Grain vs tl;dv
Grain
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tldv.ioSide by side
| Figure | Grain | tl;dv |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $15/mo | $18/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 6 |
| Spec score · Meeting Notes Software | 9.1 (#13) | 9.4 (#7) |
| Spec score · Meeting Recording Software | 8.9 (#5) | 8.7 (#11) |
| Spec score · AI Meeting Assistants | 9.1 (#14) | 9.4 (#8) |
| Spec score · Meeting Analytics | 8.8 (#5) | 8.6 (#10) |
| Spec score · Meeting Intelligence Software | 9.0 (#8) | 8.6 (#17) |
| Spec score · Meeting Assistant Software | 8.9 (#8) | 8.7 (#14) |
| Spec score · Meeting Transcription Software | 8.9 (#9) | 8.7 (#14) |
| Spec score · Audio Transcription Software | 8.8 (#12) | 8.7 (#16) |
| Spec score · Transcription tools | 8.8 (#13) | 9.0 (#7) |
| AI notes | Grain provides AI meeting notes, next steps, and automatic recaps, and users can ask questions across their meeting library with cited answers. | AI-generated meeting minutes can be organized by topic and action item, with follow-up email drafting. |
| Calendar integrations | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Its integration page lists Webex, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Zoom, HubSpot, Salesforce, Aircall, Slack, Productboard, and Zapier. | Featured integrations include HubSpot, Salesforce, Slack, Notion, ClickUp, Asana, Jira, Monday.com, Dropbox and Zoho. |
| Meeting platforms | Zoom,Google Meet,Microsoft Teams,Webex,Slack Huddles,in-person meetings | Zoom,Google Meet,Microsoft Teams |
| Security | Grain states it is SOC 2 Type II certified, hosts its software on AWS in the USA, and encrypts customer data at rest and in transit. | tl;dv states that it is SOC 2 compliant, GDPR compliant, aligned with the EU AI Act and uses AES-256 encryption with EU data hosting. |
| Summaries and action items | Yes | Yes |
| Transcription | Yes | It produces speaker-labeled transcripts in more than 30 languages. |
Plans
Grain
- FreeFree
- Starter$15 a month
- EnterprisePrice not published
- FreeFree
- Starter$15 a month
- BusinessPriced on request
tl;dv
- FreeFree
- Business$29 a month
- FreeFree
- Pro$18 a month
- Business$59 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Grain
Grain is an AI notetaker and conversation intelligence platform for recording meetings and producing transcripts, summaries, insights, and coaching feedback. It supports Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Slack Huddles, and in-person meetings, with transcription in 130 languages. Grain can capture computer audio without a meeting bot or record video with a bot in the meeting. AI features produce notes, next steps, and automatic recaps; users can ask questions across their meeting library and get cited answers. Teams can share clips, projects, and full recordings, or configure automatic group sharing. Grain lists calendar integrations and connections including HubSpot, Salesforce, Aircall, Slack, Productboard, and Zapier. Meeting data can be exported or used with Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI tools through an MCP server and API. The desktop app is available for macOS and Windows, and the workspace is accessible in a browser. The free plan includes one notetaker seat, meetings up to 45 minutes, and a 90-day meeting history. Paid plans start at $15 a month, and a 14-day trial is listed.
tl;dv
tl;dv is a meeting recording and transcription service that uses a bot to capture calls on Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. It transcribes meetings and produces summaries and action items, while calendar integrations connect the service with calendars. It is available on the web, Windows, macOS, and iOS. The Free plan costs nothing and includes unlimited recordings and unlimited transcriptions. Business costs $29 a month, billed annually, and includes multi-meeting AI insights, sales coaching and playbooks, plus team integrations and automations. Enterprise offers a custom configuration, with no price listed. The maker, tl;dv, was founded in 2020 and is headquartered at Kaiser-Friedrich-Allee 51, 52074 Aachen, Germany. Its combination of bot-based capture and follow-up materials is centered on turning meetings into searchable records and next steps.