Launched 2020 · Verified Oct 15, 2026

Fathom

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Meeting recorder with instant summaries and CRM write-back

meeting recordingcall summariescrm sync transcription action itemsFreemium · from $20/mo

Listed on EffectHub · Aug 16, 2026

InputsOutputsTWeb · macOS · API

Screenshot of the Fathom website — fathom.ai as we captured it — our own screenshot, not the vendor’s press image.

Pricing

Pricing model: Freemium
Paid options from: $20/mo
Billing: Monthly

Per user per month: Premium $20 ($16 billed annually), Team $19 ($15 annually) and Business $34 ($25 annually), both team plans with a two-user minimum; Enterprise is quoted by sales. The Free plan keeps unlimited recordings and transcription, and paid plans carry a 90-day guarantee.

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Overview

About Fathom

Fathom sits in on video calls across the major conferencing platforms, or records locally without sending a bot into the room on Mac, and returns a transcript, a structured summary and action items about a minute after hang-up. Those summaries and their fields can be pushed back into HubSpot or Salesforce records, and a public API plus an MCP server expose the same data to other tools. Recording, transcription and basic summaries stay unlimited on the free plan, which is how it spreads through a team.

Platforms: Web · macOS · API
API: Yes
Last verified: Oct 15, 2026

Verified sources

Free plan with unlimited recordings and transcription; Premium $20 per user per month ($16 annually), Team $19 ($15 annually) and Business $34 ($25 annually) with a two-user minimum, Enterprise via sales; CRM sync capped at 3 users per domain on lower tiers (15 October 2026)fathom.ai ↗
Home page banner says Fathom is now part of Superhuman; bot-free capture, Claude and ChatGPT integrations, public API and MCP listed (15 October 2026)fathom.ai ↗
Superhuman (formerly Grammarly) announced the acquisition of Fathom on 14 September 2026 and plans to bring its notetaking into its apps and agents (read 15 October 2026)blog.superhuman.com ↗

Fact check

Is Fathom legit?

We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.

Domain registered: Dec 16, 2017 (8 years ago)Registry record (RDAP), registrar Cloudflare, Inc, looked up Sep 11, 2026
TLS certificate: Issued by Google Trust Services, valid until Jan 13, 2027Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 15, 2026
Last checked: Oct 15, 2026The site answered
On the market since: 2020The vendor's own material, read by us
Operated by: Fathom (part of Superhuman), United StatesOur research, card verified Oct 15, 2026

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Editorial verdict

Pros & cons of Fathom

high confidence

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

Best for

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

Not for

Enterprise revenue intelligence with forecasting and deal scoring at scale
Windows-first teams wanting the bot-free local capture, which is Mac-only in beta

Watch out: Superhuman bought Fathom on 14 September 2026 and plans to fold its notetaking into the Superhuman suite; no plan changes were announced, but avoid locking into a long annual contract until the roadmap is public.

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