Frequently Asked Questions

Product Information

What is Spinach AI?

Spinach AI is an AI-powered meeting assistant designed to automate note-taking, summarize conversations, and streamline post-meeting tasks. It helps teams enhance collaboration and productivity by integrating with popular tools and providing tailored solutions for various roles such as product managers, sales, engineering, and more. Source

What products and services does Spinach AI offer?

Spinach AI offers an AI meeting assistant, automated note-taking, workflow optimization tools, AI-powered insights, seamless integrations with tools like Zoom, Slack, Jira, and Salesforce, and tailored solutions for different teams. Source

What is the mission and vision of Spinach AI?

Spinach AI's mission is to create tools that foster feedback, transparency, and trust in workplace relationships. The vision is to improve workplace experiences for managers and employees by enhancing collaboration and productivity. Source

Who is the target audience for Spinach AI?

Spinach AI is designed for product managers, engineering teams, project managers, marketing teams, HR and recruiting, customer success, sales, finance, and accounting teams—essentially any team seeking to streamline workflows and enhance productivity. Source

What languages does Spinach AI support?

Spinach AI supports a wide range of languages, including but not limited to English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Italian, and many more. For a full list, see the original FAQ. Source

How does Spinach AI join meetings?

Spinach AI can be added to meetings by logging in with Google or Microsoft, connecting your calendar, and selecting meetings, or by adding [email protected] as a guest to the meeting invite. Source

When does Spinach AI join a scheduled meeting?

Spinach AI joins your meeting 1-2 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. If added after the meeting starts, it joins within 1-2 minutes. Source

Can I invite Spinach AI to a meeting that has already started?

Yes, you can add [email protected] to a meeting already in progress, and Spinach AI will join within 1-2 minutes. If connected to Slack, the summary will go to your default Slack channel. Source

What should I do if Spinach AI doesn't join my meeting?

Check if Spinach is on the meeting invite, if you joined the correct link, if Spinach is stuck in the waiting room, if someone removed Spinach, or if the meeting started more than 5 minutes late. If issues persist, contact support. Source

How long does it take to receive a meeting summary from Spinach AI?

Spinach Pro and Enterprise users receive meeting summaries within 5 minutes of the meeting ending. Free users may receive summaries within 1 hour. If you do not receive a summary, check if all participants have left the call and contact support if needed. Source

Who receives the meeting summary from Spinach AI?

Pro and Enterprise users can control who receives the summary—just themselves, everyone in the meeting, or additional recipients. Summaries can also be shared to Slack, Notion, Confluence, or Google Docs. Free users have limited sharing options. Source

Features & Capabilities

What are the key features of Spinach AI?

Key features include automated note-taking, action item tracking, AI-powered insights, workflow optimization, seamless integrations with popular tools, and customizable solutions for different teams. Source

What integrations does Spinach AI support?

Spinach AI integrates with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Notion, Confluence, Google Docs, Jira, Trello, Asana, ClickUp, and Linear. These integrations enable seamless meeting participation and workflow automation. Source

How can I get meeting summaries in Slack?

Connect your Spinach account to Slack via the Integrations tab in the Spinach dashboard. You can set a default Slack channel for all meetings or specify unique channels for each meeting. Source

Does Spinach AI support action item tracking?

Yes, Spinach AI automatically tracks action items discussed in meetings and can integrate with project management tools to turn them into tickets with one click. Source

Can Spinach AI generate PRDs and user stories?

Yes, Spinach AI offers features for product managers such as automated PRD and user story generation, helping streamline product development workflows. Source

Does Spinach AI provide AI-powered insights from user feedback?

Yes, Spinach AI analyzes user feedback to uncover trends, pain points, and opportunities, enabling data-driven decision-making for product managers and other teams. Source

Can Spinach AI automate onboarding and check-ins for customer success teams?

Yes, Spinach AI automates onboarding and check-ins, reducing administrative tasks and enabling customer success teams to focus on engagement and relationship-building. Source

Does Spinach AI support campaign planning for marketing teams?

Yes, Spinach AI supports campaign planning and performance reviews by automating note-taking and providing actionable insights for marketing teams. Source

Is Spinach AI customizable for different teams?

Yes, Spinach AI offers tailored features for various teams, such as PRD generation for product managers, sprint plans for engineering, and meeting insights for HR and recruiting. Source

Use Cases & Benefits

What problems does Spinach AI solve?

Spinach AI solves problems such as manual note-taking during meetings, administrative task overload, workflow inefficiencies, difficulty extracting insights from user feedback, and challenges in cross-team collaboration. Source

How does Spinach AI help product managers?

Spinach AI provides automated roadmap meetings, PRD and user story generation, and AI-powered insights from user interviews, helping product managers streamline workflows and make data-driven decisions. Source

How does Spinach AI benefit sales teams?

Spinach AI helps sales teams close deals faster by capturing buyer insights, streamlining follow-ups, and integrating notes directly into CRMs, eliminating manual note-taking and improving sales cycle management. Source

How does Spinach AI support engineering teams?

Spinach AI offers sprint planning and daily standup automation, helping engineering teams stay organized, focused, and aligned on their goals. Source

How does Spinach AI help HR and recruiting teams?

Spinach AI provides meeting insights and automates tasks related to hiring and onboarding, ensuring smoother processes and better candidate experiences. Source

What business impact can customers expect from Spinach AI?

Customers can expect increased productivity, streamlined workflows, enhanced collaboration, data-driven decision-making, improved customer engagement, and customizable solutions tailored to their team's needs. Source

What feedback have customers given about Spinach AI's ease of use?

Customers consistently highlight Spinach AI's ease of use. For example, Dan Robidoux (Tech Lead at Careviso) praised its natural integration and helpful Jira integration, while Belén Medina (Do It Consulting Group) noted improved team communication. Source

How does Spinach AI enhance collaboration across teams?

Spinach AI integrates with communication and project management tools, automates updates, and provides instant documentation, helping distributed teams stay aligned and productive. Source

How does Spinach AI help uncover insights from user feedback?

Spinach AI uses advanced AI analysis to extract trends, pain points, and opportunities from user interviews, enabling teams to make informed, data-driven decisions. Source

Competition & Alternatives

How does Spinach AI compare to other AI meeting assistants?

Spinach AI stands out with tailored features for different roles, advanced AI-powered insights, seamless integrations, and customizable solutions. Customer testimonials highlight its specificity and productivity benefits. Source

What are some alternatives to Rev for meeting transcription and summaries?

Alternatives to Rev include Descript, Otter.ai, Sonix, Verbit, TranscribeMe, Grain, and Trint. For more, see our blog post on AI transcription tools.

Where can I find information about alternatives to Standuply?

You can find a discussion of Standuply alternatives on our blog.

What are some alternatives to Otter.ai for transcription?

For alternatives to Otter.ai, see our blog post about Otter.ai alternatives.

What are some alternatives to Standuply for running better standups?

Alternatives to Standuply include Geekbot, ClickUp, Status Hero, Jell, Friday, Troopr, Polly, and Range. Spinach AI is also positioned as a powerful alternative. Source

What are some alternatives to Fireflies for creating smarter meeting summaries?

Spinach AI is a strong alternative to Fireflies for meeting summaries. For more options, see our blog post on AI-powered transcription tools.

Why should a customer choose Spinach AI over alternatives?

Spinach AI offers tailored features for different roles, advanced AI-powered insights, seamless integrations, and customizable solutions. Customer testimonials highlight its unmatched specificity and productivity benefits. Source

How does Spinach AI differ from similar products in the market?

Spinach AI differentiates itself with tailored features for different personas, advanced AI-powered insights, seamless integrations, and customizable solutions for various teams. Source

Are there any blog posts comparing Spinach AI to competitors?

Yes, Spinach AI maintains blog posts comparing alternatives to Rev, Otter.ai, Standuply, and others. See the Resources section or visit the blog for detailed comparisons. Source

Technical Requirements & Support

What should I do if I don't receive a meeting summary?

Ensure all participants have left the call. Pro and Enterprise users should receive summaries within 5 minutes; Free users within 1 hour. If you still don't receive it, contact support via the button on the bottom right corner. Source

How do I contact Spinach AI support?

You can contact Spinach AI support using the support button on the bottom right corner of the website or by visiting the Help Center. Help Center

How do I add Spinach AI to a meeting?

Login with Google or Microsoft, connect your calendar, and select meetings for Spinach to join, or add [email protected] as a guest to the meeting invite. Source

What platforms does Spinach AI integrate with for meetings?

Spinach AI can join meetings on Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. Source

How do I share meeting notes to my knowledge base?

Pro and Enterprise users can share meeting notes to Slack, Notion, Confluence, or Google Docs. Free users have access to Slack integration but limited sharing options. Source

What compliance certifications does Spinach AI have?

Spinach AI displays SOC2, GDPR, and HIPAA badges on its website, indicating compliance with these standards. Source

How can I subscribe to updates from Spinach AI?

You can subscribe to updates by entering your email in the subscription form on the Spinach AI website. Source

Where can I find more resources about Spinach AI?

Visit the Resources section on the Spinach AI website for blog posts, testimonials, FAQs, and the Help Center. Resources

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What makes Spinach.ai an enterprise-ready solution?

Spinach.ai is enterprise-ready, offering robust security and compliance with SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, and HIPAA certifications. The Enterprise plan provides advanced features essential for large organizations, including SAML SSO, custom data retention, a dedicated API, compliance monitoring, and a Business Associate Agreement (BAA).

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My meeting is over. Why didn't I get a summary?

Spinach Pro and Spinach Enterprise users should receive a meeting summary within 5 minutes. If you do not, the most common reason is that someone from your meeting forgot to leave the video call. If everyone has left the call, contact us using the support button on the bottom right corner if neither of those works and we'd be happy to investigate.

Spinach gives priority processing to our Pro and Enterprise users, followed by Free users. If you are a Free user and do not receive your summary within 1 hour, please contact us here using the support button on the bottom right corner.

How do I add Spinach to a meeting?

There are 2 ways to add Spinach to a meeting. 1.  Login with Google or Microsoft, connect your calendar, and select all the meetings you'd like Spinach to join. 2. Open the meeting invite (or meeting series) and add [email protected] as a guest.

Why hasn't Spinach joined my meeting?

Here's a few troubleshooting steps for you to try.
1. Are you sure Spinach is on the meeting invite?
2. Did you join the meeting link on your meeting invite?
3. Is Spinach stuck in the waiting room of your meeting?
4. Did someone on your meeting kick Spinach out?
5. Did you start more than 5 minutes late? If no one joins in the first 5 minutes, Spinach leaves.

My meeting already started. Can I still invite Spinach?

Yes! If you forget to invite Spinach before the meeting begins, you can open the calendar invite, add [email protected] and we will join within 1-2 minutes.

💡 Note: If you're connected to Slack for summary outputs, the summary will go to your default Slack channel when adding Spinach after the meeting starts.

When exactly does Spinach join the meeting?

Spinach joins your meeting 1-2 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. If you add Spinach to a meeting already in progress, it takes 1-2 minutes for Spinach to join.

How long does it take to receive my meeting summary from Spinach?

Spinach Pro and Spinach Enterprise users will receive your meeting summary from Spinach within 5 minutes of the meeting session ending. Spinach processes all Pro and Enterprise summaries before processing Free user summaries.

If you are a Spinach Pro or Spinach Enterprise user and you do not receive your summary within 5 minutes of leaving your meeting, make sure no one from your team forgot to close the video meeting. And check your spam folder. Contact us using the support button on the bottom right corner if neither of those works and we'd be happy to investigate.

Who will receive the meeting summary from Spinach?

Spinach Pro and Spinach Enterprise users can control who gets the meeting summary from each meeting. You can send the summary to just yourself, to everyone in the meeting, or add additional recipients who were not in the meeting. You can also share the meeting notes to Slack, Notion, Confluence, Google Docs or Confluence. Spinach Free users have access to the Slack integration, but are not able to customize distribution or share notes to their knowledge base.

How can I get my meeting summaries in Slack?

To get meeting summaries in Slack, you need to connect your Spinach account to your Slack account.
1. Go to app.spinach.io to login.
2. Click the Integrations tab
3. Click Connect Slack

Follow the steps to connect to Slack. You can set a Default Slack channel for all your meetings or specify a unique Slack channel for each meeting.

What integrations does Spinach have?

Spinach can join Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams meetings.

Spinach can send your meeting summaries to Slack and email.

Spinach can save your meeting summaries in Notion, Confluence or Google Docs.

Spinach integrates with Jira, Trello, Asana, ClickUp, and Linear allowing you turn any action item into a ticket in one click.

What languages does Spinach support?

Spinach supports multiple languages.


We currently support Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Assamese, Azerbaijani, Bashkir, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Breton, British English, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Faroese, Finnish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Latin, Latvian, Lingala, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Maori, Marathi, Mongolian, Myanmar, Nepali, Norwegian, Nynorsk, Occitan, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Sanskrit, Serbian, Shona, Sindhi, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Sundanese, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Tamil, Tatar, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Yiddish, Yoruba.