Meetily vs Granola: 100% Local Processing & Complete Privacy

Meetily is a privacy-first AI meeting assistant with 100% local processing and complete data sovereignty. While Granola now supports Windows and Mac, Meetily's core strength is privacy: all AI processing happens entirely on your device with zero cloud dependencies, open source transparency, and no data ever leaving your machine. Key differences: 100% Local Processing (vs hybrid cloud), Complete Privacy (vs cloud sync), Open Source (vs proprietary), Free Forever (vs $10-30/month).

Yes, Granola now supports both Windows and macOS. However, the key difference is privacy: Granola uses cloud sync and hybrid processing, while Meetily keeps 100% of your data local with zero cloud dependencies. Meetily also supports Linux and offers complete data sovereignty - your meeting data never leaves your device.

Cross-platform support ensures all team members can use the same tool regardless of their operating system, maintaining consistency in meeting workflows, file formats, and features. It eliminates the need for multiple tool licenses and training, reduces IT complexity, and ensures better collaboration across diverse technology environments.

Yes, Meetily fully supports Linux distributions through both native builds and Docker deployment. Granola doesn't support Linux at all. This makes Meetily ideal for development teams, open source projects, and organizations with Linux infrastructure.

Meetily Community edition is completely free (open source). Granola costs $10-30/month ($120-360/year). Community users save $600-1,800 over 5 years. Pro and Enterprise editions have custom pricing with features like Admin dashboard and extended support. Contact sales for team pricing details.

Meetily's open source model (MIT license) offers transparency, customization, no vendor lock-in, and community-driven improvements. You can inspect the code, modify functionality, and contribute features. Granola's proprietary approach limits you to their roadmap and doesn't allow customization or code inspection.

Yes, Meetily processes 100% locally with zero cloud dependencies. While Granola uses hybrid local/cloud processing for some features, Meetily ensures all AI processing happens entirely on your device, giving you complete data sovereignty and privacy.

Yes, with Meetily. Since it supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, all team members use the same tool with identical features and workflows. With Granola, Windows and Linux users would need completely different tools, creating workflow inconsistencies and additional costs.