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Fathom vs Fireflies.ai

Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.

FFathomFree · from $15/moVisit site
FFireflies.aiFree · from $10/moVisit site
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F

Choose Fathom if…

  • you work on macOS
  • you're in its core audience: sales teams, customer success managers
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Choose Fireflies.ai if…

  • you want the lower entry price ($10/mo vs $15/mo)
  • you work on Android, Chrome, Slack
  • you're in its core audience: sales teams, recruiters

Side by side

Feature Fathom Fireflies.ai
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$15/mo$10/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentYes, unless you opt outNo
Data retentionKept until account deletion; deletion efforts within 30 days of requestAccount data deleted within 30 days of closing; zero data retention by third-party vendors
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAASOC 2 Type II, ISO 42001, HIPAA, GDPR
Bot-free recording
In-person mobile recording—
Speaker labels
Chat across meetings
CRM sync
MCP server
Custom note templates—
Call analytics—
PlatformsWeb, iOS, macOS, APIWeb, iOS, Android, Chrome, API, Slack
CategoryMeeting NotesMeeting Notes
CompanyFathom Video Inc.Fireflies.AI Corp.
Based inUnited StatesUnited States
Founded——
Part of——

Key features

F Fathom

  • Records and transcribes Zoom, Google Meet and Teams calls
  • Bot-free capture option (beta on Mac)
  • Instant AI summaries and action items
  • Ask Fathom chat across past meetings
  • Trackers that flag topics and route alerts to Slack
  • CRM sync with Salesforce and HubSpot
  • AI scorecards and coaching metrics
  • Public API, MCP and ChatGPT/Claude integrations

F Fireflies.ai

  • Meeting bot that auto-joins Zoom, Google Meet and Teams calls
  • Transcription in 100+ languages with speaker recognition
  • AI summaries with action items and custom notes
  • AskFred assistant answers questions about past meetings
  • Sentiment analysis, topic trackers and talk-time analytics
  • 200+ AI Skills for follow-ups and candidate scoring
  • CRM, project management, ATS and Slack integrations
  • MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT and Devin

Plans and prices

From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.

Fathom

FreeFree
Premium$16/mo billed annually ($20 monthly)
Team$15/mo billed annually ($19 monthly)
Business$25/mo billed annually ($34 monthly)
EnterpriseCustom

Fireflies.ai

FreeFree
Pro$10/seat/mo billed annually ($18 monthly)
Business$19/seat/mo billed annually ($29 monthly)
Enterprise$39/seat/mo, annual only

Strengths and limitations

Fathom

  • Free plan includes unlimited recordings and transcription
  • SOC 2 Type II, GDPR and HIPAA compliance listed
  • Public API and MCP for custom integrations
  • 90-day guarantee on all plans
  • Team and Business plans require at least 2 users
  • Bot-free capture is a beta feature for Mac only
  • CRM sync is capped at 3 users per domain below Enterprise
  • Account-wide Ask Fathom is in beta and limited on lower tiers

Fireflies.ai

  • Free plan includes transcription, mobile apps and API access
  • Supports transcription in 100+ languages
  • SOC 2 Type II and ISO 42001 certified; customer data is not used for AI training
  • Offers desktop, iOS, Android and Chrome extension apps
  • Free plan has limited AI summaries and 400 minutes of storage per team
  • Recording limit is 2–4 hours per meeting, depending on plan
  • HIPAA compliance and SSO require the Enterprise plan
  • Enterprise plan is billed annually only

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