Fathom pricing in 2026: what the free plan gets you, and what teams pay

Every Fathom plan

Yes, Team is cheaper per seat than Premium. That's because Team needs at least two seats. If it's just you, Premium is the plan; if there are two of you, Team at $38 a month beats two Premium seats at $40.

What the free plan is good enough for

Honestly, most individuals. Unlimited recordings with a decent summary after every call is more than Otter's free plan (300 minutes a month, 30 minutes per conversation) or Granola's (30 days of history) give you. If you take a handful of calls a week and want a record, stop reading and sign up.

You'd pay for Premium if you want the better summaries and action items, or you want to ask questions across your calls. You'd pay for Team or Business when other people need to see your calls.

What a team actually pays

This is the moment people start looking around. Not because Fathom got worse, but because a free tool became a $10,000-a-year line item once the sales team got on Business.

The costs that aren't on the pricing page

The bot. By default a Fathom bot joins every call. Most people don't care. Some guests do, and you won't always know which ones. Fathom lists bot-free capture as a beta, which is worth checking if this is your only complaint.

The cloud. Every recording lives on Fathom's servers. For a lot of calls that's fine. For client, candidate, legal or medical conversations, it's a question your company should answer before you hit record.

When I'd pick something else

If the bot or the cloud is the problem, MeetMouse is the one I built: it listens on your Mac, so nothing joins the call, and transcription and AI run locally. It also nudges you during the call (talk less, land the ask), which no summary does. Free for 3 meetings a week; $20 once for unlimited. It's per person with no team workspace, so it doesn't replace Fathom Business for a sales org.

The full ranked list: the 5 best Fathom alternatives. Head to head: MeetMouse vs Fathom.

Prices read from fathom.ai/pricing on October 20, 2026. Fathom is a trademark of its owner, named here for comparison only.

Questions

Is Fathom really free?

Yes, for individuals. The free plan records and transcribes unlimited calls and gives you instant AI summaries, clips and search across calls. Advanced summaries, AI action items and Ask Fathom are on Premium at $20 a month.

How much does Fathom cost for a team?

Team is $19 per user per month billed monthly, or $15 billed annually, with a 2-seat minimum. Business, which adds CRM field sync, Deal View and AI scorecards, is $34 per user monthly or $25 annually. Ten people on Team cost about $190 a month; on Business about $340.

Does Fathom have a bot-free option?

Fathom's pricing page lists a choice of bot-free capture (in beta) or bot capture on the free plan. By default a Fathom bot joins the call. Check the current state of the beta before you count on it.

What's cheaper than Fathom?

For one person, nothing beats free. For a team, the per-seat bill is what grows. MeetMouse is per person, free for 3 meetings a week, and $20 once for unlimited, but it has no team workspace or CRM sync. It keeps meetings on your Mac instead of in a cloud.