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.

The short answer

Cheaper paid plan: Bluedot — $14/mo vs $20/mo for Fathom
Free plan: Both have one
Public API: Both have one
Higher Trust score: Fathom — 94 vs 73 for Bluedot
Best fit: Bluedot: Sales and recruiting teams that need transcripts pushed into CRM or ATS records · Fathom: Individuals who want unlimited recording and summaries without paying anything

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

BluedotBot-free meeting recorder that transcribes calls from device audio and syncs notes to CRM and docs tools

FathomMeeting recorder with instant summaries and CRM write-back

Side by side

Fact	Bluedot	Fathom
Category	Meeting Recording & Notes	Meeting Assistants
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Starts at	$14/mo	$20/mo
Public API	Yes	Yes
Trust score	73 / 100	94 / 100
Platforms	Web, Chrome extension, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, API	Web, macOS, API
Company	—	Fathom (part of Superhuman)
Launched	—	2020
Last verified	Oct 15, 2026	Oct 15, 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

Still one of the most generous free notetakers we have looked at: unlimited recordings and transcripts with no paywall on the basics, and the paid tiers stay cheap for small sales teams. Since September 2026 Fathom belongs to Superhuman (the former Grammarly), so buyers signing annual contracts should expect the product to be pulled toward that suite. Teams that need deep revenue analytics are still better served by Gong-class platforms.

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 and Business both require two seats, so a solo user pays the $20 Premium rate
Business costs $34 per user on monthly billing, $25 only when paid annually
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