Fellow
Meeting management platform for agendas, notes, action items, and team accountability.
Quick take
Fellow is the best purpose-built meeting management tool. It solves a real problem (meetings lack structure and follow-through) with a focused product. The limitation is that it occupies a niche: many teams use Notion or Google Docs for meeting notes and do not see the need for a dedicated tool. If meeting productivity is a priority for your organization, Fellow is worth the $9/user/month. If you just need notes, a free alternative works fine.
Overview
Fellow is a meeting management platform that covers the full lifecycle: agenda creation before the meeting, collaborative notes during, and action item tracking after. It is not a recording tool; it is a meeting productivity tool. Fellow competes less with Fathom and Otter (which record and transcribe) and more with Notion and Asana for the "where do meeting notes and action items live?" question. The product targets managers running regular 1:1s, team standups, and cross-functional meetings.
Key strengths
The agenda and action item workflow is genuinely useful. Before a meeting, participants add topics to a shared agenda. During the meeting, anyone can take notes against each agenda item. After, Fellow extracts action items and tracks them to completion. For managers running 5-10 1:1s per week, this structure eliminates the "what did we talk about last time?" problem. Templates for 1:1s, standups, and retrospectives save setup time. Integrations with Slack, Jira, and Asana push action items into existing workflows.
Limitations
Fellow does not record or transcribe meetings. If you want AI-generated summaries from call audio, you need a separate tool (Fathom, Otter, Fireflies). The product is most valuable for recurring internal meetings; it adds less for one-off external calls. At $9/user/month for Pro, the cost is reasonable, but some teams find that a shared Notion database or Google Doc accomplishes 80% of what Fellow does.
Pricing breakdown
Free: basic meeting notes, limited integrations. Pro ($9/user/month): unlimited notes, templates, action item tracking, integrations. Business ($15/user/month): OKR tracking, team analytics, custom workflows. Enterprise (custom): SSO, SCIM, advanced admin.
Who should use Fellow
Managers who run regular 1:1s and team meetings and want structured agenda and action tracking. Companies focused on meeting culture improvement. Teams that want meeting notes linked to action items in their project management tool. Not for teams that primarily need call recording or transcription.
Verdict
Fellow is the best purpose-built meeting management tool. It solves a real problem (meetings lack structure and follow-through) with a focused product. The limitation is that it occupies a niche: many teams use Notion or Google Docs for meeting notes and do not see the need for a dedicated tool. If meeting productivity is a priority for your organization, Fellow is worth the $9/user/month. If you just need notes, a free alternative works fine.
Key features
- Collaborative meeting agendas
- AI meeting notes and summaries
- Action item tracking with assignees
- Meeting feedback and analytics
- 1-on-1 meeting templates
Pros and cons
Pros
- + Strong meeting culture and accountability features
- + Affordable pricing
- + Good for manager-report 1-on-1s
Cons
- - Recording and transcription are secondary features
- - Less powerful AI than dedicated notetakers
- - Limited conversation intelligence
Frequently asked questions
Is Fellow free?
Fellow has a free tier with basic meeting notes and limited integrations. The Pro plan costs $7/month and adds unlimited notes, templates, and action item tracking.
Does Fellow record meetings?
Fellow focuses on agendas, notes, and action items rather than recording. If you need call recording and AI transcription, you would pair Fellow with a dedicated notetaker like Fathom or Otter.
Does Fellow integrate with Slack and Jira?
Yes. Fellow integrates with Slack, Jira, and Asana to push action items into existing workflows. Additional integrations are available on the Pro plan and above.
What is Fellow best for?
Fellow excels at structured recurring meetings like 1:1s, standups, and retrospectives. It provides collaborative agendas, meeting templates, and action item tracking with assignees and due dates.
What is the difference between Fellow and Fathom?
Fellow is a meeting management tool for agendas, notes, and action items. Fathom is a meeting recorder for transcription and AI summaries. They solve different problems and can be used together.
