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Bridge vs Granola

Bridge and Granola are both meeting notes & transcription tools. Bridge is aimed at small businesses and enterprise, while Granola is aimed at freelancers and small businesses. Granola costs less, from $14/mo versus $20/mo for Bridge. Both have a free plan.

Bridge

Video meetings, bot-free capture and AI agents in one workspace

Granola

AI notepad that works without a bot

PricingFreemium · $20Freemium · $14
Starting price$20/mo$14/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial14 days—
Built forSmall businesses, Enterprise, FreelancersFreelancers, Small businesses
Platformsweb, macosmacos, windows, ios
Country—GB · 2023
Rating——

Choose Bridge if

Startups and small teams on Macs that want video calls, AI notes and meeting agents in one per-seat tool.

  • Replaces separate video, notetaker and prep tools for small teams
  • Free plan already includes capture and unlimited notes
  • Meeting data is reachable from other AI tools through MCP

Look elsewhere if: Large organisations that need proven webinar-scale video or Windows teams that want bot-free capture (Zoom, Fireflies).

Choose Granola if

Professionals who take many calls and want excellent notes without a bot in the room.

  • No bot; participants are not disrupted
  • Notes reflect what you cared about
  • Clean, fast app

Look elsewhere if: Teams needing live transcripts, multilingual support or compliance recording.

Bridge vs Granola pricing

Bridge

  • Starter$05 participants, 60-min meetings, capture and unlimited notes
  • Professional$20/user/mo25 participants, 8-hr meetings, custom agents, Bridge MCP
  • Business$30/user/mo200 participants, 24-hr meetings, groups, admin controls
  • EnterpriseCustom1,000 participants, SAML SSO, SLA, whitelabeling

Granola

  • Basic$0AI meeting notes, limited meeting history
  • Business$14/user/moUnlimited notes and history, integrations, API, MCP
  • Enterprise$35/user/moSSO, enterprise security and admin controls

Bridge · Key features

  • Native video meetings with scheduling and booking pages
  • Bot-free capture of Zoom, Meet and Teams calls via the Mac app
  • Import of meeting history from Granola, Fireflies and Fathom
  • Pre-meeting briefs, live AI help and automatic notes with action items
  • Custom agents with triggers, tools and their own instructions
  • Self-updating memory profiles for people and companies

Cons

  • Bot-free capture requires an Apple Silicon Mac
  • No Windows desktop app; other computers rely on the meeting bot
  • Custom agents and MCP require a paid seat

Granola · Key features

  • Bot-free capture of system audio on Mac, Windows and iOS
  • Your notes enhanced with transcript context after the call
  • Templates for different meeting types
  • AI chat across all meetings
  • Calendar integration and auto-start
  • Sharing to Notion, Slack, HubSpot and Linear

Cons

  • Limited free tier
  • No live transcript view
  • Depends on local audio capture setup

Bridge vs Granola: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Bridge or Granola?

Granola starts at $14/mo and Bridge at $20/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Bridge and Granola have a free plan?

Yes, both Bridge and Granola have a free plan; paid plans add more usage and features.

Not sure yet?