Fathom
Joins your Zoom, Google Meet or Teams calls, records them, and writes a summary afterward.
Price checked Nov 3, 2026
Small business
Bookkeeping, customer replies, scheduling and simple websites.
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Small business tools cover the jobs that eat your week: answering the same customer questions, keeping the books, booking appointments and keeping a simple website running. We look at what each tool does well, whether it fits a one-person or small-team setup, and what it really costs once you are past the free trial.
How to choose
- Solve one job first. Pick the tool for your biggest weekly headache, not the one with the longest feature list.
- Mind your customer data. If a tool touches customer names, orders or payments, check how it stores that before you connect it.
- Know the real price. Trials end and per-seat costs add up. Look at what you will pay in month two, not month one.
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Meeting note takers
We made free accounts on Oct 30, 2026 and saved screenshots of sign up, consent, settings and plan pages. We have not recorded a call with any of them, so no card gets a score.
Fireflies
A meeting bot that records Zoom, Meet and Teams calls and writes transcripts and summaries.
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Otter
Live transcripts and summaries for Zoom, Meet and Teams calls, plus a phone app that records in person.
Price checked Nov 3, 2026 Watch out
Circleback
Writes meeting notes and action items for online calls (bot or desktop app) and in-person meetings (phone and Apple Watch).
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tl;dv
Records and transcribes Zoom, Meet and Teams calls and writes AI notes.
Price checked Nov 3, 2026 Watch out
Fellow
Meeting agendas plus an AI note taker for Zoom, Meet and Teams.
Price checked Nov 3, 2026 Watch out
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