Fathom vs Granola
A side-by-side comparison of capabilities, autonomy, integrations, and pricing to help you choose.
Short answer: choose Fathom if you want ai notetaker that records, transcribes, and summarizes your meetings (Copilot, freemium); choose Granola if you want ai notepad that transcribes meetings locally and enhances your notes (Copilot, freemium).
| Fathom | Granola | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | AI notetaker that records, transcribes, and summarizes your meetings | AI notepad that transcribes meetings locally and enhances your notes |
| Type | agent | agent |
| Autonomy | Copilot | Copilot |
| Pricing | freemium · Free; Premium $20/mo (or $16/mo annual); Team $19/user/mo; Business $34/user/mo | freemium · Free (Basic); Business $14/user/mo |
| Best for | smb, mid-market, consumers | smb, mid-market, consumers |
| Deployment | saas, api | saas |
| Modalities | voice, text, api | voice, text |
| Models | model-agnostic, proprietary | model-agnostic, claude, gpt |
| Protocols | mcp, rest-api | mcp, rest-api |
| Integrations | Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack | Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Notion, HubSpot |
| Capabilities | 5 documented | 4 documented |
Fathom
- +Genuinely usable free-forever tier with unlimited recording and transcription
- +Bot-free capture option as of the 2026 update, alongside the traditional meeting bot
- +Strong CRM sync (Salesforce, HubSpot, Asana) plus Ask Fathom search, public API, and MCP
- -It assists and drafts rather than acting on its own; not an autonomous agent
- -Most powerful features (CRM field sync, coaching scorecards) sit behind the Business tier
Granola
- +No bot in the call: local system audio works across any meeting app
- +Enhances your own notes rather than dumping a raw transcript
- +Privacy-forward (no audio or video saved) with a usable free plan plus MCP and API
- -Capture is desktop-only and tied to local system audio; the web app cannot transcribe
- -Relies on third-party LLM APIs with US/AWS processing, which limits data residency options
Which should you choose?
Fathom is ai notetaker that records, transcribes, and summarizes your meetings, best for smb, mid-market, consumers. Granola is ai notepad that transcribes meetings locally and enhances your notes, best for smb, mid-market, consumers. The right choice depends on the autonomy level you want, your existing integrations, and your budget, all compared above.