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Edel Notetaker vs Fireflies, Otter, Fathom and Granola
Every feature side by side, honestly. Where we're not there yet, we say so.
Edel Notetaker
€30
for life, or €10 / year
Otter.ai Pro
$300
over 3 years
Fireflies.ai Pro
$360
over 3 years
Granola Business
$504
over 3 years
Fathom Premium
$576
over 3 years
| Edel Notetaker | Fireflies.aiPro | Otter.aiPro | FathomPremium | GranolaBusiness | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price & licence | |||||
| Price, one person | €10 / yearor €30 for life · free during early access | $10 / monthbilled yearly | $8.33 / monthbilled yearly | $16 / monthbilled yearly | $14 / month |
| Over 3 years | €30 | $360 | $300 | $576 | $504 |
| Lifetime licence | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free months for your ideas | +6 monthsper suggestion we build | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Privacy | |||||
| No bot joins your call | ✓ | ✗bot joins | ✗bot joins | ✗bot joins | ✓ |
| Audio transcribed on your computer | ✓ | ✗their cloud | ✗their cloud | ✗their cloud | ✗their cloud |
| AI summary on your computer | ✓open-source AI | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Use your own AI key | ✓Claude, OpenAI, Gemini | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Works offline | ✓after first setup | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| No account needed | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Where your notes are kept | Your own folder | Their cloud | Their cloud | Their cloud | Their cloud |
| Recording | |||||
| Microsoft Teams | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| WhatsApp & Signal calls | ✓detected automatically | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓any app's audio |
| Zoom & Google Meet | Press recordno auto-detect yet | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Starts from your calendar | ✓Outlook · Google soon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Notes | |||||
| Transcript with speakers & timestamps | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI summary & next steps | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Languages | English, Frenchmore coming | Many | Several | Many | Many |
| CRM / ATS integration | ✓Zoho Recruit · more coming | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ask AI across all meetings | Not yet | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Shared team workspace | Not yet | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Platforms | |||||
| Windows | ✓desktop app | ✓web app | ✓web app | ✓web app | ✓ |
| Mac | Coming soon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Competitor prices are the individual plans as listed in October 2026, billed yearly, in US dollars; they differ by country and change over time. Fireflies.ai, Otter.ai, Fathom and Granola are trademarks of their respective owners; Edel Notetaker is not affiliated with them. Spotted something out of date? Tell us at team@edelnote.com.