Loom is 100% cheaper
than Zight
$0/mo (Starter) vs Zight Create at $9.95/mo — covering 56% of the 9 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
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.
Create plan at $9.95/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Starter: 0 USD/monthly.
Zight costs $9.95/mo on the Create 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
Loom covers 56% of the 9 capabilities compared against Zight. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Loom | Zight |
|---|---|---|
| Transcription & captions | ✓ | ✓ |
| 4K export | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile app | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSO (SAML/SCIM) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Data export | ✗ | ✓ |
| GIF creation | ✗ | ✓ |
| Password-protected shares | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom domain | ✗ | ✓ |
| Step-by-step guide generation | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Zight has that Loom lacks.
- Data export — Export raw analytics data for use in other tools.Missing from Loom.
- GIF creation — Turn a recording into a shareable GIF.Missing from Loom.
- Custom domain — Share recordings from your own domain.Missing from Loom.
- Step-by-step guide generation — Automatically turn a recording into a step-by-step guide.Missing from Loom.
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Starter | Free |
| Business | $18/seat/mo |
| Business + AI | $24/seat/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Share | Free |
| Create | $9.95/seat/mo |
| Collaborate | $12/seat/mo |
| Scale | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Loom than Zight?
100% cheaper in our scenario (single user, monthly billing): $0/mo on Starter vs $9.95/mo on Create. That is $119.40 a year.
What does Loom lack compared with Zight?
Data export, GIF creation, Custom domain, Step-by-step guide generation — 4 of the 9 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Zight: 2026-08-26; Loom: 2026-09-07 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://zight.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-26)
- https://zight.com/plans/ (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-26)
- Loom data last verified 2026-09-07