Free AI meeting notetaker

Saley vs Fathom

Fathom is a free notetaker, and free is a real feature — if what you need is a clean record of the meeting, it's hard to argue with. But a notetaker writes it all down; it doesn't help you win the call. Saley is the opposite emphasis: it's paid, and the reason it's paid is that it works live.

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Saley vs Fathom, row by row

The short version: Fathom works on the recording after the call ends; Saley works while it’s still happening. Here’s the rest, without spin.

Feature	Saley	Fathom
When it helps you	During the call, live	After the call ends
Live objection & painpoint prompts	Yes — while you're still talking	No — records and summarizes
Talk ratio as you speak	Live, on the overlay	In the post-call summary
Post-call review	0–100 score, 5-dimension rubric, BANT	Notes, summary & action items
Who-said-what	Two audio channels: mic vs system	Speaker labels in the transcript
Zoom, Meet, Teams	Yes — captures desktop audio, nothing to integrate	Yes, via a meeting bot / integration
Built for	Individual sellers & SDRs	Anyone in meetings
Starting price	$69/month	Free
Free tier	No — card charged at signup	Yes — free tier

Credit where it’s due

What Fathom is genuinely good at

Genuinely free for the core notetaking — no card to start.
Clean automatic summaries and action items after the meeting.
Low-friction for anyone who just wants a reliable record of a call.

The honest bottom line

If you want free notes and summaries after the fact, Fathom is a strong, honest choice. If you want a prompt in the moment an objection lands — and will pay for that — Saley is the tool built for it. They can even coexist: notes from one, live help from the other.

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Fathom will still be there to review the tape. Saley is the part that helps before the call ends — from $69/mo, on every tier.