Pouchette and Granola, side by side.
Neither sends a bot to your call. They differ in where your meetings live, and in whether you can hear the moment a note came from.
- Price
- PouchetteFree for work and personal use, nothing paywalledGranolaFree plan with 30 days of history; Business $14 and Enterprise $35 per user per month source for Granola’s price, granola.ai/pricing ↗
- Meeting bot
- PouchetteNoneGranolaNone: “Granola doesn’t join your meeting” source for Granola’s meeting bot, granola.ai ↗
- Transcription
- PouchetteOn your MacGranolaBy transcription providers such as Deepgram and AssemblyAI source for Granola’s transcription, granola.ai/security ↗
- Audio
- PouchetteKept on your Mac, so you can replay the momentGranolaNot stored source for Granola’s audio, granola.ai/security ↗
- Notes and transcripts
- PouchetteFiles in your Library folder, on your MacGranolaUS-hosted AWS cloud, encrypted at rest and in transit source for Granola’s notes and transcripts, granola.ai/security ↗
- Ask across meetings
- PouchetteYes, each answer cites its meetingsGranolaYes: AI chat within and across meetings source for Granola’s ask across meetings, granola.ai/pricing ↗
- AI that writes the notes
- PouchetteYour choice: built-in Quick notes, a local model, Claude Code or Codex, or your own API keyGranolaGranola’s models; Business adds advanced models source for Granola’s ai that writes the notes, granola.ai/pricing ↗
- Platforms
- PouchetteMac (Apple Silicon, macOS 14+)GranolamacOS, Windows, iOS, Android source for Granola’s platforms, granola.ai ↗
- Teams
- PouchetteNotes stay on each person’s Mac; share a follow-up email, a decision log or a redacted share packGranolaShared folders, team billing and admin, integrations such as Notion and HubSpot source for Granola’s teams, granola.ai/pricing ↗
| Pouchette | Granola | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free for work and personal use, nothing paywalled | Free plan with 30 days of history; Business $14 and Enterprise $35 per user per month granola.ai/pricing ↗ |
| Meeting bot | None | None: “Granola doesn’t join your meeting” granola.ai ↗ |
| Transcription | On your Mac | By transcription providers such as Deepgram and AssemblyAI granola.ai/security ↗ |
| Audio | Kept on your Mac, so you can replay the moment | Not stored granola.ai/security ↗ |
| Notes and transcripts | Files in your Library folder, on your Mac | US-hosted AWS cloud, encrypted at rest and in transit granola.ai/security ↗ |
| Ask across meetings | Yes, each answer cites its meetings | Yes: AI chat within and across meetings granola.ai/pricing ↗ |
| AI that writes the notes | Your choice: built-in Quick notes, a local model, Claude Code or Codex, or your own API key | Granola’s models; Business adds advanced models granola.ai/pricing ↗ |
| Platforms | Mac (Apple Silicon, macOS 14+) | macOS, Windows, iOS, Android granola.ai ↗ |
| Teams | Notes stay on each person’s Mac; share a follow-up email, a decision log or a redacted share pack | Shared folders, team billing and admin, integrations such as Notion and HubSpot granola.ai/pricing ↗ |
When Granola fits better
- You need it on Windows or your phone.
- Your team shares notes in one workspace, or sends them to a CRM.
- You want meetings picked up from your calendar automatically.
When Pouchette fits better
- Recordings, transcripts and notes should stay on your Mac.
- You want to hear the exact sentence a note came from, weeks later.
- You want it free, with no limit on history.
- You want to choose the AI, including one that runs on your Mac.
Try it on your next meeting.
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Granola’s details are from granola.ai (the home, pricing and security pages), checked 28 September 2026. If something has changed, tell us and we’ll fix it.