Why choose Superwhisper over Fathom?

Superwhisper gives you local transcription and summaries, model choice, and dictation alongside meeting recording. Fathom is useful for sales teams that need CRM sync, call review, and coaching in a shared workspace.

Can Fathom process meetings offline?

Fathom uses cloud AI processors and does not list a fully offline meeting workflow. Superwhisper can transcribe, separate speakers, and summarize offline with downloaded local models.

Does Fathom require a meeting bot?

Fathom offers bot-free capture in beta on Mac, with a limited Teams alpha on Windows. It also offers a bot. Superwhisper records without a bot on Mac; Windows Meetings is coming soon.

Can I choose the models in Superwhisper?

Yes. Choose a local or cloud speech model for the transcript and a language model for the summary. Enterprise teams can use a compatible private language model endpoint.

How much does Superwhisper cost?

Pro is $8.49 a month or $84.99 a year, including Meetings and dictation. New users get 3,000 trial words shared across Pro features.

Superwhisper vs Fathom for Meeting Notes

Key differences

Side-by-side comparison

Choose Superwhisper when you want local meeting notes and dictation in one app. Fathom offers a cloud workspace with CRM sync and coaching for teams that review sales calls together.

	Superwhisper	Fathom
Fully local meetings Superwhisper privacy	Recording, transcript, speakers, and notes	No local option listed; uses cloud AI processors
Capture	Bot-free on Mac; Windows coming soon	Meeting bot; bot-free capture in beta on Mac
Meeting model choice	Local or cloud; custom LLM endpoints on Enterprise	No local model option listed
System-wide dictation	Yes	No system-wide dictation feature listed
Meeting platforms	Mac; Windows coming soon	Mac, Windows, and iOS
During the call	Live transcript, including with local Parakeet models	Live summaries and a scratchpad in the Mac app
Unattended meetings	No, record on your computer	Yes, the bot can join without you
Languages	Multilingual, based on your selected model	38 languages, per its help center
Meeting agents Sharing and agents	Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other MCP apps	Ask Fathom, ChatGPT, Claude, API, and MCP
Team workflows Sharing and agents	Share links, Markdown export, app shortcuts	Clips, playlists, trackers, CRM sync, and scorecards
Data storage Superwhisper privacy	Saved on your Mac; local or cloud processing	Cloud workspace; custom retention on Enterprise
Compliance Superwhisper agreements	SOC 2 Type II report; BAA available (scope depends on setup)	SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, and GDPR
Pricing Superwhisper plans	$8.49/mo or $84.99/yr; Meetings + dictation	Free; Premium $16/mo annually; Team $15/seat annually

Choose local speech and language models to process meetings offline. Cloud models send audio or text to their providers. Share links upload the summary for 30 days; connected AI apps receive the meeting content they read.

Product details checked October 2026. Prices in USD.

Make the switch

Why choose Superwhisper

Keep your meeting under your control

Superwhisper saves the recording, transcript, and notes on your Mac. Select local speech and language models to process the call offline, including speaker separation.

Fathom stores meetings in its cloud workspace and uses cloud AI processors. It offers custom retention on Enterprise, but does not list a fully local transcription and summary option.

Superwhisper privacy

Record without a participant bot

Superwhisper captures microphone and system audio from the apps you use on your Mac. Start a recording in Zoom, Meet, Teams, or Slack and keep the audio for playback.

Fathom offers a bot and bot-free capture in beta on Mac. Windows bot-free capture is limited to a Microsoft Teams alpha. Its bot can attend a call without you.

Write the follow-up in the same app

Superwhisper includes system-wide dictation with Meetings. Finish a call, open your email app, and dictate the follow-up using your preferred model and mode.

You can export the summary, create a share link, or open Slack or Notion and drag in the note. Fathom adds clips, playlists, trackers, CRM field sync, deal views, and scorecards for teams that need sales coaching.

Sharing and agents

One subscription for meetings and dictation

Superwhisper Pro costs $8.49 a month or $84.99 a year. It includes local and cloud models, custom modes, file transcription, and Meetings on Mac.

Fathom has a free plan with unlimited recordings and transcription. Premium is $16 per user/month, Team is $15, and Business is $25, billed annually. Team and Business require at least two seats.