Granola

Granola is an AI meeting-notes tool with one deliberate difference: no bot ever joins your call. It captures audio from your own device and blends it with the rough notes you type during the meeting, producing a polished, personal summary afterwards — a workflow that matters on external calls where a bot avatar announcing itself feels awkward.

Key facts: it works across Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Slack Huddles and in-person conversations via its iOS app. Notes live in shared folders (“Spaces”) per client or team, AI chat can search across your notes and pull live web results in the same conversation, and custom templates shape summaries your way. It is not HIPAA-certified, so regulated teams should look elsewhere.

Plans: Basic is free with unlimited note-taking — the catch is access, not volume: you only see a rolling 30-day window of notes, and older ones are stored (not deleted) and reappear when you upgrade. Business is $14/user/month for unlimited history, advanced AI models, CRM integrations, MCP and API access; Enterprise is $35/user/month adding SSO, admin controls and org-wide auto-deletion.

Best for: founders, freelancers and consultants who want clean, personal meeting notes without a bot in the room. Watch out: if your notes are worth revisiting after a month, budget for Business from the start, and data-training opt-out requires Enterprise. Who should skip it: regulated teams that need HIPAA certification, and anyone who needs to revisit notes older than 30 days without paying for Business.

Pros

• No bot ever joins your call: it captures audio from your own device, so external calls never get an awkward bot announcement.
• Blends the audio with the rough notes you type during the meeting into a polished, personal summary.
• Works across Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Slack Huddles and in-person conversations via its iOS app.
• Notes live in shared Spaces per client or team, AI chat searches across notes with live web results, and custom templates shape summaries your way.

Watch out for

• It is not HIPAA-certified, so regulated teams should look elsewhere.
• On the free Basic plan you only see a rolling 30-day window of notes, so older notes need an upgrade to revisit.
• Data-training opt-out requires Enterprise, which matters for privacy-sensitive teams.

Pricing

Basic is free with unlimited note-taking, but you only see a rolling 30-day window of notes; older ones are stored, not deleted, and reappear when you upgrade. Business is $14 a user a month for unlimited history, advanced AI models, CRM integrations, MCP and API access. Enterprise is $35 a user a month, adding SSO, admin controls and org-wide auto-deletion.

FAQs

Does a bot join my calls with Granola? No, no bot ever joins your call; it captures audio from your own device and blends it with the notes you type.

Which meetings does Granola support? Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Slack Huddles and in-person conversations via its iOS app.

What happens to my notes after 30 days on the free plan? They are stored, not deleted, and reappear when you upgrade; only the visible window is limited to 30 days.

Is Granola HIPAA-certified? No, it is not HIPAA-certified, so regulated teams should look elsewhere.