Does Fathom have a free plan?

The catalog lists a free tier for Fathom. Check the plan table and vendor sources for availability and limits.

Who should keep paying for Fathom?

Consider keeping it when these needs matter: Archive of recorded and transcribed calls with clips and highlights; CRM field sync that updates records after calls (Business); Free plan with unlimited recordings, which few rivals match

How should I test a replacement for Fathom?

List the capabilities you actually use and check their fit and limitations in the tools you will keep. Check the vendor sources, verification dates and plan limits, then test your own work before cancelling; keep business-critical tools. Use your actual bill, subtract extra seats or plan costs, and count each subscription saving only once.

Will replacing Fathom save money?

Use your actual bill and subtract any extra costs for the replacement. Overlap alone does not establish savings; check every capability you use and keep business-critical tools.

What does Fathom cost?

Team: $15 per month per seat, billed annually; $19/seat/month if billed month-to-month; minimum 2 seats. This is the lowest monthly-equivalent paid price among verified catalog plans; other prices may be unknown. Verified 2026-10-30.

Can ChatGPT replace Fathom for Transcribe and summarise meetings?

Our editorial mapping rates ChatGPT as a partial fit for Transcribe and summarise meetings. Not confirmed on individual plans in this review No automatic calendar-based meeting joining Check the qualifying plan and test your own work; this is not a promise of a full replacement.

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Fathom

Fathom records and transcribes meetings (with a bot or, in beta on Mac, bot-free), then writes instant AI summaries. The Free plan includes unlimited recordings, transcription and storage. Premium (individuals) adds advanced summaries, AI action items, the conversational assistant and a custom bot. Team adds shared playlists, team search, comments and folders. Business adds CRM field sync, deal view, coaching metrics and custom summaries. Enterprise is sales-led with SSO, SCIM and custom retention.

Do I still need Fathom? →fathom.ai ↗

Verified paid plan: $15/seat/mo
Free plan: Yes
Data portability: moderate
Last reviewed: Oct 30, 2026

What you can replace and with what

Shared capability mappings suggest places to test a replacement. Fit is an editorial judgement, not a guarantee.

How to test before cancelling

List the capabilities you actually use and check their fit and limitations in the tools you will keep.
Check the vendor sources, verification dates and plan limits, then test your own work before cancelling; keep business-critical tools.
Use your actual bill, subtract extra seats or plan costs, and count each subscription saving only once.

Checks based on our evidence, coverage and savings methodology. Read the methodology.

Common questions

Does Fathom have a free plan?: The catalog lists a free tier for Fathom. Check the plan table and vendor sources for availability and limits.
Who should keep paying for Fathom?: Consider keeping it when these needs matter: Archive of recorded and transcribed calls with clips and highlights; CRM field sync that updates records after calls (Business); Free plan with unlimited recordings, which few rivals match
How should I test a replacement for Fathom?: List the capabilities you actually use and check their fit and limitations in the tools you will keep. Check the vendor sources, verification dates and plan limits, then test your own work before cancelling; keep business-critical tools. Use your actual bill, subtract extra seats or plan costs, and count each subscription saving only once.
Will replacing Fathom save money?: Use your actual bill and subtract any extra costs for the replacement. Overlap alone does not establish savings; check every capability you use and keep business-critical tools.
What does Fathom cost?: Team: $15 per month per seat, billed annually; $19/seat/month if billed month-to-month; minimum 2 seats. This is the lowest monthly-equivalent paid price among verified catalog plans; other prices may be unknown. Verified 2026-10-30.
Can ChatGPT replace Fathom for Transcribe and summarise meetings?: Our editorial mapping rates ChatGPT as a partial fit for Transcribe and summarise meetings. Not confirmed on individual plans in this review No automatic calendar-based meeting joining Check the qualifying plan and test your own work; this is not a promise of a full replacement.

Plans & pricing

Monthly / Annually toggle ('save 25%+'); Annually is the default. Prices are per user per month; the page does not state the annual total. Team and Business need at least 2 users. 90-day guarantee on paid plans. Nonprofits can get 10 free seats; selected VC-backed startups can get up to 2 years of Team free.

Fathom plans and prices
Plan	Price (USD)	Highlights	Evidence
Free	$0/seat/mo Free forever. Unlimited recordings, transcription and storage; instant AI call summaries; clips and search.	Unlimited recordings and transcriptions Instant AI call summaries Clips, playlists and search across your calls	Verified· Oct 30, 2026Source
Premium	$16/seat/mo billed annually · $20/seat/mo if billed monthly · $16 per user/month with the Annually toggle; $20 per user/month with the Monthly toggle. Individual plan.	Advanced call summaries AI-generated action items Conversational meeting assistant and custom meeting bot	Verified· Oct 30, 2026Source
Team	$15/seat/mo billed annually · $19/seat/mo if billed monthly · min 2 seats · $15 per user/month with the Annually toggle; $19 per user/month with the Monthly toggle. 2-user minimum.	Global search across team calls Playlists of highlights from team meetings Comments, folders and keyword alerts	Verified· Oct 30, 2026Source
Business	$25/seat/mo billed annually · $34/seat/mo if billed monthly · min 2 seats · $25 per user/month with the Annually toggle; $34 per user/month with the Monthly toggle. 2-user minimum.	CRM field sync after meetings Deal view, coaching metrics and AI scorecards Custom summaries	Verified· Oct 30, 2026Source
Enterprise	Not listed Talk to sales; no public price.	SSO and SCIM provisioning Custom data retention Dedicated success manager and support SLAs	Verified· Oct 30, 2026Source

What Fathom does

2 capabilities mapped. Click one to compare every tool that does it.

What Fathom can do
Capability	Fit	Quality	Ease	Precision	Team	Plans	Watch out for
Transcribe and summarise meetings	Core feature			—		All plans	Bot-free capture is a Mac beta · Advanced and custom summaries need Premium or Business
Manage contacts and customer records	Partial			—	—	Business, Enterprise	CRM field sync is Business and above · Not a CRM; it only writes to an existing one

Fit and scores (1–5) are editorial judgements. How we score

Why people pay for it

Advanced AI summaries and AI-generated action items
Team-wide search, playlists and shared folders
CRM field sync, deal view and coaching metrics for sales teams

Who should keep paying

The honest case for Fathom. If these matter to you, don't switch.

Archive of recorded and transcribed calls with clips and highlights
CRM field sync that updates records after calls (Business)
Free plan with unlimited recordings, which few rivals match

Risks to know about

highsensitive data
Recordings capture everything said in calls; check consent rules and data retention.
lowfunctionality loss
Dropping to Free keeps unlimited recordings but loses advanced summaries, action items and team features.
data portability: moderate
Editorial: recordings, clips and transcripts can be downloaded, and there is a public API; summaries, playlists and team folders do not map one-to-one onto another notetaker.

Overlaps with

Tools that share capabilities with this one — the first place to look for duplicate spend.

Sources & freshness

Fathom pricing — accessed Oct 30, 2026 · Plans, prices and feature table read on the pricing page (fathom.video/pricing redirects here).

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