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Fathom vs. Granola: Make it your call, from personal notes to team intelligence
Fathom gives teams more: the choice of bot-free audio capture or full video recording, better speaker transcripts, deeper integrations, and seamless LLM syncs. Granola focuses on personal AI meeting notes – and doesn't go much further. Expect more from your notetaker.
See How Fathom Stacks Up
Meeting capture options
Bot or bot-free options
Bot-free only
Recording types available
Transcript-only, audio-only, or full video + screen capture
Transcript-only
In-meeting
Live summaries (highlighting what matters)
Live transcripts
Live transcripts
Speaker diarization
✔ (speech attributed to each speaker)
Respects mute button
✔ (muted audio is never captured)
Mobile app
AI meeting assistant
Team-wide insights & intelligence
Org-wide insights with flexible sharing controls
Partial, note-based and manually shared
AI coaching
Public API
Available across all plan types - including free
Only available to Business & Enterprise plan tiers
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MCP / AI Integrations
ChatGPT + Claude integrations included with all plan tiers
Paid plans for ChatGPT + Claude required to access, with additional limits being scoped for ENT plans
Proof is in the numbers
Rating
Why Teams Choose Fathom
Context when it matters
Granola focuses on transcripts. Fathom offers flexible capture modes when needed, and always knows who said what – so summaries and action items are always attributed to the right person.
Privacy that works the way you expect
Fathom respects the mute button — and your data. Granola doesn’t: private side conversations can end up in transcripts, and your notes may be used to train their AI unless you opt out.
Turn conversations into connected workflows
Granola creates personal AI notes. Fathom turns conversations into shared workflows with integrations and a public API for automation, reporting, and custom tools.
Coaching insights built for teams
Fathom helps teams learn from every conversation with AI-powered coaching insights and customizable scorecards – capabilities Granola doesn’t currently offer.
Keep meetings moving – even on the go
Like Granola, Fathom offers an iOS app to capture meetings and conversations on the go and then connects those conversations to your workflows and tools – so insights, highlights, and next steps keep moving even when you’re away from your computer.
Fathom is better if...
You want to choose bot-free capture or full video, call by call
You need every line attributed to the right speaker
You want muted side conversations kept out of the transcript
You want what one person captures to be searchable by the whole team
You want ChatGPT, Claude, and the public API included on every plan, even free
Granola is better if...
You're on Windows and want bot-free capture today (coming soon on Fathom)
You want AI to build the summary around notes you type during the meeting
You want a lightweight personal notepad, not a team system
You meet on platforms beyond Zoom, Meet, Teams, and Slack, like Webex or Discord
Real talk from Fathom customers
"Fathom will change your life - I'm not even exaggerating" 5/5
As a user researcher, my life genuinely got better when I started using Fathom. Before, I had to scramble to write or type important quotes down. Then, I would second guess whether I captured it, so I'd have to go to a recording and transcript (like fireflies) and dig up the real quote. I would also have to do that in order to share out real user snippets with the team. It was such a pain.
Fathom is the ultimate combination of recording, transcribing, and notetaking that anyone who records calls could benefit from using.
Shahpar M.
Head of UXR
"The Perfect (and super smart) Notetaker" 5/5
Post-meeting action items are gold. The "Ask Fathom" feature is also amazing. Asking questions such as "What were the top three reasons Michael would not want to move forward with my solution?" is fantastic.
Chris W. Sr.
Solutions Consultant
"Can’t live without Fathom anymore" 5/5
It’s such a nice experience to not worry about missing important notes or to do’s during calls I’m also a big fan of using fathom to transcribe sales calls, so I can gather valuable insights about my ideal clients. I recommend Fathom to all my friends and clients!
Luke
Owner
"I didn’t know I needed this. Now I can’t imagine work without it" 5/5
Fathom has completely changed the way I handle meetings. I can now stay fully focused on the conversation instead of trying to take perfect notes. It somehow manages to capture all the small, important details that I’d usually miss, and those often make the biggest difference.
George G.
Partner
"Fathom.ai is a game changer for sales leaders and their teams!" 5/5
Fathom has been transformative for my team from a productivity and data integrity perspective. The integration with Google Meet and Hubspot have made our forecast calls much more direct and accurate. As a result the communication between the sales team and leadership has improved tremendously, giving us better clarity on what's in our pipeline. I wouldn't run a sales organization without Fathom.ai ever again!
Derek B.
Vice President, Sales
Fathom Turns Conversations into Strategic Sales Intelligence—Automatically. 5/5
Fathom eliminates the administrative drag of note-taking by auto-capturing, summarizing, and tagging every conversation with pinpoint accuracy. As an AI Sales Performance Consultant, I find it invaluable for instantly extracting actionable insights from discovery, qualification, and pipeline meetings. It seamlessly integrates with CRM platforms, enabling sellers and sales leaders to focus on strategy and execution instead of data entry or memory recall.
Stephen C.
Managing Partner
Fathom works everywhere you meet and syncs meeting insights automatically with the tools your team already uses.
Zero friction, maximum flexibility.
FAQs
Questions? We’ve got you covered.
Does Fathom label individual speakers (diarization) the way Granola does?
Yes. Every Fathom transcript identifies who said what, whether you capture with the bot or bot-free. Bot-free capture (beta on Mac) still preserves speaker attribution and mute acknowledgement, two details that are easy to lose once a tool drops the bot.
How does Fathom's AI summary quality compare to Granola's?
Fathom's AI summarization is rated 95% on G2, the highest score of any tool it's benchmarked against on the platform. You can customize the summary's tone and structure across 15+ templates (Premium and up), and watch it build live during the call on the new desktop app (Mac today, Windows coming).
Is Fathom better than Granola for a team, not just personal notes?
That's where the two diverge most. Granola is built around personal notes on one device. Fathom adds team-wide search across every captured call through Ask Fathom, plus CRM sync and coaching tools on Business, so what one person captures becomes searchable knowledge for the whole team.
Is Fathom bot-free like Granola?
Yes. Fathom offers bot-free capture that works across Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Slack Huddles without a bot joining the call. The difference is what's included: Fathom's bot-free capture keeps speaker attribution and mute acknowledgement intact, two things most bot-free tools drop. You can also switch to a full bot with video whenever you need it. Bot-free capture is live on Mac, with Windows coming.
Who should choose Fathom over Granola?
Fathom is the better fit if you want to choose bot-free capture or full video, call by call; need every line attributed to the right speaker; want muted side conversations kept out of the transcript; want what one person captures to be searchable by the whole team; or want ChatGPT, Claude, and the public API included on every plan, even free.
When is Granola the better choice than Fathom?
Granola is the better fit if you're on Windows and want bot-free capture today (coming soon on Fathom); want AI to build the summary around notes you type during the meeting; want a lightweight personal notepad, not a team system; or meet on platforms beyond Zoom, Meet, Teams, and Slack, like Webex or Discord.
