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Glean vs Granola vs Wispr Flow

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

Glean

4.0

Free to start

Granola

4.4

From $14/user/mo

Wispr Flow

4.4

From $15/mo

Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.

At a glance

Pick it if: Mid-size and large companies whose knowledge is scattered across many apps and teams.

Best value

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

Pick it if: Anyone who writes a lot during the day and is tired of typing it, including people who brief AI tools constantly.

Overview

AttributeGleanGranolaWispr Flow
In one lineSearches and answers questions across all your company's apps, with agents on top.Takes meeting notes from your computer's audio, so no bot ever joins the call.Talk instead of type, anywhere on your computer or phone, and get clean text back.
Pricing modelPaidFreemiumFreemium
Starting priceSee website$14/user/mo$15/mo
Free plan No Yes Yes
Works with Claude Code Yes Yes No

Rating breakdown

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

AttributeGleanGranolaWispr Flow
Overall rating4.04.44.4
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
4.5
5.0
5.0
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
4.5
4.5
4.5
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
4.0
4.5
4.5
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.
3.0
4.0
3.5
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.
4.0
4.0
4.5

Feature comparison

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

AttributeGleanGranolaWispr Flow
Access & platform
Free plan No Yes Yes
Mobile app Yes Yes Yes
Desktop app– Yes Yes
Browser extension Yes No No
API access Yes Yes No
Teams & business
Team workspace Yes Yes Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO Yes Yes Yes
Connects to other apps Yes Yes–
Open source or self-hosted No No No
AI abilities
Works with your files Yes No No
Understands images– No No
Makes images No No No
Makes video No No No
Writes code– No No
Runs agents or automations Yes No No
Learns your brand or style– No Yes
Works in many languages Yes Yes Yes
Capabilities score9/ 178/ 177/ 17

Pricing

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

AttributeGleanGranolaWispr Flow
Plans

EnterpriseOur pick

Custom

Companies with roughly 100 or more staff.

Basic

Free

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

Free

Free

Light users and trying it out.

BusinessOur pick

$14/user/mo

Anyone in regular client or sales calls.

ProOur pick

$15/mo, or $12/mo billed yearly

Anyone who talks more than they type.

Enterprise

$35/user/mo

Companies that need admin control over who records what.

Growth

$23/user/mo, or $18/user/mo billed yearly

Teams with security or compliance needs.

Enterprise

Custom

Large managed rollouts.

Which plan to pickThere is only a quoted enterprise contract. Ask for a pilot on your own data before committing, and compare the quote against Microsoft 365 Copilot or Gemini if you already pay for one of them.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.Free tells you within a day whether talking suits you. If you hit the weekly cap, which most people do fast, Pro on the yearly plan is the one. Growth is only about security paperwork.

Key features

AttributeGleanGranolaWispr Flow
Standout features
  • Search across every app
  • Assistant with sources
  • Permission-aware
  • Agents
  • Choice of models
  • API and MCP
  • Bot-free capture
  • Notes built on yours
  • Ask across meetings
  • Templates
  • Phone apps
  • Claude connection
  • Works in every app
  • Cleans up as it goes
  • Learns your words
  • Matches the app
  • Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android
  • Team workspace

Pros and cons

AttributeGleanGranolaWispr Flow
Pros
  • Very broad set of connectors across vendors
  • Keeps each app's access rights
  • Answers link back to sources so people can check them
  • Agents work on real company data
  • Strong security and compliance credentials
  • 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
  • Output is clean enough to send without editing
  • Works the same in every app, including terminals and browsers
  • Much faster than typing for long prompts and emails
  • Learns your names and jargon
  • Good free plan to test the habit
Cons
  • No public pricing, no small-team plan and high reported minimums
  • Long sales and setup process before staff see value
  • Answer quality depends on tidy, current documents
  • Overlaps heavily with Microsoft 365 Copilot or Gemini if you already pay for one
  • 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
  • Weekly word cap on Free is small
  • Accuracy drops in noisy rooms and open offices
  • Dictating out loud is awkward in shared spaces
  • Your speech is processed in the cloud, which some workplaces won't allow
  • Pro is pricey next to built-in dictation if you only use it occasionally

Who each one is for

AttributeGleanGranolaWispr Flow
Best for
  • Finding information across many company apps
  • Onboarding new staff faster
  • Support and sales teams answering questions
  • Building internal agents on company data
  • Client and sales calls
  • Interviews and one-on-ones
  • Bot-free recording
  • Asking questions across past meetings
  • Dictating emails and messages
  • Long prompts for AI tools
  • Writing on your phone
  • Capturing thoughts fast
You'll find it used by
  • IT teams
  • Support teams
  • Sales teams
  • Engineering teams
  • HR and people teams
  • Founders
  • Consultants
  • Managers
  • Sales teams
  • Recruiters
  • Founders
  • Writers
  • Developers
  • Sales teams
  • Anyone briefing AI

Questions people ask

Which is better, Glean, Granola or Wispr Flow?

They tie on our overall rating (Glean 4.0/5, Granola 4.4/5 and Wispr Flow 4.4/5). Glean is best for finding information across many company apps and onboarding new staff faster. Granola is best for client and sales calls and interviews and one-on-ones. Wispr Flow is best for dictating emails and messages and long prompts for AI tools.

Which is cheaper, Glean, Granola or Wispr Flow?

Glean: Pricing isn't published; check the vendor's site for a quote. Granola: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $14/user/mo. Wispr Flow: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $15/mo.

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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