tl;dv is a solid sales-coaching notetaker: it records your calls and, on its Business tier, scores reps with MEDDIC/BANT/SPIN playbooks. The cost of that is the price curve - Pro is $18/user/mo and Business jumps to $59/user/mo - and it’s cloud, per-seat, and after-the-call. Raven helps you live during the call, shows talk ratio on every session, keeps meetings local, and is free and open source.

At a glance

At a glance

Raventl;dv
Live in-call assistYes - sales modes, suggestionsNo - coaching is after the call
Talk ratio (You vs Them)Yes, on every sessionOn paid tiers
Where your meetings liveLocal SQLitetl;dv's cloud (EU-hosted)
PriceFree, open source (your own keys)Free (10 AI notes); Pro $18/user/mo; Business $59/user/mo (annual)
CaptureLocal, bot-free (Mac + Windows)Bot or bot-free modes
Open sourceYesNo

Price

Price

tl;dv’s free plan records unlimited calls but caps you to 10 AI notes and auto-deletes after 3 months. Real use starts at Pro $18/user/mo (annual; $29 monthly), and the sales-coaching features - scorecards, objection analysis, playbooks - live in Business at $59/user/mo (annual; $98 monthly). For a 5-rep team that’s roughly $3,540/year on Business.

Raven is free; you pay your own AI/transcription usage (a few dollars a month for typical use), with no per-seat fee and no coaching-tier upsell.

Where your meetings live

Where your meetings live

tl;dv stores recordings in its (EU-hosted) cloud. Raven keeps transcripts and notes in a local SQLite database on your machine, splits You and Them on-device, and only sends audio to the providers you chose with your own keys. Open source means the data path is auditable.

What tl;dv does better (honestly)

  • Sales coaching: automated MEDDIC/BANT/SPIN scorecards and objection-handling analysis on Business.

  • Native CRM sync and manager review workflows.

  • EU hosting and a polished team experience.

If you’re a sales manager coaching a floor of reps and want after-call scorecards, tl;dv’s Business tier is purpose-built.

When Raven wins

When Raven wins

  • You want live help in the call (next question, objection response) - not just an after-call score.

  • You want talk ratio and sales modes without paying for a $59/seat tier.

  • You want meetings local and a tool you can audit.

  • You’d rather pay your AI provider cents than per seat.

Switching from tl;dv

Switching from tl;dv

  1. Export anything you want to keep (tl;dv free auto-deletes after 3 months).

  2. Download Raven, add your keys, pick a sales Mode.

  3. Run both for a week; cancel tl;dv once Raven covers your daily habit.