Fathom vs tl;dv

Fathom's annual seat price is $16/seat/mo against tl;dv's $18/seat/mo, a real gap for an agency adding seats across client accounts. Fathom also publishes in person and mobile capture support, a capability tl;dv does not list, important for consultants meeting clients face to face. Both offer a bot free capture option. Storage is unlimited on paid plans for both, though tl;dv's free tier only keeps recordings for 3 months against Fathom's unlimited storage. Transcript export is only documented for Fathom, copy and paste only. With the lower seat price and documented in person capture, Fathom is the stronger fit here.

Both tools generate automatic action items, both offer a public API, and both produce an AI summary, so the core workflow for landing standup notes automatically is matched. The integrations differ in shape rather than one clearly beating the other: Fathom names Slack, Notion, Asana, and Zapier directly, while tl;dv names Slack and Zapier but claims reach into more than 5000 apps through Zapier. Neither publishes a direct Jira connection. Fathom is slightly cheaper on the annual seat, $16/seat/mo against tl;dv's $18/seat/mo, but that is a minor factor next to where the notes actually land.

Fathom includes a HIPAA BAAHIPAA BAA - A signed Business Associate Agreement that lets you handle protected health information under US healthcare privacy law. on its plans, a documented feature tl;dv does not publish. Fathom also publishes custom admin data retention controls on its Enterprise plan, another item tl;dv does not list. tl;dv answers back by excluding customer data from AI training, while Fathom does not exclude it, a real point in tl;dv's favor for training conscious buyers. Both support bot free capture and GDPR EU data residency. With Fathom ahead on the BAA and retention controls against tl;dv's single win on training exclusion, Fathom edges out for a compliance focused buyer.

Both tools offer clips and highlight reels, both record video, and both let you chat with a meeting afterward, so the core research toolkit matches on either side. Fathom supports 38 languages against tl;dv's 30, useful for a broader international interview panel. Fathom also publishes a transcript export option, copy and paste only, while tl;dv does not document one. With the heaviest attributes tied and language coverage the clearest remaining difference, Fathom is the narrow pick for researchers running interviews across sessions and languages.

Both tools generate an AI summary and identify speakers automatically, giving recruiters clean, labeled candidate interview notes either way. Fathom is cheaper on the annual seat, $16/seat/mo against tl;dv's $18/seat/mo, and it names more integrations directly, Slack, Notion, Asana, and Zapier, against tl;dv's Slack and Zapier. Transcript export is only documented for Fathom, copy and paste only, tl;dv does not publish an export format. With the top two attributes tied and price and integrations both leaning Fathom's way, Fathom is the narrow pick for a talent team on a budget.

tl;dv connects to three CRMs, HubSpot, Zoho, and Salesloft, one more than Fathom's Salesforce and HubSpot pairing, giving reps another place for a call to land automatically. Both tools generate automatic action items and both offer clips and highlight reels for coaching moments. Fathom is cheaper on the annual seat, $16/seat/mo against tl;dv's $18/seat/mo, a real but smaller factor here. With CRM reach as the deciding factor and action items and clips tied, tl;dv is the narrow pick for a sales team that wants every call synced automatically.

Fathom's free plan gives unlimited transcription minutes with no per meeting cap and unlimited recording, capping only advanced summaries at 5 per month. tl;dv's free plan caps transcription at 3 hours per meeting and limits the free tier to 10 meetings with full AI notes, 10 AI prompts, and 3 months of storage. Fathom is also cheaper on the monthly seat, $20/seat/mo against tl;dv's $29/seat/mo. Both generate an AI summary automatically. With the free plan being the core of this use case and Fathom ahead on both caps and price, Fathom is the clear pick.