Granola Bot-Free Capture Threshold

Granola captures audio from the operator's own computer instead of sending a visible bot into the call, so client-facing meetings stay clean and agencies avoid the awkward 'who just joined' moment that bot-based assistants create. That trust advantage is the threshold: it only pays off when the agency's meeting mix sits on Zoom, Google Meet, or Teams and the client is comfortable with local capture. A 6-person agency running 40 client calls a week on the Business plan pays $14 per user per month, roughly $84 monthly, and can push notes into HubSpot, Attio, Affinity, Notion, or Zapier without a bot appearing in the room. Where the mix includes platforms Granola does not cover, or the client contract forbids local recording, the threshold is not met and a bot-based assistant remains the safer delivery choice.