Meeting notes are just the start. Read AI turns your conversations, emails, documents, and insights into action.
Granola is a notepad. Read AI is the most complete option on the market, going beyond transcripts and notes for people who want to connect what was said to what needs to happen next.
Why teams pick Read AI over Granola
Granola's an AI notepad for back-to-back meetings. We go a lot further.
Every meeting platform you need
Zoom, Meet, Teams, Webex, Slack Huddles, in-person, and mobile, with audio and video playback to verify what was actually said.
Search across everything, not just meeting notes
Ask a question across every conversation, email, message, document, and connected platform and get an answer with citations in seconds.
Enterprise-ready out of the box
Share meeting intelligence across your organization with permission-based access controls. SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, and HIPAA compliant, built for growing teams. Integrations and MCP included.
Capturing a meeting is table stakes.
The real value comes from what happens next. Read AI transforms conversations into actionable context, helping teams move faster, stay aligned, and take action.
Join the millions of users who choose Read AI when they outgrow tools built only for transcription.
Granola claims sourced from granola.ai, including their security, pricing, and enterprise pages (reviewed 2026-05-22).
Which one is right for you?
Both tools have a place. Here's where each one fits.
Choose Read AI if you need…
- One AI assistant that connects your meetings, email, messages, and documents to what happens next, built on best-in-class transcription
- Audio and video playback to verify what was actually said
- Enterprise search across everything you've discussed, written, or read
- Scheduling and out-of-office support
- Team sharing with permission-based access controls, so meeting intelligence reaches the right people automatically
- Cross-platform support: Zoom, Meet, Teams, Webex, Slack Huddles, in-person, mobile, MCP, and API
- SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, and HIPAA compliance out of the box
Choose Granola if you need…
- A simple, template-driven notetaker for one meeting at a time
- Mac-first workflow with minimal setup
- Notes shaped by what you type during the call
- A personal capture tool focused on the meeting itself, not what happens after
- MCP and API connectors
Switching from Granola? It takes about two minutes.
Bring your team across without losing a single meeting on the calendar.
Bring your Granola notes with you
Export your existing meeting notes and templates from Granola's settings, then import them into Read AI so they're searchable alongside every new conversation.
Connect Read AI to your calendar
Sign in with Google or Microsoft. Read AI starts joining your Zoom, Meet, and Teams calls automatically. No desktop app required.
Invite your team
Set permission-based sharing once and meeting intelligence reaches the right people automatically, every call going forward.
Try Read AI free. It's the best way to get ahead.
5 free meetings every month. No credit card. Works with the tools your team already uses.