Best Free Granola Alternatives
26 alternatives to Granola with a free plan or free tier, ranked by how closely they match. The percentage is a match score, not a popularity score.
Replacing: Granola — Granola is an AI notepad for back-to-back meetings.Input: text, audio · Output: text
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Meeting notes land in your inbox before you've left the call
Input: audio · Output: text
Free plan
91%Near drop-in replacement · same core category as Granola
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Granola's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity11/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag Granola for
Note TakingMeetings
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Amie records your meetings from the Mac notch without dropping a bot into the call
Input: audio · Output: text
Free planFrom $20/moTeams
92%Near drop-in replacement · same core category as Granola
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Granola's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity12/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag Granola for
Note TakingMeetings
Also tagged for
Personal AssistantScheduling
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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TicNote Cloud captures meeting conversations through on-device AI recording, eliminating the need for visible meeting bots that join calls
Input: audio · Output: text
Free planFrom $6.58/moBrowser extensionTeams
89%Strong alternative · same core category as Granola
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Granola's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity9/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag Granola for
Note TakingMeetings
Also tagged for
Transcription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Bluedot is a bot-free AI note taker that captures, transcribes and summarizes meetings without a recording bot joining the call.
Input: audio, video · Output: text
Free planFrom $14/moAPIMobile appBrowser extensionTeams
95%Near drop-in replacement · same core category as Granola
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Granola's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity15/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag Granola for
Note TakingMeetings
Also tagged for
Transcription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Notta is an AI note taker that records and transcribes meetings, interviews, lectures and uploaded recordings, then summarizes them and turns the content into deliverables such as slide decks and i...
Input: audio, video · Output: text, images, slides
Free planFrom $8.17/moMobile appTeams
92%Near drop-in replacement · same core category as Granola
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Granola's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity12/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag Granola for
Note TakingMeetings
Also tagged for
Transcription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Tactiq is an AI note taker for Google Meet, Zoom and Microsoft Teams that works as a Chrome extension.
Input: audio · Output: text
Free planFrom $6.67/moBrowser extensionTeams
92%Near drop-in replacement · same core category as Granola
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Granola's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity12/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag Granola for
Note TakingMeetings
Also tagged for
Transcription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Wave captures audio in the background while you keep working
Input: audio · Output: text
Free planMobile app
87%Strong alternative · same core category as Granola
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Granola's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity7/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag Granola for
Note TakingMeetings
Also tagged for
Transcription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Mumble Note turns rambling voice recordings into organized notes you can actually use
Input: text, images, audio · Output: text
Free planFrom $3/moMobile app
87%Strong alternative · same core category as Granola
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Granola's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity7/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag Granola for
Note TakingMeetings
Also tagged for
Transcription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Plaud NotePin is a wearable AI note taker that records conversations and turns them into transcripts and summaries.
Input: audio · Output: text
Free planFrom $8.33/moAPIMobile appTeams
90%Near drop-in replacement · same core category as Granola
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Granola's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity10/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag Granola for
Note TakingMeetings
Also tagged for
Transcription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Your scattered thoughts and half-remembered meetings get a searchable home with Voicenotes
Input: audio · Output: text
Free planFrom $9/mo
77%Strong alternative · same core category as Granola
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Granola's goals16/25
- Feature description similarity6/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag Granola for
Note Taking
Also tagged for
Transcription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Capturing ideas while driving or walking
Input: audio · Output: text
Free planFrom $49.99/mo
78%Strong alternative · same core category as Granola
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Granola's goals16/25
- Feature description similarity8/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag Granola for
Note Taking
Also tagged for
Transcription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Notability is a note-taking app that mixes handwriting, typed text, PDFs and audio with AI study tools.
Input: text, audio, documents, web pages · Output: text
Free planFrom $1/moMobile appTeams
80%Strong alternative · same core category as Granola
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Granola's goals16/25
- Feature description similarity9/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag Granola for
Note Taking
Also tagged for
SummarizingTranscriptionFlashcardsQuizzes
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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74%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps · same core category as Granola
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Granola's goals16/25
- Feature description similarity3/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag Granola for
Note Taking
Also tagged for
FlashcardsTeaching
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Students record lectures and get instant transcripts in over 100 languages
Input: text, audio, documents, web pages · Output: text
Free planFrom $9.99/moMobile app
75%Strong alternative · same core category as Granola
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Granola's goals16/25
- Feature description similarity4/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag Granola for
Note Taking
Also tagged for
TranscriptionFlashcardsQuizzes
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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NoteitHub pulls structured data from conversational AI sessions and transforms it into persistent task management systems
Input: text · Output: text
Free planFrom $12/mo
74%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps · same core category as Granola
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Granola's goals16/25
- Feature description similarity3/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag Granola for
Note Taking
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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69%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps
00
How the score adds up
- Each lists the other's core category39/55
- Covers Granola's goals19/25
- Feature description similarity12/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag Granola for
Note TakingMeetings
Also tagged for
Transcription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Craft is a productivity app that brings notes, docs, tasks, a calendar, whiteboards and daily notes into one space that syncs across your devices.
Input: text · Output: text, documents
Free planFrom $6.4/moAPIMobile appTeams
76%Strong alternative · same core category as Granola
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Granola's goals16/25
- Feature description similarity6/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag Granola for
Note Taking
Also tagged for
Knowledge Management
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Supernormal App costs nothing
Input: audio · Output: text, documents, slides
Free plan
69%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps
00
How the score adds up
- Each lists the other's core category39/55
- Covers Granola's goals19/25
- Feature description similarity12/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag Granola for
Note TakingMeetings
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Opening Elasticnote feels like walking into a note app that couldn't decide what it wanted to be, so it became everything
Input: text · Output: text
Free planFrom $5/moAPITeams
75%Strong alternative · same core category as Granola
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Granola's goals16/25
- Feature description similarity4/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag Granola for
Note Taking
Also tagged for
Knowledge Management
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Open Notebook is an open-source AI note-taking and research platform built around privacy.
Input: text, documents, web pages · Output: text, audio
Free plan
75%Strong alternative · same core category as Granola
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Granola's goals16/25
- Feature description similarity4/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag Granola for
Note Taking
Also tagged for
PodcastingResearch
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Read AI is an AI meeting notetaker that records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings on Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams.
Input: audio, video · Output: text
Free planFrom $15/moAPIMobile appBrowser extensionTeams
74%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps
00
How the score adds up
- Each lists the other's core category39/55
- Covers Granola's goals19/25
- Feature description similarity17/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag Granola for
Note TakingMeetings
Also tagged for
Transcription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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66%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps
00
How the score adds up
- Each lists the other's core category39/55
- Covers Granola's goals19/25
- Feature description similarity9/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag Granola for
Note TakingMeetings
Also tagged for
Transcription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Meeting notes that answer questions later
Input: audio, video · Output: text, data
Free planFrom $18/mo
65%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps
00
How the score adds up
- Each lists the other's core category39/55
- Covers Granola's goals19/25
- Feature description similarity8/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag Granola for
Note TakingMeetings
Also tagged for
Transcription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Jamie is a meeting intelligence platform that turns every meeting into knowledge a team can act on.
Input: audio · Output: text
Free planFrom $21/moAPIMobile appTeams
72%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps
00
How the score adds up
- Each lists the other's core category39/55
- Covers Granola's goals19/25
- Feature description similarity15/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag Granola for
Note TakingMeetings
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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ArcaNotes offers a free account to get started
Input: text · Output: text
Free planFrom $5.99/mo
72%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps · same core category as Granola
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Granola's goals16/25
- Feature description similarity2/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag Granola for
Note Taking
Also tagged for
Knowledge Management
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Capture, transcribe, and summarize any meeting right from your browser—instantly and for just $0
Input: audio, documents · Output: text
Free planFrom $14/mo
67%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps
00
How the score adds up
- Each lists the other's core category39/55
- Covers Granola's goals19/25
- Feature description similarity10/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag Granola for
Note TakingMeetings
Also tagged for
Transcription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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At a glance: top Granola alternatives
| Tool | Match | Input | Output | Pricing | Free plan | Rating | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fathom | 91% | audio | text | Freemium | Yes | — | AI Note Taker |
| Amie - AI Note Taker | 92% | audio | text | From $20/mo | Yes | — | AI Note Taker |
| TicNote Cloud | 89% | audio | text | From $6.58/mo | Yes | — | AI Note Taker |
| Bluedot | 95% | audio, video | text | From $14/mo | Yes | — | AI Note Taker |
| Notta | 92% | audio, video | text, images, slides | From $8.17/mo | Yes | — | AI Note Taker |
| Tactiq | 92% | audio | text | From $6.67/mo | Yes | — | AI Note Taker |
Frequently asked
What is the best free Granola alternative?
Fathom (91% match) is the closest free alternative to Granola: Meeting notes land in your inbox before you've left the call. Amie - AI Note Taker (92% match) and TicNote Cloud (89% match) come next.
What is the best Granola alternative for running meetings?
Otter.ai ranks first for running meetings at 90% match. See the full list of Granola alternatives for Meetings.
How is the match percentage calculated?
It measures how much of Granola's job a tool can take over: shared core category, how many of the same use cases it covers and how similar its feature set is. Popularity and ratings never change the percentage; they only break ties in the order. Lists are recomputed nightly and reviewed by editors for the most-visited tools.
How this list is ranked
The match score measures how much of Granola's job each tool can take over: shared core category, how many of the same use cases it covers, and how similar its feature set is. Popularity and ratings do not change the score; they only break ties in the order.
Lists are recomputed nightly from the live catalog and reviewed by our editors for the most-visited tools. Sponsored placements are marked and sit outside the ranking.