Castmagic vs Fathom
Castmagic and Fathom are both audio AI tools, tracked here on price, platforms, integrations, and capabilities. Every figure below is read from the vendor's own pages and dated. No score and no winner: the facts do the picking.
Cheapest paid tier each vendor publishes. Free plans are listed above; tiers priced on request are not plotted because there is no figure to plot.
Castmagic
AI content platform for audio and video repurposing
Castmagic is an AI content platform that converts audio and video recordings into transcripts, show notes, newsletters, and social media posts. The platform supports over 60 languages and integrates with tools like Zoom, Google Drive, and Zapier. Content teams and creators collaborate in shared workspaces to draft and publish assets in their brand voice.
Fathom
AI notetaking that summarizes meetings with or without a bot
Fathom captures meeting recordings, generates instant summaries, and creates transcripts. Users can record calls using a meeting bot or through a bot-free capture option on Mac. The tool includes the Ask Fathom conversational assistant to search and query conversations.
At a glance
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Checked against the vendors. Written from each vendor's own site and last re-checked there: Castmagic (under review since September 7, 2026) · Fathom on September 8, 2026. Vendors change pricing and features without notice, so confirm anything that decides your purchase on the vendor's page.
Also in audio
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- Podcasters producing episodes
- Video creators streamlining edits
- Content producers needing transcription
Key features
Castmagic
- Automated speaker-labeled transcription in over 60 languages
- AI asset drafting for show notes, newsletters, blogs, and social posts
- Custom brand voice parameters and editable content templates
- Team workspaces with user permissions and approval workflows
- Semantic library search to locate quotes and key moments
Fathom
- Bot-free capture or standard meeting bot recording
- Automated AI summaries and action item generation
- Ask Fathom conversational search across call transcripts
- Automatic synchronization to CRMs and productivity apps
- Clips, highlights, and team playlists
What each one does well
Castmagic
- ✓ Repurposing podcast and video recordings into social posts, newsletters, and blogs
- ✓ Content teams and agencies managing multi-brand client media pipelines
- ✓ Transcribing and summarizing meetings, webinars, and sales calls
Fathom
- ✓ Automating meeting notes and post-call action items
- ✓ Syncing meeting summaries and deal context directly into CRMs
- ✓ Searching transcripts across calls with conversational AI
People also ask
Which is cheaper, Castmagic or Fathom?
Fathom. Paid plans start at $19/mo for Castmagic and $15/mo for Fathom.
Does Castmagic or Fathom have a free plan?
Castmagic publishes no free plan, and Fathom has a free plan.
What is the difference between Castmagic and Fathom?
Both are tracked for transcription, summarization. Of the capabilities they do not share, only Castmagic is tracked for speech-to-text, speaker-identification, brand-voice, marketing-content, and only Fathom is tracked for meeting-notes, ai-search, ai-chat, workflow-automation.
How much do Castmagic and Fathom cost?
Castmagic: from $19/mo. Fathom: free plan, then $15/mo.
Answers are generated from the tracked plans and capability tags shown above, so they move when the vendors' pages do.
Full fact sheets, FAQs, and discussion links: Castmagic · Fathom · all audio tools