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Updated: August 2026

Fathom vs Microsoft Teams AI
Full Feature Comparison

Compare recording, meeting notes, collaboration, integrations, and pricing to find the right solution for your workflow.

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Action items
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Quick Verdict

Pick the use case that matches you

The right meeting assistant depends on how your team works. Explore the use case that best matches your needs.

FathomFathom
Best for individuals and small teams who want unlimited capture and clean summaries without paying up front.Fathom is an AI meeting assistant for professionals on Zoom, Meet, and Teams. It records, transcribes, highlights, and summarizes calls, ships a bot-free Mac desktop app, and gives every plan a public API, MCP, ChatGPT and Claude.
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Microsoft Teams AIMicrosoft Teams AI
Strongest choice if every meeting is a Teams meeting and the AI budget is already committed.Microsoft Teams AI is not a product you buy — it is meeting intelligence unlocked by licences on top of Teams. Recording and transcription come with the base plan; recap and AI notes need Teams Premium; in-meeting Q&A needs Copilot.
Best for Teams-only orgs that already hold Copilot
Microsoft Teams AIMicrosoft Teams AI
Every meeting runs in Teams and the licences are bought. Recap and in-meeting Q&A arrive with no new vendor.
Best for Starting without a budget
FathomFathom
Fathom records and transcribes on a free plan; Microsoft’s meeting AI needs a paid add-on on top of Teams.
Worth Exploring Alternatives
Teams that need the full picture
Both leave gaps this comparison cannot close from published material. If you need every meeting captured and analysed, look wider.
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Microsoft Teams AI

How they stack up

Fathom starts free and joins meetings on any platform. Microsoft covers Teams natively, bundles governance with the base licence, and sells its meeting AI as an add-on.

Facts last verified August 6, 2026

Mobile apps
NoiOS coming soon; none shipped yet
✓Yes
Meeting templates
No
Nofrom + Teams Premium · Meeting templates · from Teams Premium
AI Chat
Nofrom Premium · Ask Fathom — single call only
Nofrom + Microsoft 365 Copilot · Copilot licence · grounded in Graph data
Custom summary templates
Nofrom Premium · Multiple AI summary templates on paid tiers
No
Workflow automation
Nofrom Premium · Workflow automation via integrations on paid plans
~PartialPower Automate actions only · no transcript trigger
Browser/Chrome Extension Recording
✓YesFree forever · unlimited recording, transcription & storage
Nofrom + Microsoft 365 Copilot · Windows Insiders Beta · audio not kept
Recording

Ways to capture meetings

Meeting assistants should fit naturally into your workflow. Whether you prefer automatic recording, bot participation, or manual uploads, meeting capture should require minimal effort.

Meeting Bot

Joins calls automatically via calendar sync. Lowest friction for Zoom, Meet, and Teams.

Fathom✓Microsoft Teams AI
Chrome Extension Recording

Captures the call right from a browser extension — no bot and no desktop app needed.

Fathom✓Microsoft Teams AI
Mobile App

Record from your phone — useful for in-person meetings or calls.

FathomMicrosoft Teams AI✓
Upload Audio/Video

Drop an existing recording file to get a transcript and summary.

Fathom✓Microsoft Teams AI✓
In-Person Recording

Capture conversations without a video call. Useful for field teams.

FathomMicrosoft Teams AI
Desktop App

Native app for system-level audio capture.

Fathom~Microsoft Teams AI

As Your Team Scales, Consider

Recording a meeting is only the first step. Over time, organizations often realize that the real value lies in how meeting knowledge is captured, shared, and reused—helping teams stay aligned long after the conversation ends.

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AI Capabilities

What happens after the recording

Microsoft answers questions live in the meeting on the Copilot licence and runs Facilitator as an in-meeting agent. Fathom concentrates on fast, structured summaries after the call.

FathomMicrosoft Teams AI
FathomFathom

Fathom focuses on the core AI notetaking loop: automatic summaries, AI-generated next steps, highlights, follow-up emails, and Ask Fathom chat across calls on paid plans. A public API and MCP reach ChatGPT and Claude on every plan. Trackers surface pricing-objection and competitor-mention signals on Team and above; live voice agents are not listed on its published plans.

Microsoft Teams AIMicrosoft Teams AI

Copilot answers questions live in the meeting and across your work data, and Facilitator can take notes as an in-meeting agent. Both need the Microsoft 365 Copilot add-on. Recap, AI notes and AI tasks sit one tier lower, on Teams Premium.

AI summariesAutomatic post-meeting summaries with key points and context.
Fathom✓Microsoft Teams AI
Custom summary templatesDefine your own output format to match team workflow.
FathomMicrosoft Teams AI
AI chat over meetingsAsk questions about your meeting library like a knowledge base.
FathomMicrosoft Teams AI
Follow-up email draftsAuto-generate follow-up emails based on meeting outcomes.
Fathom✓Microsoft Teams AI
Speaker coaching insightsTalk-time ratios, pacing, monologue detection per speaker.
Fathom✓Microsoft Teams AI✓
Automations / agentsTrigger CRM updates, Slack messages, or tasks automatically post-meeting.
Fathom~Microsoft Teams AI
Integrations

The Best Integrations Do More Than Connect Apps

The number of integrations tells part of the story. The real value comes from how effectively meeting insights move between tools, workflows, and teams.

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Workflow ContinuityMeeting insights flow directly into the tools where work happens, helping teams reduce manual follow-ups and keep projects moving.
Workflow Continuity
Shared VisibilityImportant discussions, decisions, and action items remain accessible to the people who need them—even if they weren't in the meeting.
Shared Visibility
Long-Term ValueMeeting knowledge stays connected to ongoing projects and workflows, making conversations useful long after the meeting ends.
Long-Term Value

What it connects to

Integrations help meeting insights flow into the tools your team already uses, from CRMs and project management platforms to collaboration and documentation tools.

Video ConferencingZoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams
CRMHubSpot, Salesforce, Pylon
CollaborationSlack
Workflow AutomationZapier, ChatGPT, Claude +5 more
Sales EngagementDistribute, FollowUp, GetAccept
Project & Task ManagementAsana
FathomMicrosoft Teams AI
Google Calendar
Pipedrive
Notion
Asana
Slack
Salesforce
ClickUp
HubSpot
Greenhouse
WhatsApp
NUMBER OF NATIVE INTEGRATIONS
20+Fathom
API/connector-basedMicrosoft Teams AI
Per each vendor's own integrations directory, verified July 14, 2026

Beyond the Integration List

API Access
If your team uses custom tools or internal dashboards, the API lets you pull meeting data — transcripts, summaries, action items — exactly where you need it.
MCP Support
A newer standard that lets AI assistants like Claude or Cursor read your meeting data directly. No developer needed.
FathomFathom
Lean and Open
Fathom lists 20+ native integrations across CRM, video conferencing, Slack, and sales-engagement tools, plus a public API and an MCP server that connect ChatGPT and Claude on every plan. Zapier and Make handle wider automation. The published directory doesn't list a storage or docs connector (no Drive, Notion, or Dropbox).
Microsoft Teams AIMicrosoft Teams AI
Developer Build
Microsoft publishes no integrations directory for meeting outputs. Getting a recap into another tool means building it: Graph change notifications fire when a transcript is ready, the Power Automate connector reads transcripts and AI insights, and Work IQ exposes meeting notes to AI assistants. All of it is developer work, not a connector you switch on.
MeetGeek
Automation
Uses a REST API with webhooks — data flows into your tools the moment a call ends. MCP Server connects meeting data directly to models like ChatGPT, Claude, or your own AI. Better suited for real-time automation and broader AI workflow integration.Explore MeetGeek
Pricing

What you actually pay

Per user, per month — across every plan.

FathomFathom
From $19/mo per user
Free$0
Team$19
Premium$20
Business$34
EnterpriseCustom
Microsoft Teams AIMicrosoft Teams AI
From $8.55/mo per user
Microsoft Teams Enterprise$8.55 (paid yearly)
+ Teams Premium$10 (paid yearly)
+ Microsoft 365 Copilot$30 (paid yearly)
Decision Checklist

A quick gut-check before you commit

FathomChoose Fathom if…
✓You want to start recording and summarising without buying anything.
✓Some of your meetings run outside Microsoft Teams — on Zoom or Google Meet.
Microsoft Teams AIChoose Microsoft Teams AI if…
✓You want AI you can question during the call and are willing to licence Copilot for it.
✓You need single sign-on, audit logging and retention included at the base tier.
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One More Comparison Before You Decide

Fathom and Microsoft Teams AI solve different halves of the problem, and most teams need both halves. MeetGeek records the Zoom call, the Google Meet and the conversation in the room, keeps the recording from Business, transcribes 100+ languages, and runs Meeting Skills on a schedule. See meetgeek-vs-fathom and meetgeek-vs-ai-copilot.

MeetGeek
Fathom
MeetGeek vs Fathom: One Archive, Every PlatformMeetGeek records Zoom, Google Meet and Teams, transcribes 100+ languages and runs Meeting Skills on a schedule, at a published per-seat price that starts free.See the full comparison →
MeetGeek
Microsoft Teams AI
MeetGeek vs Microsoft Teams AI: No Add-On RequiredMicrosoft charges $10 or $30 per user a month, billed annually, on top of a Teams licence. MeetGeek includes AI notes and automations in the plan price and captures meetings on any platform.See the full comparison →
FAQ

The questions procurement asks.

No. Microsoft does not sell a product with that name. Teams meeting AI comes from two add-ons: Teams Premium at $10 per user a month billed annually, and Microsoft 365 Copilot at $30. Recap and AI notes come with either; in-meeting Q&A and video recap need Copilot specifically.