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Humla vs Fathom.
Fathom's free tier is generous — but every meeting lives in its US cloud. Humla keeps it on your Mac.
Free · Open source · macOS 13+ (Apple Silicon)
In short
Which should you pick?
- Pick Humla for privacy, on-device processing, and price.
- Pick Fathom for integrations and its free cloud tier.
Side by side
How they compare.
An honest look. Humla wins on privacy, price, and openness; Fathom leads on integrations and its free cloud tier.
| Humla | Fathom | |
|---|---|---|
| No bot joins the call | Optional (Mac) | |
| Runs fully on your device | — | |
| Open source (auditable) | — | |
| Bring your own AI key / model | — | |
| Speaker labels (who said what) | ||
| AI summaries & action items | ||
| App integrations (Slack, CRM…) | — | |
| Mobile app | — | iOS soon |
| Price | Free | Free / $15–34/user/mo |
Reflects each product's standard plans as of 2026 — check their sites for the latest.
Why Humla
What you get instead.
- Nothing uploaded, ever. Fathom defaults to a visible bot — its newer bot-free mode is Mac-only — and either way every meeting is processed and stored in its US cloud. Humla records your Mac directly and can keep everything on-device.
- Nothing to train on. Fathom uses de-identified customer data to improve its models unless you opt out; Humla has no backend and no telemetry.
- Open source and yours. Audit every line, bring your own AI provider, or go fully offline — no vendor lock-in.
- Free with optional team sync at $5/user/month — or self-host it for nothing.
- Speaks your language. Around 99 languages via Whisper — on-device or with your own key — plus a dedicated Norwegian model and per-language routing.
Demo
See a meeting become a note.
New note, record, summary — that's the whole workflow. The cleanup afterwards is none, on a five-minute meeting or an hour-long one.
Being fair
When to pick Fathom instead.
Humla isn't for everyone. Choose Fathom if:
- You want an unusually generous free cloud tier — unlimited recordings and storage — plus video capture and CRM integrations.
- You're comfortable with your meetings being stored and processed in Fathom's US cloud.
Head-to-head
Fathom vs the field.
Weighing Fathom against another tool? These honest head-to-heads put Humla up as the third option.
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