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Nova vs Granola: from the call to delivered work
Nova is a workspace that delivers what was agreed on your calls: it picks out each commitment, prepares the next step for your approval, runs it in Linear, Gmail, Google Calendar or Nova’s CRM, and keeps it in view until it is delivered. Call capture is one part of it, and it is on par with Granola: no bot, and a write-up after every call. Already on Granola? Nova imports your Granola calls too.
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Everything Granola gives you, plus delivery
The call is where the work starts, not where it ends. Nova covers the capture, then keeps going until what was agreed is delivered.
- On par
Bot-free call capture
The Nova Mac app captures your microphone and system audio, shows a live transcript and writes the call up afterwards.
- Plus
Every commitment picked out
Who promised what, to whom and by when, checked against earlier calls and the work already open.
- Plus
Delivered, with your approval
Next steps wait in Triage. Approve one and it runs in Linear, Gmail, Google Calendar or Nova’s CRM, then stays in view until it is done.
Nova vs Granola, feature by feature
Granola’s column is from its own site. Where a feature is not listed there, we say so rather than guess.
| Feature | Nova | Granola |
|---|---|---|
| Call capture | ||
| Captures calls without a bot joining | YesNova Mac app, from your microphone and system audio | YesDevice audio, on every plan |
| Write-up after the call | YesTranscript and write-up after the call | YesAI write-up of each meeting |
| Ask questions about your calls | PartlyChat about a call, where chat is switched on for your workspace | YesAI chat within and across meetings |
| Follow-up email written from the call | YesWaits in Triage until you approve it | PartlyBusiness and Enterprise plans |
| Mobile apps | NoWeb and Mac today | YesiOS, Android and Apple Watch |
| Delivery | ||
| Picks out each commitment | YesWho promised what, to whom and by when | PartlyAction items in the write-up |
| Next steps approved, then run for you | YesApproved in Triage, then run in Linear, Gmail, Google Calendar or Nova | Not listed |
| CRM updated from the call | YesNova’s own CRM, updated from the call once you approve | PartlyIntegrations with Attio, HubSpot and Affinity on Business |
| Follows each commitment until it is delivered | YesStays in view until it is delivered, with Linear follow-up | Not listed |
| Security | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | NoSOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 in progress | Yes |
| Single sign-on | NoPlanned for Enterprise | PartlyEnterprise, 50+ users |
Granola details from granola.ai/pricing, checked on 31 October 2026. Nova details from trynova.io/nova.md.
When Granola fits
Granola suits people who want each meeting captured without a bot and written up well, on desktop and on their phone. If a clear record of the conversation is the goal, and you want it on iOS or Android today, it is built for that job.
When Nova fits
Nova suits teams for whom the write-up is not the finish line. When the call lives in one tool, the client list in another and the work in a third, someone has to carry every promise across by hand, and some never make it. Nova keeps all of it in one workspace. It picks out each commitment, checks it against earlier calls and the work already open, and prepares the next step in Triage for your team to approve, edit or dismiss.
Approved steps run straight away in Linear, Gmail, Google Calendar or Nova itself, and updates to a client’s record in Nova’s CRM are prepared from the call, so nobody types them in. For the full method, see how to make sure what was agreed on a call gets delivered.
Already on Granola?
You can capture in Nova from day one, or keep Granola for a while and import your calls.
Connect Granola
Link your Granola account to Nova.
Import your calls
Nova imports the transcripts and picks out who promised what, to whom and by when.
Approve the next steps
Each step waits in Triage. Approve it and Nova runs it, from a Linear issue to a follow-up email.
See it delivered
The work stays connected to the call it came from, so the team can see what has been delivered and what is still open.
Frequently asked questions.
Something else on your mind? Talk to the team.
Yes. Nova captures calls without a bot and writes them up, as Granola does, then delivers what was agreed on them. Two differences to know: Nova captures on Mac only today, while Granola also has mobile apps, and Granola holds SOC 2 Type II while Nova’s is in progress.
Yes. Connect Granola and Nova imports the transcripts, picks out the commitments and prepares the next steps in Triage for your approval.
No. The Nova Mac app captures calls from your microphone and system audio, or Nova imports them from Granola or Fireflies. Call capture is on Mac only today; Windows and browser capture are not available.
Only where your team allows it. Steps Nova prepares from a call wait in Triage for someone to approve, edit or dismiss. Always allow covers the kinds of steps a person trusts, routines follow the rules their owner sets, and emails and calendar invites from Triage always ask first.
Plans start at $29 per user per month at the early price, with AI credits shared across the workspace. Nova is invite only, so request access to join.
Keep reading
- CompareNova vs FirefliesNova is a workspace that delivers what was agreed on your calls, with your approval at each step. It also captures calls and imports Fireflies transcripts.
- CompareNova vs FellowNova is a workspace that delivers what was agreed on your calls, with your approval at each step. Like Fellow, it captures and writes up the call along the way.
- GuideDeliver what was agreedCapture each commitment as it was said, give it one owner and a date, keep it where your team works and tell the client when it is done.
- IntegrationNova with LinearNova picks out bugs, requests and commitments from customer calls and prepares Linear issues with the call’s context for your team to approve.
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