Best Granola Alternatives in 2026

Looking for alternatives to Granola? Here are 24 similar tools in the Productivity & Automation category.

Comparing against

Granola

AI notepad that turns your meeting notes into clear summaries and action items — no bot required.

★★★★★

Freemium

Why people look for a Granola alternative

•Does little for you if you don't type notes during the call — it enhances your input rather than working from audio alone
•Integration gaps leave notes isolated from other workflows, with no true export (copy/paste only)
•Speaker attribution degrades in calls with more than three participants

Open-source & cheaper alternatives to Granola

Lower-cost and free options — independently curated.

#	Alternative	Why it's a good swap	Pricing
1	tl;dv	AI meeting recorder and notetaker with video recording and transcription.	—
2	Kai	AI note-taking alternative positioned against Granola's limits.	—

Independently curated by AIToolPundit. Third-party links are not endorsements; pricing and open-source status can change — verify on the vendor's site.

24 more Productivity & Automation tools like Granola

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To be fair to Granola: bot-free approach captures computer audio without joining the call; instantly enhances rough notes into clean, structured summaries. If that's what matters most to you, it may still be the right call.