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Fireflies.ai vs Granola vs Krisp

Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.

Fireflies.ai

3.8

From $18/seat/mo

Best overall

Granola

4.4

From $14/user/mo

Krisp

3.8

From $16/user/mo

Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.

At a glance

Pick it if: Sales, recruiting and client teams who want every call recorded, searchable and pushed into their other tools.

Best overallBest valueEasiest to use

Pick it if: Founders, consultants and managers who sit in back-to-back calls and hate the awkward recording bot.

Pick it if: Remote workers, sales reps and support teams who take calls from home, shared offices or anywhere noisy.

Overview

AttributeFireflies.aiGranolaKrisp
In one lineA meeting bot that records, transcribes and summarises your calls in 100+ languages.Takes meeting notes from your computer's audio, so no bot ever joins the call.Removes background noise from your calls and takes meeting notes without a bot.
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemiumPaid
Starting price$18/seat/mo$14/user/mo$16/user/mo
Free plan Yes Yes No
Works with Claude Code Yes Yes Yes

Rating breakdown

Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.

AttributeFireflies.aiGranolaKrisp
Overall rating3.84.4Winner3.8
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
4.0
5.0
4.5
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
4.5
4.5
4.0
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
3.5
4.5
4.0
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.
3.5
4.0
3.0
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.
3.5
4.0
3.5

Feature comparison

A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.

AttributeFireflies.aiGranolaKrisp
Access & platform
Free plan Yes Yes No
Mobile app Yes Yes Yes
Desktop app Yes Yes Yes
Browser extension Yes No Yes
API access Yes Yes Yes
Teams & business
Team workspace Yes Yes Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO Yes Yes Yes
Connects to other apps Yes Yes Yes
Open source or self-hosted No No No
AI abilities
Works with your files Yes No Yes
Understands images No No No
Makes images No No No
Makes video No No No
Writes code No No No
Runs agents or automations Yes No No
Learns your brand or style No No No
Works in many languages Yes Yes Yes
Capabilities score11/ 178/ 179/ 17

Pricing

Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.

AttributeFireflies.aiGranolaKrisp
Plans

Free

Free

Trying it on a handful of meetings.

Basic

Free

Trying it, or anyone who only needs the last month of notes.

Free trial

Free for 7 days

Testing it on your own setup before paying.

ProOur pick

$18/seat/mo, or $10/seat/mo billed yearly

Individuals and small teams recording most of their calls.

BusinessOur pick

$14/user/mo

Anyone in regular client or sales calls.

CoreOur pick

$16/user/mo, or $8/user/mo billed yearly

Individuals and small teams who want clean audio and notes.

Business

$29/seat/mo, or $19/seat/mo billed yearly

Teams that want video recordings and team analytics.

Enterprise

$35/user/mo

Companies that need admin control over who records what.

Advanced

$30/user/mo, or $15/user/mo billed yearly

Sales teams who live in a CRM.

Enterprise

$39/seat/mo billed yearly

Larger companies with IT and compliance needs.

Enterprise

Custom

Companies with security and compliance requirements.

Which plan to pickPro on yearly billing is the sweet spot: $10 a seat removes the storage cap and turns on integrations. Only step up to Business if you need video recordings or want to see team talk-time and coaching stats. Monthly billing costs nearly twice as much, so commit for a year once you know you'll use it.Start on Basic and see how it fits your week. If you find yourself wanting a call from six weeks ago, that's your signal to move to Business. Enterprise is only for IT-managed rollouts.Core on yearly billing covers almost everyone. Monthly billing is double the price, so only use it while you decide. Advanced is only worth it for sales teams that need Salesforce sync or lots of accent conversion; call centres should look at Krisp's separate Call Center plans.

Key features

AttributeFireflies.aiGranolaKrisp
Standout features
  • Meeting bot
  • Search and AskFred
  • 100+ languages
  • Integrations
  • Fireflies Talk
  • MCP server
  • Bot-free capture
  • Notes built on yours
  • Ask across meetings
  • Templates
  • Phone apps
  • Claude connection
  • Noise cancellation
  • Bot-free meeting notes
  • Accent conversion
  • 16 languages
  • CRM and MCP connections

Pros and cons

AttributeFireflies.aiGranolaKrisp
Pros
  • Works across Zoom, Meet, Teams, uploads and phone recordings
  • Over 100 languages
  • Huge list of integrations, including CRMs and applicant tracking
  • Search and AskFred make old meetings easy to find
  • Official MCP server for Claude and other AI tools
  • No bot in the call keeps clients and candidates relaxed
  • Notes read like something you wrote, not a wall of transcript
  • Quick to set up and almost nothing to learn
  • Cross-meeting chat is genuinely useful for follow-ups
  • Phone apps cover in-person meetings
  • Noise removal that works in every call app with one switch
  • Bot-free recording and notes in the same app
  • Accent conversion is rare among meeting tools
  • English transcription runs on your device
  • Half price on yearly billing
Cons
  • The bot auto-joins calendar meetings and can turn up where it isn't wanted
  • Free plan storage and summaries run out quickly
  • Summaries sometimes mislabel speakers or miss the point of a messy call
  • Some users report missed or cut-off recordings and slow support
  • Facing an Illinois class action over voiceprints, which matters if you record clients
  • No video recording or shareable clips
  • The free plan locks notes older than 30 days
  • No annual discount shown, so $14 a user adds up for a team
  • Needs the desktop app running; it won't record from a phone call on your laptop if the app is closed
  • The free plan is gone; only a seven-day trial remains
  • Can use a lot of CPU and memory, especially on older Macs
  • Strong filtering sometimes makes voices sound choppy or robotic
  • Reviewers report surprise renewals and slow refunds
  • Notes are less detailed than a dedicated notetaker like Fathom

Who each one is for

AttributeFireflies.aiGranolaKrisp
Best for
  • Recording and summarising client calls
  • Searching across months of meetings
  • Pushing call notes into a CRM
  • Multilingual teams
  • Transcribing uploaded audio
  • Client and sales calls
  • Interviews and one-on-ones
  • Bot-free recording
  • Asking questions across past meetings
  • Taking calls from noisy places
  • Bot-free meeting notes
  • Clearer speech across accents
  • Call centres and support teams
You'll find it used by
  • Sales teams
  • Recruiters
  • Customer success
  • Agencies
  • Consultants
  • Founders
  • Consultants
  • Managers
  • Sales teams
  • Recruiters
  • Remote workers
  • Sales reps
  • Support teams
  • Call centres
  • Podcasters

Questions people ask

Which is better, Fireflies.ai, Granola or Krisp?

Granola scores highest overall in our ratings (Fireflies.ai 3.8/5, Granola 4.4/5 and Krisp 3.8/5). Fireflies.ai is best for recording and summarising client calls and searching across months of meetings. Granola is best for client and sales calls and interviews and one-on-ones. Krisp is best for taking calls from noisy places and bot-free meeting notes.

Which is cheaper, Fireflies.ai, Granola or Krisp?

Fireflies.ai: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $18/seat/mo. Granola: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $14/user/mo. Krisp: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $16/user/mo.

Which is easier to use, Fireflies.ai, Granola or Krisp?

Granola rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Founders, consultants and managers who sit in back-to-back calls and hate the awkward recording bot.

How we compare

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.

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