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Fyxer vs Granola vs Fathom

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

Fyxer

3.8

From $49/mo

Best overall

Granola

4.2

From $14/user/mo

Fathom

4.0

From $20/mo

Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.

At a glance

Fyxer

3.8

Pick it if: Founders, salespeople and consultants who spend an hour or more a day in email.

Granola

4.2
Best overallEasiest to use

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

Fathom

4.0
Best value

Pick it if: Sales and customer-facing teams who want every call recorded and summarised without paying per seat to start.

Granola scores highest overall, but Fathom gives you more for your money. Which one is right comes down to what you value most.

Overview

AttributeFyxerGranolaFathom
In one lineSorts your inbox and drafts replies in your voice before you even open your email.Takes meeting notes from your computer's audio, so no bot ever joins the call.Records your video calls and sends you a summary, action items and transcript.
Pricing modelPaidFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$49/mo$14/user/mo$20/mo
Free plan Yes Yes Yes
Works with Claude Code No Yes Yes

Rating breakdown

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

AttributeFyxerGranolaFathom
Overall rating3.84.2Winner4.0
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
4.5
5.0
4.5
FeaturesHow much it can do, and how well the pieces fit together.
3.5
3.5
3.5
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
4.0
4.5
3.5
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.
3.0
4.0
4.5
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.
4.0
4.0
4.0

Feature comparison

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

AttributeFyxerGranolaFathom
Access & platform
Free plan Yes Yes Yes
Mobile app– Yes–
Desktop app– Yes Yes
Browser extension– No–
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 No No No
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 Yes No No
Works in many languages– Yes Yes
Capabilities score7/ 178/ 177/ 17

Pricing

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

AttributeFyxerGranolaFathom
Plans

Free

Free

Trying the briefing and meeting notes without the inbox features.

Basic

Free

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

FreeOur pick

Free

Anyone who wants every call recorded without paying.

ProOur pick

$49/mo, or $37/mo billed yearly

One person with a heavy inbox.

BusinessOur pick

$14/user/mo

Anyone in regular client or sales calls.

Premium

$20/mo, or $16/mo billed yearly

One person who wants the fuller summaries every time.

Team

$99/mo, or $64/mo billed yearly

Teams who share clients and follow-ups.

Enterprise

$35/user/mo

Companies that need admin control over who records what.

Team

$19/user/mo, or $15/user/mo billed yearly

Small teams sharing calls with each other.

Enterprise

Custom

Companies needing private hosting and audit logs.

Business

$34/user/mo, or $25/user/mo billed yearly

Sales teams living in a CRM.

Enterprise

Custom

Larger organisations needing SSO and rollout help.

Which plan to pickPro on the yearly plan is the only one that makes sense for an individual; the monthly price is steep. Free is really a taster for the meeting notes, not the inbox. Team is only worth it when several people handle the same clients.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.Most people should simply use Free; it covers more than the paid tiers of its rivals. Only move to Team or Business when several people need to search each other's calls or you want notes landing in HubSpot or Salesforce without lifting a finger.

Key features

AttributeFyxerGranolaFathom
Standout features
  • Auto sorting
  • Draft replies in your voice
  • Meeting notes
  • Daily briefing
  • Follow-ups
  • Spaces
  • Bot-free capture
  • Notes built on yours
  • Ask across meetings
  • Templates
  • Phone apps
  • Claude connection
  • Unlimited free recording
  • Summaries and action items
  • Clips and playlists
  • Ask Fathom
  • CRM sync
  • Claude connection

Pros and cons

AttributeFyxerGranolaFathom
Pros
  • Zero learning curve; drafts just appear in your normal inbox
  • Drafts match your tone well after a week or two
  • Sorting alone makes a noisy inbox manageable
  • Meeting notes and follow-up emails in the same tool
  • 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
  • Unlimited free recordings and transcripts, no catch
  • Video means you can replay and clip moments, not just read about them
  • Summaries arrive almost instantly after the call
  • CRM sync is the real thing for sales teams
  • Official Claude connection
Cons
  • Expensive, and monthly billing is much dearer than yearly
  • Mis-sorts important emails occasionally
  • The free plan leaves out the inbox features people want it for
  • Credit limits on meetings and chat are hard to predict
  • Full access to your inbox is a lot of trust to hand a young company
  • 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
  • A recording bot joins most calls and some clients find it off-putting
  • Built for video calls; in-person meetings are not its strength
  • The fuller AI summaries are capped unless you pay
  • Pricing tiers are confusing, with Premium costing more than Team

Who each one is for

AttributeFyxerGranolaFathom
Best for
  • Auto-sorting a busy inbox
  • Draft replies in your tone
  • Meeting notes and follow-ups
  • Keeping on top of Gmail or Outlook
  • Client and sales calls
  • Interviews and one-on-ones
  • Bot-free recording
  • Asking questions across past meetings
  • Recording sales and client calls
  • Sharing call clips with the team
  • Pushing notes into a CRM
  • Free unlimited transcripts
You'll find it used by
  • Founders
  • Consultants
  • Sales teams
  • Executives
  • Founders
  • Consultants
  • Managers
  • Sales teams
  • Recruiters
  • Sales teams
  • Customer success
  • Agencies
  • Coaches

How we compare

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability. The "Visit" buttons may use affiliate links, which never affect a score.

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