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Granola vs Plaud NotePin
Granola or Plaud NotePin? Their plans monthly and yearly, the capabilities their makers state, security and latest updates, side by side — read from the makers' own pages.
In short
- Both: Writes and edits, Meeting notes, Searches your work, Automations, Connects your apps, Mobile app, API, Single sign-on, Admin controls
- Only Plaud NotePin states: Summaries, AI agents
Granola
Granola records meetings without a bot, turns conversations into structured notes, and lets teams search and chat with meeting context.
Plans
Basic
Free
- AI meeting notes
- See limited meeting history
- AI chat within and across meetings
- Shared folders for collaboration
- Customized note templates
- Multi-language support
Business
- $14 per user per month
- Unlimited meeting notes and history
- Access to advanced AI thinking models and features
- Advanced integrations with Attio, Notion, HubSpot, Affinity, and Zapier
- Centralized billing & user management
- MCP integration in all your apps
- API access
Enterprise
- $35 per user per month
- Everything included in Business
- Enterprise-grade security & admin controls
- Single sign-on (SSO)
- Priority support and usage analytics
- Org-wide auto-deletion periods
- Admin controls for sharing & API access
Prices checked 2026-09-24 on the maker’s page.
Capabilities
- Writes and edits — “Draft a PRD from your meeting notes” source
- Meeting notes — “Granola transcribes your meetings and enhances your notes when the call ends.” source
- Searches your work — “ask a question, and Granola searches across every meeting to surface the insight you need.” source
- Automations — “Export to issue trackers automatically” source
- Connects your apps — “Advanced integrations with Attio, Notion, HubSpot, Affinity, and Zapier” source
- Mobile app — “Available for macOS, Windows, iOS, Android” source
- API — “API access” source
- Single sign-on — “Works with your existing identity provider.” source
- Admin controls — “Org-wide visibility and management from a single dashboard.” source
Security
- SOC 2 Type II — “We've shown independent auditors that our security practices meet SOC 2 Type 2 standards” source
- SOC 2 — “We've shown independent auditors that our security practices meet SOC 2 Type 2 standards” source
- GDPR — “We're committed to GDPR compliance and have a Data Processing Agreement available upon request” source
- Not: Data kept in the EU — “Notes are stored in our US-hosted AWS Virtual Private Cloud.” source
- Not trained on your data — “Enterprise users have model training turned off by default.” source
Latest updates
- What's New: January 16, 2026
Better copy-paste to Slack, friendlier sign-in errors, and a refreshed calendar permissions modal.
Plaud NotePin
Plaud NotePin is a wearable recorder that captures in-person conversations and turns them into searchable transcripts, summaries, and follow-up notes.
Plans
Starter
Free
- 300 Transcription Minutes/Month
Pro
- $8.33 /month billed annually
- $17.99 /month
- 1,200 Transcription Minutes/Month
- 112+ languages supported
- Multidimensional summaries
- 10,000+ professional summary templates
Unlimited
- $19.99 /month billed annually
- $29.99 /month
- Unlimited Transcription Minutes (up to 24 hours/day)
- 112+ languages supported
- Multidimensional summaries
- 10,000+ professional summary templates
Team
- $20 /user/month billed annually
- $28/user/month
- Unlimited Transcription Minutes (up to 24 hours/day)
- Shared Team Files
- Centralized Billing
- User & Seat Management
- Device Management
- Priority Support
Prices checked 2026-09-24 on the maker’s page.
Capabilities
- Writes and edits — “Stay present with prospects while Plaud captures the call and drafts your follow-up.” source
- Summaries — “Your AI work companion captures and summarizes conversations, so you can focus on what matters.” source
- Meeting notes — “One press to record meetings, calls, interviews, and every conversation that matters.” source
- Searches your work — “Ask Plaud — search and query across all your recordings using natural language” source
- Automations — “AutoFlow (auto transcribe, summarize, and send email)” source
- AI agents — “Plaud Agent plans and gets it done” source
- Connects your apps — “Google Calendar integration” source
- Mobile app — “Plaud Mobile App” source
- API — “Device SDK & API” source
- Single sign-on — “Single sign-on (SSO)” source
- Admin controls — “For admin management features, you will need to purchase the Team plan.” source
Security
- SOC 2 Type II — “including GDPR, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC2 Type 2, HIPAA and EN 18031.” source
- SOC 2 — “including GDPR, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC2 Type 2, HIPAA and EN 18031.” source
- ISO 27001 — “including GDPR, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC2 Type 2, HIPAA and EN 18031.” source
- GDPR — “including GDPR, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC2 Type 2, HIPAA and EN 18031.” source
- HIPAA — “including GDPR, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC2 Type 2, HIPAA and EN 18031.” source
- Data kept in the EU — “Plaud currently has data centers in the US, Europe (Frankfurt), Singapore, and Japan.” source
- Not trained on your data — “Plaud will not train on your data by default — explicit opt-in is required.” source
Latest updates
- Team files enables easier collaboration in Plaud Team
A Team workspace has a shared Team files folder for recordings, transcripts, and summaries, with visibility across the whole team.
- New team workspaces will receive a welcome file
Every new Team workspace opens with a built-in welcome guide covering privacy, workspace setup, seat entitlements, and device binding.
- Memory personalizes your Ask Plaud responses
Memory lets Plaud learn and remember how you work: your role, industry, preferred reply format, and personal instructions.