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Augment Code vs Fathom

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Augment Code

Software

Agentic software development at organizational scale

From
On request
Rated
-
Fathom logo

Fathom

Software

Free AI meeting assistant

From
Free
Rated
-

The short version

  • Only Fathom has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Augment Code the $100 per month Business plan pools LLM inference, context engine and compute usage together and adds a 40 percent service fee on top of the provider's public API price, as of August 2026.; Fathom team plan requires minimum 2 users; cannot purchase single seat at team pricing

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Augment Code and Fathom actually diverge.

Attributes where Augment Code and Fathom differ
AttributeAugment CodeFathom
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams
FoundedUnknown2020

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Augment Code

Nothing recorded that Fathom does not also cover.

Only in Fathom

  • Auto-recording
  • AI summaries
  • Transcription
  • Highlight clips
  • Zoom
  • Google Meet
  • HubSpot
  • Salesforce

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Augment Code

No use cases recorded yet. See the Augment Code review.

Fathom

  • AI-powered meeting transcription and automatic note-taking for sales teams and professionalsnot Augment Code
  • Meeting analysis with AI scorecards and action item generation that syncs to CRMsnot Augment Code

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Augment Code

  • The $100 per month Business plan pools LLM inference, context engine and compute usage together and adds a 40 percent service fee on top of the provider's public API price, as of August 2026.

Fathom

  • Team plan requires minimum 2 users; cannot purchase single seat at team pricing
  • CRM field sync and deal view summaries available only on Business plan ($34/user/month) and above

Pricing, plan by plan

Augment Code

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Augment Code review.

Fathom

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Fathom review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Augment Code if

Nothing in the data separates Augment Code from Fathom on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Choose Fathom if

  • You need auto-recording.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams.
  • You also want ai summaries.

Questions people ask

Is Augment Code or Fathom better?
Neither clearly leads. Augment Code starts at On request and Fathom at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Augment Code or Fathom?
Fathom has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Augment Code and Free for Fathom.
Does Augment Code or Fathom run on more platforms?
Augment Code runs on Web. Fathom runs on Web, Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams.
Can I use Fathom for free?
Yes. Fathom has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Augment Code starts at On request.
What can Augment Code do that Fathom cannot?
Fathom covers Auto-recording, AI summaries, Transcription, Highlight clips.
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