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Granola
#1 in Productivity & meetings
Bot-free meeting notes merged with your own jottings
Pricing: Free; paid plans
Best AI tools for Productivity & meetings
Meeting notes, transcription and AI inside your workspace.
Last reviewed Oct 29, 2026 · How we rank and make money (some links may be affiliate links)
Our top 3
- A
Otter.ai
#2 in Productivity & meetings
Live transcription, speaker ID, searchable team history
Pricing: Free; paid plans
- B
Notion AI
#3 in Productivity & meetings
Best if your team already runs docs and tasks in Notion
Pricing: Trial on Free and Plus; included on Business
Questions people ask
What is the best AI meeting note taker?
Granola is our #1 for bot-free meeting notes that merge with your own jottings. Otter.ai is best for live transcription and searchable team history, and Notion AI is best if your team already works in Notion.
Do AI note takers join my calls as a bot?
Some do. Granola works without a bot joining the call; Otter can join meetings to transcribe them.
How we rank, and how we make money
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