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Granola

FreemiumMeeting Assistants

AI notepad that turns your meeting notes into polished docs.

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Granola
Meeting Assistants

AI notepad that turns your meeting notes into polished docs.

STARTING PRICE
$14/mo
FREE PLAN
Yes
AI AGENT
No
CATEGORY
Meeting Assistants
IN ONE LINE

Granola is AI notepad that turns your meeting notes into polished docs. Freemium, with paid plans from $14/mo.

About Granola

Granola is an AI notepad designed for back-to-back meetings, especially for users on macOS. Instead of joining calls as a bot, it captures system audio locally and combines the transcript with the user's own typed notes to produce an enhanced, structured summary after the meeting. Granola supports custom templates for different meeting types such as 1:1s, sales calls, user interviews and standups, and a chat feature lets users ask questions across all their past notes. The app integrates with Google Calendar, Notion, Slack and CRMs like HubSpot and Salesforce. Granola is aimed at founders, product managers, VCs and consultants who attend many meetings and want concise, well-formatted notes without a bot showing up in the call. Pricing includes a free trial period and paid individual and team plans.

KEY FEATURES
No-bot captureHybrid notesCustom templatesFoldersChat with notes
BEST FOR
Meeting notesPersonal recallFollow-upsKnowledge capture
AT A GLANCE

Granola pros and cons

Hand-derived from the catalog data, strengths and trade-offs to weigh before signing up.

What’s good
  • Free tier available; paid plans from $14/mo
  • No-bot capture
  • Hybrid notes
  • Custom templates
Watch out for
  • No autonomous agent, handles single prompts, not multi-step workflows
  • Competition is strong in this space, see Fathom and Read AI for comparison
PLANS & PRICING

3 plans from Granola

Pulled from Granola’s public pricing page. Prices may change, verify on the vendor’s site before purchasing.

Basic

AI meeting notes for individuals

$0forever
Limited meeting history
  • AI meeting notes
  • Limited meeting history
  • Shared folders
  • Custom note templates
POPULAR

Business

For collaborating teams

$14/user/moper month
Unlimited notes & history
  • Unlimited notes & history
  • Advanced AI models
  • Attio, Notion, Slack integrations
  • MCP integration

Enterprise

Enterprise-grade controls

$35/user/moper month
Custom volume & SLAs
  • SSO
  • Priority support
  • Org auto-deletion
  • Enterprise API
HOW IT COMPARES

Granola vs Meeting Assistants

Side-by-side with the top 3 other meeting assistants in this category.

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AI notepad that turns your meeting notes into polished docs.

Fathom logoFathomMeeting Assistants

Free AI notetaker that records, transcribes, and summarizes calls.

Read AI logoRead AIMeeting Assistants

Meeting copilot that scores engagement and recommends follow-ups.

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AI meeting notetaker with CRM and team analytics.

STARTS AT$14/mo$16/mo$15/mo$10/mo
PRICINGFreemiumFreemiumFreemiumFreemium
AI AGENT No No No No
EDITOR'S PICK No No No No
KEY FEATURESNo-bot capture, Hybrid notes, Custom templatesFree for individuals, AI summaries, CRM integrationMeeting reports, Smart scheduler, Email summariesAI summaries, Conversation intelligence, CRM sync
BEST FORMeeting notes, Personal recall, Follow-upsMeeting recording, AI summaries, Follow-up emailsMeeting analytics, Summaries, Engagement scoringMeeting transcription, CRM logging, Sales coaching
WORKS WITH
#notes#meetings#mac
#transcription#meetings#free
#meetings#analytics#copilot
#transcription#meetings#crm
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Granola, frequently asked questions

What is Granola?
Granola is an AI meeting assistants tool used for meeting notes, personal recall, follow-ups.
Is Granola free to use?
Granola has a free tier you can start with, plus paid plans from $14/mo for higher usage limits and additional features.
How much does Granola cost?
Granola plans start at $14/mo. Check the Plans & Pricing section on this page for the full lineup of tiers and usage limits.
What are the key features of Granola?
Notable features include No-bot capture, Hybrid notes, Custom templates, Folders, Chat with notes.
What can Granola be used for?
Common use cases for Granola include meeting notes, personal recall, follow-ups, knowledge capture.
What are the best alternatives to Granola?
If Granola isn't quite right for your use case, top alternatives in the meeting assistants space include Fathom, Read AI, Fireflies.ai. See the full list on ConsistencyAI’s Granola alternatives page.
Is Granola better than Fathom?
Granola and Fathom both serve meeting assistants workflows but target different needs. Compare pricing, features, and use cases head-to-head on the Granola vs Fathom page to pick the right fit.
Is Granola worth it?
Whether Granola is worth the price depends on your usage volume. If you'd use it weekly for meeting assistants work and need reliable single-prompt output, the free tier is a low-risk start. The Plans & Pricing block on this page lays out exactly what you get per tier so you can match it to your workflow.
What are the pros and cons of Granola?
Strengths: real free tier available; No-bot capture + Hybrid notes. Tradeoffs: no autonomous agent; competing tools in the space may offer different feature mixes. See the full Pros & Cons section above for detail.