Fathom
ActiveFathom · founded 2021
Free AI notetaker with excellent summaries.
Fathom is a free AI meeting notetaker known for high-quality summaries and action items, with a generous free tier. It is a favorite for Zoom/Teams/Meet calls, monetizing through premium team features rather than gating core transcription.
At a glance
- Category
- AI Productivity Tools
- Primary use case
- AI meeting notetaking
- Entry price
- $15/mo
- Free plan
- Free (core notetaking)
- API
- No
- Open source
- No
- Evidence level
- Research / specifications only
- Last checked
- 20 Aug 2026
Pricing
Last checked 20 Aug 2026
| Free plan | Free (core notetaking) |
|---|---|
| Trial | None |
| Entry price | $15/mo |
| Pro price | $19/mo |
| Usage limits | Premium adds team/admin features |
Free core; Premium ~$15–19/mo. Verify.
What it does
Secondary use cases
- Summaries
- Action items
- CRM logging
Input types
Audio, Video
Output types
Text
Models used
In-house + LLM backends
Automation
Platforms
✓ Web ✓ Windows ✓ macOS — Linux — iOS — Android — Browser extension — API — CLI — VS Code — Self-hosted
Integrations
ZoomTeamsMeetSlackSalesforceHubSpot
Privacy & commercial rights
Data retention
Per policy
Trains on your data
No (per stated policy)
Enterprise privacy
Not disclosed
Self-hosting / local
Not available
SSO
Not disclosed
Compliance
Not disclosed
Commercial use
Permitted — Commercial use permitted
Pros & cons
Pros
- Free core notetaking
- Excellent summaries
- Easy setup
Cons / trade-offs
- Fewer integrations than Fireflies
- Paid for team admin
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