The best Granola alternatives in 2026
The best Granola alternatives are Caddie (meeting notes that become tasks on your calendar, on a Mac, free in beta), Fathom (the most generous free plan), Otter (a bot that can attend calls for you), Fireflies (tasks in Asana and Jira), Jamie (bot-free in 99+ languages), Notion AI Meeting Notes (if your team lives in Notion) and tl;dv (unlimited free recording). Pick by whether you want a bot on the call and where the notes need to end up.
The 7 picks at a glance
| App | Best for | Platforms | Free plan | Paid from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Caddie | Best for turning meetings into tasks on a Mac | Mac (Apple silicon); notes, tasks and calendar in any browser; iPhone in beta | Everything, while in beta | Free while in beta, then $10 a month for everything |
| 2. Fathom | Best free plan | Zoom, Meet, Teams on Mac and Windows; iPhone for in person | Unlimited recordings, transcripts and summaries | Premium $20 a month, or $16 a month billed yearly |
| 3. Otter.ai | Best if you want a bot to attend calls for you | Web, Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android | 300 minutes a month, 30 minutes per conversation | Pro $16.99 a month, or $8.33 a month billed yearly |
| 4. Fireflies.ai | Best for teams on Asana or Jira | Web, Mac, Windows | Unlimited transcription, 400 minutes of storage per team | Pro $18 a month, or $10 a month billed yearly |
| 5. Jamie | Best bot-free option in many languages | Mac, Windows, iPhone, web | 10 AI notes a month, 30 minutes each | Plus €21 a month |
| 6. Notion AI Meeting Notes | Best if your team already lives in Notion | Notion's desktop apps (microphone only on web and phone) | A limited trial on Free and Plus | Business $20 per member a month |
| 7. tl;dv | Best for unlimited free recording | Web and Chrome extension | Unlimited recordings; AI notes for 10 meetings; kept 3 months | Pro €29 a month, or €18 a month billed yearly |
Why people look for a Granola alternative
People leave Granola for three reasons: the free plan only shows the last 30 days of notes, there's no task list, so action items stay inside the notes, and they want everything after the call (tasks, calendar, follow-ups) in one place.
How we picked
We looked at how each app records (bot or no bot), what the free plan really allows, the cheapest paid plan, and what happens to action items after the call. Prices are from each product's pricing page on 31 October 2026.
1. Caddie
Best for turning meetings into tasks on a Mac
Records any call your Mac plays (Zoom, Meet, Teams, Slack) with no bot, writes the notes when it ends, and puts every promise on your day as a task. Notes, calendar, booking links and dictation are in the same app.
- Platforms
- Mac (Apple silicon); notes, tasks and calendar in any browser; iPhone in beta
- Free plan
- Everything, while in beta
- Paid from
- Free while in beta, then $10 a month for everything
- Watch out for
- Mac only for meetings and dictation (Apple silicon; macOS 26 to record and dictate). No Windows or Android app.
- Source
- usecaddie.app
2. Fathom
Best free plan
The most generous free plan of the meeting note takers.
- Platforms
- Zoom, Meet, Teams on Mac and Windows; iPhone for in person
- Free plan
- Unlimited recordings, transcripts and summaries
- Paid from
- Premium $20 a month, or $16 a month billed yearly
- Watch out for
- A bot by default; bot-free recording is Mac-only and in beta.
- Source
- fathom.ai/pricing
3. Otter.ai
Best if you want a bot to attend calls for you
A bot that can attend calls for you, or a desktop recorder with no bot.
- Platforms
- Web, Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android
- Free plan
- 300 minutes a month, 30 minutes per conversation
- Paid from
- Pro $16.99 a month, or $8.33 a month billed yearly
- Watch out for
- Tight free limits: 30 minutes a conversation, the last 25 conversations.
- Source
- otter.ai/pricing
4. Fireflies.ai
Best for teams on Asana or Jira
Wide integrations, and it can create tasks in Asana and Jira.
- Platforms
- Web, Mac, Windows
- Free plan
- Unlimited transcription, 400 minutes of storage per team
- Paid from
- Pro $18 a month, or $10 a month billed yearly
- Watch out for
- A bot by default; recording without one is a paid feature.
- Source
- fireflies.ai/pricing
5. Jamie
Best bot-free option in many languages
Bot-free, works with any meeting app or in person, in 99+ languages.
- Platforms
- Mac, Windows, iPhone, web
- Free plan
- 10 AI notes a month, 30 minutes each
- Paid from
- Plus €21 a month
- Watch out for
- A small free plan, and Asana sync needs the €39 Pro plan.
- Source
- www.meetjamie.ai/pricing
6. Notion AI Meeting Notes
Best if your team already lives in Notion
Notes land in the Notion workspace where your docs and tasks already are.
- Platforms
- Notion's desktop apps (microphone only on web and phone)
- Free plan
- A limited trial on Free and Plus
- Paid from
- Business $20 per member a month
- Watch out for
- Needs the Business plan, and meeting notes use AI credits.
- Source
- www.notion.com/pricing
7. tl;dv
Best for unlimited free recording
Unlimited recording on the free plan.
- Platforms
- Web and Chrome extension
- Free plan
- Unlimited recordings; AI notes for 10 meetings; kept 3 months
- Paid from
- Pro €29 a month, or €18 a month billed yearly
- Watch out for
- Free recordings are deleted after 3 months.
- Source
- tldv.io/pricing
How to choose
- You don't want a bot on the call: Caddie, Jamie, or Notion's desktop app.
- You want it free: Fathom, or Caddie while it's in beta.
- You need Windows or Android: Otter, Fireflies or Jamie.
- You want the action items done, not just listed: Caddie puts them on your calendar; Fireflies sends them to Asana or Jira.
Questions people ask
Is there a free alternative to Granola?
Fathom has the most generous free plan (unlimited recordings and summaries, with a bot by default), and Caddie is free while in beta with no bot. tl;dv records for free but deletes free recordings after 3 months.
What is the best bot-free Granola alternative?
Caddie, Jamie and Notion AI Meeting Notes all record from your computer without a bot joining. Caddie also turns every promise into a task on your day.
Is there a Granola alternative for Windows?
Otter, Fireflies and Jamie run on Windows. Caddie and Granola's Mac strengths don't help there; Granola itself also has a Windows app.