Fathom vs Spellar AI (2026)

Fathom

by Fathom Video

Spellar AI

by Spellar LTD

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.

Pros

• ✓No bot joins the call: Spellar records on the Mac, iPhone, iPad or browser the user is already in, server-side transcription is opt-in per meeting, and audio can stay device-only.
• ✓GPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity are all included on Pro and switchable per meeting, template or question, with bring-your-own-key support for OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini and Perplexity.
• ✓Publishes a remote MCP server listed in the official MCP Registry, so Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor can read meetings and action items, with write tools opt-in and no tool able to delete anything.

Limitations

• –No permanent free plan: the free trial covers 300 minutes, after which transcription and AI stop and notes older than 7 days are locked until the user subscribes.
• –Spellar publishes no SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification, so security reviews rely on its privacy policy, AI usage policy and the custom DPA offered with Teams.
• –There is no Windows desktop app, so Windows users rely on the Chrome extension for browser meetings and the web app for notes.