Dot and Jamie: what each does in your meetings
Jamie and Dot both hear a meeting through your own computer, and neither adds a participant to the call. Both work with Teams, Zoom and Google Meet. Jamie is built for notes and privacy, with meetings hosted in Europe. Dot is built to take part, answering in the call when somebody says “Hi Dot”.
Every row below was checked against Jamie’s own website and help centre, and links to the page it came from.
Every row below was checked against Jamie’s own documentation on 29 September 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will correct it and say when.
The comparison
| Dot | Jamie | |
|---|---|---|
| How it hears the meeting | Through the Dot app on your computer. Nothing joins the call, unless your organisation has Dot’s meeting bot switched on, so telling the people in it is up to you | On your device. Jamie does not need a meeting bot to join your callsJamie → |
| Computers it runs on | Mac, Windows and Ubuntu | Mac (macOS 14.4 or later) and WindowsJamie help, quickstart → |
| Phone apps | None. Dot is a desktop app | iPhone and Android, for meetings in person. They cannot record phone callsJamie help, mobile app → |
| Answers a question during the call | Yes. Anybody Dot can hear may say “Hi Dot” and ask. The answer appears on the screen of the person running Dot, and the whole call sees it when they present Dot’s window | Its help centre describes a private scratchpad during a live meeting, for your own notesJamie help, the recorder → |
| Answers from earlier meetings | Yes. It reads the notes of your last five meetings when it answers; presented to the call, only earlier meetings of the same series | Yes. Ask AI searches all your meetings, one tag or one meeting, and shows which meetings it usedJamie help, Ask AI → |
| Tells the call it is taking notes | Not by itself: telling the call is up to you. Dot’s window carries a notice, which the call sees when you present it | It can email the people invited a notice before the meetingJamie help, recording consent → |
| Where meetings are kept | In the region your organisation picks at sign-up: the UK (London), the EU (Frankfurt) or the US (Virginia) | In Europe. Jamie says storage and processing stay within the EEA, Switzerland and the UKJamie, security → |
| Keeps the audio | No. Dot keeps the transcript and the notes, not the audio | No. Audio is deleted after transcriptionJamie → |
| Free plan | No. A free trial, then a paid seat | Yes, with ten AI notes a month, for meetings of up to 30 minutesJamie, pricing → |
Private notes, or a participant you can ask
Jamie is a note taker built around where your data goes. It records on your device, deletes the audio after transcription, writes an executive summary and a fuller one by topic, and says it keeps storage and processing in Europe. For a team whose first question is where the data goes, that is a strong answer.
Dot is built to be asked. Somebody says “Hi Dot” during the call and the answer appears on Dot’s screen, which the whole call reads when you present it. Dot also offers a UK region as well as the EU and the US, and runs on Ubuntu as well as Mac and Windows.
Where processing matters as much as storage, ask both of us for the list of companies that handle your meetings. Our answer today: Dot stores meetings in the region you pick, and its notes and answers are written by an AI service in the United States.
Where Jamie is the better choice
Be honest with yourself about this, because it is often the right answer.
Jamie says both stay within the EEA, Switzerland and the UK. Dot stores meetings in the region you pick, but the AI that writes its notes runs in the United States today.Jamie, security →
Jamie says it is ISO 27001 certified. Dot has no ISO 27001 or SOC 2 certification yet.Jamie, security →
Jamie has iPhone and Android apps for meetings in person. Dot runs on a computer only.Jamie help, mobile app →
Jamie writes notes and transcripts in 99 or more languages on every plan.Jamie, pricing →
Jamie’s free plan gives ten AI notes a month, for meetings of up to 30 minutes. Dot has a free trial, then a paid seat.Jamie, pricing →
Questions
Do Jamie and Dot both work without a bot?
Yes. Both capture the meeting on your own computer, so nobody sees an extra participant. Dot can also join a call as a participant, where your organisation has that switched on.Jamie →
Which one keeps data in the UK?
Dot can: an organisation picks the UK, the EU or the US at sign-up, and its meetings are stored there. Jamie hosts in Europe, and says storage and processing stay within the EEA, Switzerland and the UK.Jamie, security →
Which one runs on Ubuntu?
Dot does, as well as Mac and Windows. Jamie’s help centre names macOS and Windows.Jamie help, quickstart →