Loro vs Granola: which one to pick for your meeting notes

The difference in one sentence

Granola is an AI notepad for meetings that has also started to dictate on Mac (in beta). Loro does both on Windows and Mac: it takes notes of your meetings and types what you say in any program on your computer. If you use Granola on Windows for meetings today and type everything else by hand, Loro covers both.

Loro vs Granola, point by point

Details from each company's official pages, checked on October 28, 2026.

Where Loro wins

• It dictates in any app, on Windows too. Besides taking notes, Loro types what you say wherever your cursor is: an email in Gmail, a WhatsApp message, a report in Word. It removes the "um"s and adds periods, commas and accents. Granola's dictation (Voice Typing) is in beta and only works on Mac.
• Spanish and English, for real. The app, the website and these guides come in both languages, and notes come out in the language the meeting was held in.
• It costs less. Loro Pro is USD 9.99 a month or USD 80 a year (USD 6.67 a month). Granola Business is USD 14 per person a month.
• Your list almost fills itself. When you hang up, the note shows what you agreed to do and one click adds it to your To-do, with a date if someone said when.
• It works offline. Without a connection, Loro transcribes your meetings on your computer and, if you download its AI (about 2.6 GB), summarizes them there too.

Where Granola wins

• Phone and watch. Granola has apps for iPhone, Android and Apple Watch. Loro is for Windows and Mac only, for now.
• More languages. If your meetings are in Portuguese, French or German, Granola transcribes 30+ languages. Loro works in English and Spanish.
• Integrations. Granola connects to Slack on the free plan and to Notion, HubSpot, Attio, Affinity and Zapier on Business. Enterprise adds Salesforce.
• Company features. SSO, admin controls, HIPAA workspaces and SOC 2 Type II certification.

How each one takes notes

Both listen from your computer: your microphone and the call's sound. Nobody new joins the meeting.

Loro reminds you a minute before each meeting if you connect Google Calendar, and it also asks when you start a call that wasn't scheduled (Meet, Zoom, Teams, WhatsApp and others). One click and it docks to the side of your screen and listens. You can jot down what matters to you, or write nothing at all. When you hang up it writes the note: the meeting's topics and the next steps with each person's name. What you wrote stays in black and Loro's part in gray.

Granola works in a similar way: you open the meeting note, write what matters and, at the end, Granola fills in your notes with what was said. Your notes stay in black and what the AI adds is in gray.

Afterwards, both let you ask the note things like "what's still pending?" or draft a follow-up email.

Privacy

• Loro: meeting audio is never stored. Online, what's said is turned into text in the cloud, sentence by sentence, and the recording is deleted right away. Your notes are also saved in your Loro account so your AI can read them; if you'd rather nothing leaves your computer, you choose that in Settings.
• Granola: audio is deleted after transcription and notes are kept in its cloud. It's SOC 2 Type II certified and you can opt out of model training.

Prices side by side

Which one to pick

• Pick Loro if you spend your day writing on a computer and also have meetings; if you work in Spanish and English; if you use Windows; or if you want the cheapest unlimited plan.
• Pick Granola if you take meetings from your phone; if your meetings are in languages other than English or Spanish; or if your company needs SSO and CRM integrations.

How to test it on a real meeting

1. Download Loro for free, no card needed, for Windows or Mac.
2. Connect Google Calendar in Settings, or just start the call and wait for the question "Take notes on this call?".
3. Click "Take notes" and talk as usual.
4. When you hang up, open the note and compare it with Granola's for the same meeting.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Loro an alternative to Granola?›

Yes. Loro takes notes of your meetings on your computer, without a bot, and when you hang up you get a note with the topics and next steps. It also dictates in any app, on Windows and Mac; Granola's dictation is in beta and Mac only.

Does Granola work in Spanish?›

Granola transcribes meetings in Spanish and in 30+ languages in its multi-language mode, but its website is in English only. Loro is in Spanish and English: the app, the website and the notes.

Does Loro work on Windows?›

Yes. Loro works on Windows 10 and 11, and on Macs with macOS 14.2 or later (Apple chip or Intel). It doesn't need a graphics card.

Which costs less, Loro or Granola?›

Loro. Both have a free plan. Loro's unlimited plan is USD 9.99 a month or USD 80 a year; Granola's is USD 14 per person a month.

Does either one add a bot to the call?›

No. Both listen to your computer's audio, so nobody new shows up in the meeting. It's still good practice to tell people you're taking notes.

Can I use Loro on my phone?›

Not yet. Loro is for Windows and Mac. If you need to take notes from your phone, Granola has iPhone and Android apps.

Sources

• Granola, pricing and plan comparison, checked on October 28, 2026.
• Granola, Voice Typing, its dictation, checked on October 28, 2026.
• Granola, multi-language mode languages.
• Granola, company summary for AIs.
• Loro, pricing and FAQ.