# Granola Pricing Details & Optimization Strategies

## Plan Comparison

### Current Pricing

| Plan | Price | Best For |
|------|-------|----------|
| Free | $0/month | Trying Granola, < 10 meetings/month |
| Pro | $10/month | Individual professionals |
| Business | $25/user/month | Teams with admin needs |
| Enterprise | Custom | Large organizations |

### Feature Comparison

| Feature | Free | Pro | Business |
|---------|------|-----|----------|
| Meetings/month | 10 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Duration limit | 60 min | 4 hours | 8 hours |
| Storage | 5 GB | 50 GB | 200 GB |
| Integrations | 2 | All | All + SSO |
| Templates | Basic | Custom | Team library |
| Support | Community | Email | Priority |

## Team ROI Calculation

```markdown
Team Size: 10 people
Avg meetings/person: 20/month
Time saved/meeting: 20 min
Total time saved: 10 * 20 * 20 = 4,000 min = 66.7 hours

Blended hourly rate: $75
Value: 66.7 * $75 = $5,000/month

Business plan cost: 10 * $25 = $250/month
ROI: ($5,000 - $250) / $250 = 1,900%
```

## Storage Management Strategy

1. Export old notes to external storage monthly
2. Delete meetings older than 6 months
3. Remove draft/test recordings
4. Archive completed project notes
5. Keep last 3 months in Granola, export to Notion/Google Drive for archive

## Integration Efficiency (Minimize Zapier Costs)

- Free Tier (100 tasks/month): use for critical automations only
- Batch notifications (digest vs real-time)
- Combine related Zap actions and use filters early

## Annual vs Monthly Billing Savings

```
Monthly: Pro $120/year, Business $300/user/year
Annual (15-20% discount): Pro ~$96/year, Business ~$255/user/year

Team of 10:
Monthly: $3,000/year
Annual: $2,550/year
Savings: $450/year
```

## Enterprise Negotiation Leverage

1. Commit to annual billing (10-15% discount)
2. Volume discount for 50+ seats (15-25%)
3. Multi-year agreements (20-30%)
4. Bundle with other products
5. Reference competitor pricing

## Startup & Non-Profit Discounts

Check for startup program discounts, non-profit pricing, educational discounts, and partner program benefits.

## Usage Waste Indicators

- Unused seats (no activity > 30 days)
- Storage near limit but old notes not archived
- Premium features not being used
- Duplicate accounts

## Cost Comparison vs Competitors

| Service | Price | Notes |
|---------|-------|-------|
| Granola | $10-25/user | No bot, best privacy |
| Otter.ai | $8.33-20/user | Bot joins meeting |
| Fireflies | $10-19/user | Bot joins meeting |
| Fathom | Free-$24/user | Free tier generous |

## Total Cost of Ownership

```markdown
Direct Costs:
+ Subscription: $X/month
+ Zapier integration: $Y/month

Indirect Costs:
+ Admin time: Z hours/month
+ Training time: One-time

Savings:
- Time saved: $A/month
- Improved follow-up: $B/month
- Better documentation: Hard to quantify
```
