AI Tools · head to head
Fathom vs Flock

Flock
Communication & Collaboration
Organized team communication platform
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Fathom team plan requires minimum 2 users; cannot purchase single seat at team pricing; Flock the Starter plan only makes the most recent 10,000 messages searchable and caps public channels at 10
- They diverge on capability: Fathom covers Auto-recording, Flock covers Team chat.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Fathom and Flock actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated).
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 Fathom
- Auto-recording
- AI summaries
- Transcription
- Highlight clips
- Zoom
- Google Meet
- HubSpot
- Salesforce
Only in Flock
- Team chat
- Channels
- Threads
- File sharing
- Polls
- Integrations
- Mobile apps
- Slack
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Fathom
- AI-powered meeting transcription and automatic note-taking for sales teams and professionalsnot Flock
- Meeting analysis with AI scorecards and action item generation that syncs to CRMsnot Flock
Flock
- Team messaging with channels, direct messages and file sharingnot Fathom
- Running polls, to-dos and reminders inside a chat workspacenot Fathom
- Video conferencing and screen sharing for small teamsnot Fathom
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
Flock
- The Starter plan only makes the most recent 10,000 messages searchable and caps public channels at 10
- Starter storage is 5 GB for the entire team, against 10 GB per member on Pro and 20 GB per member on Enterprise
- Starter allows a single team admin and a single approved domain
- Group video calls and screen sharing require the Pro plan; Starter is limited to 1-1 video calls
- Group video calls are capped at 20 participants even on Enterprise
- Single Sign-On and Active Directory sync are Enterprise only
- Enterprise is quote only, with no published rate, and is positioned for organisations with 100 or more members
- Unlimited auto-join and announcement channels require Enterprise; Starter and Pro get one of each
Pricing, plan by plan
Fathom
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Fathom review.
Flock
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited chats
- Channels
- File sharing
- Pro$5/month
- Everything in Free
- Advanced search
- API access
Which should you pick?
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.
Choose Flock if
- You need team chat.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android.
- You also want channels.
Questions people ask
- Is Fathom or Flock better?
- Neither clearly leads. Fathom starts at Free and Flock at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Fathom or Flock?
- Fathom starts at Free and Flock at Free.
- Does Fathom or Flock run on more platforms?
- Fathom runs on Web, Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams. Flock runs on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android.
- Can I use Fathom for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Fathom best used for?
- Fathom is most often used for ai-powered meeting transcription and automatic note-taking for sales teams and professionals, meeting analysis with ai scorecards and action item generation that syncs to crms. Of those, ai-powered meeting transcription and automatic note-taking for sales teams and professionals and meeting analysis with ai scorecards and action item generation that syncs to crms are not what Flock is typically brought in for.
- What can Fathom do that Flock cannot?
- Fathom covers Auto-recording, AI summaries, Transcription, Highlight clips. Flock covers Team chat, Channels, Threads, File sharing. Both handle Web support.
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