Comparison, updated 2026-08-15
MemorDesk vs Granola
MemorDesk automatically joins Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams calls as a bot and records them, even if you have to step away. Granola takes a different approach: its desktop app listens to your computer's system audio during the call instead of joining as a visible participant, so no bot appears in the meeting, but the app has to be open and you have to be in the call for it to capture anything. Both then generate AI summaries and action items afterward. Where they differ is how the meeting gets captured in the first place, and what happens to that data afterward.
Choose Granola if
- You want capture with no bot ever appearing in the meeting, today. Granola listens to your computer's system audio instead of joining as a participant, MemorDesk's desktop app for the same kind of bot-free capture is in development.
- You want to capture in person conversations or phone calls from your phone. Granola's mobile app supports this, MemorDesk currently covers Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams only (upload support for existing recordings is in development).
- You want a published Enterprise price instead of a custom quote. Granola's Enterprise plan is $35/seat/month with the price listed publicly, MemorDesk's Business plan is contact sales.
- You want SSO today. Granola offers it on its Enterprise plan, MemorDesk's SSO is planned for the Business plan but not yet available.
Choose MemorDesk if
- You want to ask about a decision from months ago and get the state of the conversation at that exact point in time, not just the latest summary. MemorDesk builds a temporal knowledge graph across your meetings, not a flat search index.
- You need per meeting and per group visibility control. Any meeting can be restricted to specific people or specific departmental groups, invisible everywhere (lists, search, action items) to everyone else.
- You want an AI assistant (Kojo) that also navigates the app for you, not just answers questions, ask it how to do something and it tells you exactly where to click on both desktop and mobile.
- You want a meeting recorded even when you can't personally attend with the app open. MemorDesk's bot joins and records independently of your presence, Granola's capture depends on its desktop app being open on your device during the call.
- You're paying for yourself, not a team. Granola's paid tier is $14/month. MemorDesk's Lite plan is ₦4,500/month (₦3,800/month billed annually, about $3), and Pro is ₦7,300/month (about $5), both well under what Granola charges for a single seat.
- You run a small team and want shared credits instead of per seat licensing. MemorDesk's Team plan includes 5 seats and pools 1,500 monthly credits across the whole workspace rather than charging per person for usage, extra seats beyond the included 5 are ₦5,000/month each. This makes MemorDesk the cheaper option against Granola at typical team sizes, a 10 person workspace runs about ₦47,000/month on MemorDesk versus $140/month for 10 Granola Business seats.
Feature by feature
Core meeting capture
| Feature | MemorDesk | Granola |
|---|---|---|
| Captures Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams calls | Yes, a bot joins the call automatically | Yes, via local system audio capture while you're in the call |
| Can record a meeting on your behalf even if you're not present | Yes | No, requires the desktop app open and you in the call |
| Automatic transcription with speaker identification | Yes | Yes |
| AI meeting summaries | Yes | Yes |
| Automatic action item extraction | Yes | Yes |
| Decision log extracted from meetings | Yes | Not published as a dedicated feature |
| Google Calendar auto join for scheduled meetings | Yes, bot joins automatically at the scheduled time | Calendar sync detects meetings and prepares briefs, capture still needs the app open and you present |
| Slack integration (notifications, action item DMs) | Yes | Yes (Business plan and above) |
| Export formats | PDF, DOCX, TXT, Markdown, JSON | Not published |
| Public share links | Yes | Not published |
| Live transcript during the call | Yes | Not published |
| Bot-free capture option (no bot visibly joins the call) | Coming soon (desktop app in development) | Yes, this is Granola's default capture method |
| Capture phone calls or in person conversations | No | Yes (mobile app) |
| Upload a recording or audio file for transcription | Coming soon | Not published |
| Transcription languages | 5 (English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese) | Multi-language support, exact count not published |
Intelligence and memory
| Feature | MemorDesk | Granola |
|---|---|---|
| Semantic search across meetings | Yes | Yes (Granola Chat) |
| Cross meeting knowledge graph | Yes, query the state of a decision at any past point in time | Not published, chat answers from matching meeting content |
| In-app AI assistant that also gives navigation guidance | Yes (Kojo, desktop and mobile) | No, Granola Chat answers meeting questions only |
| AI generated voice recap | Yes (Pro plan and above) | No |
| Conversation intelligence (talk time, sentiment, topic trackers) | Yes, live during the call (talk time, sentiment, topic trackers) | Not published |
| Native CRM auto-sync (Salesforce, HubSpot) | Coming soon | Integrations available (HubSpot, Attio, Affinity, Business plan and above), automatic field sync not confirmed |
Collaboration and privacy
| Feature | MemorDesk | Granola |
|---|---|---|
| Per meeting visibility control (restrict to named people) | Yes | Notes are private by default with selective sharing, no published per meeting restriction |
| Departmental groups scoping which meetings a group can see | Yes (Team plan and above) | Shared folders (not group scoped meeting visibility) |
| Compliance override so admins can still open restricted meetings | Yes, toggle per workspace | Not published |
| Meeting history on the free plan | 14 days, recordings and transcripts stay accessible after, only Kojo's search and Q&A stop drawing from them, Lite extends this to 21 days and Pro and above removes the limit | Limited (exact window not published) |
Security and compliance
| Feature | MemorDesk | Granola |
|---|---|---|
| Encryption at rest and in transit | AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit | Not published |
| SOC 2 | In progress | Not published |
| GDPR | Yes | Not published |
| HIPAA | Coming soon | Not published |
| SSO | Google sign in today, SAML planned for the Business plan | Yes, Enterprise plan |
| AI training on your data | Never used to train models, contractually barred | Opt-out available, default behavior not published |
| Two-factor authentication | Yes | Not published |
Pricing and plans
| Feature | MemorDesk | Granola |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes, 180 credits/month (180 minutes) | Yes, limited meeting history |
| Entry paid tier (individual) | Lite, ₦4,500/month, or ₦3,800/month billed annually (about $3) | Business, $14/month, Granola's entry paid tier |
| Power user tier (individual) | Pro, ₦7,300/month (about $5) | Same as above, $14/month, Enterprise at $35/month adds SSO and admin controls rather than a power user tier |
| Pricing model | Per workspace credits, Team plan includes 5 seats with a shared pool, extra seats ₦5,000/month each | Per seat, every member licensed individually |
| Cost for a 10 person team (approx.) | ₦47,000/month total (Team plan plus 5 extra seats) | $140/month total (10 x Business seats) |
| Custom / enterprise pricing | Business plan, contact sales | Enterprise, $35/seat/month, published price |
What both products do out of the box
MemorDesk and Granola both turn a meeting into a transcript, an AI summary, and action items without manual note taking. Send MemorDesk's note taker to a Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams call, or connect your Google Calendar so it joins automatically, and it produces a full transcript, summary, action items, and a decisions log directly. That baseline is where both tools compete, and both do it reliably, they just get there differently.
Bot capture vs local capture
Granola's core design choice is not joining meetings as a bot. Its desktop app listens to your computer's system audio while you're in the call, so nothing visibly joins the meeting, but that also means Granola only captures a meeting if you personally attend with the app open and running. MemorDesk's bot joins the call directly, which means it can record a meeting on your behalf even if you step away or can't attend, something local audio capture cannot do by design. MemorDesk's own bot-free desktop capture is in development for teams that want the no-bot experience without losing coverage when you're not there.
A knowledge graph vs a chat window
Granola Chat answers questions from your meeting notes. MemorDesk's assistant, Kojo, draws on a knowledge graph built from every meeting rather than a flat search index, so it can tell you what was true about a decision at a specific point in the past, not just surface the most relevant note.
Per meeting visibility vs private by default
Granola notes are private by default with selective sharing and shared folders for collaboration, but it doesn't publish a way to restrict an individual meeting to specific people or departmental groups the way MemorDesk does. MemorDesk's visibility system is per meeting by default: every recorded meeting can be set to Everyone in workspace, Specific groups, or Only me and people I invite, and a restricted meeting disappears completely (not just hidden from a list, but excluded from search, action items, decisions, and the AI assistant's answers) for anyone outside its audience.
Pricing shape: per seat vs shared credits
Granola prices per seat, its Business plan is $14/month per person and Enterprise is $35/month per person with SSO and admin controls. MemorDesk's Team plan instead includes 5 seats and pools 1,500 credits a month across the whole workspace, anyone within those seats can use the assistant and it draws from the shared pool rather than each person paying for their own usage. Worked out for a 10 person team, that is about ₦47,000/month total on MemorDesk versus $140/month for 10 Granola Business seats. The gap holds for individuals too: Granola's paid tier is $14/month, MemorDesk's Lite plan is about $3/month and Pro is about $5/month, well under Granola. Compare exact numbers on the [MemorDesk pricing page](/pricing).
Why teams pick MemorDesk
Time aware
MemorDesk's knowledge graph remembers what was true at a past point in time, not just the latest state
Records without you
MemorDesk's bot can capture a meeting on your behalf even if you step away or can't attend
~₦47,000
Approximate monthly cost for a 10 person team on MemorDesk, versus $140/month for 10 Granola Business seats
Frequently asked questions
Does MemorDesk actually record and transcribe meetings, or is it just a search tool over other transcripts?
MemorDesk records meetings itself. Send its note taker to a Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams call, or connect Google Calendar so it joins automatically, and it produces the recording, transcript, AI summary, action items, and decisions log directly. It does not depend on another transcription tool.
Does MemorDesk join meetings as a visible bot like a note taker, or does it capture audio locally like Granola?
MemorDesk currently joins as a bot participant, which means it can record a meeting on your behalf even if you're not personally present. Granola instead listens to your computer's system audio while you're in the call, so no bot appears, but it only captures meetings you personally attend with the app open. MemorDesk's own bot-free desktop capture is in development.
Can I capture in person conversations or phone calls with MemorDesk the way I can with Granola's mobile app?
Not currently. MemorDesk covers Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams calls. Granola's mobile app supports in person conversations and phone calls today. MemorDesk's upload support for existing recordings and audio files is in development.
Is MemorDesk HIPAA compliant?
Not yet, HIPAA compliance is coming soon. Granola does not publish HIPAA compliance information. If HIPAA is a hard requirement, check Granola's current documentation directly or wait for MemorDesk's to ship.
Does MemorDesk have SSO?
Google sign in is available on every MemorDesk plan today. SAML 2.0 SSO for identity providers like Okta and Azure AD is planned for the Business plan but not yet available. Granola offers SSO on its Enterprise plan at $35/seat/month.
Is MemorDesk cheaper than Granola?
Yes, for individuals and typical teams. Granola's paid tier is $14/month. MemorDesk's Lite plan is about $3/month and Pro is about $5/month, well under Granola. For teams, 10 Granola Business seats run $140/month, while MemorDesk's Team plan includes 5 seats and pools credits across the whole workspace instead of licensing each person for usage, with extra seats beyond the included 5 at ₦5,000/month each, working out to about ₦47,000/month total for a 10 person team. See exact current pricing on the [MemorDesk pricing page](/pricing) and [Granola pricing page](https://www.granola.ai/pricing).
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