Granola vs Tana
A side-by-side comparison of Granola and Tana, 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 | Granola | Tana |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Meeting | Meeting |
| Pricing | FREEMIUM | FREEMIUM |
| License | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Platforms (differs) | macOS, Windows, iOS | Web, iOS |
| Model support | — | — |
| Vendor (differs) | Granola | Tana |
| Capabilities (differs) |
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The honest brief
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
Tana
Its agents act live during the meeting — drafting PRs, tickets and storyboards — instead of just summarizing after, over a persistent context graph.
- Agents draft PRs, tickets, storyboards
- Persistent cross-meeting context graph
- Human-approval step for AI changes
- Integrates GitHub, Linear, Jira, Slack
- Recently pivoted; product still maturing
- Heavier concept than simple notetakers
- Pricing tiers shifting with the pivot
When to pick which
Granola leans on Transcription (STT) and Meeting notes as a headline capability; Tana treats them as secondary.
- Transcription (STT) (primary capability)
- Meeting notes (primary capability)
They also differ on:
- Platforms
- macOS, Windows, iOS · Web, iOS
Their capability lists differ in recorded depth — compare the full lists above before deciding.