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OAI meeting notetaker with live transcription, summaries and CRM follow-ups
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Fireflies.ai vs Granola
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Fireflies.ai if…
- you want the lower entry price ($10/mo vs $14/mo)
- you work on Web, Chrome
- you're in its core audience: sales teams, recruiters
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Choose Granola if…
- you work on macOS, Windows
- you're in its core audience: sales teams, product managers
Side by side
Feature Fireflies.ai Granola
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$10/mo$14/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentNoYes, unless you opt out
Data retentionAccount data deleted within 30 days of closing; zero data retention by third-party vendors—
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type II, ISO 42001, HIPAA, GDPRSOC 2 Type II, HIPAA
Bot-free recording
In-person mobile recording
Speaker labels
Chat across meetings
CRM sync
MCP server
Custom note templates—
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, Chrome, API, SlackmacOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Slack
CategoryMeeting NotesMeeting Notes
CompanyFireflies.AI Corp.Granola, Inc.
Based inUnited StatesUnited Kingdom
Founded——
Part of——
Key features
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
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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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
Granola
Basic$0
Business$14
Enterprise$35
Strengths and limitations
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
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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