Tools · Comparison

Fathom vs tl;dv vs Wave

All three are meetings & notes tools. Here is what separates them.

	Fathom	tl;dv	Wave
What it is	Meeting notes with a free tier that is unusually complete, and summaries ready seconds after the call.	AI meeting notes — record, transcribe, and summarize meetings automatically. tl;dv turns Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams calls into actionable insights with AI-powered summaries.	Wave is the #1 AI note taker for iPhone and Android. Record, transcribe, and summarize meetings, lectures, and conversations. Try free.
Category	Meetings & Notes	Meetings & Notes	Meetings & Notes
Pricing	Freemium · Free · from $19/user/mo	Freemium · Free · from $18/user/mo	Freemium
How it bills	Per seat	Per seat	Not published
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	Timestamped highlights during the call Shareable clips Unlimited recordings on free plan Multi-language transcription CRM and Notion integration	—
What works	Best free tier in the category Very fast summaries Simple to adopt	Clipping makes findings shareable Strong free tier Good for user research	—
What does not	Fewer analytics than rivals Team features need a paid plan Bot must join the call	Summaries are shallower than rivals Bot joins the call Search across meetings is basic	—