Fathom vs Granola
Pricing
Fathom: Free, paid from $19/mo
Granola: Free tier (30 days of history), Business $14 per user/mo
Description
Fathom: AI meeting notes that actually work
Granola: AI meeting notepad that captures your computer's audio without a bot joining the call and turns your rough notes into full ones
Pros
- Free tier is generous
- Automatic summaries and action items
- HubSpot integration
- No bot joins the call: it records the audio on your own device
- Apps for desktop, iOS, Android and Apple Watch
- Audio is deleted after transcription, and you can opt out of model training
Cons
- VC-backed (Zoom invested)
- AI summaries can miss context
- The free plan only shows the last 30 days of meeting history
- Integrations with Notion, HubSpot, Attio and Zapier, and API access, need the $14 Business plan
Details
Fathom records your Zoom/Meet calls and spits out summaries, action items, and highlights. Founded by Richard White (who built UserVoice). The free tier is surprisingly good: most solopreneurs won’t need to pay. #1 AI notetaker on G2.
Granola is a notepad for meetings. You jot rough notes during the call while Granola transcribes the audio from your computer, and afterwards it enhances your notes with what was said. Because it records device audio, nobody else in the meeting sees a bot.
It suits founders with back-to-back calls who want usable notes without an assistant in the room. You can chat with your notes across meetings, share folders and connect your notes to Claude or ChatGPT through MCP.
The free Basic plan has the core features but keeps only 30 days of history. Business, at $14 per user a month, adds unlimited history, follow-up emails, pre-meeting briefs and the integrations.
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