{ "title": "Loom Alternatives 2027: 11 Paid, Free & Open-Source", "url": "https://zekaiwork.com/alternatives/loom/", "summary": "The best Loom alternatives in 2027 are Tella (best overall, $13/user/mo billed annually), Clipchamp (best free plan) and Cap (best open source, AGPL-3.0 (some parts under a separate licence)). Loom itself starts at $18/user/mo. Zekai checked these prices on vendor pages on 13 Nov 2026; 8 more are compared below, including 4 with a free plan and 4 open source.", "tool": { "name": "Loom", "starting_price": "$18/user/mo", "free_plan": "25 videos, 5-minute recordings, 720p, up to 50 members", "price_checked": "2026-11-13", "pricing_url": "https://www.loom.com/pricing" }, "task": "screen recording and async video messaging", "prices_checked": "2026-11-13", "date_modified": "2026-11-13", "alternatives": [ { "name": "Tella", "type": "Paid", "starting_price": "$13/user/mo billed annually", "free_plan_limit": "No free plan", "best_for": "Polished demos and tutorials with auto zoom", "difference": "Pro includes 4,500 AI credits a month, Auto Zoom, layouts, 4K export and clips up to 6 hours; Loom Business offers basic waveform editing and sets no clip-length cap.", "price_checked": "2026-11-13", "pricing_url": "https://www.tella.com/pricing", "website": "https://www.tella.com", "zekai_score": 8.5, "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/tella/" }, { "name": "Zight", "type": "Free plan + paid", "starting_price": "$9.95/user/mo billed annually", "free_plan_limit": "Share plan: 720p, 5 Video Requests a month, 15-second GIFs", "best_for": "Cheapest paid seat with video requests", "difference": "Video Requests collect a recording back from anyone with no account; Create adds unlimited recording time and 4K at $9.95 billed annually, against Loom Business at $18 monthly.", "price_checked": "2026-11-13", "pricing_url": "https://www.zight.com/pricing", "website": "https://www.zight.com" }, { "name": "Vidyard", "type": "Free plan + paid", "starting_price": "$59/seat/mo billed annually", "free_plan_limit": "Free: 15 AI videos; videos per month limited, no number stated", "best_for": "Sales video messages with viewer analytics", "difference": "Starter adds full video analytics, team performance reporting, CTA templates and branded sharing pages; CRM and marketing-automation integrations such as HubSpot, Salesforce and Marketo sit on the Teams tier.", "price_checked": "2026-11-13", "pricing_url": "https://www.vidyard.com/pricing/", "website": "https://www.vidyard.com" }, { "name": "Descript", "type": "Free plan + paid", "starting_price": "$24/mo billed monthly", "free_plan_limit": "60 media minutes a month, 100 one-time AI credits", "best_for": "Editing long recordings like a document", "difference": "Edits video by editing its transcript and lists screen recording among its tools; Hobbyist includes 10 media hours and 400 AI credits a month with watermark-free 1080p export.", "price_checked": "2026-11-13", "pricing_url": "https://www.descript.com/pricing", "website": "https://www.descript.com", "zekai_score": 9.2, "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/descript/" }, { "name": "Kapwing", "type": "Free plan + paid", "starting_price": "$24/mo billed monthly", "free_plan_limit": "10 credits, watermark, 4-minute exports, 720p, 5 GB", "best_for": "Recording plus social video editing in browser", "difference": "Browser editor with a screen, camera and audio recorder; the free plan exports 720p up to 4 minutes with a watermark, while Pro adds 1,000 credits a month and 4K export.", "price_checked": "2026-11-13", "pricing_url": "https://www.kapwing.com/pricing", "website": "https://www.kapwing.com", "zekai_score": 6.6, "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/kapwing/" }, { "name": "Clipchamp", "type": "Free", "starting_price": "Free plan; paid price not published", "free_plan_limit": "Free: 1080p, no watermark, screen and camera recorder", "best_for": "Free recorder and editor on Microsoft accounts", "difference": "Free plan includes a screen, camera and voice recorder and watermark-free 1080p export; 4K, premium stock assets and the brand kit need a Microsoft 365 Personal or Family plan.", "price_checked": "2026-11-13", "pricing_url": "https://clipchamp.com/en/pricing/", "website": "https://clipchamp.com", "zekai_score": 8.2, "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/clipchamp/" }, { "name": "Cap", "type": "Open source", "starting_price": "Free (self-hosted)", "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)", "licence": "AGPL-3.0 (some parts under a separate licence)", "best_for": "Self-hosted Loom replacement with share links", "difference": "Instant Mode uploads while you record and returns a share link when you stop, and recordings can go to your own S3-compatible bucket or a self-hosted instance.", "website": "https://cap.so", "repository": "https://github.com/CapSoftware/Cap", "commercial_use": "Yes; AGPL-3.0 means sharing changes if you run it as a service.", "runs_on": "Desktop app for macOS, Windows, Linux; self-hosting needs a Docker host.", "setup": "moderate: Docker Compose runs web app, database and storage; desktop app is a download.", "github_stars": 25000, "stars_checked": "2026-11-13", "last_commit": "2026-11-13", "last_release": "2026-11-11" }, { "name": "Screenity", "type": "Open source", "starting_price": "Free (self-hosted)", "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)", "licence": "GPL-3.0", "best_for": "Unlimited screen recording inside Chrome", "difference": "Chrome extension that the README says has no recording limits, exporting mp4, gif or webm or saving to Google Drive; Loom's free plan stops at 5-minute videos.", "website": "https://github.com/alyssaxuu/screenity", "repository": "https://github.com/alyssaxuu/screenity", "commercial_use": "Yes (GPL-3.0); distributed changes must stay GPL-3.0.", "runs_on": "Chrome browser extension (Manifest V3); no server needed.", "setup": "easy: Install from the Chrome Web Store or load unpacked.", "github_stars": 19000, "stars_checked": "2026-11-13", "last_commit": "2026-10-25", "last_release": "2026-10-25" }, { "name": "OpenScreen", "type": "Open source", "starting_price": "Free (self-hosted)", "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)", "licence": "MIT", "best_for": "Polished local product-demo recordings", "difference": "Local recorder and editor with auto-zooms, captions and MP4 or GIF export rendered on the GPU; recordings stay on your machine and there is no hosted share page.", "website": "https://getopenscreen.com/", "repository": "https://github.com/getopenscreen/openscreen", "zekai_open_source_page": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/openscreen/", "commercial_use": "Yes (MIT).", "runs_on": "Windows 10 1903+, macOS 13+ or Linux; recent Intel or Ryzen CPU.", "setup": "easy: Installer from GitHub Releases or the Microsoft Store.", "github_stars": 7200, "stars_checked": "2026-11-13", "last_commit": "2026-11-13", "last_release": "2026-11-04", "zekai_score": 8.5, "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/openscreen/" }, { "name": "OBS Studio", "type": "Open source", "starting_price": "Free (self-hosted)", "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)", "licence": "GPL-2.0-or-later", "best_for": "Long recordings and live streams, free", "difference": "Screen recording and live-streaming suite that outputs files and streams; it has no share link, transcript or comments, which Loom adds after every recording.", "website": "https://obsproject.com", "repository": "https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio", "commercial_use": "Yes (GPL-2.0-or-later); distributed changes must stay GPL.", "runs_on": "Desktop app for Windows, macOS, Linux.", "setup": "easy: Standard desktop installer; scenes and sources need some learning.", "github_stars": 79500, "stars_checked": "2026-11-13", "last_commit": "2026-11-10", "last_release": "2026-10-29" }, { "name": "ShareX", "type": "Open source", "starting_price": "Free (self-hosted)", "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)", "licence": "GPL-3.0", "best_for": "Windows hotkey capture with custom upload targets", "difference": "Windows tool that records any screen area with a keystroke and uploads images, text and files to many destinations, so you choose where each recording is hosted.", "website": "https://getsharex.com", "repository": "https://github.com/ShareX/ShareX", "commercial_use": "Yes (GPL-3.0); distributed changes must stay GPL-3.0.", "runs_on": "Windows PC.", "setup": "easy: Windows installer; upload destinations need manual configuration.", "github_stars": 41000, "stars_checked": "2026-11-13", "last_commit": "2026-11-13", "last_release": "2026-11-08" } ], "faq": [ { "q": "What is the best alternative to Loom in 2027?", "a": "Tella is the best overall Loom alternative on this page ($13/user/mo billed annually). For no cost, Clipchamp has a free plan (Free: 1080p, no watermark, screen and camera recorder). To self-host, Cap is open source (AGPL-3.0 (some parts under a separate licence))." }, { "q": "Is there a free version of Loom?", "a": "Yes. Loom has a free plan: 25 videos, 5-minute recordings, 720p, up to 50 members. Paid plans start at $18/user/mo, checked on 13 Nov 2026." }, { "q": "Is there a 100% free alternative to Loom?", "a": "Yes. Cap, Screenity, OpenScreen, OBS Studio, ShareX are open source and free to self-host. Zight, Vidyard, Descript, Kapwing, Clipchamp have a free plan with limits, shown in the table." }, { "q": "What is cheaper than Loom?", "a": "Zight starts at $9.95/user/mo billed annually, against $18/user/mo for Loom, as listed on each vendor's pricing page on 13 Nov 2026." }, { "q": "How much do Loom alternatives cost for a team of 5?", "a": "If each of 5 people buys the entry paid plan, at the prices Zekai checked on 13 Nov 2026, the monthly cost is Zight $49.75/mo, Tella $65/mo, Descript $120/mo, against Loom $90/mo for Loom. Team and business plans can cost more per seat. The Zekai Cost Finder on this page recalculates for any team size." }, { "q": "Which is better, Tella or Loom?", "a": "Pro includes 4,500 AI credits a month, Auto Zoom, layouts, 4K export and clips up to 6 hours; Loom Business offers basic waveform editing and sets no clip-length cap. Choose Tella if your clips are product demos or tutorials that need auto zoom, layouts and a teleprompter rather than quick team replies. Stay with Loom if most of your recordings are fast team updates and you want Loom's Jira and Confluence connections." }, { "q": "Why are people leaving Loom?", "a": "The documented reasons are: Loom is raising prices for existing customers for the first time as part of its Atlassian integration; the page says Business and Business + AI customers should be prepared as early as 30 November 2025 (the page prints no publish date) (30 Nov 2025); The Creator Lite role is discontinued: all Creator Lite users are upgraded to full paid Creator users on the workspace's integration date, and billing moves to Atlassian Administration (page undated, read 13 November 2026) (13 Nov 2026). Each is sourced in the section above." }, { "q": "Is there an open-source alternative to Loom?", "a": "Yes. Cap is described by its own README as the open source alternative to Loom, with instant share links and Docker Compose self-hosting. Screenity is a Chrome extension under GPL-3.0." } ], "publisher": "Zekai (zekaiwork.com) — independently reviewed; prices read on vendor pages on the dates shown.", "licence": "Free to quote with a link to https://zekaiwork.com/alternatives/loom/. Bulk copying or republishing the dataset is not permitted." }