Granola gets the basics right — no bot, clean notes. But it's desktop-only, has no audio playback, and can't tell your speakers apart. Here's where Keptivo goes further.
Granola doesn't let you listen back to recordings. If the transcription gets something wrong — a name, a number, a commitment — there's no way to verify. Errors become permanent record.
Granola only identifies two speakers: you and everyone else. In a meeting with five people, you cannot tell who said what. "Them" could be anyone in the room.
Granola's free tier gives you 25 meetings total — not per month. Once you hit 25, you're locked into a paid plan regardless of whether the tool works for your workflow.
No mobile app. No Android support. Granola only works on macOS and Windows desktops. If you're not at your computer, Granola can't help.
Granola works by capturing system audio from virtual meetings. Conference rooms, coffee shops, hallway conversations — the places where the most important decisions happen — are completely invisible.
Granola produces meeting summaries and basic action items. It doesn't distinguish between generic tasks and specific promises people made — and it doesn't follow up on either.
| Keptivo | Granola | |
|---|---|---|
| No bot joining calls | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio playback | ✓ | ✗ |
| Speaker identification | Persistent voice ID | "Me" and "Them" only |
| In-person meetings | ✓ | ✗ |
| Mobile app | iOS + Android | ✗ |
| Smartwatch recording | ✓ | ✗ |
| Commitment tracking | ✓ | ✗ (basic action items) |
| Auto calendar events | ✓ | ✗ |
| Auto email drafts | ✓ | ✗ |
| Free tier | Full beta access | 25 meetings total |
Not "Me" and "Them." Keptivo recognizes individual speakers by name across every meeting. Once enrolled, a voice is identified correctly forever. "Speaker 1" becomes "Sarah Chen, VP Engineering."
Phone in your pocket. Watch on your wrist. Conference rooms, coffee shops, hallways — not just Zoom calls on a desktop. The first AI meeting tool built for how people actually meet.
Granola summarizes meetings. Keptivo tracks what people specifically promised — who owes what, by when — and follows up automatically. The difference between a recap and accountability.
Calendar events created. Email drafts prepared. Reminders scheduled. Keptivo doesn't just capture what happened — it initiates the follow-through so nothing falls through the cracks.
Both tools avoid meeting bots, which is a good start. However, Granola has no audio playback — so you cannot verify what was actually said. Keptivo processes audio on-device, discards it after extraction, and never uses recordings for AI training. Both are strong on privacy, but Keptivo gives you verification when you need it.
No. Granola is desktop-only with no mobile app and no Android support. Keptivo works on iOS, Android, smartwatch, and desktop — capturing meetings wherever they happen, including in-person.
Granola only labels speakers as "Me" and "Them" — it cannot distinguish between multiple other participants. Keptivo uses persistent voice ID to recognize individual speakers by name across every meeting.
It does not. Granola only works with virtual meetings on desktop. Keptivo records from your phone or smartwatch, so it works in conference rooms, coffee shops, hallway conversations — anywhere.
Since Granola has no audio playback, transcription errors become permanent. You cannot go back and listen to verify what was actually said. Keptivo focuses on extracting commitments and action items rather than raw transcription, reducing the impact of any individual word error.
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