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Bluedot vs Fathom

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. Bluedot starts at $14, Fathom at $20. Both have a free tier. Both ship a public API.

BluedotBot-free meeting recorder that transcribes calls from device audio and syncs notes to CRM and docs toolsFathomMeeting recorder with instant summaries and CRM write-back

Side by side

FactBluedotFathom
CategoryMeeting Recording & NotesMeeting Assistants
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$14 month$20 month
Public APIYesYes
PlatformsWeb, Chrome Ext, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, APIWeb, macOS, API
Company—Fathom
Launched—2020
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Bluedot

A good pick when you want meeting notes without a visible bot participant joining every call, and its billing only charges people who actually record. The catch is a nearly unusable free tier (five meetings ever) and audio-only capture until you pay for Pro.

Pros

  • Device-level capture means no bot joins the call
  • Apps across Chrome, desktop and mobile plus an API and MCP endpoint for automation
  • Per-recorder billing avoids paying for passive teammates
  • Webhooks and integrations arrive at the $14 Basic tier

Cons

  • Free tier is a 5-meeting lifetime demo, not a plan
  • Video capture and unlimited duration require the $20 Pro tier
  • Cancelling permanently deletes your data after 30 days

Fathom

The best free notetaker on the market, and the paid tiers are cheap enough that most sales teams can skip a dedicated revenue-intelligence platform. Pick it unless you need deep conversation analytics, in which case Gong is still a different class of product.

Pros

  • Free tier includes unlimited recordings, transcripts and clips, which competitors gate
  • Bot-free capture avoids the awkward third participant in the call
  • Public API and MCP server on paid plans, plus native Claude and ChatGPT integrations
  • Aggressive switching offers: free Business for Gong contract holders, 10 free nonprofit seats

Cons

  • CRM sync is capped at three users per domain on lower tiers
  • Team plan requires a two-seat minimum, so a solo user pays the $20 Premium rate
  • Advanced and custom summary templates sit behind the higher tiers
  • Account-wide Ask Fathom search is still marked beta and has lookback limits by tier

Which one fits

Choose Bluedot if you need

  • Sales and recruiting teams that need transcripts pushed into CRM or ATS records
  • Companies whose clients dislike bot participants appearing in meetings
  • Multilingual teams needing transcription across 100+ languages

Choose Fathom if you need

  • Individuals who want unlimited recording and summaries without paying anything
  • Small sales teams that need CRM notes written automatically after every call
  • Anyone who wants meeting context piped into ChatGPT or Claude via API/MCP

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