Basic
$0
Free tier with 30 days of meeting history
- AI meeting notes
- Custom templates
- Multi-language support
- Recipes
- Shared folders
- Slack integration
- Auto model selection for chat
Granola
AI notepad that turns your own meeting notes into polished summaries without a bot
Freemiumgranola.aiUpdated
About Granola
Granola is an AI notepad for people who spend their day in meetings. Instead of sending a bot into the call, it captures audio directly from the user's computer, transcribes it in real time and combines the transcript with the notes the user types. The result is a structured set of notes with action items and follow-ups that stays private by default and can be shared with colleagues or folders.
Best for
- Professionals in back-to-back meetings who want notes without a visible recording bot
- Sales call follow-up: Capture a discovery call, push notes to HubSpot, Attio or Salesforce and draft the follow-up email.
- Product discovery interviews: Take brief notes while Granola transcribes, then search across interviews with chat.
- Meeting-to-task workflows: Send action items to Linear, Jira or Asana through Zapier.
- Preparing for external meetings: Use pre-meeting briefs to review attendees and earlier conversations.
- Feeding notes to AI tools: Use the MCP connector so Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor can reference meeting context.
Not ideal for
- Teams that need a bot-based recorder for meetings the user cannot attend
Popular with
- Sales teams
- Product managers
- Founders
- Customer success teams
- Enterprise teams with compliance needs
Screenshots
Key features
- Bot-free capture
- Notepad with AI enhancement
- Chat across meetings
- Pre-meeting briefs
- Follow-ups and action items
- Templates and recipes
- MCP connector
- Mobile and watch apps
- Multi-language support
- Shared folders and sharing controls
Pros and cons
Pros
- No bot joins calls, which keeps meetings less intrusive
- Notes are private by default with granular sharing controls
- Broad integration set including HubSpot, Attio, Notion, Salesforce and Zapier
- MCP connector and REST API make notes usable in AI assistants and custom workflows
- Documented SOC 2 Type 2 compliance and an Enterprise tier with SSO, SCIM and HIPAA workspaces
- Desktop, mobile and Apple Watch apps cover in-person meetings
Cons
- Free plan limits viewing to 30 days of meeting history and excludes pre-meeting briefs, follow-up emails and API access
- API and most integrations require the $14 Business plan or higher
- Reviewers report AI summaries can compress nuance or overstate decisions, so notes need review
- Relies on device audio, so some meeting-room hardware setups may not work well
- Granola trains its own models on anonymized user data unless users opt out in Settings
Pricing
Plans as listed by the vendor on . Check their site for current prices.
Business
$14/user/mo
For individuals or small teams
- Unlimited meeting notes and history
- Model selection in AI chat
- Pre-meeting briefs
- Follow-up emails
- Workspace dictionary
- Notion/Zapier/HubSpot/Attio/Affinity integrations
- API access
- MCP integration
- Centralized billing
Enterprise
$35/user/mo
For larger companies
- Everything in Business
- SSO and SCIM
- HIPAA-compliant workspaces
- Audit API and usage analytics
- Salesforce integration
- Admin controls for MCP/API/integrations
- Retention policies
- Dedicated support
Our ratings
Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team.
8.1overall
- Ease of Use
- 8.8
- Feature Depth
- 8.0
- Value for Money
- 7.5
- Performance & Speed
- 8.0
- Documentation & Support
- 8.0
Platforms and integrations
Available on
- macOS
- Windows
- iOS
- Android
- API
Works with
- Slack
- Notion
- HubSpot
- Attio
- Affinity
- Salesforce
- Zapier
- Google Calendar
- Outlook
- Gmail
- Claude
- ChatGPT
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Release history
More languages
Granola now supports 32 languages
Granola for Apple Watch
a version rebuilt for Apple Watch
Granola for Android
Android users can take notes on their phones
Granola for iOS released in the App Store
Granola for iOS released in the App Store
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Frequently asked questions
Does Granola send a bot into my meetings?
No. Granola captures audio from your computer and transcribes it in real time, so no bot joins the call.
Does Granola store meeting audio?
Granola states it does not keep meeting audio. On desktop it transcribes in real time; on mobile it uses audio cached temporarily after the meeting. Transcripts and your notes are stored on US-hosted AWS infrastructure, encrypted at rest and in transit.
Is Granola free?
Yes, the Basic plan is free with unlimited meeting notes, but viewing history is limited to 30 days. Business is $14 per user per month and Enterprise is $35 per user per month.
Does Granola train AI models on my data?
Granola states that its third-party transcription and AI providers may not train on your data. Granola trains its own models on anonymized user data, which users can opt out of in Settings; Enterprise accounts have training off by default.
Is Granola SOC 2 or HIPAA compliant?
Granola states it meets SOC 2 Type 2 standards and is committed to GDPR compliance. The Enterprise plan lists HIPAA-compliant workspaces.
Does Granola have an API?
Yes. Personal API keys are available on Business plans and workspace keys on Business and Enterprise. Rate limits are a 25-request burst then 5 requests per second.
Which platforms does Granola support?
macOS, Windows, iOS, Android and an Apple Watch app. It works with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack huddles and in-person meetings.
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