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CallScrib 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. CallScrib starts at $5, Fathom at $20. Both have a free tier. Only Fathom ships a public API.

CallScribDelivers Microsoft Teams and phone-call recaps with decisions and action items to Teams chat within a minute.FathomMeeting recorder with instant summaries and CRM write-back

Side by side

FactCallScribFathom
CategoryMeeting AssistantsMeeting Assistants
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$5 seat_month$20 month
Public APINoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, macOS, API
CompanyVesuvio Labs LLCFathom
Launched—2020
Last verifiedSep 1, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

CallScrib

CallScrib's pitch is a Teams-native recap that shows up in chat without a bot joining the call, which matters for teams wary of visible recording bots. Coverage of non-Teams platforms depends on a separate desktop agent rather than the same invisible Graph API approach, so the experience isn't identical across platforms.

Pros

  • Reads Teams meetings via Microsoft Graph API so no bot visibly joins the call
  • Covers PSTN phone calls, not just video meetings
  • Supports over 20 languages with a per-user language setting

Cons

  • Non-Teams platforms (Zoom, Google Meet) require installing a separate desktop agent rather than the same API-based approach
  • Free tier is capped at 7 AI meetings a month
  • Business-tier team features require a minimum of 10 seats

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 CallScrib if you need

  • Microsoft Teams-heavy organizations wanting recaps without a visible bot participant
  • Teams needing phone-call, not just video-call, summaries

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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