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11 Best European Alternatives to Granola (2026)

Granola is an AI notepad for meetings: it captures audio on your computer or phone, with no bot joining the call, and turns your rough notes into full meeting notes. It is run by Granola, Inc., a Delaware company whose app team works in London. It's also known as Granola AI. The same list works if you're replacing Otter, Fireflies and Fathom. The European alternatives that replace it best are jamie (Germany) for people who don't want a bot joining client calls, MeetGeek (Romania) for small teams wanting cheap meeting notes stored in the EU and tl;dv (Germany) for teams that want a low-cost meeting recorder with CRM sync.

European alternatives
11
From 4 countries
Keep data in Europe
7
By default, no setting needed
With a free plan
7
No time limit
Rated on G2
5
With 5+ reviews

Granola alternatives from Europe, compared

Best first for someone replacing Granola. Headcount and founding year come from LeadWave's database; prices, hosting and G2 ratings from each company's own pages and G2, checked in November 2026.

European alternatives to Granola
AlternativeHeadquartersFoundedEmployeesG2 ratingFree planPaid plans fromYour dataOpen source
1jamieRösrath, Germany—114.8 (22 reviews)Yes€21/user/monthIn EuropeNo
2MeetGeekBuzău, Romania2020104.6 (480 reviews)Yes$9.99/user/monthEU region availableNo
3tl;dvAachen, Germany2020554.7 (536 reviews)Yes€18/user/monthIn EuropeNo
4AmieBerlin, Germany202013—No€20/user/month—No
5NootaToulouse, France2020114.7 (314 reviews)Yes€19/user/monthIn EuropeNo
6ClaapSaint-Mandé, France2021254.6 (406 reviews)Yes€24/licence/monthIn EuropeNo
7SuperlistBerlin, Germany202016—No$21/user/month—No
8UpmeetParis, France2021——No€8.33/user/monthIn EuropeNo
9MemoroKonstanz, Germany2024——Yes€5.99/account/monthIn EuropeNo
10MacWhisperAmsterdam, Netherlands———Yes€64/licenceSelf-hostedNo
11Tucan.aiBerlin, Germany202011–50—No—In EuropeNo

The 11 alternatives in detail

1. jamie

Bot-free AI meeting notes

Takes meeting notes from your device's audio instead of sending a bot into the call, so it works for in-person and online meetings. Data storage and processing stay in the EEA, Switzerland and the UK.

Compared with Granola: Closest swap: bot-free on Mac, Windows and iPhone, in person too, with all processing in the EEA, Switzerland or UK. No Android app; free plan allows 10 notes a month.

Headquarters
Rösrath, Germany
Employees
11
Your data
In Europe
Price
From €21/user/month, billed yearly
Free plan
Yes
G2 rating
4.8 (22 reviews)
Best for
People who don't want a bot joining client calls

2. MeetGeek

AI meeting recorder with an EU data option

Records, transcribes and summarises video meetings and sends notes to CRMs and other tools. Customers choose between an EU instance run by the Romanian company and a separate US instance.

Compared with Granola: Records without a bot on every plan (desktop app, Chrome extension, phone), or with one if you prefer. Choose the EU instance to keep data and OpenAI processing in Europe.

Headquarters
Buzău, Romania
Founded
2020
Employees
10
Your data
EU region available
Price
From $9.99/user/month, billed yearly
Free plan
Yes
G2 rating
4.6 (480 reviews)
Best for
Small teams wanting cheap meeting notes stored in the EU

3. tl;dv

Meeting recorder and AI notes for Zoom, Meet and Teams

Records video meetings, transcribes them, writes AI notes and pushes them to CRMs and other tools. Has a free plan and per-seat paid plans.

Compared with Granola: A meeting bot by default, plus a Mac and Windows app that records system audio without one. Data centres in Europe; its Anthropic-powered AI can run in an EU region.

Headquarters
Aachen, Germany
Founded
2020
Employees
55
Your data
In Europe
Price
From €18/user/month, billed yearly
Free plan
Yes
G2 rating
4.7 (536 reviews)
Best for
Teams that want a low-cost meeting recorder with CRM sync

4. Amie

Bot-free meeting notes inside a calendar and to-do app

Records calls from a Mac, Windows PC or iPhone without a bot and uses notes you type to steer the summary. Notes attach to calendar events and action items become to-dos.

Compared with Granola: The most Granola-like workflow: bot-free recording on Mac, Windows and iPhone, steered by the notes you type, inside a calendar and to-do app. Amie doesn't publish where meeting data is processed.

Headquarters
Berlin, Germany
Founded
2020
Employees
13
Funding raised
$1.3M
Your data
Not stated
Price
From €20/user/month, billed yearly
Free plan
No
Best for
People who want notes, calendar and tasks in one app

5. Noota

AI notes for meetings and calls, hosted in Europe

Records and transcribes meetings and calls and writes summaries and follow-ups. Used by sales and recruiting teams; a sovereign hosting option runs on Scaleway in Paris.

Compared with Granola: Bot-free recording from the Pro plan (€19 a month); the free plan uses a bot. EU hosting by default, and a sovereign Enterprise setup on French clouds with open-weight models.

Headquarters
Toulouse, France
Founded
2020
Employees
11
Your data
In Europe
Price
From €19/user/month, billed yearly
Free plan
Yes
G2 rating
4.7 (314 reviews)
Best for
Sales and recruiting teams with strict hosting needs

6. Claap

Meeting recorder that writes sales notes into the CRM

Records calls through a desktop app, browser extension or phone app, with no bot by default, then transcribes them and fills CRM fields. Part of lemlist; only recording seats are paid.

Compared with Granola: Records without a bot by default on desktop, browser and phone, with storage and transcription in the EU. Built for sales teams and their CRM, more than a personal notepad.

Headquarters
Saint-Mandé, France
Founded
2021
Employees
25
Funding raised
$3M
Owned by
lemlist (lempire SAS) (France)
Your data
In Europe
Price
From €24/licence/month, billed yearly
Free plan
Yes
G2 rating
4.6 (406 reviews)
Best for
Sales teams that want call notes written into the CRM

7. Superlist

To-do app with bot-free AI meeting notes

A task and notes app whose Mac app listens to calls through the computer's audio and whose iPhone app records in-person meetings, then turns both into summaries and assignable tasks.

Compared with Granola: A to-do app whose Mac and iPhone apps take bot-free meeting notes and turn action items into assignable tasks. No meeting notes on Windows, and hosting isn't disclosed.

Headquarters
Berlin, Germany
Founded
2020
Employees
16
Your data
Not stated
Price
From $21/user/month, billed yearly
Free plan
No
Best for
Mac users who want meeting action items as tasks

8. Upmeet

Low-cost AI meeting reports, with or without a bot

A bot joins Meet, Zoom or Teams calls, or a desktop app records them without one; a mobile app covers in-person meetings. Writes reports and answers questions across past meetings. Data stored in the EU.

Compared with Granola: Meeting reports for €8.33 a month: a bot joins the call, or the desktop app records without one, and data is stored in the EU. Free trial only, no free plan.

Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
2021
Your data
In Europe
Price
From €8.33/user/month, billed yearly
Free plan
No
Best for
Individuals wanting cheap meeting reports stored in the EU

9. Memoro

Voice recorder that turns conversations into minutes

Records meetings and conversations through a phone or computer microphone and writes structured minutes and tasks. Credit-based pricing. Data is stored in Germany, but some AI processing uses US model providers.

Compared with Granola: Made for in-person meetings recorded on a phone, with apps for every platform including Android and Linux. Storage is in Germany, but summaries go through US model providers.

Headquarters
Konstanz, Germany
Founded
2024
Your data
In Europe
Price
From €5.99/account/month
Free plan
Yes
Best for
In-person meetings and site visits recorded on a phone

10. MacWhisper

Local transcription app for Mac that records calls

Transcribes files and records Zoom, Teams and other calls on a Mac with no bot, running speech models on the device. AI summaries need your own API key. Sold as a one-time licence.

Compared with Granola: Transcribes calls on your Mac with no bot and nothing sent to a cloud, for a one-time €64. Not a notepad: summaries need your own API key or a local model.

Headquarters
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Your data
Self-hosted
Price
From €64/licence
Free plan
Yes
Best for
Mac users who want transcripts that never leave the device

11. Tucan.ai

Meeting minutes and transcripts hosted in Germany

A bot joins Teams, Zoom, Webex, Meet, Jitsi or BigBlueButton calls and writes transcripts and minutes; in-person meetings are uploaded as files. Aimed at companies, law firms and public bodies; on-premises available.

Compared with Granola: For organisations that need German hosting or on-premises: a bot writes minutes in Teams, Zoom, Webex, Meet, Jitsi or BigBlueButton. No bot-free capture and no public prices.

Headquarters
Berlin, Germany
Founded
2020
Employees
11–50
Your data
In Europe
Price
On request
Free plan
No
Best for
Public bodies and legal teams needing German hosting

Why look for a European alternative to Granola?

Granola is headquartered in the United States. More on the company is in our Granola dossier. These are the reasons buyers in Europe most often give for looking elsewhere:

  • Granola, Inc. is a US company: its privacy policy says Granola is based in the US, with operations in the UK, and that the service is hosted and operated in the US. Notes and transcripts sit in a US-hosted AWS cloud, so US law, including the CLOUD Act, applies to them.
  • Transcription runs through Deepgram and AssemblyAI, and summaries through OpenAI and Anthropic. Data from the EU and UK leaves Europe under Standard Contractual Clauses.
  • There is no EU data region and no private-cloud version; Granola's security page says it may consider one in future. Notes are kept until you delete them, and retention periods are an Enterprise feature.
  • In its favour: Granola stores no meeting audio, only transcripts and notes; OpenAI and Anthropic may not train on your data; and you can opt out of Granola training on de-identified data, which is off by default on Enterprise.

How this list was made

A company counts as European if it's headquartered in Europe: the EU, the EEA, Switzerland, the UK, or elsewhere in geographic Europe, never Russia or Belarus. Headquarters means where it's run from, not a registered office. Companies founded in Europe but headquartered elsewhere today are listed separately, and a non-European owner is always named.

Each company was checked against its own legal notice, pricing page and data-processing terms, and its G2 page. Headcount, funding and founding year come from LeadWave's database of SaaS companies. No company paid to be listed or ranked.

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Frequently asked questions

It depends on what you use Granola for. Jamie (Germany) for people who don't want a bot joining client calls, MeetGeek (Romania) for small teams wanting cheap meeting notes stored in the EU and tl;dv (Germany) for teams that want a low-cost meeting recorder with CRM sync. All 11 on this page are headquartered in Europe; the table compares their hosting, prices and G2 ratings.