Notabium vs Granola.
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Granola made its name on quiet, bot-free note taking. Notabium takes a different shape - record from your browser or send the Notabium Notetaker - and adds shareable recordings and per template summaries.
The 60 second answer
- Pick Granola if you only need local notes, want the cleanest in app writing experience, and are happy paying $18 per month for AI summaries.
- Pick Notabium if you want recording, transcription, AI summaries, and chat in your browser, plus the Notabium Notetaker that joins your calls when you cannot attend, all in one app - for one price.
What we share
- No bot forced into every meeting. Both keep the participant list to the humans on the call when you want it that way.
- Unlimited recording with real transcription. Capture as many meetings as you like.
- A consent-forward stance. Recording is something you choose, not something sprung on the room.
- Editorial design sensibility. Both products feel quiet, not busy.
Where we differ
| Granola | Notabium | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $18/mo | Currently unavailable |
| Currently unavailable | no | yes |
| Meetings/mo | 25 free, then paid | unlimited |
| AI summary | partial on free | yes |
| Chat with your meetings | no | yes |
| Shareable recordings + links | no | yes |
| Notetaker for unattended meetings | no | yes |
| Record without a bot joining | yes | yes, in browser |
| Per template summaries | no | yes |
| Cloud transcription + AI | partial | ElevenLabs + Claude |
| Note taking UX | best in class | solid, less polished |
Granola's biggest strength
Granola's note taking surface is genuinely the best in the category. The split view where your live notes meld with the AI generated structure is something you do not see in any other tool. If your job is to take notes during the meeting and you want a thinking partner inside the page, Granola is hard to beat.
Notabium's biggest strength
Three workflows in one library: notes and summaries (the Granola use case), recording with a shareable link (the Loom use case), and the Notabium Notetaker for meetings you cannot attend (the Otter Pilot use case). Pick the mode per meeting - uniquely useful for founders and freelancers who switch contexts often.
Price math
Currently unavailable
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