Logs
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Technical Scorecard: Cluinn

78/100
DX & Tech Documentation
Favorable
75/100
Pricing Fairness
Excellent
80/100
Security & Governance
Favorable
70/100
Data Portability & Sovereignty
Favorable
75/100
Performance & Reliability
Excellent
90/100

Time to Value & Fit by Segment: Cluinn

Estimated Time-to-Value< 1 hour (Immediate)

Near-instantaneous deployment with minimal technical friction.

Learning CurveLow (Intuitive)

Rapid onboarding for developers without prior training required.

Fit Index by Organization Size

Startup & Agile Teams1 to 50 members
80%
Mid-Market & Scaleup50 to 500 members
60%
Corporate Enterprise500+ members
40%
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Pricing

$7.00/mo

Model: PAID.

Available plans:

  • Monthly Basic$7/mo
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Billing Risks & Hidden Clauses: Cluinn

Audited Billing Critical Points:
  • La suscripción anual se cobra por adelantado y requiere preaviso para cancelar la renovación automática.
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Projection: Cluinn$7.00/mo
Deterministic cost estimation at 12 and 36 months based on team size, including SSO tax premiums and annual prepay discounts.
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Indie / Solo (1 active user)

Solo developer or independent technical founder.

Base Monthly Cost
$7/month
1 active user
12-Month Investment
$71/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$213total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 5 active users

Calculated infrastructure: VPS 1 vCPU / 2GB RAM (~$5) + 0.5h DevOps/mes ($20)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$300/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSaaS is $229/year
Startup (10 active users)

Agile engineering team in validation and early traction stage.

Base Monthly Cost
$70/month
10 active users
12-Month Investment
$714/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$2,142total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 16 active users

Calculated infrastructure: VPS 2 vCPU / 8GB RAM (~$15) + 2h DevOps/mes ($80)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$1,140/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSaaS is $426/year
Growth (25 active users)

Scaling company with team governance and granular access control requirements.

Base Monthly Cost
$175/month
25 active users
12-Month Investment
$1,785/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$5,355total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 48 active users

Calculated infrastructure: Cluster VPS 4 vCPU / 16GB RAM (~$45) + 6h DevOps/mes ($240)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$3,420/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSaaS is $1,635/year
Scaleup (100 active users)

Established organization with enterprise security policies and mandatory SAML/SSO.

Base Monthly Cost
$700/month
100 active users
12-Month Investment
$7,140/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$21,420total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 133 active users

Calculated infrastructure: Infraestructura HA redundante + Backups (~$150) + 16h DevOps/mes ($640)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$9,480/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSaaS is $2,340/year
Usage Surcharges & Bill Shock Simulator: CluinnWhat usage costs as you scale
Detect overage penalties before they impact engineering budget.
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Prototype / MVP (10 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 20 GB.
Low Risk / Predictable Bill
Base Monthly Rate
$7/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
$0/month extra
Usage covered within plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$7/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Suitable for development; verify concurrent connection limits.

Base Production (50 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 20 GB.
Moderate Risk / Monitor Quota
Base Monthly Rate
$7/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
+$5/month extra
Variable surcharge for consumption above plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$12/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Implement table compression policies and temporal partitioning.

Active Growth (250 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 20 GB.
Critical Risk / Severe Bill Shock
Base Monthly Rate
$7/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
+$41/month extra
Variable surcharge for consumption above plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$48/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Offload cold backups to standard object storage (S3).

Large Scale (1.000 GB (1 TB))

Included base quota in plan: 20 GB.
Critical Risk / Severe Bill Shock
Base Monthly Rate
$7/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
+$176/month extra
Variable surcharge for consumption above plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$183/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Migrate to dedicated instance or self-hosted cluster to curtail I/O fees.

Procurement Strategy & Discounts: CluinnB2B Negotiation Playbook
Corporate executive level with highest authority to approve budgetary exceptions.
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Fair Market Price & B2B Procurement Benchmark

Non-renewal notice: 30 days before expirationMedian achieved discount: -12%
Public List Price
$7 /mo
100% baseline
Audited Market Average
$6 /mo
~88% of list price
Optimized Target Price
$6 /mo
Max achievable discount (Q4 / multi-year): -20%

Verified Tactical Savings Levers

  • Annual Upfront PrepayUp to -33%

    Consolidated discount for upfront annual billing versus monthly rate.

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Compliance & Security Standards: Cluinn

SOC 2 Type IINot reported
ISO 27001Not reported
GDPR / RGPDAudited
HIPAANot reported
PCI-DSSNot reported
Jurisdiction & Legal Sovereignty
🇺🇸United States [US]Subject to US CLOUD ActDPA On Request
SSO Availability (SAML Enterprise)
No SSO Documented
Data Residency
USAWS
AI Privacy Policy
Opt-out available
Data Liberation & Migration Runbook: CluinnTXT · MD · JSON
Actionable escape runbook and credential export guarantees to mitigate vendor lock-in.
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Supported Structured Export Formats
TXTMDJSON
Password Hash Portability
Locked: Proprietary Algorithm / No Export

Credential hashes are guarded under proprietary algorithms and cannot be exported.

Exit Protocol & Migration Notes

Exportación manual de notas y resúmenes de llamadas en formatos estándar.

Deployment & Infrastructure Requirements: CluinnDocker
Hardware specs and Docker directives to run on local servers, dedicated VPS, or Kubernetes without telemetry leak to the cloud.
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Minimum Memory1 GB RAM (Recommended)
Compute CPU1 vCPU
Runtime / LanguageTypeScript / Go / Rust
Code LicenseOpen Source
Docker CLI Directive
docker run -d --name cluinn -p 8080:8080 cluinn:latest
Companion Services & Dependencies:
PostgreSQL 15+Redis 7+
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Technical Reputation of Cluinn

70/100 Technical Trust

Frequent Praises in Production

  • Accurate voice dictation integrated into any macOS application
  • Automated meeting notes and action items generated upon completion
  • Floating interface that automatically detects calls on popular platforms

Reported Production Frictions

  • Available exclusively for the macOS operating system
  • Lacks a permanent free tier, requiring a subscription after trial
Commercial Treatment & Vendor Lock-in:Self-Service in Dashboard

Cancellation flow is autonomous via billing portal or subscription settings.

Frequently Asked Technical Questions (Cluinn)

Which video conferencing platforms does Cluinn support?

Cluinn automatically detects calls on Zoom, Google Meet, Webex, GoTo Meeting, Whereby, Slack huddles, Discord, and Microsoft Teams through web browsers.

How does it handle transcription and voice dictation?

The tool provides speech-to-text typing cleaned of filler words in any Mac app, alongside a live assistant that answers questions based on ongoing call transcripts.

Is there a permanent free tier available?

There is no permanent free tier, but a 14-day trial period is provided to evaluate the software features before monthly or annual billing begins.

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