Head-to-head · AI meeting assistants · facts checked 21 Sept 2026
Avoma vs Fathom
Avoma scores 7.0 to Fathom's 6.7 among the AI meeting assistants we rate, and is the better pick for 2 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.
From
$29/mo (Startup)
Free plan
No
From
$19/mo (Team)
Free plan
Yes
The verdict
Avoma wins, 7.0 to 6.7
Fathom uniquely has 9 features · Avoma uniquely has 7 features.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
What it captures
Avoma
Avoma 8.0 · Fathom 5.5 on what it captures
- Languages it transcribes: 70 languages against 7 languages
- Meeting apps it records: 4 meeting apps against 3 meeting apps
Where it works
Too close to call
Avoma 8.0 · Fathom 8.0 on where it works
- Apps it connects to: Avoma 15 integrations, Fathom 11 integrations
Pricing
Fathom
Avoma 4.0 · Fathom 8.5 on pricing
- Free plan: Fathom yes, Avoma no
- Cheapest paid plan, monthly: $19 against $29
Privacy and trust
Avoma
Avoma 7.2 · Fathom 5.5 on privacy and trust
- Ways to reach support: 3 support channels against 2 support channels
- Tells participants it is recording: Avoma yes, Fathom does not say
Section 01
How they score
Both are scored the same way, against the other AI meeting assistants we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. Avoma leads on 2 of 4 criteria.
What it captures40% of the score
Avoma8.0
Fathom5.5
Where it works20% of the score
Avoma8.0
Fathom8.0
Pricing22% of the score
Avoma4.0
Fathom8.5
Privacy and trust18% of the score
Avoma7.2
Fathom5.5
Section 02
Where they differ
Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.
Published by only one of them
Records in-person meetings
Avoma
Not published
Live transcript during the call
Avoma
Not published
Does not train AI on your data
Avoma
Not published
Tells participants it is recording
Fathom
Not published
Data can stay in the EU
Fathom
Not published
Where they match (7)
Section 03
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Avoma
Startup
$29/per seat/mo · $228/per seat/yr
Up to 25 paid seats, unlimited AI meeting assistant and 1:1 scheduler for small teams
Organization
$39/per seat/mo · $348/per seat/yr
Up to 100 paid seats, custom AI notes and group scheduler for growing organizations
Enterprise
$39/per seat/mo (billed annually only) · $468/per seat/yr
Minimum 10 paid seats, strict compliance and advanced access controls, billed annually only
Conversation Intelligence
$35/per seat/mo · $348/yr
AI coaching recommendations, AI call scoring, smart trackers, global Ask Avoma
Revenue Intelligence
$35/per seat/mo · $348/per seat/yr
AI deal risks, sales methodology tracker, AI win loss analysis and forecasting
Lead Router
$25/per seat/mo · $228/per seat/yr
Advanced routing rules, per seat per month
Fathom
Free (Individual)
Free
Unlimited recordings, transcriptions, instant AI summaries, clips, playlists, search; bot-free (beta) or bot capture
Premium (Individual)
$20/mo · $192/yr
Everything in Free plus advanced call summaries, AI-generated action items, conversational meeting assistant, custom meeting bot
Team
$19/mo per user · $180/yr per user
Everything in Premium plus global search across calls, playlists of highlights for all team meetings, collaboration via comments, folders, keyword alerts; 2 user min
Business
$34/mo per user · $25/mo per user
Everything in Team plus CRM field sync, Deal View, coaching metrics, AI scorecards, advanced and custom call summaries; 2 user min
Enterprise
Custom
Everything in Business plus Launch Assist onboarding, org-wide security controls, SSO & SCIM, custom data retention, dedicated success manager & priority support SLAs
Section 04
Pros and cons
From each tool's full review, written from the same checked facts.
Avoma
Pros
- Startup, the cheapest paid plan, includes unlimited real-time transcription, unlimited AI summary notes and unlimited recording storage.
- Bot-less native recording is available alongside the standard meeting bot.
- Notes save automatically to connected CRM records from the Startup plan.
- Transcripts and translations cover more than 70 languages.
Cons
- There is no free plan that records meetings, only a 14-day trial.
- Global Ask Avoma, which searches across all of a user's meetings, is limited to the Enterprise plan.
- Full Conversation Intelligence, including AI call scoring and coaching, is sold as a separate paid add-on rather than included in any core plan.
Fathom
Pros
- The free plan includes unlimited recordings and transcriptions, plus clips, playlists and search across calls, at no cost.
- A beta bot-free recording mode on Mac works alongside the standard bot that joins Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams.
- Third-party AI providers are not permitted to train on your data, and in-house model training can be opted out of in account settings.
- Advanced call summaries, action items and a custom meeting bot are included on the cheapest paid plan rather than sold as an add-on.
Cons
- In-person meetings are not captured; only Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams calls are recorded.
- Fathom trains its own models on de-identified meeting data unless you opt out in account settings.
- Coaching metrics and AI scorecards are on the Business plan only, which needs at least two users.
Section 05
Avoma vs Fathom: common questions
Which is better, Avoma or Fathom?
Avoma scores 7.0 and Fathom 6.7 out of 10 among the AI meeting assistants we rate. Avoma is ahead on what it captures and privacy and trust. Fathom is ahead on pricing.
Is Avoma or Fathom cheaper?
Avoma's cheapest paid plan is $29/mo (Startup) and Fathom's is $19/mo (Team). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
Do Avoma and Fathom have a free plan?
Fathom does and Avoma does not.
What can Fathom do that Avoma cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: free plan.
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