Fathom Alternatives (2026): 4 Tools With More Than Notes
Fathom is a great free notetaker — but it does not score calls or coach reps. Here are 4 Fathom alternatives for sales teams who want more.
Koachly team · The people who build Koachly
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The best Fathom alternative for sales teams who want more than an AI notetaker is Koachly: it coaches reps live during calls with private on-screen tips, scores every call from 0 to 100, and includes AI practice mode — with a free plan and Pro at $49 per user a month. Fathom is one of the best free meeting recorders available. If all you need is an accurate summary and action items, it is hard to beat. If you need your reps to improve on every call, you need something different.
Fathom overview and pricing
Fathom launched as a Zoom-native AI notetaker and built a large following quickly, largely because its free plan does not limit recordings or storage. It joins your Zoom call as a bot, records the meeting, and delivers a structured summary — highlights, action items, next steps — a few minutes after you hang up.
The free plan covers unlimited Zoom recordings. Team Edition adds CRM sync (Salesforce, HubSpot), shared call libraries, and Google Meet support. Pricing for Team Edition starts around $19 per user a month. Enterprise plans add additional integrations and admin controls. Fathom does not offer a live coaching feature on any plan.
| Feature | Fathom | Koachly | tl;dv | Avoma |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price per user, per month | Free · paid from ~$19/user/mo | $49 Pro · $99 Business ($39 / $79 yearly) | Free · paid from ~$18/user/mo | ~$48/user/mo |
| Free plan | Yes · unlimited Zoom recordings | Yes · 5 calls a month | Yes · unlimited recordings | No |
| Tips during the call | No | Yes · one free 30-min call, then Pro and up | No | Partly · paid add-on |
| Score after each call | No | Yes · 0–100 and 3 fixes | No | Yes · scorecards |
| Practice with an AI buyer | No | Yes · every plan, even Free | No | No |
| No bot joins the meeting | No · bot joins the meeting | Yes · No bot joins your call. Koachly listens on your side, and you tell the other person you use a coaching tool. | No · bot joins the meeting | No · bot joins the meeting |
| Best for | Free meeting notes and summaries | Reps who want help during the call | Recording and clipping meetings | Post-call analytics and CRM sync |
Last checked October 2026. Features come from each vendor’s own pages. Prices are public estimates and change often; “~” means about. Check each vendor’s site before you buy.
What Fathom does well
Fathom earns its reputation as the go-to free notetaker. These are the areas where it genuinely performs:
- Free plan quality: unlimited Zoom recordings with clean AI summaries at no cost is a meaningful offer. Most competitors cap free plans at a small number of recordings per month.
- Summary accuracy: action items, next steps and key topics are reliably extracted. For internal meetings and discovery calls where note quality matters, Fathom is strong.
- Speed: summaries typically arrive within a few minutes of the call ending. The turnaround is fast enough to send to a prospect before you have closed your laptop.
- Ease of setup: install the Zoom app, create a free account, and it records your next call. No IT involvement required.
What Fathom lacks
Sales teams running high-volume prospecting or complex deal cycles often find that a notetaker alone is not enough:
- No live coaching: Fathom cannot give a rep a tip during the call. If a buyer raises a procurement objection and the rep is unsure how to respond, there is nothing in their screen from Fathom in that moment.
- No call scoring: Fathom does not grade calls. Managers who want a consistent way to measure rep performance call-by-call need to build their own rubric or add another tool.
- No practice mode: reps cannot use Fathom to rehearse objection handling or a pitch before a high-stakes call.
- Limited Microsoft Teams support: Teams support is more restricted than Zoom. For organisations standardised on Teams, this matters.
- CRM sync requires paid plan: Salesforce and HubSpot logging are Team Edition features, not available on the free plan.
Koachly as an alternative to Fathom
Koachly and Fathom are not direct substitutes — they do different things. Fathom is a notetaker. Koachly is a coaching tool. For sales teams, the distinction matters.
Koachly’s browser extension runs quietly on Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams. It does not join as a bot: only the rep sees the tips on their screen. When the buyer mentions a competitor, pauses too long or raises a pricing question, Koachly surfaces a one-line suggestion in real time. After the call, the rep gets a score from 0 to 100 with three specific things to improve. They can then practice those fixes against an AI buyer before the next call.
Some teams use both: Fathom for meeting notes shared with the broader team, and Koachly for rep coaching and scoring. There is no conflict. If you need to choose one tool to improve rep performance call-by-call, Koachly is the one built for that.
Koachly has a free plan. Pro is $49 per user a month. All pricing is on the pricing page.
Other alternatives worth considering
tl;dv
tl;dv is a strong free alternative to Fathom if async clip sharing matters to your team. Its free plan covers unlimited recordings on Google Meet and Zoom. It does not offer live coaching or call scoring. Read the tl;dv alternatives post for more.
Otter.ai
Otter offers low-cost transcription and live meeting notes. Its free plan is limited; paid plans start around $10 per user a month. It is strong for internal meetings and sales calls where the primary need is an accurate real-time transcript. Like Fathom, it does not coach reps.
Avoma
For teams that want more than notes — scorecards, deal tracking, CRM sync — Avoma is the natural next step from Fathom. It starts around $48 per user a month. See the Avoma alternatives post.
Fathom alternatives FAQ
Is Fathom free?
Yes. Fathom has a free plan that covers unlimited recordings on Zoom with AI summaries and action items. It is one of the most generous free plans in the meeting notetaker category. Paid plans add team features, CRM sync and additional platforms.
Does Fathom score sales calls?
No. Fathom generates AI summaries, action items and highlights after a call, but it does not produce a structured sales call score — a 0-to-100 grade with specific areas to improve. That is a different product category. Koachly scores every call from 0 to 100 and surfaces three concrete fixes.
How does Fathom compare to Koachly?
Fathom is a meeting notetaker: it records your Zoom call, transcribes it and gives you an AI summary and action items. Koachly coaches the rep during the call with live tips on their screen, then scores the call after. They solve different problems. Fathom is for notes; Koachly is for improving rep performance.
What is the best Fathom alternative for sales teams?
For sales coaching during calls, Koachly is the best Fathom alternative. It gives reps live tips, scores each call and offers AI practice mode. For post-call analytics with team features, Avoma or Gong are worth considering. For a similar free notetaker, tl;dv is a strong option.
Does Fathom work on Google Meet or Microsoft Teams?
Fathom was originally built for Zoom and added Google Meet support. Microsoft Teams support has been more limited and may require specific plans. Koachly works across Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams on all plans including the free tier.
If you want to move beyond notes to actual rep coaching, Koachly has a free plan with no card required. Start free and run your first coached call today.
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Written by Koachly team, The people who build Koachly.
Prices and features are checked against each vendor's public site.