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Supernormal vs Tana

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Supernormal

Productivity

AI meeting notes captured from the desktop app without sending a bot into the call

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Tana

Productivity

The everything app for your personal workspace

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Supernormal credit consumption varies by task complexity and no rate card is published, so a team cannot forecast whether fifty credits covers a month of work until it has spent one, which makes the paid tiers hard to size.; Tana the free plan hosts only 5 meetings a month with AI transcripts and summaries
  • They diverge on capability: Supernormal covers Bot-free desktop capture, Tana covers Outliner interface.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Supernormal and Tana actually diverge.

Attributes where Supernormal and Tana differ
AttributeSupernormalTana
Pricing modelPer month by creditssubscription
PlatformsWeb, macOS, Windows, ChromeWeb, Desktop
FoundedUnknown2020

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Productivity).

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 Supernormal

  • Bot-free desktop capture
  • Structured notes
  • Custom templates
  • Generated work output
  • Credit rollover
  • Admin governance
  • Sharing and search
  • Multi-platform capture

Only in Tana

  • Outliner interface
  • Supertags
  • Live queries
  • AI integration
  • Graph views
  • Email capture
  • API
  • Zapier

What people use each for

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

Supernormal

  • Client-facing consultants whose customers refuse to admit a recording bot but who still need an accurate record of what was agreednot Tana
  • A recruiter running back-to-back interviews who wants structured notes per candidate without an extra participant appearing to the candidatenot Tana
  • A small team that wants meeting output turned directly into a document or deck rather than into a transcript someone must rewritenot Tana
  • A regulated organisation needing SSO, audit logs and retention controls over meeting records without deploying an enterprise suitenot Tana

Tana

  • Structured note taking with a graph based supertag data modelnot Supernormal
  • Automatic meeting capture with AI transcripts and summariesnot Supernormal
  • Turning notes into queryable structured databasesnot Supernormal

Where each one falls short

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

Supernormal

  • Credit consumption varies by task complexity and no rate card is published, so a team cannot forecast whether fifty credits covers a month of work until it has spent one, which makes the paid tiers hard to size.
  • Team and Business include the same fifty credits, so the higher tier buys governance rather than capacity, and a heavy user hitting the ceiling gains nothing by upgrading.
  • Capturing without a visible bot removes the prompt that reminds participants they are being recorded, but not the legal consent obligation in two-party consent jurisdictions, and the product makes that omission easy.
  • Desktop capture depends on the application running on the meeting host's machine, so a participant joining from a phone, a locked-down corporate laptop or a browser without the extension gets nothing.
  • The category is crowded with better-funded competitors bundled into Zoom, Microsoft and Google subscriptions customers already pay for, which puts sustained pressure on a small independent vendor and on the value of standardising a team on it.

Tana

  • The free plan hosts only 5 meetings a month with AI transcripts and summaries
  • The free plan connects only 1 calendar and allows 50 AI queries
  • Pro is $30 per user per month at standard price, with $20 shown as an early bird rate
  • Max is $120 per user per month at standard price, with $80 shown as an early bird rate
  • Integrations and full MCP require the Pro plan
  • Dedicated support and onboarding, and unlimited agents, skills and types, require the Max plan
  • The Business plan is custom priced, billed yearly and has no published rate
  • The free trial runs 30 days

Pricing, plan by plan

Supernormal

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 15 credits a month
    • Maximum 5 credits a day
    • Desktop meeting capture without bots
  • Team$20/month
    • 50 credits a month
    • No daily credit cap
    • Credit rollover
  • Business$40/month
    • 50 credits a month, the same allowance as Team
    • SSO
    • Audit logs

Tana

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 5 hosted meetings monthly with AI transcripts
    • 1 calendar connection
    • 50 AI queries
  • Pro$20/month
    • Early bird pricing (regular $30/month)
    • Unlimited hosted meetings
    • Botless meeting agent for Zoom, Teams, Google Meet
  • Max$80/month
    • Early bird pricing (regular $120/month)
    • 5x more AI than Pro plan
    • Dedicated support and onboarding
  • Business$null/year
    • Custom pricing (billed yearly)
    • SAML SSO and advanced security controls
    • Designated customer success manager

Which should you pick?

Choose Supernormal if

  • You need bot-free desktop capture.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, macOS, Windows, Chrome.
  • You also want structured notes.
Supernormal review

Choose Tana if

  • You need outliner interface.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Desktop.
  • You also want supertags.
Tana review

Questions people ask

Is Supernormal or Tana better?
Neither clearly leads. Supernormal starts at Free and Tana at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Supernormal or Tana?
Supernormal starts at Free and Tana at Free.
Does Supernormal or Tana run on more platforms?
Supernormal runs on Web, macOS, Windows, Chrome. Tana runs on Web, Desktop.
Can I use Supernormal for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Supernormal best used for?
Supernormal is most often used for client-facing consultants whose customers refuse to admit a recording bot but who still need an accurate record of what was agreed, a recruiter running back-to-back interviews who wants structured notes per candidate without an extra participant appearing to the candidate, a small team that wants meeting output turned directly into a document or deck rather than into a transcript someone must rewrite, a regulated organisation needing sso, audit logs and retention controls over meeting records without deploying an enterprise suite. Of those, client-facing consultants whose customers refuse to admit a recording bot but who still need an accurate record of what was agreed and a recruiter running back-to-back interviews who wants structured notes per candidate without an extra participant appearing to the candidate are not what Tana is typically brought in for.
What can Supernormal do that Tana cannot?
Supernormal covers Bot-free desktop capture, Structured notes, Custom templates, Generated work output. Tana covers Outliner interface, Supertags, Live queries, AI integration.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Supernormal: Does Supernormal join my meeting as a bot?

No. It captures from the desktop application, so no additional participant appears in the call. That is its main differentiator.

Tana: What is Tana's cheapest paid plan?

Tana Pro starts at $20/month with early bird pricing (regular $30/month) per user, offering unlimited hosted meetings and AI transcripts.

Source
Supernormal: How much does it cost?

Free gives 15 credits a month capped at 5 a day. Team is $20 a month and Business is $40 a month, both with 50 credits.

Tana: Does Tana offer a free trial?

Yes, Tana provides a 30-day free trial with no credit card required, plus a 60-day refund window for yearly plan subscribers.

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Supernormal: What does a credit buy?

Credits are consumed by tasks and usage varies with complexity. The vendor does not publish per-task rates, which is the weak point of the pricing model.

Tana: What is the difference between Tana Pro and Max plans?

Max provides 5x more AI than Pro ($80/month early bird or $120 regular), dedicated support, onboarding, and unlimited agents and skills.

Source
Supernormal: Do I still need consent to record?

Yes. Removing the visible bot does not remove the legal requirement in jurisdictions that require all parties to consent. Treat the absence of a prompt as a compliance risk, not a feature.

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