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Meetings, head to head

Briefi vs Fathom

Both record your meetings and write them up. Fathom is the simpler tool, with a free plan that records without limit and clean summaries, and its acquisition by Superhuman was announced on 14 September 2026. Briefi starts before the meeting with a brief, sends the follow-up from your own mailbox, and files everything to the client’s record, with forms and signing on the same record. If you want free, polished notes, Fathom is hard to beat. If the meeting is one step in client work, Briefi keeps the rest of it in one place.

ReviewedLast reviewed 15 October 2026. Fathom facts checked 15 October 2026

Choose Fathom if

  • You want free, unlimited recordings and transcripts2
  • You want a simple notetaker, with a bot or without one1
  • You mainly need summaries and action items from each call1

Choose Briefi if

  • You want a brief before each meeting, not only notes after it
  • You want the follow-up sent from your own mailbox, with the recap filed to the client
  • You also send forms and collect signatures, and want them on the same record
At a glance

Briefi and Fathom, side by side

What each does today. Every line about Fathom links to the page it came from.

Briefi compared with Fathom, by feature group
BriefiPlans from A$39 a monthFathom
Capture and notes
Recording without a meeting botBriefiYesRecord in the browser, or face to face with the standalone recorderFathomYesOffers a notetaker bot or bot-free capture, on Mac now, with Windows planned1
Transcript, summary and action itemsBriefiYesRecaps with decisions and actions, and a register of actions across meetingsFathomYesDescribes a clean transcript, AI summary and action items1
Free planBriefiNoBriefi has a free trial, then paid plansFathomYesFree plan lists unlimited recordings and transcripts2
Before and after the meeting
Follow-up emailBriefiYesDrafted for you to check, and sent from your own Gmail, Microsoft 365 or SMTP mailboxFathomYesLists recap emails among its follow-up tools1
CRM connectionBriefiYes, on Pro and upPushes to GoHighLevel, HubSpot, Monday, Pipedrive, Close, Copper and ActiveCampaign. Salesforce is not one of them.FathomYes, on paid plansNames Salesforce and HubSpot21
Data and assurance
Where data is heldBriefiStored in SydneySome processing uses providers overseas. The Security page lists them.FathomUnited StatesTheir help centre states that all Fathom data is stored in the United States3
Yes, todayPartly, or on another planNoNot stated

Fathom is a notetaker; Briefi is a client record that takes notes. A row appears only where Fathom’s own pages say something we could check.

Where Fathom wins

When Fathom is the better choice

If any of these decides it for you, Fathom is likely the better fit today.

Price

A free plan with unlimited recordings

Fathom’s free plan lists unlimited recordings and transcripts. Briefi has a free trial, then paid plans, so for notes alone Fathom costs less.2

Simplicity

A tool that does one job, with or without a bot

Fathom describes a clean transcript, summary and action items, and offers bot-free capture. If notes are all you need, there is less to set up.1

CRM

Salesforce

Fathom names Salesforce and HubSpot as CRM connections on its paid plans. Briefi pushes to HubSpot and six others, but not to Salesforce.21

Assurance

A SOC 2 report

Fathom’s help centre states that it has SOC 2 Type II.3

Where Briefi is different

The meeting is one step on the client’s record.

Briefi was built for practices that meet the same clients for years. The notes are the start of the record, not the whole of it.

  • A brief before you meetMeetings

    Generated before the meeting from what you already hold on the client: the last recap, open actions and what is outstanding.

  • Follow-up from your own mailboxMeetings

    The recap becomes a follow-up draft for you to check. It is sent from your own Gmail, Microsoft 365 or SMTP mailbox, so it arrives as you.

  • Forms and signing on the same recordSign

    Send a fact-find or engagement letter after the meeting. The client signs on their phone and the signed copy files to their record, with a certificate page.

  • A client record, portal and registersAdvisor

    Advisor adds a record for each client with registers for loans, policies, entities and claims, reviews, and an optional client portal.

Meetings plans have no signing, portal or registers. Sign and Advisor add them on the same workspace.

Pricing

Pricing compared

Briefi charges a monthly plan price, with the seats and allowances each plan includes set out on the pricing page. Fathom’s figures are as published on the date shown; check its page before you decide. Its labels for monthly and annual billing were not confirmed, so each paid plan shows both figures.

Pro
From A$39 a month
  • 6 capture hours each month
  • Monthly or annual billing
Figures from Briefi’s live price list
Fathom
From Free, then paid plans
  • Free plan: unlimited recordings and transcripts
  • Premium: $20 or $16 per user per month, depending on billing
  • Team: $19 or $15 per user per month, depending on billing, with a minimum of two users
  • Business: $34 or $25 per user per month, depending on billing, with a minimum of two users
  • Enterprise: contact sales
  • Their page does not name a currency
Checked on 15 October 2026. Source 2

Briefi prices are in AUD and are read from the same price list as the pricing page, so they change when it does.

Questions

Briefi and Fathom, asked often

Is Fathom still independent?

No. Superhuman’s acquisition of Fathom was announced on 14 September 2026 by Goodwin, the law firm that advised Fathom. We have not tested any difference in the product since.

Can Briefi replace Fathom for meeting notes?

For notes alone, yes, but Fathom has a free plan and Briefi does not. Briefi is worth the move when you also want a brief before the meeting, a follow-up from your own mailbox and the recap filed to the client.

Does Briefi join my calls with a bot?

It can. A meeting bot joins Zoom, Teams and Google Meet calls on Pro and up. You can also record in the browser, or face to face with the standalone recorder, with no bot at all.

Where is my clients’ data stored?

Stored in Sydney. Some processing uses providers overseas. Sensitive content is encrypted with a key held for your workspace. The Security page lists the providers and where they are. Fathom’s help centre states that its data is stored in the United States.

How does Briefi protect client data?

The Security page sets out how data is stored, encrypted and accessed, so your own review can proceed on the facts.

Can we run both while we switch?

Yes. Nothing in Briefi stops you keeping Fathom for existing meetings while new ones are recorded in Briefi.

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Sources and review

Last reviewed 15 October 2026. Facts about Fathom come from its own published pages on the dates shown. Each product named here is a trademark of its owner, and Briefi is not affiliated with them.

Seen something out of date? Write to support@briefi.sh and we will check it.

  1. 1Fathom, overview. https://www.fathom.ai/overview Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. 2Fathom, pricing. https://fathom.ai/pricing Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. 3Fathom help centre, security and data storage. https://help.fathom.video/en/articles/296512 Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. 4Goodwin, announcement of Fathom’s acquisition by Superhuman. https://www.goodwinlaw.com/en/news-and-events/news/2026/09/announcements-otherindustries-goodwin-advises-fathom-on-acquisition-by-superhuman Checked 15 October 2026.

Briefi’s own pages

  1. B1briefi.sh/meetings. https://briefi.sh/meetings
  2. B2briefi.sh/security. https://briefi.sh/security
  3. B3briefi.sh/advisor. https://briefi.sh/advisor