Fathom alternatives: seat prices and capture options for teams

Fathom alternatives: the picks and their prices

Krisp, Otter.ai, Fireflies.ai, Granola and Read AI are the Fathom alternatives priced here. Fathom Team, the baseline, is $19 per user a month billed monthly and $15 billed annually, with a 2-user minimum, as read on October 29, 2026. Krisp vs Fathom compares the two plan by plan.

The monthly figures for Otter.ai, Fathom and Read AI come from each page's own data. The totals below are computed from the per-month figures.

Fathom's 2-user minimum, guarantee wording and Terms

Fathom's pricing page marks Team and Business with a 2-user minimum. Business is $34 billed monthly and $25 billed annually per user a month. Fathom lists Premium for one person, at $20 billed monthly or $16 billed annually; Team has no 1-seat total.

Fathom's cards carry the words 90 day guarantee, yet its Terms of Service say all fees are non-refundable. Ask Fathom how its guarantee works.

Bot-free alternatives to Fathom's Mac beta

Fathom offers a choice of bot capture or a bot-free mode, which its page marks as a beta feature for Mac. Krisp's desktop apps for Windows and Mac capture at the audio level by default, and Krisp's help center says the app is not supported on Linux or Chrome OS yet. Otter.ai describes a desktop app that records Mac or Windows calls without bots. Granola's pricing page lists bot-free, device-audio capture on all its plans.

The Fireflies.ai Chrome extension also records without its bot. The best AI note taker without a bot compares these options.

Free plans beyond Fathom's

Fathom's own free plan lists unlimited recordings and transcriptions. Fireflies.ai Free is labeled Free forever. Read AI Free is labeled Always free and allows 5 meeting transcripts a month. Otter.ai Basic is free for up to 5 members, and Granola Basic is $0 per user a month.

Fathom vs Fireflies: Fireflies.ai Pro is $18 billed monthly and $10 billed annually per seat, and any added teammate counts as a seat. Fathom Team is $19 and $15 with a 2-user minimum, and its bot-free mode is a Mac beta where the Fireflies.ai Chrome extension records without the bot.

Which team should pick which

• Krisp for one person or a small team on Windows or Mac that wants bot-free capture by default and noise cancellation in the same app.
• Fireflies.ai for a team that wants a free plan with a Chrome extension that records without its bot.
• Granola for a team that wants bot-free notes on every plan.

A team of six or more clears Fathom's 2-user minimum but passes Otter.ai Pro's cap of 5 billed users, which Otter.ai alternatives covers. Krisp lists members as unlimited on every plan.

Krisp's pricing page spells out its trial as 7 days with no credit card required.