Harmony مقابل Granola

Overview

Granola is an AI notepad — not a recorder — that captures device audio locally and blends it with typed notes to produce enhanced summaries. Backed by $67M in funding at a $250M valuation, Granola is platform-agnostic by design since it captures device audio directly, working with Zoom, Meet, Teams, Webex, or any audio source. Uses OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google models with Deepgram/AssemblyAI for transcription.

Pricing

Plan	Price
Free	$0 (25 meetings lifetime)
Individual	$18/mo
Business	$14/user/mo
Enterprise	~$35+/user/mo

Key Limitations

No audio or video storage. This is the critical limitation. Granola stores only text transcripts and notes — no audio, no video. This makes it unsuitable for compliance, regulatory, or verification use cases where the original recording is required.

US-only data. All data is stored on AWS in the US. No EU data residency option.

Model training on by default. Free and Business users have model training enabled by default. Recent security incidents (exposed API keys, logout flaws) raise maturity concerns.

No phone/IVR support. No CRM field-level sync, no Android app, and no way to integrate contact center or phone system data.

Personal tool, not infrastructure. Granola enhances individual note-taking. It cannot serve as a conversation data lake, provide cross-team intelligence, or integrate with enterprise data systems.

When to Choose Harmony

Granola is clever for individuals who want enhanced meeting notes without a bot. But for organizations that need conversation recordings for compliance, a data layer they own, cross-team intelligence, EU residency, and enterprise security — Harmony is in a different category entirely.