Comparison
Fathom vs Glean
Fathom vs Glean, laid out side by side: pricing model, platforms, available models, core features, and supported formats. Both tools are listed under the Productivity category, and every field comes from this site's directory records. A pricing model is not an amount.
Quick verdict
Fathom: Unlimited free recording; CRM write-back from Business; Glean: Permission-aware enterprise search, no public price. Start with the task you need to finish. Sharing a category does not establish that they are interchangeable; they may serve different stages of a workflow. The conditions and evidence gaps for each follow below.
How to choose for the same task
Both sides belong to the Productivity category. The conditionals below come from this site's directory records: first check which side's suitability fits your task and which side's exclusions affect you less; if both fit, decide by pricing basis and by how well platforms and formats line up. Prices appear only where a record has been verified; where it has not, no number is given.
Fathom
Fact sourceWhen to pick it Choose Fathom when a sales team wants post-call summaries written back into the CRM and coaching metrics for call review: the official pricing page lists CRM field sync, Deal View and coaching metrics on Business, and both Team and Business need 2 users minimum.
When to skip it The free tier does not include AI action items, custom summary templates or a custom meeting bot - those start at Premium - and a signed HIPAA BAA or custom data retention policies are Enterprise only. For a bot that joins calls automatically and keeps word-for-word archives, the closer record is Otter.ai; for notes you type yourself that get expanded without any bot, the closer record is Granola. This is not a ranked review.
Verified price: Free 0; Premium 20; Team 19 (min 2 users); Business 34 — USD / user / month (region: not stated, checked 2026-10-12). Annual prices are not converted to monthly.
Official sourceGlean
Fact sourceWhen to pick it Choose Glean when search has to cover many internal systems while answers may only show what the asker was already allowed to see: the official homepage makes users only seeing what they’re allowed to see, and permission-aware answers, its premise.
When to skip it With only personal notes and no company directory or permission model, Glean is not the place to start, and its public page states only enterprise positioning and compliance items; to ask questions over a local note vault, the closer record is Obsidian Copilot; to search team meeting content, the closer record is Fireflies.ai. The public page states no amount, so ask the vendor directly before procurement. This is not a ranked review.
Exact price not verified. Any pricing-model label describes a billing category, not a verified amount.
Cells marked "Not verified" in the table are fields the directory still keeps but did not check item by item against the official source this time; they are not verified facts. Please double-check them on the detail pages for Fathom, Glean.
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How does Fathom pricing compare with Glean?+
Fathom: Verified price: Free 0; Premium 20; Team 19 (min 2 users); Business 34 — USD / user / month (region: not stated, checked 2026-10-12). Annual prices are not converted to monthly. Glean: Exact price not verified. Any pricing-model label describes a billing category, not a verified amount.
Which platforms do Fathom and Glean support?+
Fathom runs on "Not verified" (see the Fathom page); Glean runs on "Not verified" (see the Glean page). If you hand work between devices — draft on desktop, tweak on mobile — check that both ends of your usual setup are covered, and note that feature completeness can differ per platform.
Which file formats do Fathom and Glean support?+
Fathom supports "Not verified" (see the Fathom page); Glean supports "Not verified" (see the Glean page). Format coverage decides whether either tool slots into your existing asset and delivery pipeline, so align inputs and outputs before pairing them.
Should I pick Fathom or Glean?+
Fathom: Choose Fathom when a sales team wants post-call summaries written back into the CRM and coaching metrics for call review: the official pricing page lists CRM field sync, Deal View and coaching metrics on Business, and both Team and Business need 2 users minimum. Glean: Choose Glean when search has to cover many internal systems while answers may only show what the asker was already allowed to see: the official homepage makes users only seeing what they’re allowed to see, and permission-aware answers, its premise.
Where does this comparison data come from, and how fresh is it?+
The directory record for Fathom is dated 2026-10-12 and for Glean 2026-10-12. Pricing models, platforms, models, features, and formats come from this site's directory records rather than live crawling. A pricing model is not an amount. Capabilities and prices change between versions, so re-check the official sources linked from each tool page before deciding.