Fathom vs tl;dv (2026)

Fathom

by Fathom Video

tl;dv

by tl;dv

Pros

• ✓Number one AI notetaker on G2 with approximately 6,895 reviews at 5.0 stars as of June 2026, HubSpot Most Used App 2025, and ranked 69th on G2 2026 Best Global Software: the strongest third-party validation track record in the meeting intelligence category
• ✓Bot-free capture now generally available alongside the traditional meeting bot, with a generous free tier offering unlimited recordings, transcriptions, and basic AI summaries with no storage time limit
• ✓Business tier CRM field sync automatically maps and writes meeting insights into specific fields in Salesforce and HubSpot records, eliminating post-call manual CRM data entry for revenue teams

Limitations

• ⚠CRM sync is capped at 3 users per domain across Free, Premium, and Team tiers, and advanced AI summaries and action items are limited to reduced usage on the free plan, driving upgrade pressure for teams relying on these features daily
• ⚠CRM field sync, Deal View, coaching metrics, and AI scorecards are all Business-tier only at $25 per user per month annually, pricing out smaller sales teams that need revenue intelligence without a full enterprise commitment
• ⚠De-identified meeting data may be used by default to train in-house AI models with opt-out available in account settings: teams in sensitive industries should verify opt-out is configured before deployment

Pros

• ✓EU-based with all data centres in Europe (Google Cloud, AWS, Hetzner), EU AI Act compliance, GDPR compliance, and optional privately hosted AI on Enterprise: the strongest European data residency story in the meeting intelligence category
• ✓Business tier at $35 per seat per month annually includes AI sales coaching playbooks, MEDDIC and BANT scoring, AI objection handling, and multi-meeting AI insights, competing directly with Gong at a fraction of the cost
• ✓Free tier includes unlimited video recordings, iOS and Android mobile apps, Slack and calendar integrations, and 5,000 plus tool integrations on Pro: generous feature access at entry pricing

Limitations

• ⚠SOC 2 Type 1 (not Type 2) may be rejected by enterprise security procurement teams that require Type 2 attestation: verify compliance requirements before deploying at regulated-industry enterprise scale
• ⚠Free tier recordings are automatically deleted after 3 months with no grandfathering; teams that discover the value of a specific recording after the 90-day window have no recovery path without upgrading
• ⚠Bot-free recording has no native seamless option; achieving it requires configuring Zapier workflows to pull recordings from the conferencing platform directly, adding setup complexity compared to bot-free-native competitors like Shadow and Granola