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Grain vs Potato
These tools solve different problems.
Grain is built for creating and sharing video clips from meetings. It's the go-to for product teams and researchers who need to share customer insights with stakeholders.
Potato does work while the meeting is happening. Someone asks "what's the best practice for X?" — the answer appears in 30 seconds, before you move on.
The Core Difference
| Grain | Potato | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Sharing meeting moments | Work during meetings |
| Primary value | Video clips for stakeholders | Research and artifacts live |
| When you get value | After — when you share clips | During — answers in 30 seconds |
| Workspace | Personal recordings | Shared — everyone sees the same thing |
Quick Comparison
| Grain | Potato | |
|---|---|---|
| Video clip creation | ✅ Best-in-class | ❌ No |
| Playlists/highlight reels | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Productboard integration | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Research during meeting | ❌ No | ✅ Yes (30-second answers) |
| Shared workspace | ❌ Personal recordings | ✅ Everyone sees the same view |
| Generate docs on demand | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
Where Grain Wins
Video clips. This is Grain's thing. Select text in the transcript, get a shareable video clip. No editing required.
Playlists. Compile clips into highlight reels — great for sharing user research with stakeholders who weren't in the meeting.
Sharing. Clips are easy to embed, share via link, or post to Slack. Built for getting insights in front of people.
Productboard integration. Direct connection for product teams.
Where Potato Wins
Work happens during the meeting. "What's the market size for this?" — the answer appears in 30 seconds with sources. Research done before you change topics.
Shared workspace. Everyone in the meeting sees what the AI is working on. One view. Anyone can say "that's wrong" or "add context."
Documents created live. Need a spec, a summary, or a mockup? It appears while context is fresh — not created from notes later.
The Honest Trade-off
Choose Grain if:
- You need to share video clips with stakeholders
- User research and customer insights are your focus
- Building a library of shareable moments matters
Choose Potato if:
- You want work done during the meeting
- Questions should be answered in 30 seconds, not researched later
- Video clips aren't something you need
Pricing
Grain:
- Free: Up to 20 recorded meetings
- Starter: $15/user/month — unlimited recordings, Slack/Zapier
- Business: Custom — CRM integration
Potato:
- Free while in beta
Different Tools for Different Jobs
Grain asks: "What moments from this meeting should other people see?"
Potato asks: "What work can get done while this meeting is happening?"
If you do user research and need to share customer insights, Grain excels. If you want work done during meetings — research in 30 seconds, artifacts while context is fresh — that's Potato.