# Granola vs tl;dv (slim)

> Granola scores 61.6 (C) on agent readiness against tl;dv's 51 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. tl;dv leads on agent ergonomics. Both do meetings transcript. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Granola scores 61.6 (C) on agent readiness against tl;dv's 51 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. tl;dv leads on agent ergonomics. Both do meetings transcript.

- Granola: C 61.6, rank #418 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/granola.min.md
- tl;dv: D 51, rank #678 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tldv.min.md
- Granola, good for People and teams who already take notes in Granola and want an agent to read notes, summaries and transcripts. Ahead on Reliability, 65 against 50; Schema & documentation, 82 against 66; Security & auth, 70 against 49; Payments & pricing, 25 against 15; Maintenance & community, 50 against 28; Transparency & trust, 76 against 63.
- tl;dv, good for Teams already recording with tl;dv who want an agent to search and summarise their meeting library or push transcripts to other systems by webhook. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 73 against 67. Also Runs on your own machine.

| Category | Granola | tl;dv |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 65 | 50 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 82 | 66 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 67 | 73 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 70 | 49 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 25 | 15 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 50 | 28 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 76 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Granola | tl;dv |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Granola, Inc. | tldx Solutions GmbH |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://public-api.granola.ai` | `https://pasta.tldv.io` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Granola's Platform Terms and User Terms. No SDK or open-source component was found | Proprietary service under tldx's Terms of Service. The local MCP server repository is public but carries no licence file |
| Tools exposed | 6 | 5 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| Last release | none | 2026-09-29 |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-08 | no date given |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Popularity | none | 14 stars |