Fathom vs Granola (2026)
Side-by-side comparison of Fathom vs Granola: pricing, capabilities, integrations, deployment complexity, and ratings. Last updated October 27, 2026 by Heather MacAvelia.
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Fathom and Granola are both AI meeting notetakers with free plans, and the main difference is the bot. Fathom can send a meeting bot to Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Slack Huddles calls or capture bot-free, and it keeps the recording. Granola never joins the call. It captures audio from the device you are using, fills out the rough notes you jot during the meeting, and deletes the audio once it is transcribed. The human-in-loop row follows from that. Fathom reads Not Required because its bot can join and record meetings on its own. Granola reads Required because recording starts manually for each meeting. Bot-free capture also reaches different devices. Fathom's is live in its Mac desktop app, with Windows announced as coming soon, and in-person meetings go through its iOS app. Granola runs bot-free on Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and Apple Watch. The starting-price row compares two different offers. Fathom's figure is its Team rate billed annually, and Team has a two-user minimum, while its Premium plan for individuals is priced separately and month to month costs more. Granola's figure is its Business rate per user, billed monthly. The free plans differ too. Fathom Free includes unlimited recordings, transcriptions and AI summaries, and Granola Basic includes unlimited AI meeting notes with 30 days of note history in the app. The setup-time row sets a vendor claim against a blank. Fathom's cell repeats its own comparison page, which says it is live in minutes. No setup duration is recorded for Granola, so its cell is empty. Both data-training cells read Opt-Out, and the policies are close. Fathom may use de-identified meeting data to train its in-house models unless the account opts out in settings. Granola trains its own models on anonymized customer data by default, with an opt-out for each user on every plan and Enterprise workspaces opted out by default. Both state that third-party model providers may not train on customer data. The security rows match too. Both list SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA and CCPA, and on both HIPAA coverage needs the Enterprise plan and a signed Business Associate Agreement. Granola's Enterprise plan can be bought in the app, while Fathom sells Enterprise through sales, which is why the transparency row differs. Fathom is built for teams working through calls together. Team adds search across calls, highlight playlists and collaboration, and Business adds CRM field sync to Salesforce and HubSpot, deal views, coaching metrics and AI scorecards. Granola stays with the person in the meeting, with chat across past meetings, Recipes, pre-meeting briefs and drafted follow-up emails, and native connections to HubSpot, Attio and Affinity on Business. Language support differs. Fathom lists native transcription and summaries in English, Spanish, Dutch, French, Italian, German and Portuguese, and Granola's multi-language transcription covers 31 languages on desktop and 17 on mobile. Both include an MCP server on every plan. Fathom became part of Superhuman on September 14, 2026, and it also works inside Superhuman Go. Granola, based in London, raised a $125 million Series C at a $1.5 billion valuation in March 2026. Fathom carries much the larger G2 review base of the two. Choose Fathom if you want a bot that records meetings without anyone pressing start, recordings and highlights to share, or coaching and CRM field sync for a team. Choose Granola if you would rather no bot joined, need bot-free capture on Windows or Android today, or want transcription across more languages.
Fathom
by Fathom Video
AI meeting assistant that records, transcribes and summarizes Zoom, Meet, Teams, Slack Huddles and in-person calls, with an MCP server. Free plan. Team from $15/user/mo billed annually.
Best for
Teams that want meetings recorded automatically, by bot or bot-free on Mac, with shareable recordings, coaching and CRM field sync, starting on a free plan
Granola
by Granola, Inc.
Bot-free AI meeting notepad for Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and Apple Watch. Captures device audio from any call without joining it. Free plan, Business $14 per user per month.
Best for
People who want meeting notes without a bot joining the call, bot-free on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, with transcription in many languages
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Capabilities
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Pros & Limitations
Editorial assessmentFathom
Pros
- ✓Free plan with unlimited recordings, transcriptions and AI summaries, captured by meeting bot, bot-free on Mac, or in person on iOS.
- ✓Official MCP server and public API, Claude and ChatGPT connections on every plan, and 32 listed integrations including Salesforce, HubSpot and Slack.
- ✓Business-tier CRM field sync writes meeting insights to Salesforce and HubSpot fields, with Deal View and AI scorecards.
Limitations
- –SSO and SCIM provisioning, custom data retention and custom BAA terms require the sales-led Enterprise plan, while Team includes HIPAA compliance with a standard BAA.
- –Bot-free capture runs in the Mac app, bot-free video is in a limited beta, and Windows support is announced but not yet released.
- –De-identified meeting data may train Fathom's in-house AI models by default unless the account opts out in settings.
Granola
Pros
- ✓Captures audio from the device instead of sending a bot into the call, so it works with any meeting app, with apps for Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and Apple Watch.
- ✓The free Basic plan includes unlimited AI meeting notes, AI chat, Recipes, templates, shared folders and the Slack integration, and its MCP server reaches Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other AI tools on every plan.
- ✓Enterprise adds HIPAA-compliant workspaces with a Business Associate Agreement, SCIM and an audit API at a published $35 per user per month, bought in the app.
Limitations
- –Recording must be started manually for each meeting because Granola does not auto-join or auto-record calls, so a meeting nobody starts is not captured.
- –Audio is deleted after transcription, so there is no recording to play back, and the free Basic plan shows only the last 30 days of notes in the app.
- –HIPAA coverage, SSO, SCIM and a workspace-wide training opt-out require Enterprise, SSO is offered to teams of 50 or more users, and Business allows only a per-user opt-out.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Fathom vs Granola?
Fathom and Granola are both AI meeting notetakers with free plans, and the main difference is the bot. Fathom can send a meeting bot to Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Slack Huddles calls or capture bot-free, and it keeps the recording. Granola never joins the call. It captures audio from the device you are using, fills out the rough notes you jot during the meeting, and deletes the audio once it is transcribed. The human-in-loop row follows from that. Fathom reads Not Required because its bot can join and record meetings on its own. Granola reads Required because recording starts manually for each meeting. Bot-free capture also reaches different devices. Fathom's is live in its Mac desktop app, with Windows announced as coming soon, and in-person meetings go through its iOS app. Granola runs bot-free on Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and Apple Watch. The starting-price row compares two different offers. Fathom's figure is its Team rate billed annually, and Team has a two-user minimum, while its Premium plan for individuals is priced separately and month to month costs more. Granola's figure is its Business rate per user, billed monthly. The free plans differ too. Fathom Free includes unlimited recordings, transcriptions and AI summaries, and Granola Basic includes unlimited AI meeting notes with 30 days of note history in the app. The setup-time row sets a vendor claim against a blank. Fathom's cell repeats its own comparison page, which says it is live in minutes. No setup duration is recorded for Granola, so its cell is empty. Both data-training cells read Opt-Out, and the policies are close. Fathom may use de-identified meeting data to train its in-house models unless the account opts out in settings. Granola trains its own models on anonymized customer data by default, with an opt-out for each user on every plan and Enterprise workspaces opted out by default. Both state that third-party model providers may not train on customer data. The security rows match too. Both list SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA and CCPA, and on both HIPAA coverage needs the Enterprise plan and a signed Business Associate Agreement. Granola's Enterprise plan can be bought in the app, while Fathom sells Enterprise through sales, which is why the transparency row differs. Fathom is built for teams working through calls together. Team adds search across calls, highlight playlists and collaboration, and Business adds CRM field sync to Salesforce and HubSpot, deal views, coaching metrics and AI scorecards. Granola stays with the person in the meeting, with chat across past meetings, Recipes, pre-meeting briefs and drafted follow-up emails, and native connections to HubSpot, Attio and Affinity on Business. Language support differs. Fathom lists native transcription and summaries in English, Spanish, Dutch, French, Italian, German and Portuguese, and Granola's multi-language transcription covers 31 languages on desktop and 17 on mobile. Both include an MCP server on every plan. Fathom became part of Superhuman on September 14, 2026, and it also works inside Superhuman Go. Granola, based in London, raised a $125 million Series C at a $1.5 billion valuation in March 2026. Fathom carries much the larger G2 review base of the two. Choose Fathom if you want a bot that records meetings without anyone pressing start, recordings and highlights to share, or coaching and CRM field sync for a team. Choose Granola if you would rather no bot joined, need bot-free capture on Windows or Android today, or want transcription across more languages.
Which is best for my team: Fathom vs Granola?
Fathom is best for: Teams that want meetings recorded automatically, by bot or bot-free on Mac, with shareable recordings, coaching and CRM field sync, starting on a free plan. Granola is best for: People who want meeting notes without a bot joining the call, bot-free on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, with transcription in many languages.
How does pricing compare between Fathom vs Granola?
Fathom uses a freemium model, starting at $15 per month on an annual commitment (month-to-month costs more). Granola uses a freemium model, starting at $14 per month.
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