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Granola alternatives

Granola is Mac-first with the best summary quality and a no-bot-in-room model. The alternatives broaden by platform (Fireflies, Otter — cross-platform), specialize by workflow (tl;dv for sales), or shift focus (Read.ai for analytics, Krisp for audio quality). Pick Granola if Mac + summary quality wins; pick alternatives when cross-platform, workflow-specialization, or analytics matter more.

Original tool

Granola

AI notepad that turns your meeting notes into clean summaries.

Free tier; Individual $18/mo; Business $25/seat/mo.

Top alternatives

Each entry includes the reason it's on this list — the specific trade-off versus Granola.

Fireflies.ai

Meetings

Meeting bot that records, transcribes, and pushes notes into your stack.

The cross-platform alternative. Wide platform support (Zoom, Meet, Teams, Webex) and broad CRM/Notion integrations.

Free; Pro $10/mo; Business $19/mo.

Otter.ai

Meetings

Meeting transcription and notes — the established incumbent in AI notepads.

The established incumbent alternative. Real-time transcription, brand trust for enterprise procurement.

Free; Pro $16.99/mo; Business $30/seat.

Read.ai

Meetings

Meeting copilot with transcripts plus engagement and sentiment analytics.

The analytics alternative. Engagement and sentiment tracking on top of summaries.

Free; Pro $19.75/mo; Enterprise $29.75/seat.

tl;dv

Meetings

Meeting recorder optimized for sales and customer-success workflows.

The sales-specialized alternative. Built around the sales call, deal-room sharing, CRM-first.

Free; Pro $29/mo; Business $98/mo.

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