Twelve comparisons, side by side
Compare AI meeting notetakers: Lynkk, Otter, Fireflies, Granola, Fathom and more
Lynkk next to twelve other tools, from notetakers to a pocket recorder to sales platforms. The five most compared are set side by side on the three questions that usually decide it: where you meet, which language you speak, and whether a bot should join. Every comparison also says where the other tool is the better pick.
Competitors checked against their own websites in October 2026.
Three questions, answered
Start with the meeting, then pick the tool.
Most choices come down to these three. Here is which of the five most compared tools fit each answer, from what each one says about itself.
Where do you meet?
All five record calls. The difference is the meeting in a room, and the phone in your pocket.
- Only online
- Any of the five. Each one records Zoom, Google Meet and Teams calls.
- In a room as well
- Lynkk records the room from the Mac app or the browser mic. Otter records from its phone apps or the web, Fireflies from its phone app, and Granola from its desktop and phone apps. Fathom lists in-person capture on iPhone as coming soon.
- On your phone
- Otter, Fireflies and Granola have phone apps. Lynkk and Fathom do not.
Which language?
Every tool lists its own languages. Check that yours is on the list before anything else.
- English
- All five.
- Many languages
- Fireflies lists over 100, Fathom 38, Granola 31 on desktop, Lynkk 17 with four in beta, and Otter six, one per conversation.
- Hindi and English in the same call
- Lynkk has a Hinglish mode that follows the switch mid-sentence, on every plan. Fireflies has a mode for several languages in one meeting, in beta on Business and up, and Granola has a mode that follows language switches.
Bot or no bot?
A bot is easy to send and everyone on the call can see it. With no bot, nothing new joins the call.
- A bot
- Otter, Fireflies, Fathom and Lynkk send one to Zoom, Google Meet and Teams, and Fireflies' bot also joins Webex. Granola has no bot.
- No bot
- All five can record from your computer. Lynkk keeps the audio from those recordings and labels your side You. Fireflies' desktop app saves no audio, and Granola does not keep it.
- Some of each
- Otter, Fireflies, Fathom and Lynkk do both. With Lynkk, the bot can join from your Google Calendar on its own, and the Mac app offers to record any call it notices.
The table
The five most compared, in one table.
Lynkk next to Otter.ai, Fireflies.ai, Granola and Fathom, on the rows every comparison page shares. Each page adds its own rows, the plans in full and where the other tool wins.
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| What you get | Lynkk | Otter.ai | Fireflies.ai | Granola | Fathom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How it records | Your choice: a bot that joins Zoom, Google Meet and Teams, or no bot at all with the Mac app or the Chrome extension | Otter Notetaker joins Zoom, Meet and Teams; the desktop app and the Meet extension record without a bot | Fred joins Zoom, Meet, Teams, Webex and more; the desktop app and the Meet extension record without a bot | No bot. Listens to your computer's system audio and mic; you start each note yourself | A bot for Zoom, Meet and Teams, or no bot from the Mac app. A Chrome extension for Meet |
| In-person meetings | Record the room from the Mac app or the browser mic | Record on the phone apps or the web, offline too | Record in person on the phone app | Desktop app, plus iPhone and Android apps made for in-person meetings | Not yet. An iPhone app for in-person capture is listed as coming soon |
| Platforms | Web app, Mac app (Apple silicon, macOS 14.2 or later), Chrome extension. No phone app | Web, Mac and Windows apps, iPhone, Android, Chrome extension | Web, Mac and Windows apps, iPhone, Android, Chrome extension | Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and Apple Watch. The web view is for reading notes | Web, Mac and Windows apps, Chrome extension. The Windows app uses the bot |
| Languages | 17 languages plus Hinglish and auto-detect, four of them in beta | English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Chinese, one per conversation | Over 100 languages; several in one meeting is a beta on Business and up | 31 languages on desktop, 17 on mobile, with a mode that follows language switches | 38 languages, Hindi included |
| Ask across meetings | Ask Lynkk (Pro) answers from all your notes and cites the note and the minute | AI Chat across meetings on every plan, from 20 questions a month on Basic | AskFred across meetings and connected apps, paid for with monthly AI credits | Chat across meetings or folders on every plan; the free plan sees the last 30 days | Ask Fathom: one call at a time on Free and Premium, across all calls on Team and Business |
| Action items and Jira | Every item has an owner and a due date when one was said. Send to Jira from the note, one issue per item | Action items in every summary; Jira, Asana and ClickUp on its integrations list | Action items on Pro and up; Jira, Asana, Linear and more | Action items in the notes; Jira, Asana and Linear through Zapier | AI action items on paid plans; sends tasks to Asana. No Jira integration listed |
| Slack | Ask @Lynkk in a channel or a DM and it answers from your notes (Pro) | Slack is on its integrations list | Slack integration, and AskFred can read connected Slack | Share a note to Slack, or post notes from a folder automatically | Share highlights and summaries to Slack |
| Free plan | Unlimited notes, 2 hours per note, the first 5 hours of AI notes | Basic: 300 minutes a month, 30 minutes per conversation, 3 file imports | Free: transcription with limits, 400 minutes of storage, limited summaries and AskFred | Basic: free, with 30 days of meeting history | Unlimited recording and storage; advanced summaries on your first 5 calls a month |
| Paid plans | Pro: $15 a month, or $117 a year. Enterprise: priced with you | Pro $16.99 a month, Business $30 per user a month, less on yearly | Pro $18, Business $29 per seat a month, less on yearly. Enterprise $39, yearly only | Business: $14 per user a month. Enterprise: $35 per user a month | Premium $20 a month, Team $19 and Business $34 per user a month, less on yearly |
Competitor cells say what each company's own website said when it was checked in October 2026. Prices and plans change, so check each pricing page before you buy.
The twelve comparisons
One page for each tool, with the other side's case made fairly.
Every page has the full table, both price lists, where each tool is the better pick, and what moving over involves.
Meeting notetakers
Tools that join or record your calls and write them up, like Lynkk does.
Lynkk vs Otter.ai
Otter has phone apps, file import and live captions. Lynkk hears 17 languages plus Hinglish and gives every plan 2 hours a note.
Read the comparison of Lynkk and Otter.aiPick Otter.ai if
You record on your phone or on Windows
Pick Lynkk if
Your calls are not in Otter's six languages
Lynkk vs Fireflies.ai
Fireflies covers more languages, apps and CRMs. Lynkk keeps the audio when it records without a bot and asks across calls on one flat price.
Read the comparison of Lynkk and Fireflies.aiPick Fireflies.ai if
You need more languages
Pick Lynkk if
No bot, and the recording is still there
Lynkk vs Granola
Both can record without a bot. Granola builds on the notes you type; Lynkk keeps the recording and can also send a bot.
Read the comparison of Lynkk and GranolaPick Granola if
You like to type your own notes
Pick Lynkk if
You want the recording, not only the notes
Lynkk vs Fathom
Fathom has a generous free plan and CRM sync. Lynkk records in person, sends action items to Jira and asks across calls for one user.
Read the comparison of Lynkk and FathomPick Fathom if
You want the most free recording
Pick Lynkk if
Some of your meetings are in a room
Lynkk vs Read AI
Read AI has phone and Windows apps and scores every meeting. Lynkk writes the notes without scoring anyone, records with or without a bot, and hears Hinglish.
Read the comparison of Lynkk and Read AIPick Read AI if
You need phone apps
Pick Lynkk if
You want a switch on every meeting
Lynkk vs Notta
Notta has phone and Windows apps and file upload, and sells translation as an add-on. Lynkk has every language and Hinglish on every plan, and 2-hour notes on Free.
Read the comparison of Lynkk and NottaPick Notta if
You need iPhone or Android
Pick Lynkk if
Your calls switch between Hindi and English
Lynkk vs Circleback
Circleback writes very clean notes and has phone and Apple Watch apps. Lynkk hears 17 languages plus Hinglish, sends action items to Jira and answers across notes with sources.
Read the comparison of Lynkk and CirclebackPick Circleback if
You want the cleanest notes
Pick Lynkk if
Your calls are not all in English
Lynkk vs MeetGeek
MeetGeek covers 100+ languages, phone apps and a long CRM list. Lynkk follows Hinglish mid-sentence, gives Free 2-hour notes and answers across calls with sources.
Read the comparison of Lynkk and MeetGeekPick MeetGeek if
Your language is not on Lynkk's list
Pick Lynkk if
You want answers across meetings
A pocket recorder, and sales platforms
A device you carry for the room, and revenue platforms sold to sales teams on a contract. Each does something Lynkk does not, and each page says what.
Lynkk vs Plaud
Plaud sells a recorder you carry and charge. Lynkk records the room from the Mac you already have, and keeps it with your Zoom, Meet and Teams notes.
Read the comparison of Lynkk and PlaudPick Plaud if
You record where a laptop does not belong
Pick Lynkk if
Nothing to buy, charge or forget
Lynkk vs Gong
Gong is a full revenue platform with forecasting and deal analytics. Lynkk is a notetaker you can start free today, with a public price and no contract.
Read the comparison of Lynkk and GongPick Gong if
You need forecasting and pipeline inspection
Pick Lynkk if
You can start today
Lynkk vs Avoma
Avoma adds coaching, forecasting and scheduling as paid add-ons. Lynkk has a free plan that keeps recording, and puts asking across meetings in its $15 Pro.
Read the comparison of Lynkk and AvomaPick Avoma if
You want coaching and scorecards
Pick Lynkk if
You want a free plan that keeps working
Lynkk vs Clari Copilot
Clari Copilot scores deal risk and coaches after the call, on a yearly contract. Lynkk writes up calls and rooms for $15 a month, with no contract and a free plan.
Read the comparison of Lynkk and Clari CopilotPick Clari Copilot if
You already run Clari or Salesloft
Pick Lynkk if
The price is public, and small
What Lynkk does not do
Six reasons Lynkk might not be the one for you.
If one of these decides it, another tool will serve you better, and the comparison pages say which.
No phone app
Lynkk runs in the browser, on the Mac and in Chrome. To record a meeting in a room, use the Mac app or the browser on a laptop.
No Windows app
The desktop app is Mac only, for Apple silicon and macOS 14.2 or later. On Windows, use the web app and the Chrome extension, or send the bot.
No upload or import
Lynkk transcribes what it records. It cannot take audio or video files you already have, or notes exported from another tool.
No captions inside the call
Nothing appears in Zoom or Meet. When the bot records, the web app shows a live transcript, and the summary follows after the call.
Workspaces up to 10 members
A workspace gives up to 10 members Pro on one bill for the owner. Otter, Fireflies, Granola and Fathom all sell enterprise plans for bigger teams.
No CRM
Lynkk connects to Google Calendar, Jira and Slack. It has no Salesforce or HubSpot sync and no call analytics. Fireflies and Fathom both sync with those CRMs.
Questions
Questions about choosing a notetaker
What is the best AI meeting notetaker?
The one that fits how you meet. If you record on your phone or on Windows, Otter, Fireflies and Granola have apps for both. If you want the most free recording for online calls, Fathom's free plan has no monthly cap. If you meet online and in a room, want a bot on some calls and none on others, or want the recording kept with every note, Lynkk fits. If you run a sales team that needs forecasting, coaching and CRM sync, Gong, Clari Copilot and Avoma are built for that. Each comparison page says where the other tool is the better pick.
Is Lynkk free?
Yes. The free plan has unlimited notes of up to 2 hours each, the meeting bot (audio), the Mac app, the Chrome extension and every language, and AI notes for your first 5 hours of meetings. Pro is $15 a month, or $117 a year, and adds unlimited summaries, Ask Lynkk, answers in Slack and meeting video.
Which notetakers record without a bot?
All five in the table can. Granola never uses a bot. Otter, Fireflies and Fathom have desktop apps that record without one. Lynkk records from the Mac app, and its Chrome extension records Google Meet, Zoom in the browser and Teams from your own tab. Lynkk keeps the audio from those recordings and labels your side You.
Can I import my notes from another notetaker?
No. Lynkk has no import and does not take uploads of recordings. Export your history from the other tool and keep it there, then record new meetings in Lynkk.
Does Lynkk work on Windows or on my phone?
There is no Windows app and no phone app. On Windows, use the web app and the Chrome extension, or send the bot to your calls. The Mac app needs Apple silicon and macOS 14.2 or later.
How were these comparisons made?
Competitor details come from each company's own website and help pages, checked in October 2026. Lynkk's side is checked against the product itself. Prices and plans change, so check each pricing page before you buy, and write to admin@lynkk.ai if something here is out of date.
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