Fathom vs tl;dv (2026): unlimited free meeting notes or meeting clips?
Fathom records Zoom, Google Meet and Teams calls and turns them into transcripts and summaries, with a free plan that has no cap on recordings. tl;dv also records and transcribes meetings for free, and is built around clipping the moments that matter so you can share them instead of the whole call.
| Fathom | tl;dv | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Free plan with unlimited recordings, transcripts and storage; advanced summaries on the first 5 calls a month | Free plan with unlimited recordings and transcripts; AI notes on 10 meetings, recordings kept up to 3 months |
| Paid tier | Premium from $16 a month billed annually | Pro from $18 a month billed annually per seat |
| Best for | Anyone who wants unlimited free meeting notes with clean summaries | Teams who share meeting clips and highlights instead of full recordings |
| Standout strength | The most generous free plan in meeting notes, with no recording cap | Clip and share the exact moment, with EU data hosting |
| Watch out for | A bot joins your calls unless you use the Mac bot-free beta | AI notes are capped at 10 meetings on the free plan, and recordings expire after 3 months |
Fathom wins on the free plan: unlimited recordings, transcripts and storage, with clean summaries that land minutes after the call. For most people that covers the whole job — stop taking notes and read the recap. tl;dv wins when the value is the clip: finding the five minutes that mattered, sharing them with someone who missed the call, and building a library of moments rather than a pile of transcripts.
Both free tiers are genuinely usable, so test them on your own worst-case call. If summaries are what you need, start with Fathom. If you keep saying "watch from 23:40", tl;dv's clipping is the feature you will actually use.
Sources: official pricing pages and 2026 comparison coverage. Fathom listing · tl;dv listing