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Granola vs Otter.ai.
Granola is a no-bot AI notepad that runs in the cloud; Otter sends a bot to your calls and leans into sales and RevOps workflows.
Humla is free · Open source · macOS 13+ (Apple Silicon)
Side by side
Granola vs Otter.ai vs Humla.
How the two compare on what matters — with Humla, the free, local, open-source option, in the third column.
| Granola | Otter.ai | Humla | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No bot joins the call | Optional (botless desktop) | ||
| 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 | — | ||
| Price | $14–35/user/mo | Free / $17–30/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 clean, bot-free notepad and a polished Mac app.
- Pick Otter.ai for sales/RevOps automation, an AI sales agent, and a large integration catalog.
The third option
Or keep it on your Mac.
Both keep your meetings in their cloud. If you'd rather nothing left your Mac at all — no bot, no upload, no per-seat fee — Humla is the free, open-source, on-device option.
- 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 Otter.ai
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