Fathom vs Oliv AI (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Fathom if

• Fits if you want unlimited call recording and transcripts on the free plan
• Works for sales teams that want call notes landing in HubSpot or Salesforce

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you're on Android, Linux, a Chromebook or an iPad, as none of those are supported
• Not for you if you want no bot in the call on Windows, since bot-free capture is Mac only and in beta
• Pricey if you're one person who wants the advanced summary on every call, at $16 a month yearly ($20 monthly)
• Tight if you stay free: advanced summaries cover 5 calls a month, and action items and Ask Fathom are rationed
• Watch out: Team and Business need at least 2 users, and CRM field sync and scorecards need Business at $25 a user

Pick Oliv AI if

• Fits if your sales team runs on Salesforce or HubSpot and wants calls matched to deals
• Works for managers who want deal risk and forecast notes drawn from calls

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to try before you pay, as no free plan or trial is listed
• Pricey if you add what most teams need: bot capture is $10 a user, Engage $29 and Dialer $10, a month
• Watch out: agent actions cost $0.01 a credit on top of seat prices
• Watch out: the pricing page does not say if seat prices are monthly or yearly
• Too heavy for a solo person wanting plain meeting notes, as it is aimed at sales and customer teams

Fathom

• On the Free plan, advanced summaries cover only the first 5 calls each month, and action items and Ask Fathom are limited.
• Team and Business plans have a 2-user minimum.
• Bot-free capture is Mac only for now. There is no Android app, and Linux, Chromebooks and iPads are not supported.
• CRM field sync, deal view and coaching scorecards require the Business plan.

Oliv AI

• Agent actions cost $0.01 per credit, billed on top of seat prices.
• Bot-based capture, Slack, WhatsApp and LinkedIn capture are $10 per user a month add-ons.
• The Engage add-on is another $29 per user a month; Dialer adds $10.
• The pricing page does not say whether seat prices are billed monthly or annually.

Fathom

Bot or bot-free capture

Record with a meeting bot that joins the call, or capture from the desktop app with nothing added to the meeting. Bot-free capture is in beta and currently works on Mac only.

AI summaries and action items

A summary is ready when the call ends. Free accounts get advanced summary templates on their first 5 calls each month; paid plans remove the cap and add AI action items.

Ask Fathom

Ask questions about a single call or across the calls in your account and get answers drawn from the transcripts. Use is limited on the Free plan.

Clips and playlists

Cut highlights out of a recording and group them into playlists to share with people who missed the meeting. Included on every plan.

CRM sync

Sends call notes to HubSpot, Salesforce or Close. The Business plan adds CRM field sync, a deal view, and coaching metrics with AI scorecards.

Team workspace

Team plans add global search across everyone's calls, comments, folders and keyword alerts that flag when chosen terms come up.

Oliv AI

Botless or bot capture

Records online meetings through the desktop app with no bot, or with a bot that joins; the bot option adds $10 per user a month.

In-person and phone capture

A mobile app records face-to-face meetings, and Sell and Grow also take Plaud recordings; Plaud hardware is bought separately.

CRM matching

Links meeting, phone, email and Slack activity to the right accounts, contacts and opportunities in your existing CRM.

Forecasting and deal risks

Sell adds a forecast app, sales methodologies and deal risk flags drawn from captured conversations.

Customer health scorecards

Grow adds a retention app with health scorecards and churn risks for customer success teams.

Custom agents

Super Agents named Oliver and Olivia answer questions on conversations and build custom agents, billed in credits.

Fathom

• Free$0

  Unlimited recordings and transcription, instant AI summaries, clips, playlists and search across calls.

• Team$15

  per user / month, billed annually ($19 monthly), 2-user minimum

  Everything in Premium, plus global search across calls, comments, folders and keyword alerts.

• Premium$16

  per user / month, billed annually ($20 monthly)

  For individuals: advanced call summaries, AI action items, the conversational assistant and a custom meeting bot.

• Business$25

  per user / month, billed annually ($34 monthly), 2-user minimum

  Everything in Team, plus CRM field sync, deal view, coaching metrics with AI scorecards and custom summaries.

• Enterprise$35

  per user / month, billed annually only, sold through sales

  Everything in Business, plus SSO, SCIM provisioning, custom retention, a dedicated success manager and hands-on implementation. Bought by booking a meeting.

Oliv AI

• Converse$19

  per user / month, billing period not stated

  Online and in-person meeting capture, with or without a bot, and opportunity management.

• Sell$49

  per user / month, billing period not stated

  Everything in Converse plus email and Slack capture, a forecast app, sales methodologies and deal risks.

• Grow$79

  per user / month, billing period not stated

  Everything in Sell plus a retention app, customer health scorecards and churn risks.

• Amplify$0

  per user / month

  No seat fee for executives, product and engineering to ask questions and use the agents; agent use costs credits.

Fathom

• Annual discount

  Lower per-user price on annual billing

  Fathom labels annual billing "save 25%+". At listed prices Premium drops from $20 to $16, Team from $19 to $15 and Business from $34 to $25 per user per month.

• Nonprofit

  10 free seats for nonprofits

  Fathom's pricing page offers nonprofits 10 free seats. An application is required.

• Startups

  Up to 2 years of Team free for startups

  Under the Qualified Portfolio Program, startups affiliated with select venture firms and accelerators get up to 2 years of Fathom Team free.

Oliv AI

No public discounts listed.