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Free plan
Unlimited recordings, transcription, and playback
5 meeting transcripts/mo, 1-hour meeting cap
Language support
38 languages supported
20 languages supported
Call audio and video playback
Available on all plans
Limited to enterprise plans
Live transcripts
Botless capture
Supported on Zoom, Google, and Slack Huddles (Mac only)
Only supported on Google
Customer rating
4.8/5 (Trustpilot)
1.3/5 (Trustpilot)
Meeting coaching
Custom AI Scorecards + Behavioral Metrics (Business plan)
Fixed coaching metrics, including talk time, pace, and "charisma"
Meeting insights
Ask Fathom: query one call or your whole library, starting with an unlimited 2-week lookback even on free plans
Ask Read: limited to 5 calls on free plans
Mobile app
iOS (coming soon)
iOS and Android
Why teams choose Fathom
Trust you can verify
When it comes to meeting data, trust and privacy are essential. Fathom gives you full control over when a bot joins a call, how it joins, and how quickly you can remove it. Nothing is left to guesswork mid-meeting.
Capture flexibility that works for you
Join with the Fathom bot for full video, or skip it with bot-free audio or transcript-only capture – both preserve speaker attribution and mute acknowledgment. Read.ai's bot-free option works on Google Meet only.
Meeting intelligence, on purpose
Fathom turns every call into clear meeting intelligence, then pushes it into the tools you already use: through workflow integrations, or straight into ChatGPT and Claude via MCP to build automations. Ask Fathom works across all of your calls. Read.ai's free plan caps it at 5.
Scorecards you define, not a generic score
Fathom's AI Scorecards let your team set its own criteria for a great call, backed by Behavioral Metrics like talk time and monologues. Read.ai applies a fixed set of metrics to every call, including a "charisma" score no one on your team wrote.
A free plan built for real use
Fathom's free plan includes unlimited recordings, unlimited call playback, and AI summaries, with no meeting-length ceiling. Read.ai's free plan caps you at 5 meeting transcripts a month, a 1-hour meeting limit, and locks basic call playback behind the Enterprise plan.
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.
Is Fathom cheaper than Read.ai?
Yes, Fathom’s pricing is more favorable on both ends compared to Read.ai. Fathom's free plan includes unlimited recordings and playback; Read.ai caps free users at 5 transcripts a month and doesn't unlock call playback until its Enterprise tier at $22.50/user/month (annual), with a 5-seat minimum. Fathom's comparable paid tier, Premium, starts at $16/user/month (annual) with playback included from the free plan up.
Does Read.ai's free plan really limit call playback?
Yes. Read.ai locks full call audio and video playback behind its Enterprise plan. Fathom's free plan includes unlimited playback from day one.
Is Read.ai safe?
We can't speak to Read.ai's specific security posture, but it's worth noting what's actually driving their Trustpilot rating: the most common complaint isn't bugs or pricing - it's users reporting the bot joins calls without clear consent, and in some cases continuing to rejoin meetings even after they've tried to remove it or canceled their account.
By contrast, Fathom is SOC 2 Type II audited, HIPAA compliant, and GDPR-aligned (see trust.fathom.video for specifics), with full control over when Fathom joins your call and how quickly it's removed.
Read.ai sits at 1.3/5 on Trustpilot versus Fathom's 4.8 — worth digging into those reviews yourself before connecting any meeting tool to sensitive calls.
How does botless meeting capture work with Fathom vs. Read.ai?
Fathom offers bot-free audio or transcript-only capture across Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Slack Huddles (beta on Mac), preserving speaker attribution and mute acknowledgment. Read.ai's bot-free option works on Google Meet only.
Can I customize Read.ai's coaching scorecards?
No. Read.ai applies the same fixed metrics, including a "charisma" score, to every call. Fathom's AI Scorecards (Business plan) let your team define its own criteria, backed by Behavioral Metrics like talk time and monologues.
Which is rated higher, Fathom or Read.ai?
Fathom. Fathom holds a 4.8 out of 5 rating on Trustpilot; Read.ai holds 1.3.
What are the best Read.ai alternatives?
Fathom is one of the most-recommended Read.ai alternatives in third-party roundups, including a "Best Free Option" callout. Its free plan includes unlimited recordings and playback (Read.ai caps free users at 5 transcripts a month), and every plan includes cross-meeting search through Ask Fathom. See how Fathom stacks up against other AI meeting tools.
