Timeglass vs Granola
See how meeting summaries, video playback, and reviewed time fit your team's working day.
Compare the tools for recording client conversations, following up on decisions, and accounting for the work around each call.
By Timeglass. Last checked November 5, 2026.
Start with the work you need to record.
Granola combines your notes with a transcript and calendar context. Timeglass brings together recordings, speaker-labelled transcripts, summaries, and time records. Compare the details your team needs for follow-up work and billing. You can try Timeglass for 14 days free to see how it fits your team's workflow.
Compare the workflows side by side.
Compare meeting capture, time reporting, and account settings. Features and plan limits can affect your workflow, so test the relevant steps with your own client calls and billing process.
| Feature | Timeglass | Granola |
|---|---|---|
| Work captured | Desktop activity and meetings contribute to a work record. | Meeting audio, notes, and optional shared-screen snapshots. |
| Meeting notes | Structured summaries, timestamped decisions, action items, speaker-labelled transcripts, and speaking-time percentages. | Notes built from the transcript, your own notes, and calendar context. |
| Speaker diarization | Automatic speaker names, returning-voice recognition when enabled, and merged teammate recordings. | Configured speaker tags use participant display names in supported Google Meet, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams calls. |
| Call replay | Video and audio playback with chapters and a synchronized transcript, when recordings are available. | Audio is deleted after transcription. Notes and transcripts have separate retention settings. |
| Work between calls | Supported desktop activity contributes to time entries. | Does not include desktop activity tracking between meetings. |
| Timesheets | Draft entries with durations that you can review and edit. | Does not include billable timesheets. |
| Client and project allocation | Entries can be assigned to configured clients, projects, and categories. | Does not include timesheet allocation to clients, projects, or tasks. |
| Review and access | Entry review, release, and manager approval depend on workspace settings. | Does not include timesheet approval. Notes have sharing controls. |
| Model training | Paid AI services have contractual limits on general-purpose model training. Provider retention has separate terms. | Basic and Business permit anonymized training by default with opt-out. Enterprise defaults to opt-out. |
| Retention | Raw screenshots are deleted after analysis by default. Workspace settings and policies govern retained records. | Transcript auto-deletion is configurable. Its policy treats notes separately. |
| Platforms | Desktop workflows on macOS and Windows. Confirm mobile availability for your rollout. | macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android, with Apple Watch support. |
| Integrations and MCP | MCP, API, and file exports connect work data to other workflows. | MCP, API, Zapier, and supported app integrations connect meeting data. |
| Security review | SOC 2 Type II. | SOC 2 Type II. |
| Public pricing | $30 per seat monthly or $25 per seat per month billed annually. A 14-day trial is listed. | Basic is free. Business is $14 per user monthly. Enterprise starts at $35 per user monthly. |
Prices were checked on November 5, 2026. See Timeglass pricing and Granola pricing for current terms.
Granola gives meeting notes a useful place in your day.
Granola brings your notes together with a transcript and calendar context. You can review the result, share it with colleagues, and return to the source behind a summary point.
Follow the conversation.
The desktop app captures device and microphone audio. Configure participant notices and follow your firm's consent process. Granola's transcription guide explains the workflow.
Check and share the record.
Editable notes, templates, and shared folders support recurring conversations. The notes guide describes this process.
Check support for your devices.
Granola supports macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android. Optional shared-screen snapshots require Mac. The setup guide lists platform requirements.
Keep each speaker connected to the work.
Review the whole conversation in Timeglass.
Timeglass brings recordings, transcripts, and summaries together in a meeting record. Open a past call to check a decision, review the conversation by speaker, or follow up on an assigned task. Watch the video when a recording is available.
Watch the call again.
Replay the video when a recording is available, with the transcript alongside it. Use chapters, playback speed, and 15-second skip controls to find a moment, or open the video in theater mode or fullscreen.
Check the source of a decision.
The summary organizes topics, decisions, and action items. Select a timestamp to open that moment in the recording and transcript. Review captured owners and due dates, and mark action items complete.
Find the right meeting.
Search the meeting list and filter it by date or team member. Completed records show their title, date, start and end times, duration, and platform, including Google Meet.
Share the follow-up.
Copy the summary, download the transcript or available audio, or create a view-only meeting link. You can set a link's expiry and revoke it. Meeting access follows the workspace's permissions and sharing settings.
Ask about past conversations.
Connected AI tools can retrieve permitted meeting summaries and transcript passages through Timeglass MCP. Use that context when preparing for a follow-up or reviewing a client's request.
See the Timeglass meeting tools for a closer look at the recording and review workflow.
Carry the meeting and its follow-up into a timesheet.
Timeglass uses captured desktop activity and meetings to draft time entries. Check the description, duration, and client assignment before submitting your work through the configured review process.
Bring the surrounding work into view.
Check how captured research, messages, and presentation work connect to the client project. Add work completed away from the computer during review.
Read about work captureCheck the proposed entry.
Timeglass supports client and project assignments that you can correct. Test similar client names and frequent task switches during the trial.
Read about timesheet entriesSet up a review process your team understands.
Configure who checks each entry and when managers can see it. Test the publishing and approval settings with a sample account.
Work is captured.
Meetings and the work between them provide the context for your entries.
Timeglass drafts entries.
The draft connects recorded work with its client and project.
You review the entries.
Check the descriptions and assignments before you submit your time.
You export approved time.
Prepare the reviewed records for the next step in your billing process.
Check the settings for the data you will capture.
Review participant notices, model training, retention, and access with each vendor. Check the rules for screenshots, transcripts, recordings, and submitted time entries separately.
Granola offers transcript auto-deletion and participant notices. Basic and Business accounts can opt out of anonymized model training, and Enterprise defaults to opt-out. Read its training policy and transparency documentation.
Timeglass has an independent SOC 2 Type II audit. Its published policies cover recording consent, data access, and retention. Review Timeglass's security information and privacy policy with your firm's security team.
Keep both tools when the combined workflow helps.
Our research includes a customer using both tools with an AI assistant and calendar context. Decide which records belong in each app, and test the arrangement on your own devices.
Test participant notices and computer performance during a call. Verify any planned transfer of historical records before depending on it.
Read the billable-time guide for entry preparation and the agency guide for client allocation and billing.
Consider Granola for meeting documentation.
Test notes, search, sharing, and templates with recurring client calls. Confirm device support and participant notices before a wider rollout.
Try Timeglass for meetings and time reporting.
Review a call's recording, speaker timeline, summary, and transcript. Check its time entries and follow-up work, then test an export with your billing process.
Questions to bring to your evaluation.
Use these questions to plan a trial and agree on settings for meeting capture, client records, data handling, and cost.
Does Timeglass include meeting notes?
Timeglass includes summaries, timestamped decisions, action items, and speaker-labelled transcripts. You can review speaking-time percentages, replay available recordings, and return to a passage through chapters or timestamps.
Can I review Google Meet calls in Timeglass?
Yes. Captured calls include their platform, date, time, and duration. You can review the summary and transcript, and replay available video. Capture depends on your platform, permissions, and settings.
How does Timeglass capture meetings?
Timeglass uses device audio and microphone capture. Confirm the notice settings for your platform, including what other participants see or hear.
How should an agency choose between the tools?
Try a familiar client call. Compare summaries, transcripts, speaker detail, playback, and sharing. Include client allocation, entry review, and exports if your team bills or budgets by time.
How is customer data used for model training?
Timeglass’s policy describes contracted training restrictions for paid AI processing. Review provider retention separately. Granola lists plan-specific defaults and an opt-out setting.
Can I move data between tools?
Test each export or API workflow with a sample record and check its fields. Direct Granola-to-Timeglass import needs separate confirmation.
What does each product cost?
Timeglass lists monthly and annual plans. Granola lists Basic, Business, and Enterprise. Check the pricing pages for current rates and terms.
Try Timeglass with your next client meeting.
You can try Timeglass for 14 days free to see how its meeting tools and time records fit your team's workflow.