Aside vs Context Engine

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Aside compared with Context Engine
Detail	Aside	Context Engine
What it does	Not given	One memory for your AI agents and your team
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free: recording, notes, transcripts, speaker names and search on unlimited calls, plus live guidance and write-ups on 2 calls a week. Pro: $15 a month or $144 a year ($12 a month), includes live guidance and write-ups on every call, research briefs, and answers when you ask mid-call. New accounts ge	Free: $0 forever with 1 agent per engine (up to 3 when friends refer), 1 GB memory. Pro: $12/month or $99/year per engine with 10 agents and 25 GB memory. Unlimited: $39/month or $299/year per engine with unlimited agents and 100 GB memory. Enterprise: from $6,000/year per install on your own server
Key features	Records calls without joining as a bot On-device transcription in English and 24 European languages Hidden from screen sharing on Mac and Windows Automatic summaries and follow-up emails Connect Claude or ChatGPT to read your meetings Quick notes timed to the second during calls Research briefs on who you're meeting	Connect ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code and Cursor with a few clicks AI tools save decisions, notes, people, customers and files Search with semantic understanding, not just exact words Automatic summaries by day, week and month Link related memories automatically Prevent duplicate memories with deduplication Export all data as Markdown and JSON Separate engines for clients with no data crossing Fine-grained access control (read or read-and-save) Full history tracking for every change
What makes it different	Records without a bot joining the call Audio transcribed and stays on your computer Live guidance appears under your camera to maintain eye contact Note-taking is free with no meeting limits	Keeps AI tools from forgetting context between sessions Data isolated per engine with no sharing between customers Fully portable—export anytime or delete permanently Pay per engine, never per person added to team
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	Not checked yet no change since last check	15 +3 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	3	13
Citation Flow (Majestic)	24	28
Referring domains (Majestic)	18	32

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