Fathom vs Recal

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

Recal

Ingests Slack threads, meetings, uploads and pasted text, then produces recap summaries, decisions and task lists, with Linear and Slack as the live integrations today. The free plan covers only 30 minutes of async recaps a month, so any real team use lands on a paid tier quickly.

Pros

• +Covers meetings, uploads, pasted text, links and async Slack threads, not just calls
• +Pushes extracted tasks into Linear and summarises Slack threads in place
• +Free Starter tier exists to test before paying
• +14-day money-back guarantee on paid plans

Cons

• −Free tier capped at just 30 minutes of async recaps per month
• −Meeting-recap and async-recap minutes are tracked and billed separately, complicating usage estimates
• −Notion, Jira, GitHub and the meeting browser extension are still marked as coming soon

Is Fathom cheaper than Recal?

On published entry prices, Recal starts lower — $14/mo against $20/mo for Fathom. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Does Fathom or Recal have a free tier?

Both: Fathom has a free tier, and Recal has a free tier.

Which has a public API, Fathom or Recal?

Fathom ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for Recal is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.