Fathom vs ScreenApp

What is Fathom?

Fathom is an AI-driven meeting assistant that automates the tedious task of note-taking during video calls. It works by recording, transcribing, and summarizing conversations in real-time, allowing participants to stay fully engaged without the distraction of manual documentation. The tool delivers high-accuracy transcripts and instant summaries directly to the user's inbox after the call concludes.

What is ScreenApp?

ScreenApp is an AI-powered meeting assistant and video summarization tool designed to transform spoken conversations into structured, actionable documentation. Instead of requiring users to rewatch lengthy recordings or manually jot down notes, ScreenApp captures audio and video directly through a web browser, desktop application, mobile app, or automated meeting bots that join platforms like Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. It automatically transcribes speech, highlights key points, extracts decisions, and outlines next steps in real time.

Who Fathom is for

• Sales managers can use AI scorecards and coaching metrics to evaluate representative performance and provide data-driven feedback on calls.
• Product managers can synthesize user feedback from multiple interviews to track feature requests and monitor customer satisfaction trends over time.
• HR professionals can streamline the interview process by using Ask Fathom to evaluate candidates and creating highlight playlists for hiring managers.

Who ScreenApp is for

• Product managers and team leads can automatically generate meeting minutes and action item lists from Zoom or Google Meet calls without taking manual notes.
• Sales professionals can search past customer discovery calls to quickly locate specific client requirements and objections.
• Students and researchers can import lecture recordings or YouTube videos to generate structured study summaries and export them as PDFs.

Fathom features

• Action item extraction
• Automated meeting recording
• Soc2 and hipaa compliance
• AI coaching scorecards
• Highlight clip playlists
• Salesforce and hubspot sync
• Conversational AI search
• Instant AI call summaries

ScreenApp features

• API and webhook support for enterprise workflows
• Export options to formatted text and PDF documents
• Video ocr and visual search capabilities
• Speaker diarization to identify distinct voices
• Interactive AI chat to query recordings and extract insights
• Bot-free recording via browser, desktop app, and mobile apps
• Meeting bot integration for zoom, google meet, and microsoft teams
• AI note taker for automated meeting minutes and summaries

Fathom strengths

• Offers a free forever plan with unlimited recordings and transcriptions.
• Conversational AI allows for complex queries across all historical meeting data.
• Native CRM integrations automate field updates to save sales teams time.
• Compliance with SOC2 and HIPAA ensures high standards for data security.

ScreenApp strengths

• Flexible recording choices include bot-free desktop/browser capture as well as automated meeting bots.
• SOC 2 Type II audited with AES-256 encryption at rest and TLS in transit.
• Customer data is strictly kept private and is not used to train AI models.
• Allows direct import and transcription of YouTube links and external video files.

Fathom limitations

• Team and Business plans require a minimum of two users per domain.
• CRM field syncing and advanced coaching metrics are restricted to the highest tier.
• Conversational AI search (Ask Fathom) is not available on the free tier.
• Removing the in-meeting branding banner requires a paid subscription.

ScreenApp limitations

• The Free plan only includes 2 transcription trials and 3 total uploads.
• Native integrations for Slack, Notion, and Zapier are not supported.
• Enterprise Single Sign-On (SSO) and SAML authentication are currently unavailable.