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Granola vs Meetily

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

GGranolaFree · from $14/moVisit site
MMeetilyFree · from $10/moVisit site
VS
G

Choose Granola if…

  • you need an API to build on
  • you work on iOS, Android, Slack
  • you're in its core audience: sales teams, product managers
M

Choose Meetily if…

  • you want the lower entry price ($10/mo vs $14/mo)
  • you want open source you can self-host or audit
  • you work on Linux, Self-hosted
  • you're in its core audience: privacy-conscious professionals, healthcare and legal teams

Side by side

Feature Granola Meetily
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$14/mo$10/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentYes, unless you opt outNo
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type II, HIPAAGDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2
GitHub stars—32.3K
Bot-free recording
In-person mobile recording—
Speaker labels
Chat across meetings—
CRM sync—
MCP server
Custom note templates
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, iOS, Android, SlackmacOS, Windows, Linux, Self-hosted
CategoryMeeting NotesMeeting Notes
CompanyGranola, Inc.Zackriya Solutions
Based inUnited Kingdom—
Founded——
Part of——

Key features

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

M Meetily

  • Local real-time transcription with Whisper models
  • Bot-free recording from system audio
  • AI summaries via Ollama or your own API key
  • Speaker diarization (Pro)
  • Audio/video import in 10 formats
  • Exports to PDF, DOCX and Markdown (Pro)
  • MCP, webhook and CLI integrations (Pro)
  • Automatic meeting detection (Pro)

Plans and prices

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

Granola

Basic$0
Business$14
Enterprise$35

Meetily

CommunityFree
Pro TrialFree
Pro$10/user/month billed yearly ($120/user/year)
EnterpriseCustom

Strengths and limitations

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

Meetily

  • Free MIT-licensed Community Edition
  • Recordings and audio stay on the device
  • No meeting bot joins calls
  • 14-day Pro trial with no credit card and a 30-day refund
  • Each Pro license covers only one device
  • No native Linux app yet, so Linux users build from source
  • Speaker identification is limited to paid plans
  • Calendar integration and chat with meetings are not yet available

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