Screen Charm is 100% cheaper
than Loom
$0/mo (Free) vs Loom Business at $18/mo — covering 20% of the 10 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.
Business plan at $18/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Free: 0 USD/monthly.
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 10 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Screen Charm covers 20% of the 10 capabilities compared against Loom. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Screen Charm | Loom |
|---|---|---|
| Transcription & captions | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI summaries & chapters | ✗ | ✓ |
| Video editing & trimming | ✗ | ✓ |
| 4K export | ✓ | ✓ |
| Viewer analytics | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom branding | ✗ | ✓ |
| Password-protected shares | ✗ | ✓ |
| SSO (SAML/SCIM) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Meeting recording | ✗ | ✓ |
| Mobile app | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Loom has that Screen Charm lacks.
- AI summaries & chapters — Generate AI summaries and chapter markers for a recording.Missing from Screen Charm.
- Video editing & trimming — Trim and edit a recording after capture.Missing from Screen Charm.
- Viewer analytics — See who watched a recording and how far they got.Missing from Screen Charm.
- Custom branding — Apply your own branding to shared recordings.Missing from Screen Charm.
- Password-protected shares — Restrict a shared recording behind a password.Missing from Screen Charm.
- SSO (SAML/SCIM) — Sign in through your company's SSO (SAML/SCIM).Missing from Screen Charm.
- Meeting recording — Record video calls and meetings.Missing from Screen Charm.
- Mobile app — Record and manage videos from a mobile app.Missing from Screen Charm.
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free | Free |
| Lifetime | $6.58/mo (billed yearly) |
| Starter | Free |
| Business | $18/seat/mo |
| Business + AI | $24/seat/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Screen Charm than Loom?
100% cheaper in our scenario (single user, monthly billing): $0/mo on Free vs $18/mo on Business. That is $216 a year.
What does Screen Charm lack compared with Loom?
AI summaries & chapters, Video editing & trimming, Viewer analytics, Custom branding, Password-protected shares, SSO (SAML/SCIM), Meeting recording, Mobile app — 8 of the 10 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Loom: 2026-09-07; Screen Charm: 2026-09-07 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- 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)
- Screen Charm data last verified 2026-09-07