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Pithflow vs Granola

Granola is a notepad that listens: you type rough notes during the call and it fills them out from the audio afterwards. Pithflow records the meeting and writes the notes itself, ranked by how many times each point came up — then dictates the follow-up into whatever app you open next.

Short answer: both capture the meeting from your own computer, so neither puts a bot in the call. Granola is the better tool if you like taking your own notes during a meeting and want them enhanced; it also runs on Mac and iPhone. Pithflow is the better tool if you want the notes written for you with the key points ranked by mentions, if you meet in rooms as often as on calls, and if you also want dictation. Pithflow is Windows only.

Feature comparison

Feature Pithflow Granola
How it hears the meeting Records your PC — mic + what it plays Records your PC — mic + system audio
Bot joins the call No No
Platforms Windows 10/11 Mac, Windows, iOS (per granola.ai)
What you do during the meeting Nothing — press record and forget it Type rough notes; Granola enhances them after
Notes format Summary, key points ranked by mentions with counts, decisions, action items Your notes, expanded and structured from the transcript
In-person meetings ✓ — dedicated mode, laptop mic ✓ — device microphone
Speaker labels Me / Them on video calls Reported as limited; check granola.ai
Also dictates into any app ✓ — hold a key, speak, release —
Integrations AI-assistant connector (read-only) Notion, Slack, HubSpot and others on paid plans, per granola.ai
Free plan Single meetings up to 15 min Free tier with a limited note history, per reviews
Paid Pro $9.99/mo · $99/yr From ~$14/user/mo, per granola.ai

When Pithflow makes more sense

  • ✓ The notes are written for you, with key points ranked by how many separate times each came up
  • ✓ Nothing to do during the meeting — no note-taking while you should be listening
  • ✓ The same app dictates the recap into Outlook, Gmail, Slack or a doc a minute later
  • ✓ Windows-native, and a free plan that covers a real 15-minute meeting
  • ✓ Bilingual: a meeting that switches between English and Spanish is transcribed as spoken

When Granola makes more sense

  • → Runs on Mac and iPhone as well as Windows — Pithflow is Windows only
  • → If you like writing your own notes, Granola keeps your structure and fills in what you missed
  • → Integrations with Notion, Slack and CRMs on paid plans
  • → A longer track record: the bot-free category's best-known name

Frequently asked questions

Does Granola put a bot in the meeting?

No, and neither does Pithflow. Both record from your own computer — your microphone plus the audio the meeting app is playing — so nothing joins the call. On that point they are the same, and both are unaffected by tenants that block notetaker bots.

So what is actually different?

The notes. Granola is built around notes you type during the meeting, which it then enhances from the transcript. Pithflow assumes you typed nothing: it writes a summary, ranks the key points by how many times each came up with the count shown, and lists the decisions and action items. And Pithflow is also a dictation app — the same hotkey types the follow-up into any application.

Is Granola available on Windows?

Yes. Granola shipped a Windows app in 2025 and it is generally available, per its own announcements and independent reviews. Pithflow does not claim a platform advantage there; Granola additionally runs on Mac and iOS, which Pithflow does not.

Which has the better free plan?

They are shaped differently. Pithflow's free plan caps a single meeting at 15 minutes and counts toward the weekly free allowance. Granola's free tier is reported to limit how much note history you can open rather than how long a meeting can be; reviews disagree on the exact figure, so check granola.ai. Pro on Pithflow is $9.99 USD a month with no per-meeting cap.

Can Pithflow and Granola run together?

Yes — both are ordinary Windows apps recording the same system audio, and Windows shares audio devices between applications by default. It rarely makes sense to run both on one meeting, but nothing stops it.

Verdict

Granola for people who take their own notes and want them completed, or who need Mac and iPhone. Pithflow for people who want the meeting recorded, ranked and done — especially in rooms — and who will use the same app to dictate the follow-up. Both are honest, bot-free choices; the difference is whether you want to type during the meeting.

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