Meeting notes & calls

What is the best AI note taker in the UK? Granola has the strongest ratings and the most generous offer for UK students, Circleback has the most complete free plan, and Krisp is the choice for noise cancellation as well as notes.

Granola transcribes meetings from your device's audio with no bot in the call, then turns your rough notes into a full write-up. It scores 4.9 on Google Play from 3,050 reviews, 4.9 on the UK App Store from 2,244 ratings and 4.8 on Product Hunt from 56. It has a UK entity, though notes and transcripts are stored on AWS in the US.

Circleback takes notes, action items and automations from online and in-person meetings, with a bot or with its bot-free desktop app, and can record from a phone or Apple Watch. It scores 4.9 on Product Hunt from 9 reviews and 4.7 on the App Store from 38 ratings, but only 2.9 on Trustpilot from 4 reviews.

Krisp combines noise cancellation with bot-free AI meeting notes for Zoom, Teams, Google Meet and other call apps. It has by far the most reviews of the three, 4.7 on G2 from 1,533, alongside 3.0 on Trustpilot from 412, where some reviewers complain about automatic renewals.

Which meeting note app is free? Granola and Circleback both have free plans with unlimited meetings, and Krisp has none, only a 7-day trial without a card.

Granola's free Basic plan has no cap on meetings or transcription time but only shows the last 30 days of notes, and it leaves out the Notion, HubSpot and Zapier integrations. Circleback's free plan keeps 30 days of meeting and recording history and includes AI notes, action items, search across meetings and API access. For anyone who needs older notes, the paid plans are the way to keep them.

Can you take meeting notes without a bot joining the call? Yes, all three can: Granola never uses a bot, Krisp only sends one if you choose to, and Circleback offers a bot-free desktop app alongside its bot.

Granola transcribes the audio on your Mac or Windows computer and deletes the audio after transcription. Krisp runs English transcription on your device. Circleback's desktop app records without a bot, and its bot remains an option for calls you can't attend. A bot-free recorder is quieter in client calls, but it relies on your own device capturing the audio.

Granola vs Circleback vs Krisp: which costs least? On monthly billing Granola Business is cheapest at $14 per user, while on yearly billing Krisp Core drops to $8 a month per user.

The paid plans side by side, all in US dollars: - Granola Business: $14 per user a month, billed monthly only, with unlimited history and advanced AI models - Circleback Pro: $18 per user a month, or $15 billed yearly, with unlimited history and one year of recordings - Krisp Core: $16 per user a month, or $8 billed yearly, with unlimited notes and noise cancellation - Circleback Business: $29 a month, or $25 billed yearly, with admin roles and unlimited free viewers - Krisp Advanced: $30 a month, or $15 billed yearly, adding accent conversion and Salesforce - Granola Enterprise and Circleback Enterprise: from $35 per user a month on annual contracts

Granola adds VAT by billing address; Circleback and Krisp don't mention VAT on their pricing pages.

How do you pay less for meeting note software? Student and non-profit offers save the most, followed by yearly billing on Krisp and Circleback.

Granola lets students in the UK, US and Canada, and seed-stage startups, apply for 12 months of Business free, and gives registered non-profits 50% off Business. Circleback gives students 50% off and non-profits 30% off. Krisp lists no student or non-profit discount, but its yearly billing halves the price.

Circleback's Business plan also adds readers as free viewers rather than paid seats, so only the people who hold meetings need paying for. Granola has no annual discount on Business, so its $14 price is the same whichever way you pay.