Fathom is a great free notetaker for any meeting. Deal Insights is a sales coach that helps you win the call while it's happening.
Fathom is one of the best free AI notetakers out there. It joins your Zoom, Meet, or Teams call, records it, and gives you a clean summary afterward. If all you need is notes, it's hard to beat - and the free tier is genuinely generous.
But Fathom is a general meeting assistant, not a sales tool. It doesn't coach you during the call, it doesn't score deals against MEDDIC or BANT, and it doesn't know your playbook. Deal Insights is built specifically for sellers: live cues while you're on the call, deal scoring, risk detection, and answers grounded in your own knowledge base.
Simple rule of thumb: if you want a record of what was said, use Fathom. If you want help closing the deal, that's Deal Insights.
Deal Insights shows glanceable cues during the live call. Fathom captures and summarizes the call after it ends.
MEDDIC and BANT scoring, deal risk, and win probability on every opportunity. Fathom is a general notetaker for any meeting.
Every analysis is shaped by your own Knowledge Base. Fathom summarizes what was said without your sales context.
This isn't a cheaper-versus-pricier story - it's a notetaker versus a sales coach. Fathom's free tier is excellent for notes. Deal Insights costs more because it does the coaching and deal work a notetaker doesn't.
Capabilities both products offer in some form, weighted by what actually moves the needle for a small team.
| Capability | Fathom | Deal Insights |
|---|---|---|
Live in-call coaching cues The core difference. Fathom works after the call, not during it. | ||
Call recording and transcription | ||
AI meeting summaries and action items | ||
Sales methodology scoring (MEDDIC / BANT) | ||
Deal scoring and win probability | ||
Per-deal Co-Pilot | ||
Knowledge base grounding (your playbooks shape every analysis) | ||
Pipeline Advisor for managers | ||
HubSpot integration | ||
Zoom auto-import | ||
Free plan Deal Insights offers a 14 day free trial rather than a permanent free tier. | ||
General notetaker for any meeting type Deal Insights is focused on sales calls, not internal or non-sales meetings. |
14 day free trial. No credit card required. Live coaching running in under 5 minutes.
A note on Fathom pricing: figures reference Fathom's publicly listed plans as of June 2026. Fathom offers a free tier plus paid plans; exact features and prices may change. Check fathom.video for current details.
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