ReCo vs Granola

Both products are bot-free and keep no lasting audio or video recording. Granola is an AI notepad for meetings across your work; ReCo keeps the role brief, candidate interview, notes, and client-ready output together.
5.0 on Chrome Web Store
Phone calls (coming soon)In-person meetings (coming soon)Microsoft Teams iconGoogle Meet iconChrome Web Store icon
No credit card required. Runs in Chrome for online interviews - face-to-face and phone calling coming soon.
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ReCo vs Granola at a glance

ReCo
is stronger when

you need one workspace for the whole candidate interview - the role brief, CV, questions, notes, and transcript stay together as you work. That naturally gives AI the context to offer meaningful help without extra setup or stitching sources together.

Who it's for

Freelancers, headhunters, and boutique agencies running 10+ candidate calls a week

Granola
is stronger when

you want a lightweight bot-free meeting notepad for many kinds of meetings, with editable notes and cross-meeting workflows.

Who it's for

People and teams in back-to-back meetings who want editable, AI-enhanced notes

Choose ReCo when

you need to move through several roles and candidate calls without reopening the CV, job description, interview questions, and AI context from scratch each time - and you want the write-up built from those same sources at the end.

How does ReCo compare to Granola feature by feature?

Both products offer private, bot-free transcription without keeping desktop audio. The deciding question is whether you need a flexible meeting notepad or a recruiting workflow built around candidate context and recommendation delivery.
FeatureReCoGranola
Dedicated workspace for running the call with CV, JD, questions, transcript, notes, and AI together
Yes - the interview happens inside the workflow with role and candidate context at hand
Partly - combines typed notes, live transcript, and AI, but not the same CV-and-JD recruiting workspace
Works without storing audio or video
Yes - live text transcript only; no audio or video is recorded or stored
Yes - desktop audio is transcribed live and not stored; iPhone audio is temporarily cached and deleted after transcription
Bot-free capture (no third participant on the call)
Yes - the candidate sees no bot joining the meeting
Yes - captures microphone and system audio through the desktop or iPhone app without a visible participant
Automatic CV blinding (candidate PII removed before AI)
Yes - name, contact details, and photo are blinded automatically
Not documented*
Documenting what you learn after every callnotes, summaries, Q&A, scorecards, and comprehensive recommendation reports from the sources you chooseAI-enhanced editable notes, custom templates, transcript citations, chat, folders, recipes, and follow-up workflows
Reports in your agency's or client's brand
Yes - logo and format of the agency or end client
Not documented* - for recruiting recommendation reports
You choose the sources for each report (transcript, notes, CV, JD)
Yes - include or exclude any source per report
Not documented* - enhanced notes use the transcript, typed notes, and calendar context; equivalent CV/JD source controls are
Face-to-face (in-person) meetings
Coming soon
will be live-transcribed through the computer microphone with no audio or video recording
Yes - supported on desktop and iPhone; iPhone can identify multiple speakers and deletes cached audio after processing
Browser-to-phone candidate calling
Coming soon
call a candidate's phone from the browser with live transcription; will be paid separately with usage-based prepaid credits
No - outbound calls are available through the iPhone app in supported countries, not from the browser; inbound calls are unsupported
Cross-meeting knowledge and team collaboration
Partly - focused on individual candidate sessions and recruiting outputs
Yes - cross-meeting chat, private and team spaces, folders, recipes, MCP, and workflow integrations
Pricing€39/month + VAT per license - one flat plan, every feature included; browser-to-phone calling (coming soon) will be paid separately with prepaid creditsfree Basic plan; Business $14/user/month; Enterprise $35/user/month

Dedicated workspace for running the call with CV, JD, questions, transcript, notes, and AI together

ReCo
Yes - the interview happens inside the workflow with role and candidate context at hand
Granola
Partly - combines typed notes, live transcript, and AI, but not the same CV-and-JD recruiting workspace

Works without storing audio or video

ReCo
Yes - live text transcript only; no audio or video is recorded or stored
Granola
Yes - desktop audio is transcribed live and not stored; iPhone audio is temporarily cached and deleted after transcription

Bot-free capture (no third participant on the call)

ReCo
Yes - the candidate sees no bot joining the meeting
Granola
Yes - captures microphone and system audio through the desktop or iPhone app without a visible participant

Automatic CV blinding (candidate PII removed before AI)

ReCo
Yes - name, contact details, and photo are blinded automatically
GranolaNot documented*

Documenting what you learn after every call

ReConotes, summaries, Q&A, scorecards, and comprehensive recommendation reports from the sources you choose
GranolaAI-enhanced editable notes, custom templates, transcript citations, chat, folders, recipes, and follow-up workflows

Reports in your agency's or client's brand

ReCo
Yes - logo and format of the agency or end client
GranolaNot documented* - for recruiting recommendation reports

You choose the sources for each report (transcript, notes, CV, JD)

ReCo
Yes - include or exclude any source per report
GranolaNot documented* - enhanced notes use the transcript, typed notes, and calendar context; equivalent CV/JD source controls are

Face-to-face (in-person) meetings

ReCo
Coming soon
will be live-transcribed through the computer microphone with no audio or video recording
Granola
Yes - supported on desktop and iPhone; iPhone can identify multiple speakers and deletes cached audio after processing

Browser-to-phone candidate calling

ReCo
Coming soon
call a candidate's phone from the browser with live transcription; will be paid separately with usage-based prepaid credits
Granola
No - outbound calls are available through the iPhone app in supported countries, not from the browser; inbound calls are unsupported

Cross-meeting knowledge and team collaboration

ReCo
Partly - focused on individual candidate sessions and recruiting outputs
Granola
Yes - cross-meeting chat, private and team spaces, folders, recipes, MCP, and workflow integrations

Pricing

ReCo€39/month + VAT per license - one flat plan, every feature included; browser-to-phone calling (coming soon) will be paid separately with prepaid credits
Granolafree Basic plan; Business $14/user/month; Enterprise $35/user/month
*Not documented - the feature is not mentioned in the vendor's public materials as of the date below. It may exist without being documented publicly.
Granola is a trademark of its respective owner. ReCo is not affiliated with or endorsed by Granola. Competitor information, including pricing, is based on publicly available pages as of July 13, 2026 and may change.
For the wider category view, see the recruiting notetaker comparison.
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Why interview-heavy recruiters choose ReCo

Granola is a strong AI notepad. ReCo goes deeper into the recruiter-specific work of preparing each role, running the interview, assessing the candidate against the brief, and delivering the recommendation.
6-in-1
CV, JD, questions, live transcript, notes, and contextual AI in one view
100%
of candidate PII blinded automatically before AI processing
50-80%
less report editing with transcript, notes, CV, and JD as sources
⌛ Time-saving

ReCo remembers & writes your docs for you instantly

It transcribes your interviews in real-time and turns them into concise summaries or comprehensive recommendation reports in your custom structure and with your brand visuals (logo, etc.)

  • ✔️ Stay fully present. ReCo captures the conversation — you focus on the dialogue.
  • ✔️ Don't miss anything. Every detail is transcribed and easy to refer back to.
  • ✔️ Get detailed recommendation reports ready 50–80% faster.Based on transcript & CV - no starting from scratch. On your branded paper.
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Illustration of ReCo's real-time transcription feature, showing a recruiter and candidate conversation turning into a structured report.
📦 All-in-one workspace

Keep everything in one place

ReCo organizes and streamlines your interview workflow. It keeps everything in one place before, during and after the call so you can work smoothly without switching between tools.

  • ✔️ Switch between calls fast, without losing context. Each project automatically loads the right role description and questions for that call.
  • ✔️ Save and store key information, transcripts and notes in one place so you never lose track of context.
  • ✔️ See everything on one screen while you interview. CV, role description, live transcript, notes and AI support are all in a single view as you speak.
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ReCo workspace interface showing a candidate's CV, job description, and interview notes displayed together in one organized view, with a 'Stay organized' label.
🎙️ Live recruiting interviews

ReCo works wherever conversations happen

From online calls to face-to-face meetings and phone screens (coming soon), every candidate conversation stays in one continuous workspace. Each one comes with a live transcript - without recording or storing sensitive audio or video.

  • ✔️ Meet online. Use ReCo with Google Meet or Microsoft Teams in Chrome.
  • 🔜 Meet face-to-face (coming soon). Live-transcribe the conversation through your computer microphone.
  • 🔜 Call candidate phones (coming soon). Call from ReCo in your browser, with a live transcript as you speak. (Usage-based prepaid credits will apply.)
  • ✔️ Keep building the candidate story. Every conversation with the same candidate lands in one place - and soon that will include phone screens and face-to-face follow-ups too.
ReCo live transcription for online calls, face-to-face meetings, and phone calls
💬 Smart AI support within your workspace

Chat with ReCo – your context-aware companion inside the workspace

Ask it everything you'd ask ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini — except this chat has already read the CV and the job description and heard every word of the call. Nothing to paste, nothing to re-explain — before, during, or after the conversation.

  • ✔️ Relevant questions suggestions
  • ✔️ Clarify tricky terms (also during your call), analyze CV, get job role insights
  • ✔️ Get boolean search string - and many other, try it yourself!
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Talent Business Partner

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Chat with ReCo interface showing context-aware AI assistance during an interview.
🌎 Broad language support

ReCo speaks your language– high-quality transcripts & chat in your native tongue

ReCo supports multiple languagesacross transcripts and in-app communication, so you can express yourself naturally and understand every word. Whether you're interviewing in English, Danish, Polish, or beyond, ReCo keeps the flow effortless

  • ✔️ Get accurate, real-time transcripts in the language your candidate speaks.
  • ✔️ Use ReCo chat naturally — it understands and responds in your preferred language.
  • ✔️ Keep your entire interview workspace — notes, CVs, job descriptions — easy to follow, no matter the language.
Graphic showing multilingual support with multiple flags and the text Multilingual Support.
🔒 Private by design

AI-powered recruitment, built to stay compliant

Most recruiters know they shouldn't just paste a CV into ChatGPT. ReCo is built so you don't have to choose between speed and doing it right. Anonymisation happens locally, data stays in your browser, and you stay in control of what gets processed.

  • ✔️ CV blinding by default — personal data detected and stripped locally. You review, adjust, and confirm before anything leaves your device for AI processing.
  • ✔️ Editable transcript — speaker names replaced automatically. Anything sensitive in the conversation, you can remove before AI sees it.
  • ✔️ Local storage — transcripts, reports, and any other data are stored in your browser, not on external servers.
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Mark Kure Hansen
CEO & Senior Consultant

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Illustration showing private by design features: local storage, GDPR compliance, and human in the loop.

See what you'd actually be working in

No sales call needed - this is an interactive copy of the ReCo workspace. CV and job description on the left, live transcript in the middle, chat and notes on the right. Click around.
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TOMASZ KOWALSKI
Product Manager
tomasz.kowalski86@gmail.comlinkedin.com/tomasz.kowalski86Warsaw, Poland
Summary
Senior Product Manager in B2B fintech and SaaS, strongest in onboarding, KYC, account activation, and regulated product work. Background combines engineering roots, platform/product experience, and growing leadership scope across complex cross-functional environments.
Experience
Senior Product Manager
Revolut Business
2021 - Present
Owns onboarding, KYC, and business account activation flows for SME customers. Works across engineering, risk, and design on API-based products and helped improve completion while reducing manual reviews.
Product Manager
PKO BP
2018 - 2021
Led product work across payments, onboarding, and internal banking workflows. Translated compliance and operational requirements into roadmap priorities and delivery decisions.
Associate Product Manager
Facebook
2015 - 2018
Supported internal platform and workflow tools used by cross-functional teams. Focused on stakeholder alignment, rollout coordination, and improving data visibility in day-to-day product operations.
Business Analyst
ING Bank
2013 - 2015
Worked on internal banking workflows and requirements gathering across operations and technology teams. Built the foundation for later product work in regulated, process-heavy environments.
Skills
Product discovery, roadmap ownership, B2B fintech, payments & KYC, regulated environments, API-based products, Agile delivery, stakeholder collaboration, and structured prioritization across engineering, risk, and business.
Education
SGH Warsaw School of Economics — Master's Degree in eBusiness, 2013 - 2015. Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan — Bachelor's Degree in Finance / Business / Economics, 2010 - 2013.
Languages
Polish — Native. English — Proficient.
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Trusted by recruiting teams at
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✨ More than a notetaker

Not another notetaker. The place you run all your candidate conversations from.

Think ChatGPT + a notetaker in one recruiting workspace, already set up for candidate interviews. Prepare the role and questions, run the call with the CV, notes, and live transcript at hand, then create the write-up from those same sources. Because the context builds as you work, AI can help without extra prompts, uploads, or re-explaining the candidate and role.

Prep, run, write up - one space

Role context and questions before the call; the CV, JD, and your own notes at hand during it; a write-up built from those same sources after - you choose what feeds each part.

AI that needs no prompting

Chat and quick actions already know your candidate and role - ask for follow-up questions, a tailored candidate feedback message, or a search strategy. No prompt to write, no transcript to paste, no role to explain.

A notetaker at its core

A live transcript for Google Meet and Teams - without recording audio or video. Face-to-face meetings and browser-to-phone calls: coming soon.

Compliance built into the flow

CV blinding by default, editable transcript, local storage. Responsible AI use is how the tool works - not a policy you have to enforce.

A workflow your team will actually use

Recruiters keep working the way they already do, but with the full interview stage in one place. You get consistent structure across calls and reports, while useful AI does not depend on everyone mastering prompts or rebuilding context.

Time back after every conversation

Reports, notes, and summaries done 50-80% faster - while the conversation is still fresh.

Questions recruiters ask about ReCo and Granola

Run your next interview in ReCo

Install the Chrome extension and run one real candidate call with the CV, job description, questions, live transcript, notes, and AI support in one place. Try it for 14 days free, with no card required.
5.0 on Chrome Web Store
Phone calls (coming soon)In-person meetings (coming soon)Microsoft Teams iconGoogle Meet iconChrome Web Store icon
No credit card required. Runs in Chrome for online interviews - face-to-face and phone calling coming soon.