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Fellow vs Granola: which one fits you?

Fellow and Granola can both work without a bot in your meeting. Fellow is built around collaborative agendas and records from its desktop apps; Granola builds on the notes you type during the call.

Fellow vs Granola in short

Pick Fellow if your team plans meetings in shared agendas or wants a bot when you need one. Pick Granola if you like typing your own notes and want AI to complete them, never with a bot. Acta adds templates matched to each meeting and a decision log.

Fellow vs Granola, side by side

With Acta as a third option, for teams that need follow-up after the meeting.

FeatureFellowGranolaActa
Chat across meetingsAsk FellowChat across foldersOneChat
Ask about files together with meetingsUpload in chat
Action item tracker across meetings
Daily follow-up email of what's overdue
Decision log across meetings
Templates for different meetingsTemplates & recipes42 templates
Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams
Record without a botDesktop app (Mac, Windows)Bot-free onlyDesktop app & Chrome extension
Free plan or trial5 AI notes + 5 recordings per user, in totalLast 30 days of notes15-day free trial
Paid plansFrom $14/user/monthPro, per user

Based on public pages and reviews as of November 2026 (Fellow) and October 2026 (Granola); see the sources below. A dash means we didn't find it listed. Prices and plans change, so check each vendor's pricing page.

Pick Fellow if you want

  • Collaborative meeting agendas
  • Bot-free desktop apps, or a bot
  • Ask Fellow about your meetings

Best for: Managers who want shared agendas and meeting notes in one workspace.

Acta vs Fellow

Pick Granola if you want

  • Bot-free only
  • AI that builds on your typed notes
  • Business plan at $14 per user per month

Best for: People who like writing their own notes and want AI to fill in the rest.

Acta vs Granola

Need follow-up, not just notes? Try Acta.

Acta records Zoom, Google Meet and Teams with or without a bot, fills 42 templates from the conversation, tracks every action item to done with a daily follow-up email, keeps a decision log across meetings, and answers across your meetings and files with OneChat.

Try Acta free for 15 daysBot-free AI notetaker

Fellow vs Granola: questions

Are both bot-free?

Granola is bot-free only. Fellow offers bot-free desktop apps for Mac and Windows as well as a bot.

What do the free plans include?

Fellow's free plan has 5 AI notes and 5 AI recordings per user in total. Granola's free Basic plan keeps the last 30 days of notes.

Which suits managers?

Fellow, for shared 1:1 and team agendas. Granola suits individuals who take their own notes.

Is there an option that records with or without a bot?

Yes. Acta records Zoom, Google Meet and Teams with a notetaker from your calendar, or without a bot from the desktop app or Chrome extension, and tracks action items and decisions across meetings. It's free for 15 days.

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