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The best Granola alternatives
For most people the best alternative to Granola is Krisp, and the best free one is Mic Drop.
KrispPick it if people on your calls hear kids, cafe chatter or echo behind you.From $8Compare at a glance
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| App | Price | How you pay | Mac | iPhone | iPad | Watch | App Store | Developer | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Granola | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | 5 | ||||||
| Krisp | From $8 | Subscription | Too few ratings | ||||||
 Mic Drop | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | Too few ratings | ||||||
 Circleback | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | 4.8 | ||||||
 Meetily | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | Too few ratings |
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The alternatives, in order
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Pick it if people on your calls hear kids, cafe chatter or echo behind you.
Strips background voices, noise and echo from both sides of every call, plus meeting notes without a bot.
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Pick it if you spend hours on video calls and want one mute key that works in every meeting app.
System-wide microphone mute from the menu bar or AirPods, free with a $5 upgrade.
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Pick it if you run several meetings a day and lose track of who promised what.
Meeting notes, decisions and action items from every call, recorded by a bot or quietly by the Mac app.
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Pick it if you sit in a lot of video calls and want free meeting notes that are transcribed on your own Mac.
A free, open source Mac app that transcribes and summarizes your calls.
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When Granola is still the right pick
You are on calls most of the day and want clean notes without a recording bot in the meeting.
Granola prices and verdictFree to start