Granola

Granola Business runs $14 per user per month and Enterprise is $35 per user per month. The free plan stays genuinely usable with unlimited notes and a 30-day history, so teams can pilot before paying. For context, that undercuts several meeting-note rivals while removing the meeting bot entirely, which many client-facing teams treat as the deciding feature.

On the free plan, your notes history spans 30 days while note creation itself stays unlimited. Business at $14 per user per month and Enterprise at $35 per user per month are the paid paths for teams that treat meeting records as long-lived documentation for client accounts. The practical test: if you ever need a transcript from two months ago, that is the signal to move off the free tier.

Granola captures system audio directly from your machine with no bot participant joining the call. It hears whatever plays through your laptop, which is why the laptop must be in the call. That design is why it works in client calls where bots are banned, and why summaries read naturally. Check your own disclosure obligations for recording, since local capture rules still apply to any meeting.

Granola is desktop-first: it needs your laptop present in the call to capture system audio, which is the core of its bot-free design. Mobile support is lighter than desktop, so phone-only attendees will not get the full experience. If your meeting life happens mostly on a laptop across Zoom, Meet, or Teams, that constraint is invisible; if you take calls primarily on mobile, evaluate that gap first.

While you type your own fragments during the call, Granola captures the system audio and transcribes it, then merges your notes with the transcript into summaries that read like your own writing. Action items and follow-up drafts come out in the same voice. This hybrid approach is why output does not feel machine-generated, and calendar-linked notes keep every scheduled event covered automatically.

No, Granola listens to the system audio on your computer, so nothing appears in the participant list, which makes it suitable for client calls that restrict recorders.

The free plan includes unlimited meeting notes with 30 day history, Business is 14 dollars per user per month with unlimited history and CRM sync, and Enterprise is 35 dollars per user per month with SSO.

You jot whatever you want and Granola blends your notes with the transcript, so the output keeps your emphasis while adding the details you missed, which is why summaries read like your own writing.

It works with Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams because it captures audio at the system level rather than integrating with one platform.

Yes, notes can be turned into follow up emails, action lists, or updates using templates in your own voice, and the drafts arrive shortly after the meeting ends.

Desktop is the primary experience on Mac and Windows, and iPhone support exists but is lighter than the desktop apps.

Otter and Fireflies send bots and focus on full transcripts and search, while Granola focuses on producing a clean note document in your voice with no bot in the call.

Granola connects to your calendar so every scheduled meeting gets a note page automatically. When the call starts, it captures the system audio on your laptop and links the transcript to that event, so notes are organized by meeting without manual setup. Back to back meeting days end up with one clean timeline of notes per event.