Fathom vs Granola
Granola scores 7.4 to Fathom's 6.7 among the AI meeting assistants we rate, and is the better pick for 4 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.
Granola wins, 7.4 to 6.7
Granola starts at $14 a month against Fathom's $19, and transcribes 31 languages compared with Fathom's 7. Fathom keeps the meeting video itself, while Granola stores only the transcript and screen share screenshots. Fathom also lets you cut and share clips on its free plan, a feature Granola's plans do not offer.
Pick Fathom if you want the meeting video kept and clips to share.
Pick Granola if you want more languages at a lower starting price.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Records in-person meetings: Granola yes, Fathom no
- Meeting apps it records: 5 meeting apps against 3 meeting apps
- Languages it transcribes: 31 languages against 7 languages
- But Fathom leads on keeps the meeting video: Fathom yes, Granola no
- Where it runs: 4 platforms against 3 platforms
- Cheapest paid plan, monthly: $14 against $19
- Tells participants it is recording: Granola yes, Fathom does not say
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. Granola leads on 4 of 4 criteria.
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
Where they match (8)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Fathom
Granola
Pros and cons
From each tool's full review, written from the same checked facts.
Fathom
- 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.
- 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.
Granola
- Granola never adds a bot to your call; it records straight from your computer's own microphone and meeting audio.
- AI chat within and across meetings, plus customized note templates, are included from the free Basic plan.
- An MCP server for connecting tools like Claude and ChatGPT to your notes is available on every plan, including free.
- The mobile app is built for in-person meetings, so conversations away from a screen get captured the same way.
- The free Basic plan only keeps 30 days of meeting history; viewing anything older requires upgrading to Business.
- Granola does not store audio or video from meetings, only the transcript and screenshots of anything shared on screen.
- Single sign-on and HIPAA support are both reserved for the Enterprise plan, not Basic or Business.
Fathom vs Granola: common questions
Which is better, Fathom or Granola?
Granola scores 7.4 and Fathom 6.7 out of 10 among the AI meeting assistants we rate. Granola is ahead on what it captures, where it works, pricing and privacy and trust.
Is Fathom or Granola cheaper?
Fathom's cheapest paid plan is $19/mo (Team) and Granola's is $14/mo (Business). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
Do Fathom and Granola have a free plan?
Yes, both do.
What can Fathom do that Granola cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: keeps the meeting video, cuts and shares clips and talk time and coaching insights.
What can Granola do that Fathom cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: records in-person meetings.
