People look for a Loom alternative when the free plan's limits get in the way, when the per-user price multiplies across a team, or when the tool is now part of a larger Atlassian suite they did not choose. They move to cheaper async video tools, to one-off desktop recorders, or to sales video platforms with analytics.
Short answer: The closest replacements for Loom in our screen recording software ranking are Cap, Tella and Screencastify. Choose Cap if you want unlimited recording length and a cheap lifetime licence for commercial use. All 11 alternatives below are ranked products from Best Screen Recording Software in 2026, and each says where it differs from Loom.
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Pricing: Free plan with limits; per-user monthly plans; Enterprise quoted
Established in: United States
Built for: Teams already on Atlassian who want quick video replies
Not for: Anyone who needs unlimited free recordings or self-hosting
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Why buyers look past Loom
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The free plan is small
Loom's Starter plan is free but limits screen recordings to 5 minutes, 25 videos per person and 720p. Unlimited recording time, unlimited videos and up to 4K start on Business. A person who records one long walkthrough a week reaches the ceiling in the first month.
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Paid seats add up, and AI costs more
Business is $18 per user a month and Business + AI is $24, with a saving of up to 17 percent on annual billing. Video-to-text automation, AI editing and meeting recap emails are on the AI tier. A team of ten that wants both pays $2,880 a year at the AI list price, against local recorders that cost nothing.
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Now part of Atlassian
Loom's own site presents it as part of Atlassian, integrated with Jira, Confluence and Rovo, Atlassian's AI tool. For teams already on Atlassian that helps. Teams that use other work tools have less reason to stay.
Annual or perpetual licence, personal or business, per PC; free version limited
Desktop recorder for Windows and macOS sold per PC
you record on one Windows PC and prefer paying once for a perpetual licence
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What each one does differently
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Cap
United States · Free for personal use; one-off or yearly desktop licence; per-user monthly Pro, published
Cap gives unlimited local recording and editing free for personal use. Commercial use needs the Desktop License at $29 a year or $58 lifetime (with 20 shareable cloud links a month), and Cap Pro is $12 per user a month, or $8.16 billed annually. Loom's free plan caps recordings at 5 minutes. Cap has no free commercial tier.
Switch from Loom if you want unlimited recording length and a cheap lifetime licence for commercial use.
United States · Paid plans billed annually, Enterprise quoted; seven-day trial, no free plan
Tella charges $13 per user a month (Pro) or $19 (Premium) on annual billing, with no free plan. Clips can run up to 6 hours, exports reach 4K, and Premium adds custom domains and white-label options. Loom's paid entry is $18. Tella costs less per seat but has no free tier to start on.
Switch from Loom if you record longer tutorials and want branded delivery at a lower seat price.
United States · Free plan with limits; per-user plans billed annually or monthly; EDU quoted
Screencastify has a free plan of 10 videos with a 30-minute limit, then Starter at $7 per user a month (annual) with 60-minute recordings and Pro at $10 with 180 minutes. Loom's free plan allows 25 videos but only 5 minutes each. Screencastify also sells to schools through a quoted EDU plan.
Switch from Loom if your recordings are 5 to 30 minutes and you want a longer free limit per video.
United States · Free plan with limits; per-user monthly tiers billed annually; Scale quoted
Zight has a free Share plan with 15-second GIFs, then Create at $9.95 per user a month (annual) and Collaborate at $12 with a two-user minimum. Free recording quality tops out at 720p. Loom's paid plans start at $18. Zight also does screenshots and video requests, capped per month by plan.
Switch from Loom if you share screenshots and short clips more than long videos, and want a lower seat price.
Canada · Free plan with limits; Starter by card; Teams and Enterprise quoted
Vidyard has a free plan of 5 videos a month, a Starter tier with full video analytics and branded sharing pages, and quoted Teams and Enterprise tiers with CRM and marketing automation integrations. It is built around sales video and viewer analytics, where Loom is built for internal async updates.
Switch from Loom if you send video to prospects and need to see who watched, with CRM integration.
United States · Annual subscription in four tiers; free trial with limits
Camtasia is a video editor sold by annual subscription in four tiers, from 39.56 euros a year (Starter, watermarked editor) to 607.71 euros (Pro). It is an editing tool first, with video sharing only on the top tier. Plans include apps such as Audiate and Snagit, and each app can be trialled with limits.
Switch from Loom if you produce polished course or training videos and want a real timeline editor.
Poland · Subscription, yearly or monthly; one-off licences no longer sold
Screen Studio runs only on macOS and costs $9 a month on a yearly plan or $29 monthly, with new one-time purchases no longer sold. It adds automatic zoom, framing, layouts and on-device transcription. It is a polished recorder for demos, with shareable links.
Switch from Loom if you are on a Mac and want product demos that look edited without editing.
Poland · One-off licence with a year of updates; per-user subscription for Pro
CleanShot X is Mac only: Basic is a $35 one-time purchase with one year of updates and 1 GB of cloud storage, and Pro is $10 a month billed annually with unlimited storage, custom domains and team management with SSO and SCIM. Screenshots are its centre. Recording is part of the same tool.
Switch from Loom if you capture screenshots and short clips daily on a Mac and prefer to buy once.
Not stated by the vendor · Free and open source, no paid tier
OBS Studio is free and open source for Windows 10 and 11 and macOS 13 or newer, with scenes, an audio mixer, filters and scripting in Lua and Python. It records locally and streams live, and has no link sharing, comments or hosting, which are Loom's main product. It needs setup that Loom does not.
Switch from Loom if you want unlimited, free recording and will handle sharing yourself.
Not stated by the vendor · Free and open source, no paid tier
ShareX is free and open source, runs only on Windows, and needs no account. It captures screenshots, records the screen, makes GIFs, and uploads to many destinations with custom uploaders. Loom is a hosted video service with a viewer page. ShareX hands the file to a destination you choose.
Switch from Loom if you are on Windows and want free capture that uploads to a place you control.
United States · Annual or perpetual licence, personal or business, per PC; free version limited
Bandicam is a Windows recorder licensed per PC: personal annual at $33.26 a year, perpetual at $53.90 for the 2027 version, business annual at $49.46. The free version has a recording time limit and a watermark. Its pricing page describes licences for recording software, with no hosted sharing service mentioned.
Switch from Loom if you record on one Windows PC and prefer paying once for a perpetual licence.
Loom is still the right choice when the point is a link you can send in seconds, with transcripts, comments and emoji reactions on the viewer page, and when your team already works in Jira and Confluence. Starter is free for light use, and Business gives unlimited recording time and 4K for $18 per user a month. If most of your colleagues are viewers, the sharing flow matters more than a lower price.
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What moving off Loom involves
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Download your library first
Loom's Business plan includes upload and download, but check what your current plan allows before you downgrade or cancel. Export the videos people still link to, and tell colleagues the old links may stop working once the account closes.
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Rebuild the shared habits
The switch is rarely the recorder. It is the links in tickets, docs and onboarding pages. Search your Jira, Confluence and wiki for loom.com links, decide which still matter, and re-record or re-host them before you cancel.
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Questions about replacing Loom
6 answers
How much does Loom cost?
Loom lists Starter free, Business at $18 per user a month, Business + AI at $24, and Enterprise quoted. Annual billing saves up to 17 percent.
What are the limits on Loom's free plan?
Starter allows screen recordings of 5 minutes, 25 videos per person and up to 720p. It includes transcriptions, comments, emoji reactions and basic editing.
Who owns Loom?
Loom's site shows it as part of Atlassian, and it integrates with Jira, Confluence and Rovo.
Is there a free alternative with no time limit?
OBS Studio and ShareX are free and open source with no paid tier. Cap offers unlimited local recording free for personal use. Bandicam's free version carries a watermark and time limit.
Which alternatives work on Windows?
OBS Studio supports Windows 10 and 11, ShareX is Windows only, and Bandicam is licensed per PC. Screen Studio and CleanShot X are Mac only. We did not verify platforms for the others.
Which alternative is best for sales video?
Vidyard is built around viewer analytics and CRM integrations, with a free plan of 5 videos a month and quoted Teams and Enterprise tiers.
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Checked 8 October 2026
Loom pricing: Starter, Business $18, Business + AI $24, limits of 5 minutes, 25 videos, 720p, annual saving up to 17%.
Loom at Atlassian: Loom part of Atlassian, Jira, Confluence and Rovo integrations.
Cap pricing: Free personal use, Desktop License $29 or $58, Pro $12 per user.
Tella pricing: Pro $13, Premium $19, 6-hour clips, 4K, no free plan listed.
