Five Chrome extensions claim to track attendance in Google Meet. They are not all the same. Some are genuinely free; some pretend to be free until you hit a paywall. Some store your roster on their cloud; one keeps it on your laptop. Some count Otter or Read.ai as "attendees" because those bots joined your call; one filters them out. This is the honest version of which one to install — including when each one is the wrong choice.
Quick Comparison Table
| Tool | Price | Signup | Late flags | Bot filter | Local data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trackr ★ Best free | Free forever | No | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Meet Attendance | Free | No | — | — | ✓ |
| Vexa | $10/mo | Required | ✓ | — | — |
| Fellow | $7–15/user/mo | Required | — | — | — |
| Read.ai | $19.75/mo Pro | Required | — | — | — |
Pricing accurate as of May 2026. Verify on each vendor's site before purchasing.
1. Trackr
Free forever — No signup, no premium tier
Trackr is a free Chrome extension purpose-built for Google Meet attendance. It auto-logs every join, leave, and late arrival, filters out transcription bots so they don't pollute your roster, and exports to CSV, PDF, Excel, Google Sheets, or email. All data lives locally in your browser — nothing in the cloud, nothing to leak, no BAA needed for HIPAA contexts.
Pros
- Completely free, forever
- No signup or account required
- Bot filtering is unique in this category
- Local-only storage (HIPAA-friendly)
- Multi-format export including Sheets push
- Late-arrival flags with configurable threshold
Cons
- Google Meet only (Zoom + Teams on roadmap)
- Chrome / Edge / Brave only — no Firefox
- Newer extension with smaller community than Meet Attendance
Best for: Teachers on free Google Meet, group therapists (HIPAA), coaches, course creators — basically anyone who wants attendance without paying for Workspace Education Plus.
2. Meet Attendance (Niraj Sheth)
Free — The OG of the category
The first widely-used free Google Meet attendance extension, predating Trackr by years. Still works, still free, still has a large install base. Reliable for the basic case (who joined and for how long). Doesn't do late flags, bot filtering, or anything beyond CSV export.
Pros
- Genuinely free
- First-mover, well-known in teacher circles
- Reliable basic attendance logging
Cons
- No late-arrival flags
- No bot filtering — Otter/Read.ai count as attendees
- CSV export only — no Sheets push, no PDF
- No cross-session pattern detection
- Limited active development
Best for: Users who already have it installed and only need the basic case. If you're starting fresh, Trackr does everything this does plus more.
3. Vexa
Freemium — Paid tier ~$10/user/month
SaaS attendance + analytics platform with a polished dashboard. Real company, real product roadmap, real team features. The free tier is heavily limited (a few meetings per month); meaningful use requires the paid plan. Your roster lives on Vexa's servers.
Pros
- Polished cross-meeting dashboard
- Multi-user team support
- Calendar integration
- Active development
Cons
- Free tier is meaningfully limited
- Cloud-only — not HIPAA-friendly out of box
- Requires signup + account
- No bot filtering as a first-class feature
Best for: Mid-size teams who need a multi-user dashboard and can budget $10/user/month.
4. Fellow
Paid — $7–$15/user/month
A full meeting management suite — agendas, action items, feedback — with attendance as one feature among many. Excellent if you want the whole meeting-workflow stack. Overkill (and overpriced) if you just need attendance.
Pros
- Polished, complete meeting workflow product
- Strong integrations (Slack, Notion, Asana)
- Recognized brand in B2B
Cons
- Massive overkill for attendance alone
- Paid only
- Built for tech teams, not teachers
- Cloud-only, same privacy considerations as Vexa
Best for: Tech-company team leads who want one tool for everything. Wrong fit for teachers, therapists, or solo coaches.
5. Read.ai
Freemium — Pro $19.75/month
AI meeting assistant that records, transcribes, summarizes — and tracks attendance as a side effect. Strong transcription product. But you're paying $20/month for features you don't need if attendance is your only goal. And Read.ai joins meetings as a visible bot, which other participants notice.
Pros
- High-quality AI transcription
- Auto-generated meeting summaries
- Detailed analytics (talk time, sentiment)
Cons
- Attendance is a tertiary feature
- Read.ai joins as visible bot — disruptive in classrooms
- Cloud-stored everything
- Pricey if you only want attendance
- Not HIPAA-friendly by default
Best for: Teams who genuinely need transcription + summaries and treat attendance as a bonus.
How to Choose
Three questions in order:
- What's your privacy constraint? If you're a therapist, school IT, or anyone handling sensitive context, you need local-only storage. Only Trackr offers that out of the box.
- What's your budget? If $0, Trackr or Meet Attendance. If $10+/month and you need a dashboard, Vexa. If $200+/year and you want a full meeting product, Fellow.
- Do you also need transcription? If yes, Read.ai or Otter (then use Trackr separately for attendance). If no, don't pay $20/month for features you'll never use.
Frequently Asked Questions
Trackr. It does everything Meet Attendance does plus late flags, bot filtering, and multi-format export — all free.
No. Chrome extensions install on your personal browser with one click. This is the main advantage over Google's native paid feature.
Only Trackr stores data locally with no cloud sync. Everything else requires a BAA for HIPAA-sensitive use.
No — all five are Google Meet specific. Trackr has Zoom + Teams on its roadmap but neither has shipped.
For broader context, see our complete Google Meet attendance guide or the step-by-step setup tutorial.