Fathom vs Wudpecker

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

Wudpecker

Counting meetings rather than minutes makes the bill easy to reason about, and template-driven notes beat a generic summary when every call has the same shape. The catch is the ceiling: 100 bot-recorded meetings a month on the top self-serve plan, no published API, and a hard length cap on any single recording.

Pros

• +Notes follow a template you pick, not one fixed summary shape
• +Transcription across dozens of languages with a custom vocabulary list
• +EU company and EU servers, stated plainly on the site
• +Free tier records 10 meetings a month rather than offering a short trial

Cons

• −Bot meetings are capped per month rather than drawn from a minute pool, so a short call costs the same as a long one
• −No documented public API
• −Notion, Slack and HubSpot integrations are paid-tier only

Is Fathom cheaper than Wudpecker?

On published entry prices, Wudpecker starts lower — $19/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 Wudpecker have a free tier?

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

Which has a public API, Fathom or Wudpecker?

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