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Score Comparison

Overall

Pricing

Usability

Performance

Support

Reliability

Onboarding

Mobile

Security

Integrations

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Signals Comparison

Usability

Fathom

Visible bot disrupts meetings and makes participants uncomfortable(7/10)
Timestamps extremely inaccurate(6/10)
Summaries jumble conversation flow and mix up tasks(5/10)
'Your questions' section often irrelevant(4/10)
Bot takes up Zoom window and ends up in breakout rooms(5/10)
Transcription struggles with background noise and crosstalk(5/10)
Summaries lack detail and control(5/10)

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AI Summaries Miss Critical Nuances(7/10)
Video Library Organization Is a Mess(6/10)
Search Functionality Unreliable(6/10)
Cannot Add Custom Terminology(6/10)

Pricing

Fathom

Free tier limited to only 5 AI summaries per month(7/10)

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Pro Plan Expensive vs Competition(6/10)
Free Tier Severely Limited - 10 AI Summaries Lifetime(7/10)
Paid Plans Don't Allow Full Transcript Export(8/10)

Mobile

Fathom

No mobile app for in-person meetings(6/10)

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No signals

Reliability

Fathom

Bot crashes during meetings and keeps rejoining(7/10)
Users lost access to years of transcripts(10/10)

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Bot Attaches Without Invitation(9/10)
Buggy Recordings and Processing Delays(7/10)

Integrations

Fathom

CRM sync issues unresolved for weeks(6/10)

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Limited Free-Tier Integrations(5/10)

Performance

Fathom

No signals

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Transcription Accuracy Only 85-90%(8/10)
Speaker Identification Fails with Overlapping Speech(7/10)

Support

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No signals

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No Refunds Even When Features Don't Work(8/10)

Pricing Comparison

Fathom

Free

Users: 1 user

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: 5 AI summaries/month, Individual use only, No CRM sync, No team collaboration

Only 5 AI summaries per month, No CRM integrations, No team features

Premium (Monthly)

$19/mo

Users: 1 user

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: Single user, No team features

Higher price vs annual, Still individual plan

Premium (Annual)

Popular

$15/yr

Users: 1 user

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: Single user, Locked for year

Annual commitment required

Team Edition

$29/mo

Users: Per user

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: Per-seat cost, No advanced coaching

Per-user pricing adds up, Monthly billing higher

Team Edition Pro (Annual)

$29/yr

Users: Per user

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: Per-seat pricing

Annual commitment, Per-user pricing scales

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Free

Users: Unlimited

Storage: 90 days retention

Limits: No custom vocabulary, no advanced search, basic export only, no priority support

Only 10 AI summaries total (not monthly), recordings deleted after 90 days, limited integrations, no CRM access

Pro

Popular

$18/yr

Users: Per user

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: No multi-meeting insights, no custom AI playbooks

Billed annually at $216/year. Monthly option is $29/month - 60% more expensive. Per-user pricing adds up for teams.

Business

$59/yr

Users: Per user

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: Full enterprise features still require Enterprise plan

Billed annually at $708/user/year. For a team of 5, that's $3,540/year. Enterprise SSO requires contacting sales.

Enterprise

$0/mo

Users: Unlimited

Storage: Custom

Limits: Contact sales for pricing

Requires annual contract, pricing not transparent - must contact sales

Feature Comparison

Feature	Fathom	tl;dv
Core Features
Meeting transcription Unlimited on free
AI summaries 5/month free, unlimited paid
Action items Limited on free
Highlight clips Create shareable clips
Platforms
Zoom Recording
Google Meet Recording
Microsoft Teams Recording
AI Features
AI Meeting Summaries 10 lifetime on free, unlimited on paid
Integrations
Zoom integration Full support
Google Meet integration Full support
Microsoft Teams integration Full support
CRM integrations Paid plans, sync issues reported
Mobile app Not available
CRM Integration (Salesforce) Paid plans only
CRM Integration (HubSpot) Paid plans only
Slack Integration
Features
Timestamped Clips
Transcription
Speaker Identification Struggles with overlapping speech
Custom Vocabulary Cannot add custom terms
Real-time Transcription Post-meeting only
Multi-language Support 30+ languages
Team Features
Team collaboration Team Edition $29/user
Shared libraries Team Edition+
Pricing
Unlimited storage All plans including free
Free tier Best in market
Export
Full Transcript Export Limited despite marketing claims
Privacy
Bot-free Recording Bot visible in meetings

Signals Comparison

Usability

Fathom

Visible bot disrupts meetings and makes participants uncomfortable(7/10)
Timestamps extremely inaccurate(6/10)
Summaries jumble conversation flow and mix up tasks(5/10)
'Your questions' section often irrelevant(4/10)
Bot takes up Zoom window and ends up in breakout rooms(5/10)
Transcription struggles with background noise and crosstalk(5/10)
Summaries lack detail and control(5/10)

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AI Summaries Miss Critical Nuances(7/10)
Video Library Organization Is a Mess(6/10)
Search Functionality Unreliable(6/10)
Cannot Add Custom Terminology(6/10)

Pricing

Fathom

Free tier limited to only 5 AI summaries per month(7/10)

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Pro Plan Expensive vs Competition(6/10)
Free Tier Severely Limited - 10 AI Summaries Lifetime(7/10)
Paid Plans Don't Allow Full Transcript Export(8/10)

Mobile

Fathom

No mobile app for in-person meetings(6/10)

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No signals

Reliability

Fathom

Bot crashes during meetings and keeps rejoining(7/10)
Users lost access to years of transcripts(10/10)

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Bot Attaches Without Invitation(9/10)
Buggy Recordings and Processing Delays(7/10)

Integrations

Fathom

CRM sync issues unresolved for weeks(6/10)

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Limited Free-Tier Integrations(5/10)

Performance

Fathom

No signals

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Transcription Accuracy Only 85-90%(8/10)
Speaker Identification Fails with Overlapping Speech(7/10)

Support

Fathom

No signals

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No Refunds Even When Features Don't Work(8/10)

Pricing Comparison

Fathom

Free

Users: 1 user

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: 5 AI summaries/month, Individual use only, No CRM sync, No team collaboration

Only 5 AI summaries per month, No CRM integrations, No team features

Premium (Monthly)

$19/mo

Users: 1 user

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: Single user, No team features

Higher price vs annual, Still individual plan

Premium (Annual)

Popular

$15/yr

Users: 1 user

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: Single user, Locked for year

Annual commitment required

Team Edition

$29/mo

Users: Per user

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: Per-seat cost, No advanced coaching

Per-user pricing adds up, Monthly billing higher

Team Edition Pro (Annual)

$29/yr

Users: Per user

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: Per-seat pricing

Annual commitment, Per-user pricing scales

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Free

Users: Unlimited

Storage: 90 days retention

Limits: No custom vocabulary, no advanced search, basic export only, no priority support

Only 10 AI summaries total (not monthly), recordings deleted after 90 days, limited integrations, no CRM access

Pro

Popular

$18/yr

Users: Per user

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: No multi-meeting insights, no custom AI playbooks

Billed annually at $216/year. Monthly option is $29/month - 60% more expensive. Per-user pricing adds up for teams.

Business

$59/yr

Users: Per user

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: Full enterprise features still require Enterprise plan

Billed annually at $708/user/year. For a team of 5, that's $3,540/year. Enterprise SSO requires contacting sales.

Enterprise

$0/mo

Users: Unlimited

Storage: Custom

Limits: Contact sales for pricing

Requires annual contract, pricing not transparent - must contact sales

Feature Comparison

Feature	Fathom	tl;dv
Core Features
Meeting transcription Unlimited on free
AI summaries 5/month free, unlimited paid
Action items Limited on free
Highlight clips Create shareable clips
Platforms
Zoom Recording
Google Meet Recording
Microsoft Teams Recording
AI Features
AI Meeting Summaries 10 lifetime on free, unlimited on paid
Integrations
Zoom integration Full support
Google Meet integration Full support
Microsoft Teams integration Full support
CRM integrations Paid plans, sync issues reported
Mobile app Not available
CRM Integration (Salesforce) Paid plans only
CRM Integration (HubSpot) Paid plans only
Slack Integration
Features
Timestamped Clips
Transcription
Speaker Identification Struggles with overlapping speech
Custom Vocabulary Cannot add custom terms
Real-time Transcription Post-meeting only
Multi-language Support 30+ languages
Team Features
Team collaboration Team Edition $29/user
Shared libraries Team Edition+
Pricing
Unlimited storage All plans including free
Free tier Best in market
Export
Full Transcript Export Limited despite marketing claims
Privacy
Bot-free Recording Bot visible in meetings