tl;dv vs Fathom

Compared on	tl;dv Free plan · from $18/seat/mo VisitRemove	Fathom Free plan · from $16/user/mo VisitRemove
What it is	AI meeting recorder and notetaker for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams	AI notetaker that records, transcribes and summarizes video calls
Free plan	Unlimited recordings and transcripts. Lifetime limits (they do not renew monthly): full AI notes for the first 10 meetings, then only the first 10 minutes of each meeting; 10 AI prompts; 10 AI reports; 20 integration credits; 4 clips. Recordings are stored for 3 months.	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	$18/seat/mo billed annually (Pro)tl;dv pricing	$16/user/mo billed annually (Premium)Fathom pricing
What it covers	$216 per seat per year on annual billing.	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	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	5,000+ apps	Not stated
Open source	No	No
Good for	Recording customer calls and sharing short clips with colleagues Getting AI notes and action items from weekly team meetings Reviewing sales calls for coaching	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 AI limits are lifetime, not monthly: full AI notes for the first 10 meetings only Free plan recordings are stored for 3 months Recorded or uploaded meetings are capped at 3 hours on all plans	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	tldx Solutions GmbH	Fathom (part of Superhuman)

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