Bluedot vs Granola

Bluedot

• People who do not want a bot joining their calls
• Recruiters and sales teams that sync notes to an ATS or CRM
• Recording in-person meetings from a phone or Apple Watch
• Workspaces where only some members record, since only they are billed

Granola

• People who do not want a recording bot visible in their calls
• Note-takers who like to type their own points and have them filled out afterwards
• Back-to-back meeting schedules across Zoom, Google Meet and Teams

Bluedot

• The Free plan covers 5 meetings in total, not per month. Bluedot itself describes it as a lifetime trial.
• Basic records audio only and limits each recording to 1 hour. Video and unlimited duration need Pro.
• CRM and ATS integrations, SSO and SCIM need Business at $32 per user a month on annual billing.
• After a cancellation, recordings are inaccessible and are permanently deleted if the subscription is not restored within a month.

Granola

• The free Basic plan shows only the last 30 days of notes; older notes need a Business subscription to view.
• Notion, HubSpot, Attio, Affinity and Zapier integrations start on Business; Salesforce, SSO and SCIM are Enterprise only.
• Basic and Business are billed monthly only; annual billing is offered on Enterprise contracts.
• There is no web app or browser extension, and the Mac app needs macOS 14 or later.

Bluedot

Recording without a bot

The Chrome extension or desktop app captures audio and video on your own device, so it works with Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Webex and Slack huddles without a bot or calendar access.

Notes from templates

Summaries follow templates for different kinds of meeting, such as sales calls and customer check-ins, in over 100 languages. Custom note templates need the Pro plan.

AI chat across meetings

A built-in chat answers questions and pulls up information from one meeting or from several at once.

In-person recording

The iOS and Android apps and an Apple Watch app record and transcribe face-to-face meetings, interviews and phone calls.

Sync to other tools

Notes go to Slack, Notion, Zapier and Make on every plan. Webhooks and MCP start on Basic, and CRM and ATS integrations such as HubSpot and Salesforce need Business.

Sharing, comments and clips

Share a recording by link, comment on specific moments and clip highlights. Existing audio and video files can be uploaded for transcription.

Granola

Bot-free capture

Transcribes from your device's microphone and system audio, so it works with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams or other call software without adding a participant to the meeting.

Notes built on what you type

Type rough notes during the call and Granola expands them into a full write-up using the transcript. Custom templates control the structure of the result.

Chat across meetings

Ask questions about one meeting or your whole history, such as what you agreed to do this week. Basic uses automatic model choice; paid plans let you pick the model.

Shared folders

Notes are private until you share them. Shared folders give a team a common place for meeting notes and are included on every plan.

MCP and API access

An MCP connection lets assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT read your meeting notes. Basic exposes personal notes from the last 30 days; API access starts on Business.

Phone apps for in-person meetings

The iPhone and Android apps take notes away from the desk, for walking meetings, conferences or coffee catch-ups, and there is an Apple Watch app.

Bluedot

• Free$0

  5 meetings in total, not per month, with the Chrome extension, desktop and mobile apps, and Slack, Notion, Zapier and Make integrations.

• Basic$14

  per user / month, billed annually ($18 billed monthly)

  Unlimited audio-only meetings and unlimited storage, with a 1-hour limit per recording, webhook access and MCP integration.

• Pro$20

  per user / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly)

  Unlimited meetings with video, unlimited recording duration, custom note templates, and imports from Zoom and Google Drive.

• Business$32

  per user / month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)

  Adds CRM and ATS integrations, advanced admin controls, SSO and SCIM, custom data retention, org-wide MCP and webhooks, and unlimited imports.

• Flat rateCustom

  One fixed price for the whole company regardless of how many people use Bluedot. Pricing is on request.

Granola

• Basic$0

  AI meeting notes, chat across meetings, shared folders and note templates, with 30 days of meeting history.

• Business$14

  per user / month, billed monthly

  Unlimited history, model selection in chat, pre-meeting briefs, API access and integrations such as Notion, HubSpot and Zapier.

• Enterprise$35

  per user / month, monthly or annual contract

  Starting price. Adds SSO, SCIM, workspace-wide admin policies, usage analytics, HIPAA-compliant workspaces and Salesforce.

Bluedot

• Annual discount

  Lower per-user price on annual billing

  At listed prices Basic drops from $18 to $14, Pro from $25 to $20 and Business from $39 to $32 per user per month when billed annually.

Granola

• Startups

  1 year of Business free for startups

  Granola's startup program gives accepted companies 12 months of the Business plan at no cost. It is open to startups with fewer than 30 employees that have raised a pre-seed or seed round.

• Education

  12 months free for students

  Currently enrolled students at accredited universities in the US, UK and Canada can apply for 12 months of Granola Business free.

• Nonprofit

  50% off Business for nonprofits

  Registered nonprofits get 50% off the Business plan after verifying their status through Goodstack. Approval is at Granola's discretion.