Granola alternatives
10 tools that do a similar job to Granola in productivity.
Alternatives listed
10
Free options
None
Open source
None
The alternatives
Fathom
Free plan
Free meeting recorder that writes the notes and follow-ups.
Otter.ai
Free plan
Live meeting transcription with summaries and action items.
Fireflies.ai
Free plan
Records meetings and makes the archive searchable.
Mem
Free plan
Self-organising notes that resurface what's relevant.
Notion AI
Paid
Writing, search and Q&A inside your Notion workspace.
Raycast AI
Free plan
Model access from a Mac launcher, one hotkey away.
Read AI
Free plan
Scores meeting engagement and summarises what was decided.
Tana
Free plan
Structured notes where everything is a queryable node.
tl;dv
Free plan
Meeting recorder with timestamped highlights and clips.
Bardeen
Free plan
Browser automations that scrape and file things while you work.
Side by side
| Tool | Pricing | What it's for |
|---|---|---|
| Granola (current) | Free plan | Meeting notepad that merges your typing with the transcript. |
| Fathom | Free plan | Free meeting recorder that writes the notes and follow-ups. |
| Otter.ai | Free plan | Live meeting transcription with summaries and action items. |
| Fireflies.ai | Free plan | Records meetings and makes the archive searchable. |
| Mem | Free plan | Self-organising notes that resurface what's relevant. |
| Notion AI | Paid | Writing, search and Q&A inside your Notion workspace. |
| Raycast AI | Free plan | Model access from a Mac launcher, one hotkey away. |
| Read AI | Free plan | Scores meeting engagement and summarises what was decided. |
| Tana | Free plan | Structured notes where everything is a queryable node. |
| tl;dv | Free plan | Meeting recorder with timestamped highlights and clips. |
| Bardeen | Free plan | Browser automations that scrape and file things while you work. |
Head to head
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