--- title: "In Parallel vs Granola, Personal Notes vs Execution Intelligence" description: "Compare In Parallel and Granola. Granola gives you beautiful personal meeting notes. In Parallel turns meeting signals into a shared record of decisions, owners and risks." url: https://www.in-parallel.com/compare/granola --- Compare to Granola logo # Granola Instead of giving you better notes, In Parallel removes the need for them. Where Granola captures the meeting beautifully, In Parallel connects it to the team’s shared record. In short Granola suits individuals who want AI-enhanced personal meeting notes, processed locally on a Mac with no bot in the call. Granola gives one person polished notes, while In Parallel turns meeting decisions into a shared, permission-scoped record, so teams that need cross-team alignment, EU data residency and ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certification should choose In Parallel. Updated 22 October 2026 Capability | In Parallel | Granola Meeting capture | Yes (bot joins) | Yes (local mic) Decision record with status | Yes | No Where outcomes go | Shared record, readable over MCP | Personal notes, export / copy Decision extraction | Yes | AI-enhanced notes Cross-meeting intelligence | Yes | No Local processing | Cloud-based | Yes (on-device) ← tl;dv Avoma → In Parallel isn't another meeting or project tool — it's the AI context layer: it gives the AI you already use your team's decisions, with the source behind every answer. [Choosing an AI context layer →](https://www.in-parallel.com/guides/choose-ai-context-layer) What are the key differences? ## From personal notes to organisational intelligence. ### From note-taking to record-keeping Granola enhances your personal notes with AI, it listens to your meeting and fills in what you missed. In Parallel keeps the record. It extracts decisions, ownership, and commitments and adds them to a shared record that every meeting across your organization builds on. ### From local-first to enterprise-grade Granola processes audio locally on your Mac, no bot joins the call, no data leaves your device. This is a strong privacy model for individual use. In Parallel is enterprise-grade: ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, GDPR compliant, with EU data residency. Built for organizations where compliance and cross-team coordination both matter. ### From individual tool to coordination layer Granola makes you more productive in meetings. In Parallel makes your organization more coordinated after meetings. The notetaker is the starting point, what matters is what happens to those signals: decisions get a status, risks stay open until resolved, and the workspace pages a meeting touched are updated. ### When to choose Granola - You want AI-enhanced personal meeting notes - Local processing and no-bot-in-call privacy is important to you - You prefer a beautiful, Mac-native notetaking experience - You work independently and don't need cross-team plan coordination ### When to choose In Parallel - You need meeting decisions kept in a shared record across teams - Multiple teams need to stay aligned from meeting decisions - You need enterprise compliance (ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR) - You want your AI tools to read that record over MCP ## Frequently asked questions ### Can In Parallel replace Granola for meeting notes? Yes. In Parallel captures meeting conversations and produces structured summaries with decision and commitment extraction, similar to Granola. But it goes further by keeping those signals in a shared record across meetings and teams. ### How is Granola different from In Parallel? Granola runs locally on your Mac and uses your microphone to capture meetings, it is privacy-first and works even on platforms that block bots. In Parallel joins meetings as a silent participant on Zoom, Teams, and Meet. The fundamental difference is what happens after: Granola gives you polished notes. In Parallel gives your team a shared record of decisions, owners and risks. ### Is Granola better for privacy? Granola processes audio locally on your device, which is a strong privacy advantage for sensitive conversations. In Parallel is enterprise-grade: ISO 27001, ISO 42001, SOC 2 Type II certified, GDPR compliant, with EU data residency. Both take privacy seriously, through different approaches. ### Which is better for individual notetaking? Granola is an excellent personal notetaking tool with a beautiful interface and strong local-first approach. If your primary need is clean personal notes, it is hard to beat. Choose In Parallel when you need those meeting signals to connect across teams and build a shared record, when the value is organizational, not just personal. Price the knowledge, not the people. ## 41% of the work week goes to coordination. In Parallel gives it back. Plans Professional €29 per user / month 120 Knowledge Units per user a day. For teams under 50 users: meeting notes, chat, pages and workspaces. Business €69 per user / month 250 Knowledge Units per user a day. Adds sharing: give people access to a workspace, with set access rights for what they can see. Up to 5 app integrations. Automations when released. Enterprise Custom One annual price, invoiced in advance. From 50 users, everyone in the company on one contract: unlimited app integrations, SSO and a named contact. [Talk to sales →](https://www.in-parallel.com/demo) On request Custom Dedicated EU cloud, on-premises and professional services Shared EU cloud is standard and included. Onboarding, trainings and the named contact are always included. [Talk to sales →](https://www.in-parallel.com/demo) - Billed monthly at list price, cancel any month — or prepay a year and save 20%. - One plan for the whole company: moving up moves everyone. Every user who signs in has a seat, including clients added to a workspace; AI agents need none. - Reads from your own AI tools over MCP are free within fair use. When the pool runs out, 1,000 KU top-ups for €250 are added automatically, up to a cap your admin sets. [Get started](https://www.in-parallel.ai/) [Book a demo](https://www.in-parallel.com/demo) [See full pricing](https://www.in-parallel.com/pricing) ## Go beyond notes. Get started with the AI notetaker. See how In Parallel turns meetings into execution. 30-minute demo. 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