Comparison
Last updated: November 4, 2026
Choose Noota if you want ISO 27001 certified security, EU data hosting and full audio archives. Choose Granola if you like typing your own notes and want a lower list price ($14 per user per month).
Noota is an EU-hosted meeting assistant starting at €19/mo net (annual) or €29/mo (monthly) that saves full audio recordings, supports 10-hour sessions, and automates CRM field mapping. Granola is an AI notepad starting at $14/mo excl. tax (monthly) that combines manual typing with transcripts, deletes raw audio after processing, and hosts on AWS US.
| Criterion | Noota | Granola |
|---|---|---|
| Entry paid pricing | €19/Seat/Mo Net €19/mo (Pro, annual) or €29/mo monthly | $14/Seat/Mo Excl. Tax $14/mo (Business, monthly billing cycle) |
| Audio file retention | Full Audio Retention Saves full audio file, turns, and notes | Deleted Post-Call Raw audio deleted immediately after transcription |
| Note-taking model | Automated Summaries End-to-end transcription, summaries, and action items | Interactive Notepad User types bullet points; AI enriches from transcript |
| Max duration & uploads | Up to 10h + File Imports Continuous 10h sessions; batch file uploads up to 4 GB | Live Capture Only Live meetings only; no file upload support found |
| CRM field mapping | Included on Pro Direct property mapping across Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive | Export Integrations HubSpot, Notion, Attio, Zapier; no native Salesforce on Business |
| Data hosting & residency | 100% EU & France Google Cloud EU; hosting in France on Scaleway & Bleu | AWS United States Amazon Web Services (US); no EU residency found |
| Security certifications | ISO 27001 Certified ISO 27001 certified; SOC 2 Type 2 in progress | SOC 2 Type II Certified SOC 2 Type II certified; ISO 27001 not found |
| AI model training | Zero Training Policy Noota states customer data is not used to train AI models | Opt-Out Toggle Third-party training barred; internal training opt-out toggle |
Official vendor data verified on October 29, 2026. Noota prices net of VAT; Granola in USD excl. sales tax.
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Noota stores data in Belgium, Netherlands, and France (Scaleway/Bleu) with ISO 27001 certification and zero model training.
Both tools record without a bot. The difference is what is kept.
Granola's macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps capture your audio locally and delete the raw audio right after transcription, keeping only the transcript and your notes.
Noota's Desktop app (macOS and Windows) captures your computer's audio on Pro, Business and Enterprise, so no bot appears in the participant list, and keeps the complete audio file with speaker turns and notes. A meeting bot is also available. Tell participants you are recording, as with any tool.
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Noota Pro on annual billing vs Granola Business at its monthly price for 12 months (we did not find an annual option), 5 users, list prices; currencies are not converted.
Granola Business (5 Seats)
$840
Includes unlimited meeting notes and history, advanced AI models, and integrations with HubSpot, Notion, Attio, Affinity, Slack and Zapier. Enterprise ($35 per user per month) adds about +$1,260/yr for 5 users (about $2,100/yr in total).
Noota Pro (5 Seats)
€1,140
Includes CRM field sync with auto-completed fields that does not use AI credits, recordings up to 10 hours, file uploads up to 4 GB, 100 AI credits per user per month and the full audio file kept for every recording.
List prices from each vendor's pricing page; Granola's free Basic plan keeps 30 days of meeting history. Granola's list price is lower; Noota adds audio archives, file uploads and EU hosting. Noota Pro is €1,740 a year on monthly billing.
Every line comes from each vendor's public pricing, security and privacy pages. When a vendor doesn't publish something, we say so.
| Criterion | Noota | Granola |
|---|---|---|
| Recording & Architecture | ||
| Audio Capture & StorageRecording retention policy | Full Audio Retention Desktop app records audio directly, saving full audio files, turns, and notes; optional bot. | Deleted Post-Call Records device audio directly; raw audio is deleted immediately after transcription. |
| Note-Taking PhilosophyHuman vs automated notes | Automated Summaries Fully automated speech transcription, structured takeaways, and action items. | Interactive Notepad User types bullet points during call; AI enriches notes using transcript context. |
| Max Duration & UploadsSession & file limits | Up to 10h + File Imports Continuous recording up to 10 hours; batch audio/video file uploads up to 4 GB. | Live Capture Only Live meeting capture; we did not find support for pre-recorded file uploads. |
| Supported PlatformsEcosystem & apps | Meet, Teams, Zoom Desktop app (macOS, Windows) or automated calendar bot for Google Meet, Teams, Zoom. | Cross-Platform Apps Desktop apps for macOS and Windows, plus mobile applications for iOS and Android. |
| Data Residency & Security | ||
| Hosting InfrastructurePrimary cloud servers | EU & France European Union on Google Cloud (Belgium/NL); hosting in France on Scaleway (Paris) & Bleu on Enterprise. | AWS United States Amazon Web Services (United States); we did not find European data residency options. |
| Security CertificationsAudits & standards | ISO 27001 Certified ISO 27001 certified; SOC 2 Type 2 audit in progress. | SOC 2 Type II Certified SOC 2 Type II certified; ISO 27001 not found in published documentation. |
| AI Model TrainingCustomer data policy | Zero Training Policy Noota states customer meeting data is not used to train AI models on any plan. | Opt-Out Toggle Stated no third-party model training; internal training uses opt-out toggle in settings. |
| Languages & Integrations | ||
| Supported LanguagesTranscription & translation | 80+ Languages 80+ transcription languages with automated bilingual summary generation. | Multi-Language Multi-language transcription and summary generation via third-party LLMs. |
| CRM Property MappingWorkflow automation | Included on Pro (€19/mo) Direct property mapping across Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, and folk included on Pro. | Export Integrations HubSpot, Notion, Attio, Affinity, Slack, Zapier; no native Salesforce on Business. |
| Mailbox AgentFollow-up workflows | Included on Pro Mailbox agent that summarizes threads and extracts action items included on Pro. | Not Available No built-in mailbox agent; relies on third-party productivity integrations. |
| Pricing, Plans & Two-Year TCO | ||
| Free Plan LimitsTrial & freemium tier | Unlimited Meeting Notes Unlimited meeting notes with 1-month rolling history (assistant bot). | 30-Day History Limit Basic plan ($0) limits visible meeting history in-app to the last 30 days. |
| Entry Paid TierSolo / starter pricing | €19/Seat/Mo Net (Annual) Noota Pro: €19/mo net (annual) or €29/mo monthly. Unlimited notes, 100 AI credits, CRM sync. | $14/Seat/Mo Excl. Tax Granola Business: $14/mo excl. tax (monthly billing cycle, no annual discount found). |
| Team Tier & InfrastructureAdvanced collaboration | €39/Seat/Mo Net Noota Business: adds cloud VoIP calling with local numbers in 30+ countries (+€5/mo). | $35/Seat/Mo Excl. Tax Granola Enterprise: custom annual contract with SSO, SCIM, and HIPAA BAA. |
| 5-User Annual & 2-Yr TCODirect cost comparison | €1,140/Yr Net (€2,280 / 2 Yrs) 5 × €19 × 12 = €1,140/yr net annual (or €1,740/yr monthly; €3,480 over two years). | $840/Yr Excl. Tax ($1,680 / 2 Yrs) 5 × $14 × 12 = $840/year excl. tax ($1,680 over two years) (different currencies). |
Official vendor data verified October 29, 2026. Noota prices net of VAT; Granola prices in USD excl. sales tax.
FAQ
Short answers, sourced from each vendor's public pages.
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Both tools record without a bot. Granola deletes the raw audio right after transcription and keeps only the transcript and your notes. Noota keeps the complete audio file, supports uploads up to 4 GB on paid plans (we did not find file uploads in Granola's published materials), and offers ISO 27001 certification and EU data hosting. Granola has a lower list price (Business $14 per user per month) and lists SOC 2 Type II.
The Noota Desktop app, available on the Pro, Business and Enterprise plans, captures audio from Zoom, Google Meet and Teams on macOS and Windows without a bot, and a meeting bot is also available for Meet, Teams and Zoom. Transcription is available in 50+ languages, and recordings can run up to 10 hours, with files up to 4 GB.
List prices: Noota Free, Pro €19 annual (€29 monthly) and Business €39 annual (€49 monthly) per user per month, excl. VAT. Granola: Basic $0 (30 days of meeting history), Business $14 per user per month billed monthly (we did not find an annual option) and Enterprise $35. For 5 users over 12 months, Granola Business is $840 and Noota Pro is €1,140 on annual billing or €1,740 on monthly billing. Currencies are not converted; Granola's list price is lower.
Noota processes data in the European Union on Google Cloud (Belgium and Netherlands), offers a sovereign environment on Scaleway (Paris) and Bleu (Enterprise) and does not train AI models on customer data on any plan. Granola hosts on AWS in the United States, and we did not find European hosting options. Its third-party model providers are contractually prohibited from training on your data; on Basic and Business, Granola may use de-identified meeting data for its own models unless you turn off "Use my data to improve models for everyone" in Settings > Preferences, and this is off by default on Enterprise.
Granola lists multi-language support on every plan but its pricing page doesn't name the languages, so we can't compare counts. Noota transcribes in 50+ languages.
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