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Raven vs Fellow
A free, open-source alternative to Fellow - a live copilot + private notes for the individual, not a team meeting-governance suite.
Fellow is really a team meeting-management platform - shared agendas, recurring 1-on-1s, action-item tracking, admin controls and governance. It’s good at that. But it’s built for the org, it’s per seat, its free plan caps AI at 5 notes lifetime, and it doesn’t help you during the call. Raven is for the individual in the meeting: live help, private notes you own, free and open source.
| Raven | Fellow | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | The individual in the call | Teams / meeting governance |
| Live in-call assist | Yes | No |
| Free-tier AI | Unlimited (your own key) | 5 AI notes + 5 recordings, lifetime |
| Where your meetings live | Local SQLite | Fellow's cloud |
| Price | Free, open source (your own keys) | Free (capped); Team $7/user/mo; Business $15/user/mo; Enterprise $25 |
| Open source | Yes | No |
Fellow’s free tier is a trial - 5 AI notes and 5 recordings per user, lifetime. Real use is Team $7/user/mo (annual; $11 monthly, 10 AI notes/mo) or Business $15/user/mo for unlimited AI. Every tier is per seat.
Raven is free with unlimited AI on your own key - no seat fee, no lifetime cap.
What Fellow does better (honestly)
Meeting governance: collaborative agendas, structured 1-on-1s, feedback loops, org-wide templates.
Admin controls, SSO, HRIS sync, analytics - real value for managers and ops teams.
If your goal is fixing a team’s meeting culture with agendas and accountability, Fellow is purpose-built and Raven isn’t trying to be that.
You’re an individual who wants live help and a private recap - not a governance committee.
You want meetings local and a free, auditable tool with no per-seat fee.
You want help during the call.