Compare Granola and Fireflies.ai side-by-side to find the best AI note taker for your needs.
Granola is best for people in back-to-back calls who want notes from both sides, while Fireflies.ai is better for teams that want every call recorded and searchable.
Neither quite right? Consider Retext for bot-free notes transcribed on your Mac that turn into snippets.
AI notepad for meetings that listens to your computer's audio, with no bot, and turns your rough notes into full meeting notes
Pricing:
Business $14/user/month; Enterprise $35/user/month
Free tier: Basic plan with 30 days of meeting history, Slack integration and shared folders
Runs on: Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and Apple Watch
Best for:
AI notetaker that joins your calls as a bot, or records bot-free from its desktop app, then transcribes, summarizes and syncs notes to your tools
Pricing:
Free, Pro, Business and Enterprise plans per seat; prices aren't shown on their pricing page
Free tier: Free plan with fewer transcription credits than Pro; limits aren't shown on their pricing page
Runs on: Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and Web
Best for:
| Feature | Granola | Fireflies.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Transcripts & Summaries | ||
| Bot-Free Recording | ||
| Both Sides of a Call | ||
| Calendar & Auto-Start | ||
| Speaker Labels | ||
| CRM & App Integrations | ||
| Privacy & Local Storage | ||
| Snippet Expansion | Not available | Not available |
| Cross-Platform |
| Product | Pricing Model | Price | Free Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granola | Freemium | Business $14/user/month; Enterprise $35/user/month | Basic plan with 30 days of meeting history, Slack integration and shared folders |
| Fireflies.ai | Freemium | Free, Pro, Business and Enterprise plans per seat; prices aren't shown on their pricing page | Free plan with fewer transcription credits than Pro; limits aren't shown on their pricing page |
If neither Granola nor Fireflies.ai is quite right, Retext might be what you're looking for.
Granola is the better pick for people in back-to-back calls who want notes from both sides and teams that share meeting notes and push them to a CRM. Fireflies.ai is the better pick for teams that want every call recorded and searchable and sales and support teams that sync calls to a CRM.
Granola: Business $14/user/month; Enterprise $35/user/month. Fireflies.ai: Free, Pro, Business and Enterprise plans per seat; prices aren't shown on their pricing page.
Yes. Granola's free option: basic plan with 30 days of meeting history, Slack integration and shared folders. Paid: Business $14/user/month; Enterprise $35/user/month.
Yes. Fireflies.ai's free option: free plan with fewer transcription credits than Pro; limits aren't shown on their pricing page. Paid: Free, Pro, Business and Enterprise plans per seat; prices aren't shown on their pricing page.
Granola runs on Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and Apple Watch. Fireflies.ai runs on Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and Web.
Retext, if you want bot-free notes that stay on your devices and become snippets. Native Mac app that records a note, transcribes it on your Mac, writes a summary and action items, and turns the useful parts into snippets. No bot joins your call.
Download Retext, turn on Notes in Settings, and click Record Note. Your transcript and summary are written on your Mac.
Sources
Granola, checked October 28, 2026: Granola pricing · Granola security · Granola: exporting notes · Granola: syncing your calendars
Fireflies.ai, checked October 28, 2026: Fireflies pricing · Fireflies pricing explained · Fireflies: record without a bot
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