Granola vs Fireflies: differences, pricing and which one to pick
In short
Pick Granola if you don't want bots in your calls, if your meetings mix Spanish and English, or if you want AI summaries of all your meetings without paying. Its paid plan, Business, is USD 14 per person a month. Pick Fireflies if you want its assistant to join your calendar meetings on its own, to keep the recording, to transcribe files or to connect your CRM. Pro is USD 18 a month, or USD 10 a month billed yearly. Both run on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android, and both include free dictation (Granola's is in beta and Mac only). If you want an app built in Spanish and English, we cover Loro at the end.
What they have in common
Both listen to your meetings, turn them into text and give you a summary with the topics and action items. Also:
- They answer questions about your meetings: Granola with its chat, Fireflies with AskFred.
- They run on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android, and have a free plan.
- They can take notes without a bot, using your computer's sound: Granola always does; Fireflies does with its desktop app or, in Google Meet, with its Chrome extension.
- They transcribe Spanish and include dictation for typing with your voice in other apps, free on every plan.
- They hold SOC 2 Type II certification.
Granola vs Fireflies, point by point
Details from each company's official pages, checked on October 28, 2026.
 Granola |  Fireflies | |
|---|---|---|
| Bot in the call | No: it listens from your computer | Yes: Fireflies Notetaker joins Zoom, Meet, Teams and other apps. Without a bot, with its desktop app or, in Meet, its Chrome extension |
| Computers | Mac (macOS 14 or later) and Windows | Mac (macOS 12 or later) and Windows 10 or later |
| Phone | iPhone, Android and Apple Watch, for in-person meetings | iPhone and Android, for in-person meetings |
| Languages | 31 on a computer and 17 on the phone, Spanish among them. Several in the same meeting, on every plan | 100+, including Latin American Spanish, but English is the main one and the rest are in beta. Several in the same meeting, Business only |
| Dictation in other apps | Voice Typing: in beta and Mac only | Fireflies Talk: on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android |
| Audio and video | Audio deleted after transcription | With the assistant, it keeps the audio, and the video on paid plans |
| Upload recordings | No | Yes: MP3, MP4, WAV or M4A |
| Free plan | Unlimited meetings and AI summaries; you see the notes from the last 30 days | Unlimited transcripts if the assistant joins on its own (otherwise 3 meetings); limited AI summaries; 400 minutes of storage |
| Paid plan | Business: USD 14 per person a month | Pro: USD 18 a month, or USD 10 billed yearly; meetings up to 2 hours |
| Integrations | Slack on the free plan; Notion, HubSpot and Zapier on Business; Salesforce on Enterprise | 100+, like Slack, HubSpot, Salesforce and Zapier; unlimited from Pro |
| Privacy | May use anonymized data for its models unless you turn it off | Says it doesn't train AI models on your meetings |
| What stands out | Your notes guide the summary | Call analytics from Pro: how much each person talks, sentiment and topics |
Where Granola wins
- No bot, ever. Granola always listens from your computer or your phone. In Fireflies, the assistant joins the call unless you use its desktop app or, in Google Meet, its Chrome extension.
- Meetings in two languages, on every plan. With its multi-language mode, Granola keeps up when people switch from Spanish to English, for free too. In Fireflies, that mode is in beta and Business only, at USD 19 a month billed yearly.
- Summaries of all your meetings, for free. Granola doesn't cap how many meetings it summarizes; it only shows you the ones from the last 30 days. Fireflies' free plan gives you limited AI summaries.
- Your notes guide the summary. You jot down what matters to you and Granola fills it in with what was said: your part stays in black and the AI's in gray.
- It costs less month to month. Business is USD 14 a month; Fireflies Pro is USD 18 if you pay monthly.
Where Fireflies wins
- Notes happen on their own. With your calendar connected, the assistant joins your Zoom, Meet, Teams and other meetings on its own. In Granola you have to open the meeting's note or click its notification.
- It keeps the recording. With the assistant, it keeps the audio, and on paid plans the video too. Granola deletes the audio.
- It transcribes files. Upload an audio or video file and it turns it into text, on the free plan too. Granola only transcribes live.
- More languages. 100+, versus Granola's 31.
- Dictation in more places. Fireflies Talk types with your voice in any app on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, free and unlimited. Granola's is in beta and Mac only.
- Built for sales. It analyzes each call and connects to CRMs like HubSpot and Salesforce from Pro. Granola connects to Salesforce on Enterprise only.
- It costs less if you pay yearly. Pro comes to USD 120 a year. Granola Business can only be paid monthly: USD 168 a year.
Prices side by side
| Plan | Granola | Fireflies |
|---|---|---|
| For you | Business: USD 14 a month (monthly billing only) | Pro: USD 18 a month, or USD 10 a month billed yearly |
| For your team | Business: USD 14 per person a month | Business: USD 29 per person a month, or USD 19 billed yearly |
| Enterprise | Enterprise: from USD 35 per person a month | Enterprise: USD 39 per person a month, yearly billing only |
What one person pays in total:
| One person | 1 year | 3 years |
|---|---|---|
| Granola Business | USD 168 | USD 504 |
| Fireflies Pro, paying monthly | USD 216 | USD 648 |
| Fireflies Pro, paying yearly | USD 120 | USD 360 |
The 3-meeting limit on Fireflies' free plan applies to accounts created on or after September 1, 2026.
Privacy
- Granola deletes the audio as soon as it's transcribed. It stores your notes and transcripts encrypted, on servers in the United States, until you delete them. On Basic and Business it may use your anonymized data to improve its own models; you can turn that off in the app's settings. It doesn't let other AI companies train on your data. HIPAA is Enterprise only.
- Fireflies keeps the audio, and the video on paid plans, when you use the assistant. With its desktop app, without a bot, it keeps only the transcript and the summary. It says it doesn't train AI models on your meetings and that its vendors don't keep your data. It holds ISO 42001 certification; Enterprise adds HIPAA and lets you choose how long your data is kept.
- Telling people. Unless you change it, Fireflies' desktop app plays a voice message in the call when it starts taking notes without a bot. Granola has a chat message and a badge on your camera that you can turn on. With both, asking for permission is on you.
Which one to pick
| Best for… | Pick |
|---|---|
| Calls without bots | Granola |
| Having the assistant go to all your meetings on its own | Fireflies |
| Meetings that mix Spanish and English, without paying | Granola |
| Watching or listening to the meeting again | Fireflies |
| Turning audio or video you already recorded into text | Fireflies |
| AI summaries of all your meetings, for free | Granola |
| Sales teams with a CRM and call analytics | Fireflies |
| Dictating on Windows or your phone too | Fireflies |
| Paying as little as possible for a paid plan | Fireflies Pro, billed yearly |
And if you work in Spanish too: Loro
Granola's app is in English only, and Fireflies says English is its main language. Loro is a meeting notes and voice dictation app for Windows and Mac, built in Spanish and English: the app, the website and the notes. It takes notes without a bot in Meet, Zoom, Teams, WhatsApp and other call apps, and when you hang up you get the topics and each person's next steps, in the language you spoke. It also dictates in any app: hold Ctrl + Win (fn on a Mac) and talk. Offline, it transcribes on your computer.
- Free: unlimited meeting notes (you see the last 30 days) and 2,000 dictation words a week.
- Pro: USD 9.99 a month or USD 80 a year.
- Missing: a phone app, and languages other than English and Spanish. It doesn't keep the audio, the app doesn't transcribe files (that's what our free tool is for) and it can't take notes of meetings you don't join.
More detail in Loro vs Granola.
Try Loro for free
Dictate in any app and get notes from your meetings, with no bot. For Windows and Mac, no card needed.
Frequently asked questions
Which is better, Granola or Fireflies?
Granola, if you want calls without bots, meetings in two languages or free summaries of all your meetings. Fireflies, if you want the assistant to go to your meetings on its own, to keep the recording, to transcribe files or to connect your CRM.
Does Fireflies add a bot to the meeting?
Yes, if you use its assistant: Fireflies Notetaker joins as one more participant, either because you invite it (with the address fred@fireflies.ai) or because it joins from your calendar on its own. Without a bot, use its desktop app or, in Google Meet, its Chrome extension.
Does Fireflies work in Spanish?
It transcribes and summarizes in Spanish, and it has an option for Latin American Spanish. But Fireflies says English is its main language and that Spanish, like the others, is in beta.
Do Granola and Fireflies work on Windows?
Yes, both: Granola on Windows and on Macs with macOS 14 or later; Fireflies on Windows 10 or later and on Macs with macOS 12 or later. Both have iPhone and Android apps.
Which one has the better free plan?
Granola, if you want summaries of all your meetings, though you only see the ones from the last 30 days. Fireflies transcribes without limits if you let the assistant join on its own, but its AI summaries are limited. In exchange, it lets you upload files.
Which one costs less?
Month to month, Granola: USD 14 versus USD 18 for Fireflies Pro. Paying yearly, Fireflies: Pro comes to USD 120 a year and Granola Business to USD 168.
Sources
- Granola: pricing and plan comparison and plans and billing, checked on October 28, 2026.
- Granola: languages, how transcription works, mobile app, Voice Typing, letting people know you use Granola and security and privacy, checked on October 28, 2026.
- Fireflies: pricing, what the free plan includes, unlimited transcripts on the free plan and storage, checked on October 28, 2026.
- Fireflies: languages, desktop app, recording without a bot, Fireflies Talk, integrations and security, checked on October 28, 2026.
- Loro: pricing.
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Granola, Fireflies, Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Google Chrome, WhatsApp, Slack, Notion, HubSpot, Salesforce and Zapier are trademarks of their owners. Loro is not affiliated with them. Each app's details come from its official pages, checked on October 28, 2026.