Pick Fathom if…
you review sales calls or interviews, want to share clips, and want a free plan that doesn't run out.
Fathom records, transcribes and summarizes calls, with clips and playlists for sharing, and a Business plan built for sales review. Read AI adds participant engagement analytics and coaching, and searches across meetings, email and Slack — but its free plan stops at 5 transcripts a month.
Pick Fathom if you want unlimited free recordings, or CRM sync and AI scorecards on Business ($34/mo per user). Pick Read AI ($19.75/mo per seat monthly, less annually) if you want meeting coaching and one search across meetings, email and Slack.
| App | Free tier | Paid from | Top plan | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fathom | Yes | $20/mo | $34/mo | Sales call review, CRM-synced recaps, hiring interview notes |
| Read AI | Yes | $19.75/mo | $39.75/mo | Teams that want engagement analytics and coaching feedback on top of standard meeting transcripts |
Monthly prices in US dollars before tax, from each vendor's official pricing (US list price; weekly-billed plans converted to a monthly figure). Updated November 2, 2026
| Fathom | Read AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Unlimited recordings & transcriptions, clips | 5 meeting transcripts/mo, unlimited enterprise search |
| Entry paid plan | Premium: advanced summaries, AI action items | Pro: unlimited transcripts, premium integrations |
| Search | Team: global search across calls | Cross-surface search: meetings, email, Slack |
| Video playback | Clips & playlists on Free | Playback and highlights from Enterprise |
| Compliance | Enterprise: SSO/SCIM, custom quote | Enterprise+: HIPAA, SAML/SCIM, custom data retention |
you review sales calls or interviews, want to share clips, and want a free plan that doesn't run out.
you care about how meetings run — engagement and coaching — and want search beyond meetings into email and Slack.
For analytics and cross-surface search, yes. For free use and sales call review, Fathom gives more: its free plan has no recording cap and includes clips.
For one person on monthly billing they're close: Read AI Pro is $19.75/mo per seat and Fathom Premium $20/mo. For teams, Fathom Team is $19/mo per user with a 2-user minimum.
Audio/video playback and video highlights start on the Enterprise plan ($29.75/mo per seat), not Pro.
How we choose: prices come from each vendor's official pricing page and are re-checked every week. We take no affiliate fees, so rankings aren't for sale.