MCP Comparison · 2026
Fathom vs Fellow MCP Server
Comparing Fathom and Fellow as MCP servers? Fathom (access meeting recordings) is best when sales call recall. Fellow (query meeting notes) is best when querying past fellow meetings from claude. Both run as Model Context Protocol servers and can coexist in the same client. Updated 2026.
Side-by-side specs
Pulled from each MCP's verified fact sheet.
| Fathom | Fellow | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary function | Access Meeting Recordings | Query Meeting Notes |
| Maintainer | Fathom | Fellow |
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Setup complexity | Low · ~2 min | Low · ~< 1 min |
| Transport | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Auth model | OAuth 2.1 | OAuth 2.1 |
| License | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Language | — | — |
| Latest version | — | — |
| Compatible clients | Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, Any MCP-compatible client | Claude, Any MCP-compatible client |
| Last verified | 2026-06-11 | 2026-06-11 |
Which one should you pick?
Decision rubric drawn from each MCP's documented strengths.
Choose Fathom
- Sales call recall
- Customer-success meeting summaries
- Cross-call pattern search
Choose Fellow
- Querying past Fellow meetings from Claude
- Surfacing action items across calls
- Cross-meeting decision recall ("when did we agree on X")
Pick something else if…
- Teams not on Fathom
- Non-Fellow meeting tools
Feature breakdown
Key capabilities each server ships out of the box.
Fathom
- Official remote MCP at `https://api.fathom.ai/mcp`
- OAuth authentication, hosted by Fathom
- Access to recordings, transcripts, AI summaries, team, webhooks
- Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and any MCP client
- No npm install — remote endpoint only
Fellow
- Anthropic-verified — listed in the Claude Connector directory
- One-click install in Claude (no URL config, no developer mode)
- OAuth authentication on the Fellow side
- Admin-gated at the workspace level
- Read access to notes, transcripts, action items, decisions, calendar events
Install snippets
Open the detail page for ready-to-paste config for every major client.
FAQ
Fathom vs Fellow: which MCP server should I use?
Pick Fathom when sales call recall. Pick Fellow when querying past fellow meetings from claude. Fathom is built for access meeting recordings, while Fellow focuses on query meeting notes.
Can I run both Fathom and Fellow together?
Yes. MCP clients run each server as a separate process and surface every server's tools simultaneously, so you can install both and let your agent decide which to call. Be deliberate with auth scopes when stacking servers.
How fresh is this comparison?
Updated for 2026. Fathom's last verification: 2026-06-11. Fellow's last verification: 2026-06-11. We refresh detail-page facts on every catalog rebuild.
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