Granola vs Fathom

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Written head to head: Granola vs Fathom, with when to choose each side.

Compared on	Granola Free plan · from $14/user/mo Visit Remove	Fathom Free plan · from $16/user/mo Visit Remove
What it is	AI notepad that transcribes meetings from device audio, without a bot	AI notetaker that records, transcribes and summarizes video calls
Free plan	Basic plan: AI meeting notes, AI chat (automatic model selection only), shared folders and note templates; meeting history limited to 30 days.	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	$14/user/mo (Business)Granola pricing	$16/user/mo billed annually (Premium)Fathom pricing
What it covers	Pricing page shows $14 per user per month with no separate annual price.	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, iOS, Android	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Not stated	Not stated
Open source	No	No
Good for	Taking notes in back-to-back calls without a bot joining Drafting follow-up emails and action lists after client meetings Capturing notes from in-person meetings on a phone	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 Basic plan keeps only 30 days of meeting history Free plan AI chat is limited to automatic model selection Security and admin controls require the Enterprise plan	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	Granola, Inc.	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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