Fetch vs Fathom

Fetch records your meetings without a bot and transcribes them on your own Windows PC. Fathom is a popular cloud notetaker with a generous free plan, video clips and team features. On a Mac, Fathom can record without a bot. On Windows, its help center says bot-free recording is still in a limited alpha for Microsoft Teams, so the Fathom bot usually joins your call. If you’re on Windows and don’t want a bot, Fetch fits. If you want video clips and team sharing, Fathom fits.

Facts about Fathom come from its own website and help center, checked October 29, 2026. Links are at the bottom.

At a glance

	Fetch	Fathom
Bot-free on Windows	Yes	Limited Teams alpha only
Bot-free on Mac	No Mac app yet	Yes, macOS 14.2 and later
Where speech becomes text	On your PC	Fathom’s cloud
Records offline	Yes	No, needs internet to capture
Video recording and clips	No, audio only	Yes
Apps	Windows	Mac, Windows, iPhone
Free plan	Free during early access, no limits	Unlimited recordings; advanced summaries for 5 calls a month
Paid plans	None yet	Premium $20 per user per month, or $16 billed yearly

The bot on Windows

Fathom 3.0’s bot-free experience is built for Mac and needs macOS 14.2 or later. Its help center says Windows bot-free recording is “currently in a limited Microsoft Teams alpha” (as of October 20, 2026), and its What’s New page lists Windows as coming soon. Until then, on Windows, Fathom’s recorder joins your call as a participant.

Fetch always records from your own PC, with no extra guest, on Zoom, Google Meet, Teams or in person.

Where does your meeting go?

Fetch transcribes on your own processor or graphics card, and saves the audio and notes in your Documents folder. Nothing is uploaded unless you turn on Google Drive backup or choose the one optional online speech model.

Fathom is a cloud service that stores data in the US. Its help center says it’s HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II and GDPR compliant, that its AI providers aren’t permitted to train on your data, and that Fathom uses de-identified customer data to improve its own models unless you opt out in your settings. Fathom also says you need an internet connection to capture.

Price

Fathom’s Free plan is generous: unlimited recordings and storage, with advanced summaries for your first 5 calls each month and limited Ask Fathom. Premium is $20 per user per month, or $16 billed yearly. Team and Business plans start at 2 users.

Fetch is free during early access with no limits.

Where Fathom wins

Pick Fathom if:

• You’re on a Mac. Its bot-free mode and live summaries work there today.
• You want video. Fathom records video and makes clips and playlists to share.
• Your team shares calls and syncs notes to a CRM.
• You want an iPhone app for in-person meetings.
• You like a big free plan and don’t mind the cloud.

Where Fetch wins

Pick Fetch if:

• You’re on Windows and want no bot today.
• Privacy matters. Transcription happens on your PC, and nothing trains on your meetings.
• You record offline. Fetch works with no connection.
• You want plain files. Every call is a folder with an MP3 and Markdown notes.

Switching from Fathom?

Download transcripts from Fathom and bring them in with Import in Fetch. See Import recordings and transcripts, and set up Zoom and Google Meet detection so Fetch offers to record when a call starts.

Sources

Checked October 29, 2026. Prices and features change, so check Fathom’s site for the latest.

• Fathom pricing
• How bot-free recording works in Fathom 3.0 (Mac requirement, Windows alpha)
• Fathom What’s New
• Fathom supported devices
• Fathom iOS app and internet requirement
• Fathom data and AI training
• Fathom Free plan details

Fathom is a trademark of its owner. Soggy Dog Studios isn’t affiliated with Fathom. This comparison is based on public information as of the date above.