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Granola vs Fathom.
Granola is a polished no-bot notepad; Fathom leads with an unusually generous free cloud tier and video capture — both process meetings in the US cloud.
Humla is free · Open source · macOS 13+ (Apple Silicon)
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Granola vs Fathom vs Humla.
How the two compare on what matters — with Humla, the free, local, open-source option, in the third column.
| Granola | Fathom | Humla | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | Weak in 3+ | ||
| AI summaries & action items | |||
| App integrations (Slack, CRM…) | — | ||
| Mobile app | iOS soon | — | |
| Price | $14–35/user/mo | Free / $15–34/user/mo | Free |
Reflects each product's standard plans as of 2026 — check their sites for the latest.
Which to pick
Which should you choose?
- Pick Granola for a refined, bot-free notepad and Mac-native polish.
- Pick Fathom for a generous free cloud tier with unlimited recordings and video.
The third option
Or keep it on your Mac.
Both process and store meetings in the US cloud. Humla keeps transcription and summaries on your Mac — free, open source, nothing uploaded.
- No bot joins the call — Humla records your Mac directly.
- On-device transcription and summaries — nothing has to leave your Mac.
- Free and open source, with optional team sync at $5/user/month — or self-host it free.
- Speaks your language. Around 99 languages via Whisper — on-device or with your own key — plus a dedicated Norwegian model and per-language routing.
Full breakdowns: Humla vs Granola · Humla vs Fathom
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