CleanShot X is cheaper, but covers only 2 of 9 compared capabilities
$2.42/mo (App + Cloud Basic) vs Loom Business at $18/mo — covering 22% of the 9 compared capabilities.
Cheaper. Not the same job.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
single user, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Business plan at $18/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
App + Cloud Basic: 29 USD/yearly.
Loom costs $18/mo on the Business plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 9 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
CleanShot X covers 22% of the 9 capabilities compared against Loom. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | CleanShot X | Loom |
|---|---|---|
| Transcription & captions | ✗ | ✓ |
| Video editing & trimming | ✗ | ✓ |
| 4K export | ✗ | ✓ |
| Viewer analytics | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom branding | ✓ | ✓ |
| Password-protected shares | ✓ | ✓ |
| Meeting recording | ✗ | ✓ |
| Mobile app | ✗ | ✓ |
| No recording length limit | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Loom has that CleanShot X lacks.
- Transcription & captions — Automatically transcribe recordings into captions or text.Missing from CleanShot X.
- Video editing & trimming — Trim and edit a recording after capture.Missing from CleanShot X.
- 4K export — Export a recording at 4K resolution.Missing from CleanShot X.
- Viewer analytics — See who watched a recording and how far they got.Missing from CleanShot X.
- Meeting recording — Record video calls and meetings.Missing from CleanShot X.
- Mobile app — Record and manage videos from a mobile app.Missing from CleanShot X.
- No recording length limit — Record without a maximum length limit.Missing from CleanShot X.
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| App + Cloud Basic | $2.42/mo (billed yearly) |
| App + Cloud Pro | $10/seat/mo |
| Starter | Free |
| Business | $18/seat/mo |
| Business + AI | $24/seat/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is CleanShot X than Loom?
87% cheaper in our scenario (single user, monthly billing): $2.42/mo on App + Cloud Basic vs $18/mo on Business. That is $187 a year. But it covers only 2 of 9 compared capabilities, so it isn't a like-for-like replacement.
What does CleanShot X lack compared with Loom?
Transcription & captions, Video editing & trimming, 4K export, Viewer analytics, Meeting recording, Mobile app, No recording length limit — 7 of the 9 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Loom: 2026-10-29; CleanShot X: 2026-10-26 — on the official pricing pages.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.loom.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-29)
- https://www.loom.com/pricing#skip-to-content (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- CleanShot X data last verified 2026-10-26