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Fathom vs Granola vs Krisp

These sit in different categories (meetings & notes, audio & music), so they are not straight substitutes.

	Fathom	Granola	Krisp
What it is	Meeting notes with a free tier that is unusually complete, and summaries ready seconds after the call.	Takes notes from your meeting audio without joining as a bot, merging them with what you typed.	Removes background noise from calls in both directions, at the device rather than in the meeting app.
Category	Meetings & Notes	Meetings & Notes	Audio & Music
Pricing	Freemium · Free · from $19/user/mo	Freemium · Free trial · from $18/user/mo	Freemium · Free · from $8/mo
How it bills	Per seat	Per seat	Flat monthly
Free tier	Yes	Yes	Yes
Rating	Not yet rated	Not yet rated	Not yet rated
Features	Unlimited recording on the free plan Summaries within seconds of ending Highlight clipping during the call CRM sync on paid plans Zoom, Meet and Teams	No meeting bot — captures system audio Merges your typed notes with the transcript Templates per meeting type Searchable history Works with any conferencing tool	Bidirectional noise and voice removal Works with any conferencing app Local processing Meeting transcription and summaries Echo cancellation
What works	Best free tier in the category Very fast summaries Simple to adopt	No awkward bot in the participant list Notes reflect what you cared about Works regardless of platform	Works everywhere rather than in one app Audio never leaves the device Removes background speech, not just noise
What does not	Fewer analytics than rivals Team features need a paid plan Bot must join the call	macOS-first Needs the app running locally No free tier beyond a trial	Uses noticeable CPU Free tier is time-limited Can clip the start of speech

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