AI Meeting Assistants
Granola review
Botless desktop meeting notes app that captures device audio and merges it with your own notes; SSO and SCIM are on a $35 Enterprise tier.
Granola at a glance
- Category
- AI Meeting Assistants
- Starting price
- Free; Business $14/user/month
- Pricing model
- per user
- Public pricing
- Yes
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- No
- G2 rating
- 4.9 (26 reviews)
- Funding or owner
- Series C $125M at $1.5B valuation, March 2026, led by Index Ventures
- Security
- SOC 2 Type 2
Buying Granola: security, admin and contract
- SAML SSO
- Enterprise only.
- SCIM provisioning
- Enterprise only.
- Audit logs
- Enterprise (Audit API)
- Data residency
- US only (AWS VPC)
- Support
- Priority support on Enterprise.
- Public DPA
- Yes, on request.
Questions to ask Granola before you sign
- Is there a monthly option, and what are the cancellation and renewal terms?
- What will the price be at renewal, and is the increase capped?
Questions are listed where Granola's public pages leave the answer open.
Who Granola is for
Choose Granola if
- Individuals and teams who dislike visible bots in calls.
- In-person and any-platform meetings.
Look elsewhere if
- Teams needing automatic recording.
- Buyers needing non-US data hosting.
Granola pricing
| Plan | Price | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $0 | per user | 30 days meeting history |
| Business | $14 | per user per month | Unlimited history, API, integrations |
| Enterprise | $35 | per user per month | SSO, SCIM, admin policies, audit API, HIPAA workspaces |
Page shows no annual discount; billing period terms not stated.
Granola features by buying criteria
| Criterion | What we found |
|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per user; Basic, Business, Enterprise. |
| Target company size | Individuals to enterprise. |
| Meeting platform support | Desktop works with any platform (Zoom, Meet, Teams); mobile for in-person. |
| Summaries and action items | AI chat across meetings; notes enhanced from your own typed notes. |
| CRM and workflow integrations | Notion, Zapier, HubSpot on Business; Salesforce on Enterprise. |
| Privacy and security | SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR commitment; US AWS VPC; no vendor model training by OpenAI/Anthropic; Granola trains on anonymized data unless you opt out (Enterprise off by default) |
| Bot-based vs botless capture | Botless: you start it manually, no auto-join. |
What reviewers say about Granola
Praised for
- No bot joins the call.
- Notes blend your typing with transcript.
Common complaints
- Manual start per meeting.
- Small G2 review base.
Themes paraphrased from public reviews on G2 and similar sites, not quotes.
What most Granola reviews leave out
- Does not store audio on desktop.
- Trains on anonymized data by default; opt out in Settings.
- US-hosted AWS only.
- DPA available on request.
- Raised $125M at $1.5B in March 2026.
Granola alternatives
FathomIndividuals and small teams wanting unlimited free recording.Free; Team $15/user/month annual
Otter.aiIndividuals and small teams wanting a free or low-cost transcription tool.Free (Basic); Pro $8.33/user/month billed annually
Fireflies.aiTeams wanting broad integrations and a free tier.Free; Pro $10/user/month billed annually (third-party reported)
CirclebackTeams wanting transparent public pricing through the Enterprise tier.$15 per user/month (Pro)
KrispTeams on Zoom/Meet/Teams who want notes without a bot in the call.$8 per user/month billed annually (Core)
AvomaSales and customer success teams wanting meeting notes plus coaching.$19/user/month billed annually (Startup)
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Granola's own pricing, product or documentation pages, G2 and company records, checked on October 24, 2026. Unknown values are left out instead of estimated.