> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Raven vs Granola
> A free, open-source Granola alternative with live in-call assist and unlimited local history — no 30-day free-tier lock, no cloud, no per-seat fee.
Granola proved people love **bot-free** notes, and its writing is excellent. Two things it doesn't do: it has **no live in-call assist**, and on the free plan you can only open the **last 30 days** of your notes — older ones are stored but locked until you pay **\$14/user/mo**. Raven is bot-free too, but adds **real-time help during the call**, keeps **unlimited history locally and free**, and is **open source**.
## At a glance
| | Raven | Granola |
| ----------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Live in-call assist | **Yes** | No — notes only |
| Bot-free capture | Yes (Mac + Windows) | Yes (Mac) |
| Note history on the free plan | **Unlimited, local** | **Last 30 days** in-app (older stored but locked) |
| Where your meetings live | Local SQLite | Granola's cloud |
| Price | Free, open source (your own keys) | Free (30-day history); Business **\$14/user/mo, monthly only**; Enterprise from \$35 |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Annual discount | n/a (free) | None — monthly billing only |
## Price
Granola's free **Basic** plan is a real product, but its catch is time: **only the last 30 days** of notes are accessible in the app. To unlock full history (the main reason people upgrade) you're on **Business at \$14/user/mo** — and Granola bills **monthly only**, with **no annual discount**, so that's \~\$168/user/year.
Raven keeps **all** your history, locally, for **free**. Your only cost is your own API usage (a few dollars a month for regular use).
## Where your meetings live
Both are calm and bot-free. The difference is ownership: Granola stores your notes in its cloud (older ones remain there, just gated on the free plan). Raven stores everything in a **local SQLite database** you own — no account, no server — and being open source, that's auditable rather than promised.
## What Granola does better (honestly)
* A beautifully refined **notes UX** and template/recipe system.
* Mature **integrations** (HubSpot, Notion, Slack, Attio, Zapier) and MCP/API access on Business.
* Team workspace features.
If you want a polished hosted notes app with deep integrations and don't need live help, Granola is lovely.
## When Raven wins
* You want **help during** the call, not just a clean write-up after.
* You want **all** your history, **free**, without a 30-day wall.
* You want meetings **on your machine** and a tool you can **audit**.
* You're on **Windows** and want native capture.
## Switching from Granola
1. In Granola, export a CSV of your notes (Settings → Profile → Generate CSV) so you keep your back catalog.
2. [Download Raven](https://useraven.ai/download), add your keys, and turn on meeting auto-start.
3. Run both for a week; cancel Granola once Raven covers your notes habit. (Importers are on the roadmap.)
Free, open source, Mac + Windows. Bring your own keys.
Local Q\&A over your whole history, with cited sources.
Granola pricing and the 30-day free-history limit verified August 2026 (granola.ai/pricing, docs.granola.ai). Vendors change pricing often — confirm before relying on a figure.