The Best Alternative to Granola
Granola is a polished AI notepad with bot-free capture and AI chat. Laconote is a better fit if you want a lower starting price, Chrome-based capture, and shared team workspaces.
Why consider switching from Granola?
- Business starts at $14 per user/month, while Laconote starts at €3 for 50 hours.
- Granola is centered on its native notepad workflow rather than a Chrome extension.
- Team pricing scales per seat as you add more users.
Why choose Laconote
- €3 / 50 hours per month for individuals, with team billing from €9 / 5 users
- Bot-free capture via Chrome Extension and native macOS app
- Live summaries during the meeting, plus final AI summaries after the call
- Listen to summaries with audio playback and jump between topics
- 8 meeting types with summaries tailored to technical, sales, standup, interview, and other workflows
- Shared projects and searchable team memory for ongoing work
- Team Pulse: team mood, engagement and talk-balance analytics from your meetings
- Self-hosted option — run Laconote on your own infrastructure with full data control
- Connect Claude and other MCP clients to query your meetings from your own data
Price Comparison
| Granola | Laconote AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free / $14+ / user / month | €3 / 50 h / month |
| No-bot option | Yes | Yes |
| macOS app | Yes | Yes |
| Chrome Extension | No | Yes |