Fathom vs Granola
A side-by-side comparison of Fathom and Granola, two Meeting tools, drawn from Ignaite's continuously-verified listings.
Compared from listings verified as of
Granola
MeetingAI notepad for back-to-back meetings — captures your Mac's audio, no meeting bot.
View GranolaAt a glance
| Attribute | Fathom | Granola |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Meeting | Meeting |
| Pricing | FREEMIUM | FREEMIUM |
| License | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Platforms (differs) | Web, Browser extension | macOS, Windows, iOS |
| Model support (differs) | Single model (proprietary) | — |
| Vendor (differs) | Fathom Video | Granola |
| Capabilities (differs) |
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The honest brief
Fathom
Unlimited recording and transcription free forever; monetizes team analytics and CRM sync where rivals cap free minutes.
- Unlimited recording free for individuals
- Auto summaries, action items, clips
- Highly rated for accuracy
- CRM sync on paid tiers
- Best AI features gated to paid Team tiers
- Bot must join the call to record
- Less deep cross-meeting search than rivals
Granola
Captures system audio with no bot in the call, then blends your raw notes into the AI summary.
- No bot joins the meeting
- Works with any video platform
- Polished notes from your own context
- AI chat across your notes
- Stores transcript, not audio/video replay
- Free tier limits history and integrations
- Desktop-app dependent capture
When to pick which
Both cover Transcription (STT), Summarization, and Meeting notes.
Pick Fathom if you need CRM automation.
- CRM automation (secondary capability)
Pick Granola if you need Chat with documents.
- Chat with documents (secondary capability)
They also differ on:
- Platforms
- Web, Browser extension · macOS, Windows, iOS