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Fathom vs tl;dv

Side-by-side comparison of Fathom and tl;dv.

Tool
Fathom

AI meeting recorder that writes your notes for you

tl;dv

AI meeting recorder that turns calls into searchable organizational memory

Starting price
16/mo
18/mo
Founded
2020
2020
Pricing model
freemium
freemium
Free option
Free tier
Free tier

What they are

Fathom

Fathom records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings on Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams, then delivers a structured recap with action items within seconds of the call ending. It is used by individual contributors, sales reps, consultants, and customer success teams who want to stay present in conversations rather than writing notes. A bot-free capture mode launched in 2026 for Mac lets participants see no extra attendee in the call. CRM sync to HubSpot and Salesforce is available on paid tiers, and the free plan is genuinely unlimited on recordings and storage.

tl;dv

tl;dv auto-joins Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams calls as a bot, then records, transcribes in 30-plus languages, and generates AI summaries and action items. Sales, customer success, and product teams use it to capture decisions and sync outcomes directly to CRMs like HubSpot and Salesforce. Its multi-meeting intelligence sets it apart from single-call recorders: you can query patterns across hundreds of past calls at once. The free plan has real caps on AI notes and integration credits that are easy to hit fast.

Choose
Fathom

if you need ai meetings. It has a usable free tier to start with.

  • +Free plan includes unlimited recordings, storage, and transcription in 38 languages with no time limits
  • +AI summaries are ready within roughly 30 seconds of a meeting ending
  • +Bot-free capture mode (Mac, 2026 beta) lets you record without adding a visible bot participant
Choose
tl;dv

if you need ai meetings. It has a usable free tier to start with.

  • +Multi-meeting AI queries let you surface patterns across an entire call library, not just one session
  • +Auto-joins scheduled calls without any manual setup once calendar is connected
  • +Transcription in 30-plus languages with speaker recognition

Which to choose

Fathom and tl;dv both cover ai meetings, so this is a real either-or for some teams. The right pick depends on which one's wider feature set and pricing fit how you work.

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Pricing checked 28 Jun 2026.