A Granola Alternative for Mac
Sleekit records and transcribes your meetings with one click, and no bot joins the call. It also does dictation, so you get meeting notes and dictation in one app. Everything runs on your Mac, so it works offline and your recordings and transcripts never leave it. You pay £39 once, and every future update is included. Granola processes your speech in the cloud, needs the internet to transcribe, and Business costs $14 a month.
Apple silicon · macOS 26 or newer
Sleekit and Granola
| Feature | Sleekit | Granola |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £39 | Business $14 per user per month, billed monthly |
| Payment | One-off - every future update included | Subscription |
| Free Trial | 7 days - no card needed | Business trial - length not stated |
| Speech Processing | On your Mac | Cloud servers |
| Works Offline | Yes - for both Dictation and Transcription | No - transcription needs internet |
| Meetings | Records calls - labels You and Them | Records calls - tags speakers |
| A Bot Joins the Call | No | No |
| Platforms | Apple silicon Mac - macOS 26+ | Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, Apple Watch |
| Custom Words | Yes - Dictionary | Yes - Personal and Workspace jargon |
| Text Shortcuts | Yes - Replacements | Not stated |
| AI Summaries | Not built-in - one-click to copy the transcript to AI chat | Built-in |
Prices use each site’s displayed currency and billing period.
Checked on 16 October 2026 against Granola’s own website.
