How much does Granola cost?

As of October 13, 2026, Granola lists a Basic plan at $0, Business at $14 per user per month and Enterprise at $35 per user per month. The page does not state the billing period or taxes.

Where does Granola host data?

According to its security page and privacy policy, Granola stores data on AWS servers in the United States. No EU hosting option is published; a DPA is available on request.

GENIAL vs Granola: which meeting assistant for your business?

In short

Granola is an AI notepad for meetings that captures computer audio without a bot. It offers a free Basic plan, then Business at $14 and Enterprise at $35 per user per month. GENIAL includes its meeting assistant in the Pro plan, at $29 a month, excl. tax for the whole organization: the meeting then feeds an assistant with 30+ AI models and eight role-specific agents, with data hosted in Europe.

Public information checked on October 13, 2026

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At a glance

6/12in GENIAL's favor
6/12on par
0/12in Granola's favor

Where GENIAL makes the difference

Pricing: One fixed price for the whole organization, whatever the number of users
Users: Unlimited users; billed per user at Granola
Connectors: 194 ready-to-use connectors; HubSpot, Attio, Notion and MCP at Granola
Support: French team and Academy; English-only interface at Granola
Company AI: 30+ models and 8 role-specific agents fed by the meeting; meeting-centred AI at Granola
AI roadmap: AI roadmap designed and followed; no such service published by Granola

Our reading of the sourced facts in the table: the competitor gets the edge whenever its published information is stronger.

The comparison, criterion by criterion

The comparison, criterion by criterion
Criterion		Granola
PricingOne fixed price for the whole organization, whatever the number of users	GENIAL's edge Genial Pro: $29/month, excl. tax Genial Team: $149/month, excl. tax Genial Enterprise: custom quote	Basic: $0; Business: $14 per user per month; Enterprise: $35 per user per month. Billing period and taxes not stated on the page.[1]
UsersUnlimited users; billed per user at Granola	GENIAL's edge Unlimited users: one price per organization, not per seat	Billed per user. Minimum seats not published. Basic: meeting history limited to 30 days, no integrations or follow-up emails.[1]
Video conferencingOn parZoom, Google Meet and Teams on both sides; any video app on desktop at Granola	Microsoft Teams Zoom Google Meet	On macOS and Windows: meetings on any software, including Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams. iOS and Android apps.[6][2]
CaptureOn parBotless, in person and on mobile on both sides; bot mode as well at GENIAL	Online and in-person meetings With or without a bot, your choice Available on mobile	Botless: captures computer audio and adds no bot to the call. In-person meetings on desktop; mobile app for notes and phone calls. Audio is not stored.[3][6][2]
After the meetingOn parPre-meeting brief, notes, actions and follow-up email on both sides	Brief before the meeting: account context, latest exchanges, questions to ask Transcript attributed to each speaker, key points, decisions and actions Meeting notes, recap email, updated customer record, assigned actions Nothing goes out without your approval	Notes, action items and follow-up emails after the meeting; AI chat within and across meetings; note templates and Recipes; pre-meeting briefs (Business and Enterprise).[2][1]
Connectors194 ready-to-use connectors; HubSpot, Attio, Notion and MCP at Granola	GENIAL's edge 194 ready-to-use connectors 1,500+ connectors in the catalog Works with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace	Slack, Notion, Zapier, Attio, HubSpot and Affinity CRMs; MCP server (Claude, ChatGPT); API on Business and Enterprise. Salesforce listed for Enterprise.[8][1]
DataOn parEuropean hosting at GENIAL; SOC 2 Type 2 at Granola, data in the United States	Data hosted in Europe GDPR, data processing agreement (DPA)	AWS hosting in the US, no EU option published. SOC 2 Type 2, DPA on request, HIPAA on Enterprise. Trains on anonymised data, opt-out available (off by default on Enterprise).[3][4][1]
SupportFrench team and Academy; English-only interface at Granola	GENIAL's edge French company, teams in Paris and Bordeaux Academy: learning paths and a prompt library Dedicated AI project manager on the Enterprise plan Accredited AI Expert for Bpifrance, France's public investment bank	Granola, Inc. (Delaware) and Granola Labs Ltd (England). Priority support on Enterprise. Interface in English only; transcription in 31 languages on desktop, 17 on mobile, including French.[4][1][7]
Getting startedOn parFree to get started on both sides	Free to get started Up and running in 5 minutes Pro plan with no commitment	Free Basic plan, self-serve sign-up. Free trial of paid plans and credit card requirement: not published.[1][2]
Beyond the meetingDoes what is said in the meeting feed the rest of the work?
Company AI30+ models and 8 role-specific agents fed by the meeting; meeting-centred AI at Granola	GENIAL's edge The meeting feeds the assistant and the role-specific agents 30+ AI models to choose from 8 ready-to-use role-specific agents Meeting capability that extends the agents	Meeting-centred AI chat. Models not named on the pricing page ("model selection" on Business); the security page names OpenAI and Anthropic as providers. No general assistant published.[1][3]
AI transformationBeyond the tool: steering AI adoption and improving your company's AI over time.
AI roadmapAI roadmap designed and followed; no such service published by Granola	GENIAL's edge Roadmap AI: design and follow-up of your AI roadmap Maturity, prioritized use cases, actions, adoption and ROI tracked in one place	No AI roadmap or adoption programme service published.[1][2]
Governance and evaluationsOn parUsage tracking on both sides; Audit API and SSO on Enterprise at Granola	Governance & Evaluations: every conversation tracked in detail Every user improvement suggestion surfaced Continuous improvement of your company's AI	Enterprise: workspace usage analytics, Audit API, SSO, SCIM provisioning, admin policies and org-wide auto-deletion periods.[1]

Pricing
GENIAL's edge
One fixed price for the whole organization, whatever the number of users
- Genial Pro: $29/month, excl. tax
- Genial Team: $149/month, excl. tax
- Genial Enterprise: custom quote
Granola
Basic: $0; Business: $14 per user per month; Enterprise: $35 per user per month. Billing period and taxes not stated on the page.[1]
Users
GENIAL's edge
Unlimited users; billed per user at Granola
- Unlimited users: one price per organization, not per seat
Granola
Billed per user. Minimum seats not published. Basic: meeting history limited to 30 days, no integrations or follow-up emails.[1]
Video conferencing
On par
Zoom, Google Meet and Teams on both sides; any video app on desktop at Granola
- Microsoft Teams
- Zoom
- Google Meet
Granola
On macOS and Windows: meetings on any software, including Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams. iOS and Android apps.[6][2]
Capture
On par
Botless, in person and on mobile on both sides; bot mode as well at GENIAL
- Online and in-person meetings
- With or without a bot, your choice
- Available on mobile
Granola
Botless: captures computer audio and adds no bot to the call. In-person meetings on desktop; mobile app for notes and phone calls. Audio is not stored.[3][6][2]
After the meeting
On par
Pre-meeting brief, notes, actions and follow-up email on both sides
- Brief before the meeting: account context, latest exchanges, questions to ask
- Transcript attributed to each speaker, key points, decisions and actions
- Meeting notes, recap email, updated customer record, assigned actions
- Nothing goes out without your approval
Granola
Notes, action items and follow-up emails after the meeting; AI chat within and across meetings; note templates and Recipes; pre-meeting briefs (Business and Enterprise).[2][1]
Connectors
GENIAL's edge
194 ready-to-use connectors; HubSpot, Attio, Notion and MCP at Granola
- 194 ready-to-use connectors
- 1,500+ connectors in the catalog
- Works with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace
Granola
Slack, Notion, Zapier, Attio, HubSpot and Affinity CRMs; MCP server (Claude, ChatGPT); API on Business and Enterprise. Salesforce listed for Enterprise.[8][1]
Data
On par
European hosting at GENIAL; SOC 2 Type 2 at Granola, data in the United States
- Data hosted in Europe
- GDPR, data processing agreement (DPA)
Granola
AWS hosting in the US, no EU option published. SOC 2 Type 2, DPA on request, HIPAA on Enterprise. Trains on anonymised data, opt-out available (off by default on Enterprise).[3][4][1]
Support
GENIAL's edge
French team and Academy; English-only interface at Granola
- French company, teams in Paris and Bordeaux
- Academy: learning paths and a prompt library
- Dedicated AI project manager on the Enterprise plan
- Accredited AI Expert for Bpifrance, France's public investment bank
Granola
Granola, Inc. (Delaware) and Granola Labs Ltd (England). Priority support on Enterprise. Interface in English only; transcription in 31 languages on desktop, 17 on mobile, including French.[4][1][7]
Getting started
On par
Free to get started on both sides
- Free to get started
- Up and running in 5 minutes
- Pro plan with no commitment
Granola
Free Basic plan, self-serve sign-up. Free trial of paid plans and credit card requirement: not published.[1][2]
Beyond the meeting
Does what is said in the meeting feed the rest of the work?
Company AI
GENIAL's edge
30+ models and 8 role-specific agents fed by the meeting; meeting-centred AI at Granola
- The meeting feeds the assistant and the role-specific agents
- 30+ AI models to choose from
- 8 ready-to-use role-specific agents
- Meeting capability that extends the agents
Granola
Meeting-centred AI chat. Models not named on the pricing page ("model selection" on Business); the security page names OpenAI and Anthropic as providers. No general assistant published.[1][3]
AI transformation
Beyond the tool: steering AI adoption and improving your company's AI over time.
AI roadmap
GENIAL's edge
AI roadmap designed and followed; no such service published by Granola
- Roadmap AI: design and follow-up of your AI roadmap
- Maturity, prioritized use cases, actions, adoption and ROI tracked in one place
Granola
No AI roadmap or adoption programme service published.[1][2]
Governance and evaluations
On par
Usage tracking on both sides; Audit API and SSO on Enterprise at Granola
- Governance & Evaluations: every conversation tracked in detail
- Every user improvement suggestion surfaced
- Continuous improvement of your company's AI
Granola
Enterprise: workspace usage analytics, Audit API, SSO, SCIM provisioning, admin policies and org-wide auto-deletion periods.[1]

Choose GENIAL if…

You want one price per organization ($29 a month, excl. tax) rather than a per-user subscription.
You want the meeting to feed a multi-model assistant and role-specific agents afterwards, not just meeting notes.
Your meetings must stay hosted in Europe.
You want to design and follow your AI roadmap in the same place.

Choose Granola if…

You don't want any audio file kept: Granola does not store meeting audio.
You want a free plan to start, with Business at $14 per user per month.
You use Attio, HubSpot, Affinity or Notion and want notes sent there directly.

Frequently asked questions

Granola is an AI notepad for meetings that captures computer audio without a bot. GENIAL includes a meeting assistant for Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams, with or without a bot, online, in person and on mobile, connected to a multi-model assistant and eight role-specific agents that pick up what was said, for $29 a month, excl. tax whatever the number of users.

Sources and method

Every piece of information about the competing offer comes from the vendor's public pages, checked on October 13, 2026. The bracketed numbers in the table refer to this list.

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