# Nylas Notetaker API vs tl;dv (slim)

> Nylas Notetaker scores 71.7 (BB) to tl;dv's 51 (D) for meeting transcripts. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Nylas Notetaker API scores 71.7 (BB) on agent readiness against tl;dv's 51 (D), and leads in every scored category. Both do meeting transcripts.

- Nylas Notetaker API: BB 71.7, rank #120 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nylas-notetaker.min.md
- tl;dv: D 51, rank #760 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tldv.min.md
- Nylas Notetaker API, good for Developers who want a meeting bot with transcripts, summaries and action items from one vendor, and those already using Nylas calendar sync. Ahead on Reliability, 66 against 50; Schema & documentation, 89 against 66; Security & auth, 75 against 49; Payments & pricing, 40 against 15; Maintenance & community, 81 against 28; Transparency & trust, 72 against 63. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Free to start without a card.
- tl;dv, good for Teams already recording with tl;dv who want an agent to search and summarise their meeting library or push transcripts to other systems by webhook. Also Runs on your own machine.

| Category | Nylas Notetaker API | tl;dv |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 66 | 50 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 89 | 66 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 77 | 73 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 75 | 49 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 15 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 81 | 28 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 72 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Nylas Notetaker API | tl;dv |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Nylas, Inc. | tldx Solutions GmbH |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.us.nylas.com/v3` | `https://pasta.tldv.io` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the Nylas Terms of Use. The Node.js and Python SDKs and the Nylas CLI on GitHub are MIT | Proprietary service under tldx's Terms of Service. The local MCP server repository is public but carries no licence file |
| Tools exposed | none | 5 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-09-21 | 2026-09-29 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-06-23 | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-01-06 | no date given |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 181 stars, 237k npm/wk, 92k PyPI/wk | 14 stars |