Loom

Screen Recording · www.loom.com

Loom is a video messaging tool for recording screen and camera videos, screenshots, and meetings that can be shared with viewers and teams.

video messagingFree plan availablePaid plans from $18/seat/mo (Business)Prices verified 2026-09-07

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Honest answer

Loom Free covers this scenario

downgrading saves $216 / year

Switching to Tella saves $216 / year and covers 60% of the compared capabilities.

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Top Loom alternatives

We compared 8 products and found 7 cheaper alternatives · vs Loom Business at $18/mo · scenario: single user, monthly billing, USD.

Honest note: you might not need to switch.

Loom’s own free plan covers this scenario. If you’re paying for features you don’t use, downgrading beats switching. The paid comparison below is for when you’ve outgrown free tiers — the “Free plans” view shows alternatives if you want free with different limits.

The short version

Loom costs $18/mo on the Business plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 7 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 10 compared capabilities. Loom's own free plan covers this scenario, so downgrading may beat switching.

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Product	Match	Price	Annual savings
TOP PICK Cap Desktop License plan · missing: Video editing & trimming, Viewer analytics, Custom branding, Meeting recording, Mobile app	50%	$2.42/mo how? ⓘ	$187 / year 87% cheaper	See Cap pricing ↗Compare vs Loom
CleanShot X App + Cloud Basic plan · missing: Transcription & captions, AI summaries & chapters, Video editing & trimming, 4K export, Viewer analytics, Custom branding, Meeting recording, Mobile app capture editor — adjacent	20%	$2.42/mo how? ⓘ	$187 / year 87% cheaper	See CleanShot X pricing ↗Compare vs Loom
Screen Charm Lifetime plan · missing: AI summaries & chapters, Video editing & trimming, Viewer analytics, Custom branding, Password-protected shares, SSO (SAML/SCIM), Meeting recording, Mobile app capture editor — adjacent	20%	$6.58/mo how? ⓘ	$137 / year 63% cheaper	See Screen Charm pricing ↗Compare vs Loom
Zight Create plan · missing: AI summaries & chapters, Video editing & trimming, Viewer analytics, Custom branding, Meeting recording	50%	$9.95/mo how? ⓘ	$96.60 / year 45% cheaper	See Zight pricing ↗Compare vs Loom
Screenity Pro plan · missing: AI summaries & chapters, 4K export, Viewer analytics, Custom branding, SSO (SAML/SCIM), Meeting recording, Mobile app capture editor — adjacent	30%	$10/mo how? ⓘ	$96 / year 44% cheaper	See Screenity pricing ↗Compare vs Loom
Tella Pro plan · missing: AI summaries & chapters, Custom branding, Meeting recording, Mobile app	60%	$13/mo how? ⓘ	$60 / year 28% cheaper	See Tella pricing ↗Compare vs Loom

Which Loom alternative for which situation

Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.

Best free plan: Tella — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 60%
Best open source or self-hosted: Cap — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 50%
Need transcription & captions, video editing & trimming, 4K export, viewer analytics, password-protected shares or SSO (SAML/SCIM)?: Tella — from $0/mo (Free plan)
Need AI summaries & chapters?: Cap — from $0/mo (Free plan)
Need meeting recording?: Komodo — from $0/mo (Free plan)
Need mobile app?: Zight — from $0/mo (Share plan)

What you give up

Capabilities Loom has that the top alternatives lack.

Transcription & captions — Automatically transcribe recordings into captions or text.
Missing from Komodo.
AI summaries & chapters — Generate AI summaries and chapter markers for a recording.
Missing from Tella, Zight.
Video editing & trimming — Trim and edit a recording after capture.
Missing from Cap, Zight.
4K export — Export a recording at 4K resolution.
Missing from Komodo.
Viewer analytics — See who watched a recording and how far they got.
Missing from Cap, Zight, Komodo.
Custom branding — Apply your own branding to shared recordings.
Missing from Tella, Cap, Zight, Komodo.
Password-protected shares — Restrict a shared recording behind a password.
Missing from Komodo.
SSO (SAML/SCIM) — Sign in through your company's SSO (SAML/SCIM).
Missing from Komodo.
Meeting recording — Record video calls and meetings.
Missing from Tella, Cap, Zight.
Mobile app — Record and manage videos from a mobile app.
Missing from Tella, Cap.

Feature comparison

Loom vs the top alternatives, on the 10 compared capabilities.

Capability	Loom	Tella	Cap	Zight	Komodo
Transcription & captions	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗
AI summaries & chapters	✓	✗	✓	✗	✓
Video editing & trimming	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓
4K export	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗
Viewer analytics	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗
Custom branding	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗
Password-protected shares	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗
SSO (SAML/SCIM)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗
Meeting recording	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓
Mobile app	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓
Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan	$18/mo Business	$0/mo Free	$0/mo Free	$0/mo Share	$0/mo Free

✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.

What Loom covers

The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.

✓ Transcription & captions
✓ AI summaries & chapters
✓ Video editing & trimming
✓ 4K export
✓ Viewer analytics
✓ Custom branding
✓ Password-protected shares
✓ SSO (SAML/SCIM)
✓ Meeting recording
✓ Mobile app

Price ladder

Observed prices from the official pricing page.

Starter

$0/mo

Free

Business

$18/seat/mo

Business + AI

$24/seat/mo

Enterprise

Contact sales / custom pricing

Sources

Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.

https://www.loom.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
https://www.loom.com/pricing#skip-to-content (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)

Frequently asked

How much does Loom cost?

Loom's Business plan costs $18/mo in our scenario (single user, monthly billing). A free plan exists.

Is there a free Loom alternative?

Yes. Tella has a free plan that covers 60% of the 10 capabilities we compared against Loom.

What is the cheapest Loom alternative?

In our scenario (single user, monthly billing), Tella is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free plan).

Does Loom have a free plan?

Yes. Loom's free plan is limited to 50 seats.

When were these prices checked?

Between 2026-08-26 and 2026-09-07, on the vendors' official pricing pages.

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