AI Tools · head to head
Fathom vs Mmhmm
The short version
- Only Fathom has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Fathom team plan requires minimum 2 users; cannot purchase single seat at team pricing; Mmhmm renamed to Airtime and split into four separate tools, Camera, Recorder, Creator and Stacks, rather than the single app the mmhmm name refers to
- They diverge on capability: Fathom covers Auto-recording, Mmhmm covers Custom layouts.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Fathom and Mmhmm actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), founded (2020).
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
- HubSpot
- Salesforce
- Web support
- Desktop support
Only in Mmhmm
- Custom layouts
- Screen sharing
- Virtual backgrounds
- Picture-in-picture
- Recording
- Microsoft Teams
- Slack
- Desktop Mac support
Both cover
- Zoom
- Google Meet
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 Mmhmm
- Meeting analysis with AI scorecards and action item generation that syncs to CRMsnot Mmhmm
Mmhmm
- Putting a presenter on screen over slides during a video callnot Fathom
- Recording a screen walkthrough up to an hournot Fathom
- Adding effects and reactions to a webcam feednot Fathom
- Collecting materials for a meeting in a shared stacknot 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
Mmhmm
- Renamed to Airtime and split into four separate tools, Camera, Recorder, Creator and Stacks, rather than the single app the mmhmm name refers to
- Screen recordings are capped at one hour
- Windows support requires Windows 10 or 11
- Pricing is not shown on the product pages
Pricing, plan by plan
Fathom
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Fathom review.
Mmhmm
On request- Standard$9.99/month
- Unlimited presentations
- Custom layouts
- Recording
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 Mmhmm if
- You need custom layouts.
- You work on Desktop Mac, Desktop Windows.
- You also want screen sharing.
Questions people ask
- Is Fathom or Mmhmm better?
- Neither clearly leads. Fathom starts at Free and Mmhmm at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Fathom or Mmhmm?
- Fathom has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Fathom and On request for Mmhmm.
- Does Fathom or Mmhmm run on more platforms?
- Fathom runs on Web, Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams. Mmhmm runs on Desktop Mac, Desktop Windows.
- Can I use Fathom for free?
- Yes. Fathom has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Mmhmm starts at On request.
- 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 Mmhmm is typically brought in for.
- What can Fathom do that Mmhmm cannot?
- Fathom covers Auto-recording, AI summaries, Transcription, Highlight clips. Mmhmm covers Custom layouts, Screen sharing, Virtual backgrounds, Picture-in-picture. Both handle Zoom, Google Meet.
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