Granola

Granola

AI meeting notes and searchable conversation history, created without a bot in the call.

freemium
Last Updated 8/28/2026

Decision summary

Choose if

Choose Granola when device-side capture and a notes-first workflow fit the meeting, and you are prepared to manage consent, sharing, and retention according to the workspace policy.

Compare before choosing

Compare Otter when a retained, searchable recording and transcript are more important than a notes-first record.

Verify before adoption: Confirm device capture behavior on the intended meeting platform. Review workspace consent, sharing, retention, and deletion settings. Export or share one note record and verify recipient access. Compare the [Granola vs Fathom retained-record workflow](/en/articles/granola-vs-fathom-meeting-notes) before standardizing notes, transcript access, or team sharing.

About Granola

Granola is an AI meeting notepad built for days filled with calls. It uses the computer's audio instead of joining as a meeting bot, then turns conversations into searchable notes, action items, and a memory that can be revisited later. It works with Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, and other meeting apps, while desktop and mobile availability covers macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android. The free Basic plan includes AI notes, limited meeting history, chat across meetings, shared folders, custom templates, and multiple languages. Business costs $14 per user per month and removes the history limit while adding advanced models, integrations, centralized billing, MCP, and API access. Enterprise costs $35 per user per month and adds SSO, admin controls, usage analytics, auto-deletion settings, and priority support. Granola suits individuals and teams that want to stay engaged in meetings without inviting a bot. Buyers should weigh the Basic plan's limited history, the per-user cost of paid tiers, and whether their workflow depends on integrations reserved for Business or higher. Planning qualitative research? Use [the customer interview meeting-notes workflow](/en/articles/ai-meeting-notes-customer-interviews) to compare consent, capture, and synthesis requirements. Before rolling out meeting capture, use the [AI meeting notes privacy checklist](/en/articles/ai-meeting-notes-privacy-checklist) to test consent, retained artifacts, sharing, integrations, retention, and deletion.

Best for

Individuals who want AI meeting notes without a bot joining calls.
Small teams that need shared notes, integrations, and centralized billing.
Larger companies that need SSO, admin controls, analytics, and retention settings.

Best use cases

Capture notes and action items during frequent online meetings.

Search past conversations for decisions and follow-up context.

Share structured meeting knowledge through folders, templates, and integrations.

Compare before choosing

Basic covers core note taking but limits the available meeting history.

Business removes note and history limits and adds integrations, MCP, and API access.

Enterprise adds organization-wide security, administration, analytics, and policy controls.

Features

Capture back-to-back meetings

Turn computer audio into organized notes and action items without adding a bot to each call.

Search across past conversations

Use meeting history and AI chat to retrieve decisions, context, and follow-up details across conversations.

Share team meeting knowledge

Organize notes in shared folders, apply custom templates, and connect records to supported work apps.

Pros

  • Uses computer audio, so teams can capture notes without adding a bot participant to meetings.
  • The free Basic plan includes AI notes, chat, shared folders, templates, and multi-language support.
  • Works across Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, and other meeting apps on desktop and mobile platforms.

Cons

  • Basic limits meeting history, which can reduce the value of long-term search for frequent users.
  • Business costs $14 per user each month, so team expenses rise directly with headcount.
  • Advanced integrations, MCP, and API access require Business, while SSO and admin controls require Enterprise.

Pricing Plans

Basic

$0per user per month
  • AI meeting notes
  • Limited meeting history
  • AI chat within and across meetings
  • Shared folders for collaboration
  • Customized note templates
  • Multi-language support
  • Opt out of model training at any time

Business

$14per user per month
  • Everything in Basic
  • Unlimited meeting notes and history
  • Advanced AI thinking models and features
  • Integrations with Attio, Notion, Slack, HubSpot, Affinity, and Zapier
  • Centralized billing and user management
  • MCP integration
  • API access

Enterprise

$35per user per month
  • Everything in Business
  • Enterprise-grade security and admin controls
  • Single sign-on (SSO)
  • Priority support and usage analytics
  • Organization-wide auto-deletion periods
  • Admin controls for sharing and API access
  • Team-wide opt out of model training
  • Organization-wide usage notification

* Pricing information is for reference only. Please refer to the latest announcement on Granola's official website.

FAQ

No. Granola uses audio from your computer, so it can create notes without inviting a meeting bot into the call.
Granola works with Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, and other meeting apps. It is available for macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android.
Business adds unlimited notes and history, advanced AI features, integrations, centralized management, MCP, and API access. Enterprise adds SSO, stronger admin controls, analytics, deletion policies, and priority support.
Granola fits a notes-first workflow where device-side capture is acceptable and a meeting participant bot is undesirable. Confirm consent, retention, sharing, and the record available after the call.
Do not assume so. Evaluate the retained notes, searchable history, playback or transcript needs, and export path against the team’s record policy before choosing a notes-first workflow.