Granola vs Mem (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Granola if

• Fits if you don't want a bot showing up in your meetings
• Works for people in back-to-back calls on Zoom, Meet and Teams who jot their own points

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to look back at old notes without paying, since the free plan only shows the last 30 days
• Not for you if you want it in a browser or on Linux, since there's no web app, extension or Linux app
• Pricey if you need Notion, HubSpot or Zapier, which start on Business at $14, or SSO and Salesforce at $35 a head
• Watch out: billing is monthly only below Enterprise, and you must sign in with a Google or Microsoft account
• Not for you if your Mac can't run macOS 14, or if you need to edit the raw notes yourself

Pick Mem if

• Fits if you want notes and meeting capture in one place, without a bot
• Works for people who want an agent to pull tasks out of their notes

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free: 25 notes and 3 hours of Voice Mode a month
• Pricey if you want connections or routines, which start at Pro, $29 a month
• Not for you if you use Android, as no app is listed
• Watch out: data is encrypted at rest and in transit, but not end-to-end encrypted

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.

Mem

• Limits are monthly counts, and the free plan stops at 25 notes, 25 messages and 3 hours of Voice Mode.
• Connections and custom routines start at Mem Pro ($29 a month); Plus has neither.
• Data is encrypted at rest and in transit but, the FAQ says, not end-to-end encrypted.
• The download page lists iOS, Mac and Windows apps and no Android app.

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.

Mem

Voice Mode for meetings

Turned on inside any note, it captures a meeting or a spoken thought and creates a structured transcript organized into notes. The site says no meeting bot joins.

Task and project tracking

Mem reviews notes you create or edit during the month to detect tasks and projects. The plan sets how many notes it reviews and how many items it tracks at once.

Push-to-Remember

A held keyboard shortcut lets you say something once and have the agent decide where it fits. Listed for Mac and Windows.

Connections and routines

Paid plans link external sources such as Gmail, Slack or Todoist as context, and run scheduled custom routines like briefings and reminders.

Web clipper and search

Clip pages from the web into notes, and search notes, meetings and connected sources by meaning. Deep Search and templates are on every plan.

Markdown export

The FAQ says notes and collections can be exported as Markdown files in one click.

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.

Mem

• Free$0

  25 messages, 25 new notes, 15 open tasks and projects, and 3 hours of Voice Mode a month.

• Mem Plus$9

  per month

  50 messages, 50 new notes, 25 open tasks and projects, and 10 hours of Voice Mode a month.

• Mem Pro$29

  per month

  100 messages and notes, 25 hours of Voice Mode, one custom routine and one connection such as Gmail or Slack.

• Mem Pro 2×$49

  per month

  200 messages and notes, 50 hours of Voice Mode, two custom routines and two connections.

• Mem Pro 5×$99

  per month

  500 messages and notes, 125 hours of Voice Mode, five custom routines and five connections.

• Mem Pro 10×$149

  per month

  1,000 messages and notes, 250 hours of Voice Mode, 10 routines and 10 connections. A 20× plan at $199 also exists.

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.

Mem

No public discounts listed.