Fireflies.ai does the same job as Granola: it transcribes, summarizes and searches meetings, and adds video recording and live coaching during calls.
Paid plans: see official pricing
Granola
Granola is an AI notepad that takes meeting notes from computer audio without a bot, for teams and individuals with back-to-back meetings.
- Free plan
- Desktop · Mobile
- Verified 15 Oct 2026
What Granola does
Granola is an AI notepad that takes meeting notes using computer audio without a meeting bot, producing notes, action items and follow-ups. It offers AI chat within and across meetings, an MCP connector for AI apps, and mobile apps for in-person meetings. It has a free Basic plan with 30 days of meeting history, along with Business and Enterprise plans.
Built for
- Teams and individuals with back-to-back meetings
- Individuals or small teams (Business plan)
- Larger companies (Enterprise plan)
Key features
- Bot-free device-audio capture that transcribes in the background
- Pre-meeting briefs synced with calendar (Business and Enterprise plans)
- Follow-up emails and action items after meetings
- AI chat within and across meetings
- Integrations with Notion, Zapier, HubSpot and more (Business and Enterprise plans)
- MCP connector to use meeting notes in AI apps
- Mobile apps for in-person meetings
Pros and cons
Pros
- Captures meeting audio from the computer without a meeting bot, transcribing in the background.
- Produces follow-up emails and action items after meetings.
- Offers a free Basic plan and self-serve signup.
- Provides AI chat within and across meetings and an MCP connector to use meeting notes in AI apps.
Cons
- The free Basic plan limits meeting history to 30 days.
- Pre-meeting briefs and integrations with Notion, Zapier and HubSpot are available only on the Business and Enterprise plans.
Where Granola is listed
Granola is listed under AI tools for meeting notes in Productivity and automation AI tools.
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