Compare meeting capture, free access and follow-up features before choosing Fathom or Granola.
Based on the official sources below.
Fathom and Granola both turn meetings into something you can return to afterwards. Fathom builds around the recording and transcript. Granola starts with your notes and uses the conversation to fill them out.
Fathom records meetings, creates transcripts and produces summaries. Its pitch is that you can stay in the conversation while the app captures the record, then return to a particular moment or share a clip afterwards.
The wider product includes Ask Fathom for questions about past conversations, alongside summaries and follow-up features. The free plan includes unlimited recordings and transcripts; advanced summaries and action items appear in the paid Premium plan.
Granola looks more like a notepad. You write the points that matter to you during the meeting, and it combines those notes with the conversation to produce a fuller version. It captures computer audio without adding a participant bot.
Its product page follows the meeting from preparation to follow-up: a calendar-connected brief beforehand, notes during the call, then actions and follow-up material afterwards. The free plan includes notes and chat, with limited meeting history.
| Question | Fathom | Granola |
|---|---|---|
| What is the central record? | Meeting recordings and searchable transcripts | Your notes combined with meeting audio |
| Does a bot have to join? | Bot capture or a bot-free beta; the pricing page qualifies the beta for Mac | Captures computer audio without adding a meeting bot |
| What does the free plan advertise? | Unlimited recordings and transcriptions; instant summaries | AI notes and chat, with limited meeting history |
| Paid features and limits | Advanced summaries and action items are listed on Premium | The free plan has limited meeting history; an exact duration was not established in the checked pricing text |
Fathom: free plan and conditions
Granola: free plan and conditions
Sources are linked above. Prices and plan conditions can change.
Free tierAI meeting notepad
Work & productivity
Granola is an AI notepad that combines your notes with meeting audio to produce organised notes. You can ask questions about your meetings without adding a bot to the call.
Combines notes you write with meeting audio, so your own points can shape the finished notes. Its pricing also distinguishes limited free meeting history from paid access.
Free Basic plan; limited meeting history
Free tierAI meeting assistant
Work & productivity
Fathom is an AI meeting assistant that records calls and creates searchable transcripts. It keeps a record of the conversation so you can focus on the meeting and revisit it afterwards.
Its free plan includes recordings and transcripts you can revisit. Fathom now offers bot capture and a bot-free Mac beta, alongside meeting search and shareable clips.
Free individual recordings and transcription