Acta vs Fathom

Acta records Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams meetings, then creates transcripts, summaries and action items. Meetings can be captured by a bot, or recorded from a user's computer through the desktop app or Chrome extension without a notetaker joining. Ask Acta searches selected meeting transcripts and answers questions across them. Role-specific templates can generate outputs such as sales reports, interview scorecards, product requirements, tickets and clinical notes. Listed integrations include Google Calendar, Outlook, Jira, Asana, ClickUp, Monday.com and Gmail, along with the meeting platforms. Acta says recordings and notes remain in the user's account unless shared, and meeting data is encrypted in transit and at rest. The free plan provides 600 minutes of storage and limited AI summaries and action points; Pro lists unlimited transcription, AI summaries and storage. Pricing is on request, and a 15-day trial is listed. Enterprise includes options such as on-premise deployment, SSO, APIs, private storage and custom data retention.

Fathom captures and transcribes meetings on Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. It can use bot or bot-free capture, then provide transcripts, summaries, and action items. The free plan includes unlimited recordings and transcriptions, instant AI call summaries, clips, playlists, and search. Fathom lists support for 38 transcription languages, speaker labels, and calendar integrations. Paid plans add advanced summaries, AI-generated action items, a conversational meeting assistant, or a custom meeting bot. The Free plan is free forever. Premium costs $16.00 per month with annual pricing. Team is $15.00 per month and Business is $25.00 per month, both with a two-user minimum and annual pricing. The pricing note lists paid plans from $15 per user per month on an annual basis. Enterprise has no listed price and includes organization-wide security controls, SSO and SCIM provisioning, custom data retention programs, and dedicated support options.