FreedPaid
An AI medical scribe for independent clinics that turns the patient conversation into a structured, EHR-ready note.
Meeting Notes comparison
Freed vs Granola
Pricing, pros, cons, and ideal use cases — side by side.
GranolaFreemium
An AI notepad that captures meeting notes from your computer audio without sending a bot into the call.
At a glance
| Freed | Granola | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | PaidStarter $39/month for one clinician, capped at 40 notes a month. Core $79/month for unlimited notes, free for residents, students and trainees. Premier $104/month on annual billing ($119 monthly) adds EHR push, dictation and coding. Group plans are custom. AI Front Desk starts at $149/month. 7-day free trial. As read on the vendor's pricing page in early October 2026. | FreemiumBasic $0 per user/month with 30-day meeting history. Business $14 per user/month adds unlimited history, advanced models and CRM integrations. Enterprise $35 per user/month adds SSO, HIPAA and admin controls. No annual pricing is shown. As read on the vendor's pricing page in early October 2026. |
| Category | Meeting Notes | Meeting Notes |
| Ideal for | Independent and community-based clinicsSolo and small-group practitionersBehavioral health and psychiatry practicesMed spas and specialty clinics with heavy documentation load | Founders and executives in back-to-back meetingsConsultants and client-facing professionalsSales teams who do not want a bot in the roomAnyone taking notes in in-person or phone meetings |
Pros & cons
Freed
Pros
- Priced for independent practices, not health systems
- HIPAA-compliant and SOC 2 Type II; does not store patient recordings
- Covers 30+ specialties with customizable note templates
- Coding assistant surfaces ICD-10, CPT, and E/M suggestions
- Same-day setup with no IT project
Cons
- Not built for large health-system EHR environments
- Coding suggestions still require clinician review and sign-off
- Front Desk module is a separate, meaningfully higher line item
- EHR push works best with browser-based systems
Granola
Pros
- No bot joins the call — works in-person and on phone calls too
- Merges your typed notes with the transcript for better summaries
- Works across Zoom, Meet, Teams, and anything else playing audio
- MCP connections to Claude, Cursor, and Figma
- Privacy-first: notes are private by default
Cons
- 30-day retention on the free tier is a hard limit, not a soft nudge
- Capturing system audio without announcing a bot has consent implications — disclose it
- Desktop-first; the workflow assumes you have the app running
- Fewer CRM-sync integrations than bot-based incumbents
Which should you choose?
Granola is the lighter-weight option (Freemium), while Freed sits higher on the pricing ladder (Paid). Freed is built around independent and community-based clinics; Granola leans more toward founders and executives in back-to-back meetings. Shortlist the one whose strengths line up with your biggest constraint.
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