Limitless alternative
Life after the Limitless Pendant
Meta bought Limitless in December 2025 and stopped selling the Pendant. If you relied on it for meetings, Ona records them on your computer today, and the Ona Band is on pre-order.
At a glance
Ona and Limitless, side by side.
What each one offers someone choosing today.
| Feature | Ona | Limitless |
|---|---|---|
| Getting it | ||
| Can you buy it today | Yes, free to start | No, the Pendant is no longer sold |
| Wearable | Ona Band, on pre-order; ships early 2027 | Pendant, for existing owners only |
| Where it works | Mac, Windows and any browser | Service ended in the EU, the UK and some other countries |
| Price | $14.99 a month or $179.88 a year, unlimited transcription | Existing owners moved to the Unlimited plan at no charge |
| Meetings and memory | ||
| Records calls on your computer, no bot | Yes, on Mac: records your mic and the call's audio | Wound down in the web and desktop apps |
| Ask questions across your conversations | Ask Ona answers across every meeting, with the meeting it came from | Yes, for existing owners |
| Future | ||
| Support | Ongoing, with new features shipping | Promised for at least a year from December 2025 |
| Audio | Deleted once transcribed | See Limitless's updated privacy policy |
Details about other products come from their public pages and press coverage, checked 17 October 2026. Prices and plans change, so check before you buy.
Choose Ona if
You want a product that is growing, not winding down, and your meetings matter most.
Most of your important conversations are calls on your Mac or Windows PC
You want notes, decisions and action items written for you
You want to ask questions across months of meetings
You live where Limitless no longer works
You are happy to wait until early 2027 for a wearable
Stay with Limitless if
You already own a Pendant and it still does what you need.
Your Pendant works and you are on the free Unlimited plan
You mostly capture in-person conversations away from a computer
You are fine with support that is promised for a limited time
Moving from Limitless
Take your data with you first, then start fresh with your next meeting.
Export your conversations with the export tools in the Limitless app
Download Ona for Mac or Windows and connect your calendar
Record your next call: notes are ready minutes after it ends
Pre-order the Ona Band if you want a wearable again
Questions people ask
No. After Meta bought Limitless in December 2025, the company stopped selling the Pendant to new customers. Existing owners kept access, moved to the Unlimited plan at no charge.
Limitless promised to support existing Pendant owners for at least a year from December 2025. It has not announced what happens after that, so export your data while you can.
Yes, the Ona Band. It is on pre-order and ships early 2027. Until then, Ona records your meetings on Mac and Windows, and you read and search them in any browser.
Not today. Keep your Limitless export somewhere safe; Ona starts building your memory from the first meeting you record.