Memento vs Granola
Granola is the best-known bot-free notetaker: you write rough notes during the call and it turns them into polished ones. Transcription and summaries run on its cloud providers.
| Memento | Granola | |
|---|---|---|
| No bot joins the call | ✓ Records the Mac's audio | ✓ Captures the device's audio |
| Audio and transcript stay on your Mac | ✓ Transcript, summary and search run on the Mac | ✗ Transcribed by cloud providers; notes stored on AWS in the US |
| Works without an account | ✓ No sign-up | ✗ Account required |
| Price | $9.99 once, 7 days free | Free with 30 days of history; $14 or $35 per user a month |
| Your AI assistant can read your meetings (MCP) | ✓ Local, no account: Claude, Codex, Cursor, LM Studio | ✓ Through your Granola account |
| Live notes during the call | ✓ Live transcript, notes and insights | ✓ A notepad it enhances after the call |
| Platforms | Mac only (Apple silicon) | Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android |
Where Granola fits better
- Teams that share notes in a common workspace.
- You also need it on Windows or your phone.
- You want the largest cloud models writing your notes and don't mind them leaving your device.
Why people pick Memento
- Nothing is uploaded: transcription, summaries and search happen on your Mac.
- No account and no subscription: $9.99 once, with your whole archive, not 30 days.
- Claude, Codex or a local model can read your meetings without a cloud account in between.
Free for 7 days · $9.99 onceChecked on November 3, 2026 against their public pages. Prices and features change; if something is out of date, write to unaigaraymaestre@gmail.com. Sources: granola.ai/pricing, granola.ai/security. Granola is a trademark of its owner. Memento is not affiliated with it.