Descript vs Fathom

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Compared on	Descript Free plan · from $16/person/mo Visit Remove	Fathom Free plan · from $16/user/mo Visit Remove
What it is	Video and audio editor that works by editing a text transcript	AI notetaker that records, transcribes and summarizes video calls
Free plan	60 media minutes (1 hour) per month; 100 AI credits (one-time); 720p local export	Free forever: unlimited recordings, transcription in 38 languages, storage, downloads and clips; instant AI summaries, with advanced summaries for the first 5 calls a month; Ask Fathom limited; no AI action items or AI follow-up emails
Cheapest paid plan	$16/person/mo billed annually (Hobbyist)Descript pricing	$16/user/mo billed annually (Premium)Fathom pricing
What it covers	10 media hours and 400 AI credits per month; 1080p watermark-free export.	Team plan is $19/user/month billed monthly or $15 billed annually, for 2+ users.
Free trial	None stated	30-day free preview of Premium features after sign-up (60 days through a referral)
Platforms	macOS, Windows	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Not stated	Not stated
Open source	No	No
Good for	Editing podcasts and interviews by deleting words from the transcript Cleaning up audio and removing filler words Cutting short clips from a longer video	Recording client or sales calls without taking manual notes Sending call summaries and action items to a CRM such as HubSpot or Salesforce Building playlists of call highlights for team training
Watch out for	Free plan: 1 media hour per month, 100 one-time AI credits and 720p export Hobbyist exports up to 1080p; 4K export starts on Creator Desktop app requires macOS 14 (Sonoma) or Windows 11 or newer	Free plan does not include advanced summaries, AI action items or AI follow-up emails Ask Fathom is marked 'limited use' on the free plan Team plan requires at least 2 users
Made by	Descript	Fathom (part of Superhuman)

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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