Comparison · Free AI meeting notetaker

onCall vs Fathom

Fathom earned its 5.0-star G2 rating (6,500+ reviews) with a genuinely generous free plan and the smoothest UX in the category. If you need personal meeting notes, it's excellent. But it's a notetaker, not a deal-intelligence system: no prospect research, no framework scoring, and team features live in paid tiers with a famously loud, visible bot.

Side by side

onCall vs Fathom, feature by feature

CapabilityonCallFathom
Pre-call prospect researchYes — prospect brief 15 min before the callNo
Deal scoring vs framework (0–100)Yes — health & urgency 0–100 on MEDDIC, SPIN, or BANT, auto-detectedNo
Auto-join bot from calendarYes — joins automatically from your calendar, right before the callYes — visible 'Fathom Notetaker' participant (top G2 complaint, 415 mentions)
AI summariesUnlimited on every plan5/month on Free after trial; unlimited paid
Follow-up email draftsYes — drafted from the conversationYes (paid plans)
Team pipeline dashboardYes — filter by rep, company, health, urgencyPartial — Team Edition adds comments, playlists, keyword alerts
CRM push (Salesforce / HubSpot)On the roadmapYes
Mobile / in-person recordingNoNo (no Android app; desktop install needs local admin)
PricingFree in beta (5 scored calls) · Team $29/user/mo (planned)Free · Premium $15 · Team $19 · Team Pro $29 /user/mo

Sources: public pricing pages, G2/Trustpilot review analysis, and third-party pricing research compiled June 2026.

The honest verdict

Different tools for different jobs

Choose Fathom if…

  • You're an individual who wants an excellent free notetaker with unlimited recordings
  • UX simplicity is your top criterion — Fathom's 5.0★ G2 rating across 6,500+ reviews is earned
  • You want a 90-day money-back guarantee on paid plans

Choose onCall if…

  • You're running a sales team, not taking personal notes — scoring, urgency, and pipeline views are the product
  • You want prospect research before the call, which Fathom doesn't offer
  • At Fathom Team Pro's $29 price point, onCall adds framework scoring and pre-call research for the same money
  • You want a web-based product with no desktop install — Fathom's local-admin requirement blocks managed rollouts
Fathom entry price
Free forever (5 AI summaries/month after trial)

Fathom's free plan is real and generous for individuals. Sales-team value (keyword alerts, playlists, coaching-ish features) starts at Team Edition $19–29/user/month — the same bracket as onCall's planned $29, without research or scoring.

onCall, all-in
Free during private beta · Team $29/user/month (planned)

No platform fee, no implementation fee, no AI credits, no minute caps. Every call gets pre-call research and a full 0–100 scored report.

FAQ

onCall vs Fathom, asked directly

Fathom is free — why would I pay for onCall?

For personal notes, keep Fathom — its free plan is genuinely good. onCall is for sales teams: pre-call prospect research, deal health and urgency scored 0–100 on MEDDIC, SPIN, or BANT, and a team pipeline dashboard. Fathom's team tiers cost $19–29/user/month — onCall plans the same $29 and is free during its private beta — without any of those.

Is the onCall bot as intrusive as Fathom's?

Fathom's most-cited G2 complaint (415 mentions) is its loud, visible 'Fathom Notetaker' participant. onCall's bot is clearly but professionally named, joins only meetings you've allowed, and announces nothing mid-call.

Does onCall have a free plan like Fathom?

Yes — 5 fully-scored calls, free during our private beta, no credit card, with pre-call research and complete post-call reports included. Fathom's free plan offers unlimited recordings but caps AI summaries at 5/month and includes no deal scoring at any price.

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