Granola
AI meeting notes that don't need a bot to join your call.
Overview
Granola's pitch is that it skips the awkward recording-bot-has-joined-the-call moment other meeting-note tools rely on, capturing audio locally instead while you take your own shorthand notes. It then blends your notes with the transcript into something more useful than a raw transcript dump. Transcription accuracy tests it around 90-92%, competitive with dedicated transcription tools, and its free tier is generous enough to actually test the workflow before paying.
Key Features
No-Bot Recording: Records across Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, and Webex, plus in-person capture via iOS.
Hybrid Notes: Merges your rough notes with the full transcript into one summary.
Meeting Chat: AI chat within and across past meetings.
Shared Folders: Shared folders and customizable note templates.
Integrations: Notion, Slack, HubSpot, and Zapier, with API and MCP access on paid tiers.
Pricing
Starting price
$14/mo
Basic: Free. Unlimited AI-enhanced notes, but limited meeting history (up to 25 lifetime notes).
Business: $14/user/month. Unlimited meeting history, advanced AI models, integrations with Notion, Slack, HubSpot, and Zapier, API access, centralized team billing.
Enterprise: From $35/user/month. Adds SSO, org-wide AI training opt-out, usage analytics, and priority support.
Disclaimer: pricing may change, confirm on Granola's own pricing page before buying.
Pros
No Visible Bot: No visible bot joining calls, which matters for teams/clients uncomfortable with recording bots.
Solid Accuracy: Transcription accuracy holds up well against dedicated competitors in independent tests.
Broad Coverage: Broad platform coverage including in-person meetings via iOS.
Cons
Free Plan Cap: Caps out at 25 lifetime meeting notes, forcing a paid decision earlier than some competitors.
No Speaker Attribution: No reliable per-speaker attribution in transcripts, a real gap for team meetings needing clear action-item ownership.
Consent Considerations: Recording without clearly notifying all parties can be a legal issue in two-party-consent jurisdictions, worth being deliberate about.
What Makes It Unique
Hybrid Note Model: Its hybrid model, blending your own live shorthand with the transcript rather than just summarizing the transcript alone, is what users cite as feeling more like your notes, improved rather than a generic AI-generated summary.
Kay Score
7.5
/ 10
Tool Information
Pricing
$14/mo
Category
Research & Productivity
Platform
Web / iOS / Android
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