Head to head

Beagle vs Zoom AI Companion.

Zoom's Companion is handy around the call. Beagle lives where the work continues afterward - Slack and Teams - reading every channel and acting across your stack.

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The short answer

Which one is for you.

Choose Zoom AI Companion

Meeting AI

Pick Zoom AI Companion when you want meeting summaries for free with nothing to set up.

Choose Beagle

AI teammate in chat

Pick Beagle when the work continues in Slack or Teams after the call ends.

Feature by feature

The scorecard.

Zoom AI Companion is a meeting AI. Zoom's built-in AI for meeting summaries and chat recaps. Six capabilities, marked the same way for both.

Capability	Zoom AI Companion	Beagle
Lives in Slack and Microsoft Teams	NoInside Zoom.	YesSlack and Microsoft Teams, as a teammate.
Reads your team's channels	NoMeetings and Zoom chat.	YesEvery channel it is invited to, scoped to what each teammate can see.
Speaks up without being asked	NoSummaries and recaps.	YesPipes up unprompted when something needs you.
Acts across your whole stack	NoWithin Zoom.	YesDrafts and does the work across ~2,700 connected apps.
Remembers your team over time	NoLimited.	YesRemembers your tone, your people and what you decided.
Waits for approval before acting	Not applicableRead-first.	YesAlways waits for your nod before anything goes out.

YesDoes this
PartialPartly, or with setup
NoDoes not
Not applicableDoes not apply

Worth saying plainly: these six are the things Beagle is built to do, so they flatter Beagle. Zoom AI Companion is a meeting AI and is not trying to do most of them - a low score here is a difference in job, not a fault. What Zoom AI Companion does better is the other half of the picture.

What it costs

Price, plainly.

Published prices only. Where Zoom AI Companion does not publish one, we say so instead of guessing.

Zoom AI Companion

Free to start: Included
Paid from: Bundled
How it is sold: Included with paid Zoom

Beagle

Free to start: 1,000 credits, no card
Paid from: $49/mo
How it is sold: Flat, 5,000 credits every month

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Credit where it is due

What Zoom AI Companion does better.

Nobody switches on a page that pretends the other tool is rubbish. Here is the honest case for Zoom AI Companion.

Included at no extra cost on paid Zoom plans.
Summaries and next steps land automatically once the call ends.
Nothing to configure - it is already in the meetings you run.

The difference

Where Beagle fits.

The shape of work Zoom AI Companion was not built for.

Lives where you talk
Beagle is a teammate in Slack and Microsoft Teams, not a tab you switch to. It reads the channels it is invited to and answers in the thread.
Does the work, not just the talk
It drafts the reply, updates the record and chases the action item across ~2,700 tools - then waits for your nod before anything goes out.
Learns your team
Correct it once and it remembers. Over time it knows your tone, your accounts and your decisions - the part Zoom AI Companion leaves to you.

FAQ

Common questions.

Is Beagle a good Zoom AI Companion alternative?

If you want an AI that lives in Slack and Microsoft Teams, reads your channels, and does the work rather than waiting to be asked, yes. Zoom's Companion is handy around the call. Beagle lives where the work continues afterward - Slack and Teams - reading every channel and acting across your stack.

What is the difference between Beagle and Zoom AI Companion?

Zoom AI Companion is a meeting AI: Zoom's built-in AI for meeting summaries and chat recaps. Beagle is an AI teammate that sits in your Slack or Microsoft Teams channels, reads the thread, remembers your team, and drafts or does the work across roughly 2,700 connected apps - always pausing for your approval first.

When should I pick Zoom AI Companion over Beagle?

Pick Zoom AI Companion when you want meeting summaries for free with nothing to set up. Zoom AI Companion is genuinely strong at: Included at no extra cost on paid Zoom plans. Summaries and next steps land automatically once the call ends. Nothing to configure - it is already in the meetings you run.

Can Beagle replace Zoom AI Companion?

It depends on the job. Pick Beagle when the work continues in Slack or Teams after the call ends. Plenty of teams run both - Beagle covers the day-to-day work inside chat and hands off to the specialist tool where it is better.

Does Beagle work in Slack and Microsoft Teams?

Yes. Beagle lives natively in both, reading only what each teammate can see and waiting for your nod before it acts.

How is Beagle priced compared to Zoom AI Companion?

Beagle is free to start - 1,000 credits on signup, no credit card. A $49/month membership adds 5,000 credits every month, with one-time top-up packs when you need more. Zoom AI Companion prices bundled with zoom.

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