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Grain alternatives

AI meeting recorder with notes, clips, conversation intelligence and CRM automations. Grain publishes its pricing (Free $0; $15/seat/mo annual ($19 monthly); $29/seat/mo for sales & CS annual ($39 monthly); Enterprise: contact sales), so the usual reason to look around is fit: a different feature focus, CRM, or price point.

Grain at a glance

Pricing
Free $0; $15/seat/mo annual ($19 monthly); $29/seat/mo for sales & CS annual ($39 monthly); Enterprise: contact sales
Free plan / trial
Yes / Unknown
HubSpot / Salesforce
Yes / Yes
Last checked
2026-10-18

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12 alternatives, public pricing first

ToolPricingFree planHubSpotSalesforce
Fathom
AI notetaker with summaries, action items and CRM sync for sales teams.
Free plan; Premium $16/user/mo; Team $15/user/mo (2-user min); Business $25/user/mo; Enterprise: talk to salesYesYesYes
Fireflies.ai
AI meeting recorder and transcription with summaries, search and CRM logging.
Free $0; Pro $10, Business $19, Enterprise $39 per seat/mo billed annually (Pro $18, Business $29 monthly)YesYesYes
Oliv AI
AI agents for sales: meeting notes, CRM updates, deal inspection and forecasting.
Converse $19, Sell $49, Grow $79 per user/mo; Amplify $0; add-ons extraYesYesYes
Otter.ai
AI meeting notes and transcription with a sales agent that updates CRM fields.
Basic free; Pro $8.33/user/mo; Business $19.99/user/mo (annual); Enterprise: contactYesYesYes
Sybill
AI sales assistant that writes call summaries, follow-ups and CRM updates from deal context.
Free $0; Pro $30/user/mo; $90/user/mo tier; Custom: talk to salesYesYesYes
tl;dv
AI meeting recorder with notes, multi-meeting insights, sales playbook monitoring and CRM sync.
Free €0; Pro €18 and Business €29 per seat/mo billed annually (€29 and €39 billed monthly); Enterprise: customYesYesYes
Avoma
AI meeting assistant with notes, CRM updates, conversation intelligence, scheduling and lead routing.
Startup $19, Organization $29 per recorder seat/mo billed annually ($29, $39 monthly); Enterprise $39 per recorder seat/mo, annual only (min 10 seats); add-ons: Conversation Intelligence and Revenue Intelligence $29/seat/mo, Lead Router $19/seat/mo (annual)NoYesYes
Scratchpad
Salesforce workspace for reps: notes, sheets, kanban and fast pipeline updates.
$16/user/mo billed annually ($20 monthly); 30-day free trialNoUnknownYes
Modjo
European conversation intelligence platform with AI call notes and CRM sync.
Not published (quote form by number of licenses and CRM)NoYesYes
Gong
Revenue intelligence: call recording, AI deal insights and automatic CRM updates.
Custom proposal; per-user licenses plus a platform feeNoYesUnknown
Attention
AI agents for sales calls that auto-fill CRM fields, draft follow-ups and coach reps.
Unknown (pricing page returns 404)UnknownYesYes
Jiminny
Conversation intelligence and coaching platform with AI call summaries and CRM logging.
Unknown (pricing page returns 404)UnknownYesUnknown

Order: tools with public pricing first, then those matching Grain's CRM support, then free plans. This is not a quality ranking. Data checked on vendor sites on 2026-10-18.

Or build it in n8n?Buy; affordable. Extend with n8n for custom field logic. Read the Meeting Notes & CRM Updates build-vs-buy guide →

FAQ

Is there a free Grain alternative?

Yes. Fathom, Fireflies.ai, Oliv AI and Otter.ai have a free plan, according to their pricing pages, and 2 more in the table above. Grain: free plan yes.

Which Grain alternatives publish their pricing?

8 of the 12 alternatives publish prices, including Fathom, Fireflies.ai, Oliv AI and Otter.ai. The rest quote through sales. Prices were checked on each vendor's own pricing page.

Which Grain alternatives work with both HubSpot and Salesforce?

Fathom, Fireflies.ai, Oliv AI, Otter.ai, Sybill and tl;dv confirm both HubSpot and Salesforce integrations on their own sites, plus 3 more in the table. "Unknown" in the table means we could not confirm it, not that it is missing.

Should I build this in n8n instead of buying Grain?

Buy; affordable. Extend with n8n for custom field logic.

Top picks

Fathom

Meeting Notes & CRM Updates

AI notetaker with summaries, action items and CRM sync for sales teams.

HubSpot Salesforce Free trial Free plan
Public pricingFree plan; Premium $16/user/mo; Team $15/user/mo (2-user min); Business $25/user/mo; Enterprise: talk to sales

Fireflies.ai

Meeting Notes & CRM Updates

AI meeting recorder and transcription with summaries, search and CRM logging.

HubSpot Salesforce Free plan
Public pricingFree $0; Pro $10, Business $19, Enterprise $39 per seat/mo billed annually (Pro $18, Business $29 monthly)

Oliv AI

Meeting Notes & CRM Updates

AI agents for sales: meeting notes, CRM updates, deal inspection and forecasting.

HubSpot Salesforce Free plan
Public pricingConverse $19, Sell $49, Grow $79 per user/mo; Amplify $0; add-ons extra

Otter.ai

Meeting Notes & CRM Updates

AI meeting notes and transcription with a sales agent that updates CRM fields.

HubSpot Salesforce Free trial Free plan
Public pricingBasic free; Pro $8.33/user/mo; Business $19.99/user/mo (annual); Enterprise: contact

Sybill

Meeting Notes & CRM Updates

AI sales assistant that writes call summaries, follow-ups and CRM updates from deal context.

HubSpot Salesforce Free plan
Public pricingFree $0; Pro $30/user/mo; $90/user/mo tier; Custom: talk to sales

tl;dv

Meeting Notes & CRM Updates

AI meeting recorder with notes, multi-meeting insights, sales playbook monitoring and CRM sync.

HubSpot Salesforce Free trial Free plan
Public pricingFree €0; Pro €18 and Business €29 per seat/mo billed annually (€29 and €39 billed monthly); Enterprise: custom

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