Grain

grain.com
Productivity
Weekend Project

The AI Notetaker Built for Growing Teams

How to Replace Grain

Overview

Grain is an AI-powered meeting notetaker that automatically captures, transcribes, and summarizes video calls while generating action items and follow-ups. It helps sales, customer success, and product teams stay present in meetings while providing accurate meeting notes, coaching insights, and CRM integration.

Features

16 features across 7 categories

AI(3)

AI Meeting NotesAI

Automatically generate meeting recordings and transcripts with precise AI-powered notes

Ask AI about meetingsAIPremium

Ask questions across all of your meetings and generate reports with precise citations

TranscriptionAI

Automatically transcribe meetings in 100+ languages

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Analytics(3)

Conversation & Revenue IntelligenceAIPremium

Analyze conversations for revenue insights and coaching suggestions

Team Performance InsightsAIPremium

Get insights into team performance across all meetings

TrackersAIPremium

Spot trends, track key terms, and get notified when important phrases are mentioned in meetings

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Smartsheet

Automation(2)

Action ItemsAI

Automatically identified action items and assignees to keep up the momentum

AI-powered Follow-upsAI

Let Grain write concise and cohesive follow-up emails automatically

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Collaboration(2)

Comments

Select text in the transcript to comment or create a video clip to share with your team or customers

Live Notepad

Type notes, tag important moments, or clip segments to perfect your insights during your meeting

Also in: Notion, Airtable, Obsidian

Customization(1)

Meeting TemplatesPremium

Tailor meeting notes for every meeting type with custom or pre-built templates

Also in: monday.com, Obsidian, Smartsheet

Integration(3)

CRM Sync and Field EnrichmentPremium

Notes and properties auto-sync to your CRM contacts and deals, skipping manual data entry

Grain APIPremium

Build automated workflows and custom solutions with your meeting data in your existing systems

Grain MCP ServerPremium

Connect your meeting data directly to Claude, Cursor, and other AI tools through our MCP server

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Sharing(2)

ClipsPremium

Click an AI note or select text in the transcript to create a video clip, then share with stakeholders

Playlists & StoriesPremium

Easily share important calls and clips across teams with playlists and stories

Also in: Loom, Smartsheet, Calendly

Pricing

Free

Free
  • View your team's meetings
  • Try AI notes
  • 20 meetings limit
  • Free and paid seats

Starter

$19/seat/month
  • Everything in Free
  • Unlimited meetings
  • AI Notes
  • Basic features

Team

Popular
Custom
  • Everything in Starter
  • Team performance insights
  • Advanced AI features
  • Conversation & Revenue Intelligence

Enterprise

Custom
  • All features
  • Custom requirements
  • Dedicated support

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying Grain

Monthly$19/mo
Yearly$228/yr
5-Year Total$1.1k

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~1 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyVery Easy

Total Cost Comparison

1 Year
SaaS
$228
DIY
$240
3 Years
SaaS
$684
DIY
$720
5 Years
SaaS
$1.1k
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 16 features at very easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Grain alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 16 features.

Buy Grain

Better Value
Monthly cost$190/mo
3-year total$6,840
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$12,000
Maintenance$180/mo
3-year total$18,480
Dev time~1 months

Buying Grain saves ~$11,640 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 16 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

7 known integrations