Head-to-head · facts checked 22 Sept 2026
Fathom vs monday
monday uniquely has 9 features · Fathom uniquely has 8 features.
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$19/mo (Team)
Free plan
Yes
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$12/seat/mo (Basic)
Free plan
Yes
The verdict
Fathom or monday?
Section 01
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
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 billed yearly
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
monday
Free
Free
Up to 2 seats, up to 3 boards, up to 3 Docs, 200+ templates
Basic
$12/seat/mo · $9/seat/mo billed yearly
Total $36/mo monthly or $27/mo annually; Basic AI: 3 tools, 1,000 AI credits/month
Standard
$14/seat/mo · $12/seat/mo billed yearly
Total $42/mo monthly or $36/mo annually; AI essentials: 5 tools, 2,000 AI credits/month; Special offer $20 off/mo
Pro
$24/seat/mo · $19/seat/mo billed yearly
Total $72/mo monthly or $57/mo annually; Premium AI: 6 tools, 3,000 AI credits/month; Special offer $30 off/mo
Enterprise
Custom
Enterprise AI: 6 tools, custom AI credits; enterprise-grade security, portfolio & resource management
Section 02
Pros and cons
From each tool's full review, written from the same checked facts.
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.
monday
Pros
- The free plan is free forever for up to 2 seats, with up to 3 boards and 3 Docs.
- Sidekick can create workflows, automations, dashboards and forms from a single request.
- An AI meeting notetaker joins Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet automatically and also captures in-person meetings without a bot.
- monday never uses your data to train AI models.
Cons
- Paid plans require a minimum of 3 seats.
- The Basic plan does not include guest access or automations.
- The AI credit allowance on the Basic plan is limited to 1,000 credits a month across 3 tools.
Side by side
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2020 | 2012 |
| HQ | San Francisco, USA | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| AI model | Proprietary (with ChatGPT & Claude integrations) | Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini (multi-model via integrations), Proprietary AI |
| User base | 300K+ companies | 225,000+ organizations |
| Platforms | Web, Windows, Mac | Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android |
| Languages | 25+ | 25+ |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | 14 days |
| Starting price | $19/mo (Team) | $12/seat/mo (Basic) |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom price |
| Refund policy | 90 day guarantee | — |
| All plans | Free (Individual) — Free Premium (Individual) — $20/mo Team — $19/mo per user Business — $34/mo per user Enterprise — Custom | Free — Free Basic — $12/seat/mo Standard — $14/seat/mo Pro — $24/seat/mo Enterprise — Custom |
| Positioning | ||
| Best for | Individuals and sales teams who want free video notes with a live transcript and clips, and coaching metrics on paid plans | Teams who want board-based projects with AI meeting notes and answers about their whole workspace built in |
| Differentiator | Bot-free capture option (in beta), conversational meeting assistant, and 90-day guarantee across all plans | An open AI work platform where human teams and AI agents collaborate side-by-side, with full agent control, permissions, simulation mode, and multi-model AI connectivity (Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, MCP). |
| Competitors | Fireflies.ai, Otter.ai, Gong, Granola, tl;dv | Asana, ClickUp, Notion, Jira, Smartsheet |
| Features | ||
| AI Call Summaries | ✓ | — |
| AI Meeting Notetaker | — | ✓ |
| AI Generated Action Items | ✓ | — |
| API Access | — | ✓ |
| Automations | — | ✓ |
| Chrome Extension (CRM) | — | ✓ |
| Conversational Meeting Assistant | ✓ | — |
| Custom Meeting Bot | ✓ | — |
| Global Search Across Calls | ✓ | — |
| Guest Access | — | ✓ |
| Timeline & Gantt Views | — | ✓ |
| Unlimited Recordings | ✓ | — |
| AI Assistant | ✓ | ✓ |
| Browser Extension | ✓ | — |
| Calendar Integration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Document Creation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email Management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Meeting Summary | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile App | — | ✓ |
| Note Taking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Presentation Builder | ✕ | — |
| Project Management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Research Assistant | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spreadsheet AI | ✕ | ✓ |
| Task Automation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team Collaboration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Integrations | ||
| API Access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Browser Extension | ✓ | — |
| Google Calendar | ✓ | ✓ |
| Google Drive | — | ✓ |
| Key Integrations | Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Salesforce, HubSpot, Asana, Notion, Zapier, Make, ChatGPT, Claude, Public API & MCP | Slack, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Jira, GitHub, Zapier, Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, MCP-connected tools |
| Microsoft 365 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Slack Integration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Zapier | ✓ | ✓ |
Section 03
Fathom vs monday: common questions
Is Fathom or monday cheaper?
Fathom's cheapest paid plan is $19/mo (Team) and monday's is $12/seat/mo (Basic). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
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