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FFathom vs Granola
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Fathom if…
- you work on Web
- you're in its core audience: sales teams, customer success managers
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Choose Granola if…
- you want the lower entry price ($14/mo vs $15/mo)
- you work on Windows, Android, Slack
- you're in its core audience: sales teams, product managers
Side by side
Feature Fathom Granola
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$15/mo$14/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentYes, unless you opt outYes, unless you opt out
Data retentionKept until account deletion; deletion efforts within 30 days of request—
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAASOC 2 Type II, HIPAA
Bot-free recording
In-person mobile recording—
Speaker labels
Chat across meetings
CRM sync
MCP server
Custom note templates
Call analytics—
PlatformsWeb, iOS, macOS, APImacOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Slack
CategoryMeeting NotesMeeting Notes
CompanyFathom Video Inc.Granola, Inc.
Based inUnited StatesUnited Kingdom
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
G Granola
- Bot-free transcription from device audio
- AI-enhanced notes built on your own notes
- Calendar sync with pre-meeting briefs
- AI chat across all your meetings
- Follow-up emails and action item lists
- MCP connector for Claude, ChatGPT and other AI apps
- Speaker tagging and custom note templates
- iOS, Android and Apple Watch apps for in-person meetings
Plans and prices
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Fathom
FreeFree
Premium$16/mo billed annually ($20 monthly)
Team$15/mo billed annually ($19 monthly)
Business$25/mo billed annually ($34 monthly)
EnterpriseCustom
Granola
Basic$0
Business$14
Enterprise$35
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
Granola
- No bot joins your meetings
- Free plan includes unlimited meeting notes
- Apps for desktop, mobile and Apple Watch
- SOC 2 Type II certified and audio is deleted after transcription
- Free plan only shows 30 days of meeting history
- CRM integrations and API access require a paid plan
- SSO and Salesforce integration are Enterprise-only
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