Flownote vs Granola

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

Entry price: The same for both — $14/seat/mo
Free plan: Only Granola (Flownote has paid plans only)
Public API: Granola has one; not confirmed by us for Flownote
Higher Trust score: Granola — 91 vs 78 for Flownote
Best fit: Flownote: Founders, salespeople, and consultants who want meeting notes without a visible bot joining calls · Granola: Founders, salespeople and consultants in back-to-back external meetings who want a brief before and a summary after

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

FlownoteRecords and transcribes meetings in the background without a bot joining the call, then turns them into notes and follow-ups.

GranolaMeeting notepad that captures computer audio without a bot and merges your typed notes with the transcript into a summary.

Side by side

Fact	Flownote	Granola
Category	Meeting Recording & Notes	Meeting Assistants
Pricing model	Paid	Freemium
Starts at	$14/seat/mo	$14/seat/mo
Public API	Not confirmed	Yes
Trust score	78 / 100	91 / 100
Platforms	macOS, Windows, iOS	macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, API
Company	Flownote	Granola, Inc.
Last verified	Oct 14, 2026	Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Flownote

Flownote's bot-free recording and per-contact history are useful for people in back-to-back calls who don't want a visible notetaker bot in every meeting. There's no permanent free tier, only a 7-day trial, so the real cost shows up quickly.

Pros

Records without a visible bot joining the meeting
Cross-meeting AI chat and per-contact history go beyond simple transcription
Named enterprise customers suggest real production use, not just early beta

Cons

No permanent free tier, only a 7-day trial of Pro
No Android or Linux app, and no browser-only option is advertised

Granola

Granola is the note-taker for people who dislike note-taker bots: nothing joins the call, you keep writing your own shorthand, and the transcript fills in what you missed. The free tier is genuinely usable for an individual as long as you do not need notes older than a month; teams pay $14 a seat for history, integrations and the API, and anyone who wants a searchable archive of every call they ever had should budget for that from day one.

Pros

Bot-free capture through system audio works on every meeting platform and in person
Your typed notes stay the backbone; the AI enhances rather than overwrites them
Native apps on macOS, Windows, iOS, Android and Apple Watch
MCP connector and, on Business, an API and Notion/Zapier/HubSpot integrations
Free tier with unlimited notes and Slack sharing

Cons

Free plan keeps only 30 days of meeting history
Business and Enterprise prices are listed without saying whether they are annual or monthly rates
Model-training opt-out is per user below Enterprise, so a team cannot enforce it centrally
Captures only what the computer hears — a muted colleague's side on a phone call is lost

Which one fits

Choose Flownote if you need

Founders, salespeople, and consultants who want meeting notes without a visible bot joining calls
Anyone wanting AI chat over their meeting history, not just per-meeting summaries
Mac, Windows, or iOS users specifically, since there's no browser-only option shown

Choose Granola if you need

Founders, salespeople and consultants in back-to-back external meetings who want a brief before and a summary after
People who take their own notes and want them enhanced, not replaced
Teams that cannot have a visible bot in client or candidate calls