Saley vs Granola
Granola takes AI meeting notes without a bot, on desktop and mobile, with a $0 plan. Saley is also bot-free, but it does a different job: it coaches a seller on a Mac while the sales call is live, then scores the call. This page compares the two honestly, including where Granola is the better fit.
Side by side
Saley vs Granola, row by row
Both capture the call without a bot. The differences are what each product does with it, which devices it runs on, and what it costs.
| What you are comparing | Granola | Saley |
|---|---|---|
| What the product is for | AI meeting notes. Granola describes transcribing in the background while you stay present in the meeting. | Coaching an individual seller while a sales call is running, then scoring that call afterwards. |
| How the meeting is captured | Bot-free, device-audio capture on every plan, in Granola's own words. No bot joins the meeting. | Bot-free as well: your microphone and your Mac's system audio as two separate channels. No bot joins the meeting. |
| During the call | Granola's pricing and home pages describe background transcription and notes. They do not describe a live sales-coaching overlay. | An always-on overlay with talk ratio, painpoints and objection help, plus Live Assist: Next question, Catch up 60s, Summarize so far, Action items, and Ask Saley. |
| Before the call | Pre-meeting briefs on the paid Business and Enterprise plans. | A source-cited Prospect Brief on who you are calling, framed for what you sell. |
| Devices | Desktop and mobile apps, included on every plan. | macOS 13 (Ventura) or later only. There is no Windows, iPhone, or Android app. |
| Listed price | Basic $0, Business $14, and Enterprise $35, each per user per month. | Starter is $69/month for 20 hours of calls. Higher tiers are on the pricing page. |
| Free option | Basic is $0 per user per month, with 30 days of meeting history. | None. No free tier and no trial; the card is charged at signup. |
Pick the one that matches the job
Meeting notes, or help during the sales call
Choose Granola if the job is notes
You want a written record of meetings without a bot, on desktop and on your phone, and a $0 plan to start on. Paid plans add pre-meeting briefs and keep meeting history beyond 30 days. That is a meeting-notes purchase, and Granola is built for it.
Choose Saley if the job is the sales call itself
You sell on a Mac and want help while the buyer is still talking: objection help, talk ratio, and Ask Saley grounded in your own Playbook, then a scored review. That costs $69/month from the first call, with no free tier.
Limits worth knowing
Consent and devices
Recording consent. A bot in the participant list is how many people learn a call is being recorded. With bot-free capture, in Granola or in Saley, that signal is gone, so tell the people on the call. Saley asks you to confirm consent before recording (you can turn that prompt off) and shows a visible recording state. Recording laws vary, and you remain responsible for any participant consent required where the call takes place.
Supported platforms. Saley runs on macOS 13 (Ventura) or later only, and captures calls you can hear on that Mac: Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, softphones and browser calls. There is no Windows, iPhone, or Android app. Granola lists desktop and mobile apps on every plan.
Screen sharing. Saley requests native macOS capture protection for its overlay and Live Assist windows. Share the meeting or presentation window rather than the entire display, and verify the behavior in your call app before presenting.
If you want bot-free meeting notes on desktop and mobile, starting at $0, choose Granola. If you sell on a Mac and want live coaching during the call, grounded in your own Playbook, with two-channel call recording and a scored review afterwards, that is the job Saley is built for.
Fact-checked comparison
Sources and verification
Last verified October 12, 2026. Every Granola claim above comes from Granola’s own pricing and home pages. Plans and prices change, so check Granola’s pricing page before you buy.
Comparison FAQ
Common questions about Saley and Granola
Is Saley a Granola alternative?
Only if what you want is live sales coaching. Granola is AI meeting notes; Saley coaches a seller during the call and scores it afterwards. If you need notes across all kinds of meetings, on desktop and mobile, with a $0 plan, Granola fits that job and Saley does not replace it.
Do Granola or Saley send a bot to the meeting?
Neither does. Granola describes bot-free, device-audio capture, and Saley captures your microphone and Mac system audio directly. Being bot-free is something the two share, not a difference between them.
Is Granola free? Is Saley?
Granola lists a Basic plan at $0 per user per month with 30 days of meeting history. Saley has no free tier and no trial: Starter is $69/month and the card is charged at signup.
Does Saley run on Windows, iPhone, or Android?
No. Saley is a macOS app and requires macOS 13 (Ventura) or later. Granola lists desktop and mobile apps on every plan, so if you need notes away from a Mac, Granola covers devices Saley does not.
If no bot joins, do I still need consent to record?
Yes. Bot-free capture means nobody sees a bot in the participant list, so telling people is on you. Saley asks you to confirm consent before recording (you can turn that prompt off) and shows a visible recording state, but recording laws vary and you remain responsible for any participant consent required where the call takes place.
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Get Saley
Notes record the call. Saley helps you run it.
Playbook-grounded prompts while the call runs, then a scored review, from $69/mo on every tier.
No free tier · No trial · Billed today · Cancel anytime · macOS 13+ · Apple Silicon & Intel