Work & productivity
Fathom vs Granola: a recording to revisit, or notes to work from?
The difference between Fathom’s recordings and Granola’s enhanced notes, including bot-free capture and the free plans’ history limits.
Full guideGranola Basic: free AI meeting notes with 30-day history
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.
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ACCESS AND VALUE
Free Basic plan; 30-day meeting history
What makes it different?
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.
Competitors
Product source checked 2026-09-08.
Who it is for
Personal meeting notes and follow-up, with your own notes shaping the result.
Who can claim it?
A compatible device and an account are required. Meeting capture is subject to organisational rules and participant-notice requirements.
Limitations of the free tier
Basic includes 30-day meeting history. Unlimited history, pre-meeting briefs and follow-up emails are Business features. Transcript-retention and model-training opt-out controls are available per user.
Billing and renewal
Basic is advertised at $0 per user per month. Extended history and additional business features belong to paid plans.
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- USD
- Tax basis
- Not applicable to the free software or plan
- Card required
- Provider’s signup terms
- Expiry
- No fixed offer closing date was established in the checked source.
- Public research date
- 8 Sept 2026
- Source checked
- 8 Sept 2026
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