Spinach and Tana are both AI meeting assistants for recording, transcription, and summaries, compared here on pricing, features, and workflow fit. Spinach: AI meeting assistant for agile teams that helps run standups, takes notes, and creates summaries and tickets. Tana: AI workspace with a bot-less meeting notetaker that transcribes and summarizes meetings directly into a connected knowledge base. They overlap on ai-meeting-assistants, so the right pick depends on team size, budget, and which meeting workflows you automate.
For ai-meeting-assistants workflows, shortlist Spinach when daily standups and sprint planning matters most, and Tana when transcribing and summarizing meetings without a bot in the call matters most. Both record across Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams; trial each on real meetings before committing.
Spinach is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium); Tana is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium). Always confirm current pricing on each vendor's site before buying.
Bot-less meeting capture using computer system audio
Standout feature
Standup, retro, and planning support
Transcription and AI summaries for online and in-person meetings
Team usage
Drafts tickets and updates for project tools
Action items pushed directly to task boards in the workspace
Integrations
Recording and transcription
Links meeting notes to relevant people and projects
Languages & capture
Integrations with project-management tools
Automatic meeting detection on Mac
Best-fit workflow
AI notes and summaries for recurring meetings
60+ language support with automatic detection
Best for
Spinach
Choose Spinach if you need daily standups and sprint planning — strengths include built specifically for agile ceremonies.
Tana
Choose Tana if you need transcribing and summarizing meetings without a bot in the call — strengths include captures meetings without adding a bot to the call.
Pros & cons
Spinach
+ Built specifically for agile ceremonies
+ Connects meeting outcomes to project tools
- Most valuable for agile/software workflows specifically
Tana
+ Captures meetings without adding a bot to the call
+ Meeting notes flow into a connected, structured knowledge base
- Requires the Tana desktop app and adopting its outliner workflow
FAQ
Is Spinach or Tana better for AI meeting notes?
It depends on your workflow. Spinach is strong for daily standups and sprint planning, while Tana is strong for transcribing and summarizing meetings without a bot in the call. Both transcribe and summarize meetings.
How do Spinach and Tana compare on price?
Spinach is a free tier with paid upgrades and Tana is a free tier with paid upgrades. Check each vendor's pricing page for the latest plans and free-tier limits.
Can I use both Spinach and Tana?
Yes. Many teams run more than one meeting assistant when the workflows are complementary and the budget is justified.