# Granola vs Fireflies

Canonical: https://theagenticweekly.com/compare/granola-vs-fireflies · Last verified: 2026-11-03 · Published: 2026-10-25 · Author: Agentic Weekly (operated independently from Texas, US) · Evidence: Last verified Nov 3, 2026 (America/Chicago) on Granola pricing, granola.ai, Fireflies pricing and fireflies.ai. Evidence: Reported. We have not run either notetaker. Granola's page does not say whether its prices are billed monthly or annually, so that is marked Not verified.

Where each price comes from:

- Granola prices: [granola.ai/pricing](https://www.granola.ai/pricing) · Checked Nov 1, 2026
- Fireflies.ai prices: [fireflies.ai/pricing](https://fireflies.ai/pricing) · Checked Nov 1, 2026

**Our pick:** Pick Granola for people who dislike bots joining calls; pick Fireflies.ai for teams that want searchable meeting history across CRM and chat. No overall winner: we have not benchmarked them against each other. **Updated:** 2026-11-03 (America/Chicago).

> As of Nov 3, 2026 (CT), Granola has a free Basic plan with 30 days of meeting history. Business costs $14 per user a month, with unlimited notes, MCP and API access, and Enterprise costs $35 with SSO. Fireflies has a free plan with unlimited transcription and 400 minutes of storage. Pro is $10 a seat a month billed annually ($18 monthly), Business $19 ($29) and Enterprise $39, annual only.

## Plans and prices side by side

Table: Granola and Fireflies plans (vendor pages read Nov 3, 2026, CT)

| Plan tier | Granola price (per user/month) | Granola includes | Fireflies price (annual / monthly, per seat) | Fireflies includes | SSO | API/MCP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Basic $0 | AI meeting notes, 30 days of meeting history, AI chat, shared folders, templates, voice typing | Free $0 | Unlimited transcription*, limited AI summaries, 400 mins storage per team, 20 AI credits, 2-hour recording limit | Neither | Granola: MCP on personal notes from the last 30 days, no API; Fireflies: API at 30/min, 500/day |
| Mid | Business $14 (billing period Not verified) | Unlimited notes and history, advanced models, integrations (Attio, Notion, HubSpot, Affinity, Zapier), centralized billing, pre-meeting briefs, follow-up emails | Pro $10 / $18 | Unlimited AI summaries, 8,000 mins storage per seat, 20 AI credits, video recording, downloads, unlimited integrations | Neither | Granola: MCP and API; Fireflies: API at 60/min, 5,000/day |
| Upper | Enterprise $35 | SSO, SCIM, HIPAA-compliant workspaces, audit API, usage analytics, org-wide retention and admin controls, dedicated support | Business $19 / $29 | Unlimited storage, 30 AI credits, conversation intelligence, team analytics, multi-language mode | Granola Enterprise (workspaces with 50+ users); Fireflies Enterprise | Granola: admin controls for MCP and API; Fireflies: API pooled per paid seat |
| Top | n/a | n/a | Enterprise $39, annual only | 50 AI credits, SSO + SCIM, audit logs (API), HIPAA, private storage, custom retention, rules engine | Fireflies Enterprise | Fireflies: API pooled, up to 2,400/min |

*Fireflies marks Free's unlimited transcription with an asterisk on its page. Fireflies says annual billing saves "up to 44%". Sources: [Granola pricing](https://www.granola.ai/pricing), [Fireflies pricing](https://fireflies.ai/pricing), read Nov 3, 2026.

## Free plans: what each limits

- **Granola Basic:** meeting history is 30 days, AI chat runs on Auto only, and integrations beyond Slack are not included.
- **Fireflies Free:** AI summaries are limited, storage is 400 minutes for the whole team, AI credits are 20, and recordings stop at 2 hours.

## Is Granola enterprise-grade for a startup?

Granola's Business plan gives centralized billing and user management; an admin can add and remove members and control who joins the workspace. SSO, SCIM, the audit API, HIPAA-compliant workspaces and workspace-wide policies are Enterprise-only, and Granola's FAQ says SSO is "available for enterprise workspaces with 50+ users". All plans list SOC 2 Type II certification and audio deleted after transcription. A small team that needs SSO before 50 users should ask Granola sales; Fireflies puts SSO + SCIM on Enterprise at $39 a seat, annual only.

## How each captures meetings

- **Granola:** "Uses your computer audio, so doesn't invite a bot"; its plan table lists "Bot-free, device-audio capture" on every plan. It works with Zoom, Google Meet, Teams "and every other meeting app", with desktop, iOS, Android and Apple Watch apps.
- **Fireflies:** invite fred@fireflies.ai to a live meeting or have it auto-join your calendar meetings; its pricing table also lists recording through the Chrome extension "without Fireflies bot", and file uploads.

## Integrations, API and MCP

Granola lists integrations with Zapier, Attio, Affinity, HubSpot, Slack and Notion, plus MCP (for Claude, ChatGPT and others) and API access; Salesforce-style advanced integrations are Enterprise-only. Fireflies includes all integrations on every plan and API access with published rate limits per plan. Fireflies' pricing page does not mention MCP, so we do not claim it.

## Which to pick when

- **Pick Granola if** you dislike bots joining calls and want notes plus MCP and API access at $14 a user.
- **Pick Fireflies if** you want video recordings, analytics and a cheaper annual seat ($10 on Pro), and a bot is acceptable.
- **Need SSO on a small team?** Fireflies Enterprise has it with no stated seat minimum; Granola states a 50-user minimum.
- **Other notetakers:** [Otter](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/otter), [Fathom](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/fathom) and [best meeting assistants](https://theagenticweekly.com/best/meeting-assistants).

## FAQ

### Does Granola join meetings as a bot?

No. Granola says it uses your computer audio, so it does not invite a bot, and lists bot-free device-audio capture on every plan (granola.ai, read Nov 3, 2026).

### Is Fireflies cheaper than Granola?

Per seat, Fireflies Pro is $10 a month billed annually ($18 monthly); Granola Business is $14 per user a month. Granola's billing period is not stated on its pricing page.

### Which has a better free plan?

They limit different things: Granola Basic keeps 30 days of history; Fireflies Free gives unlimited transcription but 400 minutes of storage per team and limited summaries.

### Do Granola and Fireflies support SSO?

Granola: on Enterprise ($35), for workspaces with 50+ users. Fireflies: SSO + SCIM on Enterprise ($39, annual only).

## Sources

- [Granola pricing](https://www.granola.ai/pricing) (fetched 2026-11-03)
- [granola.ai](https://www.granola.ai/) (fetched 2026-11-03)
- [Fireflies pricing](https://fireflies.ai/pricing) (fetched 2026-11-03)
- [fireflies.ai](https://fireflies.ai/) (fetched 2026-11-03)

## Related

- [Granola: verdict](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/granola)
- [Fireflies: verdict](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/fireflies)
- [Otter](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/otter)
- [Fathom](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/fathom)
- [Best meeting assistants](https://theagenticweekly.com/best/meeting-assistants)

## Changelog

- 2026-10-25: First published. Facts read from vendor pages and the GitHub API on 2026-10-25.
- 2026-11-03: Rewritten in place: answer first, a dated comparison table and sources, with every price re-read on the vendor pages on Nov 3, 2026 (America/Chicago). The page was noindexed before this rewrite.

## How to cite

Agentic Weekly, "Granola vs Fireflies", last updated 2026-11-03, https://theagenticweekly.com/compare/granola-vs-fireflies