Sales discovery call
A sales rep runs a discovery call over Zoom. Fathom records and highlights the customer's pain points automatically. The rep stays focused on the conversation — no note-taking required. BoardSnap has no role on a video call.
Comparison
BoardSnap vs Fathom
BoardSnap vs Fathom
Fathom summarizes your Zoom calls. BoardSnap summarizes what's on your whiteboard. One does not replace the other.
Fathom is a genuinely excellent meeting recorder — it highlights key moments in Zoom and Google Meet calls and produces clean summaries. The whiteboard on your conference room wall, however, is invisible to it. BoardSnap sees what Fathom can't.
The short verdict
Pick Fathom if you run video calls and need highlights, transcripts, and summaries without touching a keyboard. Pick BoardSnap if the most important content from your meeting is written on a physical whiteboard.
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Free to start. Pro from $9.99/mo or $69.99/yr.
Feature-by-feature
| Capability | BoardSnap | Fathom |
|---|---|---|
| Physical whiteboard capture | ✓ Yes | — No |
| Reads diagrams and arrows | ✓ Yes | — No |
| AI summary from board photo | ✓ Yes | — No |
| Tri-state action items | From board structure | From call audio |
| Brand-aware tone | ✓ Yes | — No |
| Offline capture queue | ✓ Yes | — No |
| Video call recording | — No | ✓ Yes |
| AI call highlights | — No | ✓ Yes |
| CRM sync (Salesforce / HubSpot) | — No | ✓ Yes |
| Auto-joins scheduled meetings | — No | ✓ Yes |
| Free tier | ✓ Yes | Unlimited free |
| Native iOS app | ✓ Yes | ~ Partial |
Where BoardSnap wins
- Reads physical whiteboards that no video call tool can capture
- VisionKit straightens the perspective automatically on iPhone
- Interprets diagrams, arrows, and non-linear content on the board
- Generates tri-state action items from the board's structure
- Brand-aware project context that persists across sessions
- Works without internet for capture — queue flushes when back online
You just ran an in-person session — a product planning meeting, a client workshop, a technical design review — and the decisions live on a whiteboard. Fathom wasn't in the room. BoardSnap was. Snap the board and walk out with a structured summary and action items before the group disperses.
Where Fathom still has an edge
- Automatic recording and AI highlights for Zoom and Google Meet
- One-click clipping of memorable moments during a call
- Clean meeting summaries sent automatically after each call
- CRM sync — pushes notes to Salesforce and HubSpot
- Generous free tier — unlimited recordings and summaries at no cost
- Beloved by sales teams for its simplicity and CRM integrations
Your work is primarily done over video calls — sales calls, customer success meetings, remote standups, one-on-ones. Fathom joins automatically, highlights the key moments, and handles the summary so you can stay present in the conversation. It's one of the best tools for this specific workflow.
Scenarios
In-person client kickoff
The kickoff happens in a conference room. Whiteboards fill with project scope, deliverables, and timelines. Fathom can't see the wall. BoardSnap snaps each board, generates on-brand summaries, and the client receives a structured deliverable same day.
Hybrid engineering review
Remote engineers on the Zoom call, local engineers at the whiteboard. Fathom captures the discussion; BoardSnap captures the diagram. The team lead sends both outputs — the call summary and the board summary — in the follow-up Slack thread.
Frequently asked
Is Fathom really free?
Yes — Fathom offers unlimited recordings, transcripts, and AI summaries on its free tier. It's one of the most generous free tiers in the meeting recorder category. BoardSnap's free tier covers 1 project and 30 boards with summaries included.
Can Fathom capture in-person meetings?
Fathom is built for video calls — Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. It doesn't help with in-person meetings, and it can't see a physical whiteboard. For in-person sessions, BoardSnap fills the gap.
Which tool produces better action items?
Fathom extracts action items from spoken conversation on video calls. BoardSnap extracts them from the structured content on a whiteboard. Both are good at their specific surface — the whiteboard's spatial structure (columns, arrows, lists) often produces cleaner action items because the presenter has already organized the information visually.
Try BoardSnap. Decide for yourself.
Free to start. The first snap takes ten seconds — see how it compares to Fathom.
Free · 1 project, 30 boards
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Pro $69.99/yr · save 42%