Granola vs Tana

A side-by-side comparison of Granola and Tana — pricing, free tiers, and who each tool is genuinely best for.

	Granola	Tana
Tagline	AI notepad that enhances your own meeting notes without a bot	Structured AI note-taking with supertags and workflows
Category	AI Productivity & Meetings	AI Productivity & Meetings
Pricing	Free trial; Individual from ~$18/mo, Business/Team plans higher. Approximate.	Free tier available; paid plans as the product matures (verify on site)
Free tier
Best for	Note-takers who want bot-free, private AI-enhanced meeting notes that build on their own typed notes.	Power users who want a programmable knowledge graph with AI commands baked in
Not for	Windows-centric teams or those who specifically want an automated bot to attend and record calls.	Users who want a simple docs or meeting-notes tool without a setup investment
Use cases	Bot-free meeting notes Note enhancement Meeting summaries Personal knowledge capture Follow-up drafting	Structure meeting notes into typed database nodes Run AI commands on tagged content Build a personal CRM inside a note graph Automate weekly review workflows
	Visit Granola	Visit Tana

Choose it if: Note-takers who want bot-free, private AI-enhanced meeting notes that build on their own typed notes.

Choose it if: Power users who want a programmable knowledge graph with AI commands baked in