Granola alternatives
Granola takes meeting notes without a bot. These 5 tools do the same job or overlap with it (see all AI tools for meeting notes).
Compared at a glance
| Tool | Pricing | Platforms | Standout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granola | Free plan · Paid plans: see official pricing | Desktop, Mobile | Takes meeting notes without a bot |
| Fireflies.ai | Paid plans: see official pricing | Mobile, Desktop, Browser extension, API, Plugin or MCP | Search down to specific sentence and timestamp |
| Krisp | Paid plans: see official pricing | Desktop, Mobile, Browser extension, API | Multilingual transcripts and summaries in 16 languages |
| Speechify | Free plan · Paid from $29/mo | Web app, Mobile, Desktop, API | AI podcast creation from documents (Premium) |
| Rewind.ai | Free plan · Paid from $5/mo | Web app, API | Access to 400+ AI tools in one place |
| Shortly AI | Paid from $19/mo | — | Chatbots and general assistants |
The alternatives
Fireflies.ai does the same job as Granola: it transcribes, summarizes and searches meetings, and adds video recording and live coaching during calls.
Choose Fireflies.ai if you need search down to a specific sentence and timestamp across Zoom, Google Meet or Teams meetings
Krisp does part of the same job with an AI note taker that makes transcripts, recordings and summaries, and adds noise cancellation and call center tools.
Choose Krisp if you also want noise cancellation on calls, or call center features such as Agent Assist for support agents
Speechify covers part of the job: it includes an AI meeting note taker with summaries, alongside text to speech reading and voice typing.
Choose Speechify if you want meeting notes together with text to speech and voice typing, on web, mobile or desktop
Rewind.ai covers only part of the base tool's job: it lists transcription among 400+ AI tools in one place rather than offering a dedicated meeting notes product.
Choose Rewind.ai if you want one place to access many AI tools, with a shared team token pool on the Business plan
Shortly AI is a paid all-in-one AI chatbot that gives access to 100+ AI models from multiple providers in one subscription.
