AI meeting notetakers · Comparison
Fathom vs Granola vs Otter.ai
3 products compared side by side: what you pay for with each one first, then the five access facts, entry prices, recorded plan limits and the bottom line of each review. The evidence note under the table says how each product was checked.
Side by side
| Metric | Fathom | Granola | Otter.ai |
|---|---|---|---|
| What you're paying for | Worth the priceUnlimited recording, transcription, video and history on a free plan, and a shared team workspace from $15 a seat. | Easy to adoptMeeting notes without a bot in the call: Granola transcribes your computer’s audio in any meeting app and keeps no recording. | Easy to adoptA notetaker that joins Zoom, Google Meet and Teams on every plan, with AI chat across meetings and a desktop app that records without a bot. |
| Overall score | 6.6 | 7.2Best | 6.6 |
| Free option | Free plan | Free plan | Free plan |
| Card to start | –Not measured | No card needed | –Not measured |
| Getting access | Self-serve | Self-serve | Self-serve |
| Starter priceCheapest paid plan | $15/user/mo | $14/user/mo | $8.33/user/mo |
| Pricing model | Per seat | Per seat | Per seat |
| Pricing page | Public prices | Public prices | Public prices |
| Billing unit | Per user per month | Per active member per month | Per user per month |
| Free option | Free: unlimited recordings and history, for individuals; 30-day Premium preview | Basic: no transcription limit, notes visible for 30 days; trials of paid plans (length not stated) | Basic: 300 minutes a month, 30 minutes per conversation; 7-day Business trial, card required |
| Reference scenario (5 users, annual) | $75/mo on Team ($15 × 5), computed | $70/mo on Business ($14 × 5, billed monthly), computed | $99.95/mo on Business ($19.99 × 5), computed |
| Month-to-month price | $19 per user on Team; $20 on Premium; $34 on Business | $14 per user on Business; Enterprise $35, monthly or annual | $30 per user on Business ($24 for 3 months for first-time subscribers); $16.99 on Pro |
| Meeting length cap | Not stated; the bot does not join Zoom meetings over 250 attendees | Not stated; transcription stops after 15 minutes of silence | 30 minutes on Basic, 90 on Pro, 4 hours on Business |
| Meeting platforms | Zoom, Google Meet and Teams on every plan | Any app through device audio (Zoom, Meet, Teams, Slack huddles) | Zoom, Teams and Google Meet on every plan |
| Bot-free capture | Mac-only beta (not Teams yet); iOS app for in-person | Always: no bot; desktop, iOS and Android apps | Desktop app (macOS, Windows) and Chrome extension for Google Meet |
| Video recording | Every plan, MP4 download | Not offered; audio is not stored | Enterprise only; audio playback on every plan |
| Training on your data | De-identified data for in-house models; opt-out per user, org-wide on Team | Anonymized data unless each user opts out; Enterprise off by default | De-identified data used for training; Enterprise opted out by default |
| SOC 2 / HIPAA | SOC 2 Type II; BAA in the terms, signed BAA on Enterprise | SOC 2 Type II; HIPAA BAA on Enterprise through sales | SOC 2 Type II; HIPAA add-on on Enterprise |
| EU data storage | Not offered; stored in the US | Not offered; AWS US region | Not offered; AWS US West |
| SSO | Enterprise | Enterprise, 50+ seats | Enterprise, 100-user minimum |
| Transcript export | Copy in the app; JSON through the API | CSV of all notes per user; API from Business | TXT, PDF, DOCX, SRT from Pro; bulk export from Business |
| Bottom line | From its public pages, Fathom has the strongest free plan of the bot notetakers here and the lowest 5-user price among them, $75 a month on Team. Transcripts leave only through copy or the API, and its pages disagree on several plan details. | From its public pages, Granola is the one notetaker here built without a bot or stored audio, with the lowest 5-user price ($70 a month on Business) and self-serve retention settings. It trains on anonymized data unless each user opts out, and SSO needs 50 seats. | From its public pages, Otter covers the three big platforms and AI chat from the free plan, and Business adds unlimited meetings and bulk export at $19.99 a seat. The API, video, retention and HIPAA sit on Enterprise, and data is stored in the US. |
Evidence: Fathom: facts checked 2026-10-16 from its public sign-up and pricing pages, no completed hands-on run; Granola: facts checked 2026-10-16 from its public sign-up and pricing pages, no completed hands-on run; Otter.ai: facts checked 2026-10-16 from its public sign-up and pricing pages, no completed hands-on run. Prices in USD as listed, excluding tax. "–" means not recorded.
When to pick each
In the words of each review, with the date its facts were checked.
From our Fathom review
Checked Oct 16, 2026- Pick Fathom when
- You want unlimited recording and video on the free plan and a lower 5-user cost.
- Pick Otter.ai when
- You want bulk export in the app, an activity log and built-in 2FA.
From our Fathom review
Checked Oct 16, 2026- Pick Fathom when
- You want video of each call and a bot that joins scheduled meetings automatically.
- Pick Granola when
- You want bot-free capture on Mac and Windows, no stored audio and a $14 plan billed monthly.
From our Granola review
Checked Oct 16, 2026- Pick Granola when
- You want bot-free capture on Mac and Windows, no stored audio and a $14 plan billed monthly.
- Pick Fathom when
- You want video of each call and unlimited history on a free plan.
From our Granola review
Checked Oct 16, 2026- Pick Granola when
- You want no stored audio, retention settings on a self-serve plan and a lower 5-user cost ($70 a month, computed).
- Pick Otter.ai when
- You want audio playback, bulk export for the team and built-in 2FA.
From our Otter.ai review
Checked Oct 16, 2026- Pick Otter.ai when
- You want bulk export, an activity log and built-in 2FA on a self-serve plan.
- Pick Fathom when
- You want unlimited recording and video on the free plan and a lower 5-user cost ($75 a month on Team, computed).
From our Otter.ai review
Checked Oct 16, 2026- Pick Otter.ai when
- You want a bot that joins scheduled meetings and audio you can play back.
- Pick Granola when
- You want no stored audio, retention settings on a self-serve plan and a lower 5-user cost ($70 a month on Business, computed).
Entry price
Baseline: each product's cheapest paid plan, per month. Included usage differs, so read the line under each price.
- FathomPremium$16/user/moBilled annually; $20 month to month; for individuals
- Advanced summaries on every call
- Ask Fathom across your own calls
- Custom bot name, no in-meeting banner
- CRM syncs for up to 3 users per domain
- GranolaBusiness$14/user/moBilled monthly; no annual option
- Unlimited notes and history
- Notion, Zapier, HubSpot, Attio and Affinity
- API and webhooks
- Centralized billing and user management
- Otter.aiPro$8.33/user/moBilled annually; $16.99 month to month; up to 5 billed users
- 1,200 minutes a month, shared with imports
- 90 minutes per conversation
- Unlimited history and storage
- Salesforce or HubSpot sync for 1 user; Zapier
Prices as listed on each pricing page, in USD per month, excluding tax. Observed: Fathom 2026-10-16, Granola 2026-10-16, Otter.ai 2026-10-16.
Which one fits
- If you need to start today without a sales call
- GranolaSelf-serve sign-up, no card needed; the highest score of the 3 self-serve products here (7.2/10).
- If you want to try it without entering a card
- GranolaFree plan, no card needed; scored 7.2/10.
- Lowest starter price
- Otter.ai$8.33/user/mo for the Pro (billed annually) plan.
- Highest overall score
- Granola7.2/10 (Good). The review shows the score breakdown and the run behind it.
Picked by fixed rules from the table above, not by hand. How we score
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