Fathom vs Jace AI
Plans, free access, limits and intended use side by side, taken from each vendor’s own pages. No score and no winner: the facts show where the two differ.
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- Free access
- Fathom: Free access
- Jace AI: Free trial only
- Paid from
- Fathom: USD 19/user monthly; $15/user per month on annual billing
- Jace AI: USD 25 per month
- Plans listed
- Fathom: 5
- Jace AI: 4
- Public API
- Fathom: Not confirmed
- Jace AI: Not confirmed
Where Fathom and Jace AI differ
- AccessFathom offers free access, while Jace AI offers a free trial only.
- PlansFathom lists 5 plans and Jace AI lists 4.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| Fathom | Fact | Jace AI |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free access availableFree · USD 0 | Free accessDiffers | Free trial onlyFree Trial · USD 0 for 7 days |
| USD 19/user monthly; $15/user per month on annual billingTeam | Lowest listed paid plan | USD 25 per monthPlus · billed monthly · or $20 per month, billed yearly |
| Free plan; Premium $20/user/month on monthly billing | Pricing model | 7-day free trial; Plus from $20/month billed yearly |
| 5 | Plans listedDiffers | 4 |
| Not confirmed | Public API | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Card to start | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Open source | No |
| What it is for | ||
| Meeting owners who verify commitments | Built for | Inbox triage and draft replies for busy professionals |
| Automation | CategorySame | Automation |
| Platforms |
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| Not listed | Works with |
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| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Prices confirmed · Oct 5, 2026 | Pricing checkSame | Prices confirmed · Sep 29, 2026 |
Official source check for both tools. No hands-on testing and no score: “Differs” marks a documented difference, not a better tool.
Plans and prices
Fathom
Prices confirmed · Oct 5, 2026- FreeUSD 0
- PremiumUSD 20/user monthly; $16/user per month on annual billing
- TeamUSD 19/user monthly; $15/user per month on annual billing
- BusinessUSD 34/user monthly; $25/user per month on annual billing
- EnterpriseCustom quote
Jace AI
Prices confirmed · Sep 29, 2026- Free TrialUSD 0 for 7 days
- PlusUSD 25 per monthbilled monthly · or $20 per month, billed yearly
- ProUSD 50 per monthbilled monthly · or $40 per month, billed yearly
- EnterpriseCustom pricing
Strengths and limits
Fathom
Strengths
- Return to the evidence: A recorded passage can help resolve an ambiguous summary.
- Start with an individual workflow: A team purchase is unnecessary just to evaluate basic capture.
- No storage ceiling on Free: Recordings, storage and transcription are unlimited, so archive size alone is no reason to upgrade.
Limits to plan around
- Recording is not agreement: An assigned action still needs the named participant to confirm it.
- Capture-mode restrictions: The advertised bot-free option is a Mac beta, not a promise across platforms.
- Summary depth drops on Free: After the monthly advanced-summary allowance, later calls fall back to the General/Enhanced template.
Jace AI
Strengths
- Nothing sends without approval: The FAQ says Jace prepares drafts and never sends email without your approval.
- Stated no-training policy: The privacy policy and security page say email content is not used to train AI models.
- Works inside your mail app: Drafts and labels appear in Gmail or Outlook on desktop and mobile, with no install.
Limits to plan around
- No lasting free plan on current pages: The pricing page shows only a 7-day trial before Plus or Pro.
- Credit cost per action unpublished: The pricing page lists monthly credits but not how many a draft or label uses.
- Broad mailbox access: Connecting grants read, compose, send and manage permissions, and copies of emails are stored on Jace servers.
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