Opser vs. GranolaAI meeting notes, with the rest of your work around them.

Granola is an AI notepad that transcribes meetings on your computer without a bot and turns your notes into polished ones. Opser Meetings also records without a bot, and keeps the notes next to your customers, calendar and tasks, with an agent that can act on them.

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Granola

Granola’s desktop app captures your microphone and your computer’s audio, so nothing joins the call. It enhances your own notes with the transcript, answers questions across meetings in Granola Chat, and sends notes to Slack, and on paid plans to Notion, HubSpot and other tools.

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Opser

Opser Meetings records a Meet, Zoom or Teams call from its browser tab, or a meeting in the room through your microphone. When you stop, it writes the summary, decisions, next steps and action items with owners, beside the customer’s record in Customers.

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How they compare.

The practical differences to discuss with your team. Features depend on the plan, configuration, and workflow you choose.

Opser vs. Granola: features and adoption
What matters	Granola	Opser
How it records	The desktop app for macOS and Windows captures your microphone and system audio; no bot joins.[3]	Records the call’s browser tab in Chrome, or the room through your microphone; no bot joins.
Audio	Audio is deleted after transcription, so there is no recording to play back.[4]	Audio is kept for 30 days, so you can play the call from any line of the transcript.
Notes	Your notes enhanced with the transcript and templates, plus Granola Chat across meetings.[1]	Summary, decisions, next steps and action items with owners, with your own notes kept and filled out.
Where notes go	Shared by link or email, and sent to Slack on every plan, or Notion, HubSpot, Attio, Affinity and Zapier on Business.[1][6]	Kept with your customers, calendar and tasks, where your agent can add decisions to the record and draft the recap.
Consent	Recommends asking permission; an optional chat message and video badge, set by each user.[5]	The record screen reminds you to tell everyone you’re recording, every time.
Pricing	Basic is free with 30 days of visible notes; Business is $14 per user a month, billed monthly.[1][2]	Part of every workspace; transcription and notes use the workspace’s AI credits.

How it records

Granola: The desktop app for macOS and Windows captures your microphone and system audio; no bot joins.[3]
Opser: Records the call’s browser tab in Chrome, or the room through your microphone; no bot joins.

Audio

Granola: Audio is deleted after transcription, so there is no recording to play back.[4]
Opser: Audio is kept for 30 days, so you can play the call from any line of the transcript.

Notes

Granola: Your notes enhanced with the transcript and templates, plus Granola Chat across meetings.[1]
Opser: Summary, decisions, next steps and action items with owners, with your own notes kept and filled out.

Where notes go

Granola: Shared by link or email, and sent to Slack on every plan, or Notion, HubSpot, Attio, Affinity and Zapier on Business.[1][6]
Opser: Kept with your customers, calendar and tasks, where your agent can add decisions to the record and draft the recap.

Consent

Granola: Recommends asking permission; an optional chat message and video badge, set by each user.[5]
Opser: The record screen reminds you to tell everyone you’re recording, every time.

Pricing

Granola: Basic is free with 30 days of visible notes; Business is $14 per user a month, billed monthly.[1][2]
Opser: Part of every workspace; transcription and notes use the workspace’s AI credits.

Explore Opser’s apps, security controls, and current plans for the details behind this comparison.

Which fits your team?

Consider Granola when

You want a polished notepad focused on meetings alone.
You take most calls in the Zoom or Teams desktop app.
Your notes mainly go to Notion, HubSpot or another tool you already use.

Consider Opser when

You want to replay any moment of a call for 30 days.
You want notes on the customer’s record, driving the follow-up.
You want meetings in the same workspace as your CRM, calendar and tasks.

A few more answers.

The details that matter when you’re deciding what comes next.

Does Opser join my calls as a bot?

No. Meetings listens to the call’s browser tab and your microphone, so nothing joins the meeting and the participant list stays the same. Granola also works without a bot, from its desktop app.

Can Opser record a call in the Zoom or Teams desktop app?

Open the call in the browser instead, so Meetings can hear the tab. Granola’s desktop app can capture desktop calls through your computer’s audio. Opser for Chrome, coming soon, will record a call from its own tab in one click.

Do I need to tell people I’m recording?

Yes. Both products leave consent to you. Opser’s record screen reminds you every time, and Granola offers an optional chat message and video badge. Recording rules differ by country and state.

How much does Opser Meetings cost?

Meetings is part of every workspace, and transcription and notes use the workspace’s AI credits. You can see what each plan includes on the pricing page.

Sources & scope

Reviewed October 19, 2026

Compares Granola’s meeting notepad with Opser Meetings and the apps around it. Granola features and integrations vary by plan.

Published by Opser, based on the product documentation below. Fit recommendations are our assessment, not a benchmark. Confirm the features and integration requirements for your setup.

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