# Brifo vs Granola

Brifo and Granola are the two leading bot-free Mac meeting apps. The choice comes down to auto-detection vs manual control, and Jira vs Notion workflows.

## Feature comparison

- **Capture model**: Brifo: Local system audio. No bot.; Granola: Local system audio. No bot.
- **Audio upload**: Brifo: Never. Text transcript only.; Granola: Never. Text transcript only.
- **Start mode**: Brifo: Auto-detect. Brifo starts on its own.; Granola: Manual. You press Start when meeting begins.
- **Platforms**: Brifo: macOS only; Granola: macOS plus Windows
- **Pricing**: Brifo: Free during public beta; Granola: 25 meetings free, then $18/mo individual
- **Note-taking model**: Brifo: Auto-generated from audio. No typing required.; Granola: Augments your manual notes with AI
- **Action items**: Brifo: Structured, Jira, Linear, OpenProject filing; Granola: Lighter handling, Linear integration
- **Meeting Q&A chat**: Brifo: Yes. Ask questions across past meetings.; Granola: No
- **Jira integration**: Brifo: Native, one-click filing; Granola: Not native
- **Notion integration**: Brifo: Not native today; Granola: Native and mature
- **Per-attendee updates**: Brifo: Yes. Auto-generated.; Granola: Limited
- **Brand maturity**: Brifo: Public beta; Granola: Established product since 2023

## Brifo strengths
- Auto-detection. Never forget to start a meeting.
- Native Jira, Linear, OpenProject filing
- Meeting Q&A chat across every past meeting
- Per-attendee updates auto-generated
- Free during beta with no trial limit

## Granola strengths
- Windows version available
- Mature Notion integration
- Beautifully designed Mac UI
- Strong brand recognition among design-aware indie users
- 'Augment your notes' model suits users who like to type

## Pick Brifo if
Anyone who has ever forgotten to start their meeting recorder. Engineering teams that need Jira-ready action items. Anyone who wants meeting Q&A chat across their meeting history.

## Pick Granola if
Notion-centric users who want their notes synced into Notion natively. Users on Windows. Users who like maintaining manual notes and want AI to clean them up rather than fully replace them.

## FAQ
**Should I pick Brifo or Granola?**

Brifo if you want auto-detection, Jira integration, and meeting Q&A chat. Granola if you want a Windows version, native Notion sync, or you prefer typing manual notes that AI augments. Both have the same privacy posture.

**Are Brifo and Granola the same privacy-wise?**

Yes. Both capture audio locally on the Mac, never upload it, and send only the text transcript to the cloud for AI processing. Identical privacy posture.

**Why does auto-detection matter?**

In practice, users forget to start meeting tools. Auto-detection eliminates the gap between 'I should record this' and actually recording. For users with 5+ meetings a day, this saves 1 to 2 missed recordings per week.

**Does Granola have Jira integration?**

Not as a native first-class integration as of this writing. Granola has Linear and Notion. Brifo has Jira, Linear, and OpenProject native filing.

**Can I migrate Granola notes to Brifo?**

No automatic migration today. Both export to standard text formats, so manual migration is possible.