Updated 13 Nov 2026 · prices read on vendor pages

11 best Fathom alternatives in 2027

Reviewed by Mehmet Elmicenni, founder of Zekai•Prices checked 13 Nov 2026•How we check

The short answer

The best Fathom alternatives in 2027 are Fireflies.ai (best overall, $18/mo), tl;dv (best free plan: Unlimited recordings, 10 AI-note meetings) and Meetily (best open source, MIT). Fathom itself starts at $20/mo. Zekai checked these prices on vendor pages on 13 Nov 2026; 8 more are compared below, including 5 with a free plan and 2 open source.

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Best overallSee in table →

Fireflies.ai

$18/mo · free plan

9.3

Best free planSee in table →

tl;dv

$29/mo · free plan

8.8

Best open sourceSee in table →

Meetily

Free to self-host · MIT

8.4

11alternatives compared

7with a free plan

3open source

$12/mocheapest paid · Tactiq

$20/moFathom starts at

01 · Zekai Price Ledger

Which Fathom alternatives are worth it in 2027?

The Fathom alternatives most worth comparing in 2027 are Fireflies.ai for team analytics, Otter.ai for live transcription, Granola for bot-free capture, Read AI for email and chat summaries, and tl;dv for free recordings. Meetily, Vexa and Muesli are open-source options for teams that keep audio on their own machines.

Zekai Cost Finder · team1 person

Tool	Type	Starting price	Free plan limit	Best for	Cost for your team	Checked
FathomThe tool you are replacing	You are here	$20/moPremium (individual), $20 billed monthly or $16/mo billed yearly; Team $19 monthly or $15/mo yearly; Business $34 monthly or $25/mo yearly	Unlimited recordings and transcription, instant AI summaries	Free unlimited meeting recording and summaries	—	13 Nov 2026	Pricing ↗
Fireflies.ai Zekai score 9.3Best overall	Free plan + paid	$18/moPro, $18 billed monthly or $10/mo billed yearly (Business $29 monthly or $19/mo yearly)	Unlimited transcription, limited AI summaries, 400 mins storage per team, 20 AI credits, 2-hour recording cap	Teams wanting a bot plus CRM-style analytics	—	13 Nov 2026	Pricing ↗
Otter.ai Zekai score 8.6	Free plan + paid	$16.99/moPro, $16.99 billed monthly or $8.33/mo billed yearly (Business $30 monthly, $19.99/mo yearly)	300 transcription minutes a month, 30 minutes per conversation, 3 lifetime file imports	Live transcription for solo professionals	—	13 Nov 2026	Pricing ↗
Granola Zekai score 8.6	Free plan + paid	$14/moBusiness, $14 per user per month (one price shown; no monthly/yearly toggle on the page)	Basic: AI notes with 30 days of meeting history	Bot-free notes with a manual note pad	—	13 Nov 2026	Pricing ↗
Read AI Zekai score 8.2	Free plan + paid	$19.75/moPro, $19.75 billed monthly or $15/mo billed yearly (Enterprise $29.75 monthly or $22.50/mo yearly)	5 meeting transcripts a month with summaries and search	Meeting reports plus email and chat summaries	—	13 Nov 2026	Pricing ↗
tl;dv Zekai score 8.8Best free plan	Free plan + paid	$29/moPro, $29 billed monthly or $18/mo billed yearly (Business $39 monthly or $29/mo yearly)	Unlimited video recordings and transcription in 100+ languages; AI notes on 10 meetings	Free recordings, paid AI notes and playbooks	—	13 Nov 2026	Pricing ↗
Tactiq Zekai score 7.9Cheapest paid	Free plan + paid	$12/moPro, $12 billed monthly or $8/mo billed yearly (Team $20 monthly or $16.67/mo yearly)	10 transcripts and 5 AI credits a month, 1 user	Chrome-extension transcripts without a bot	—	13 Nov 2026	Pricing ↗
MeetGeek Zekai score 7.5	Free plan + paid	$15.99/moPro, $15.99 billed monthly or $9.99/mo billed yearly (Business $27 monthly or $17/mo yearly)	3 hours of transcription a month, 3 months of transcript storage, bot and bot-free recording	Automations through Zapier, Make and n8n	—	13 Nov 2026	Pricing ↗
Krisp Zekai score 8.6	Paid	$16/moCore, $16 billed monthly or $8/mo billed yearly (Advanced $30 monthly or $15/mo yearly)	No free plan	Noise cancellation plus a bot-free note-taker	—	13 Nov 2026	Pricing ↗
Meetily Zekai score 8.4Best open source	Open source	Free (self-hosted)	No limit, self-hosted (MIT)	Fully local, offline meeting notes	$0	14 Nov 2026	Code ↗
Vexa Zekai score 7.8	Open source	Free (self-hosted)	No limit, self-hosted (Apache-2.0)	Developers building meeting-bot pipelines	$0	14 Nov 2026	Code ↗
Muesli Zekai score 6.8	Open source	Free (self-hosted)	No limit, self-hosted (MIT)	Mac users wanting local transcription	$0	14 Nov 2026	Code ↗

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02 · Free plan

Is there a free version of Fathom?

Yes. Fathom's Free plan lists unlimited recordings and transcriptions, instant AI call summaries, clips, playlists and search across calls, with a choice of bot capture or bot-free capture (beta on Mac). AI action items, advanced summaries and the conversational assistant need the $20 monthly Premium plan or a team tier.

Source: Fathom pricing page, read 13 Nov 2026.

Free$0

Unlimited recordings and transcription, instant AI summaries

Paid from$20/mo

Premium (individual), $20 billed monthly or $16/mo billed yearly; Team $19 monthly or $15/mo yearly; Business $34 monthly or $25/mo yearly

03 · Free alternatives

What are the best free Fathom alternatives?

The best free Fathom alternative is tl;dv, whose Free plan lists unlimited video recordings and transcription in 100+ languages, with AI notes on 10 meetings. Tactiq, MeetGeek, Read AI and Otter.ai also have free plans with monthly caps. Meetily, Vexa and Muesli are free open-source projects.