# Loom Alternatives 2027: 11 Paid, Free & Open-Source

Source: https://zekaiwork.com/alternatives/loom/
Prices checked: 2026-11-13 (Zekai Price Ledger)

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 | Type | Starting price | Free plan limit | Licence | Best for | Price checked | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loom (the tool being replaced) | — | $18/user/mo | 25 videos, 5-minute recordings, 720p, up to 50 members | — | — | 2026-11-13 | [pricing](https://www.loom.com/pricing) |
| Tella | Paid | $13/user/mo billed annually | No free plan | — | Polished demos and tutorials with auto zoom | 2026-11-13 | [site](https://www.tella.com) [pricing](https://www.tella.com/pricing) [Zekai page](https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/tella/) |
| Zight | Free plan + paid | $9.95/user/mo billed annually | Share plan: 720p, 5 Video Requests a month, 15-second GIFs | — | Cheapest paid seat with video requests | 2026-11-13 | [site](https://www.zight.com) [pricing](https://www.zight.com/pricing) |
| Vidyard | Free plan + paid | $59/seat/mo billed annually | Free: 15 AI videos; videos per month limited, no number stated | — | Sales video messages with viewer analytics | 2026-11-13 | [site](https://www.vidyard.com) [pricing](https://www.vidyard.com/pricing/) |
| Descript | Free plan + paid | $24/mo billed monthly | 60 media minutes a month, 100 one-time AI credits | — | Editing long recordings like a document | 2026-11-13 | [site](https://www.descript.com) [pricing](https://www.descript.com/pricing) [Zekai page](https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/descript/) |
| Kapwing | Free plan + paid | $24/mo billed monthly | 10 credits, watermark, 4-minute exports, 720p, 5 GB | — | Recording plus social video editing in browser | 2026-11-13 | [site](https://www.kapwing.com) [pricing](https://www.kapwing.com/pricing) [Zekai page](https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/kapwing/) |
| Clipchamp | Free | Free plan; paid price not published | Free: 1080p, no watermark, screen and camera recorder | — | Free recorder and editor on Microsoft accounts | 2026-11-13 | [site](https://clipchamp.com) [pricing](https://clipchamp.com/en/pricing/) [Zekai page](https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/clipchamp/) |
| Cap | Open source | Free (self-hosted) | No limit (self-hosted) | AGPL-3.0 (some parts under a separate licence) | Self-hosted Loom replacement with share links |  | [site](https://cap.so) [code](https://github.com/CapSoftware/Cap) |
| Screenity | Open source | Free (self-hosted) | No limit (self-hosted) | GPL-3.0 | Unlimited screen recording inside Chrome |  | [site](https://github.com/alyssaxuu/screenity) [code](https://github.com/alyssaxuu/screenity) |
| OpenScreen | Open source | Free (self-hosted) | No limit (self-hosted) | MIT | Polished local product-demo recordings |  | [site](https://getopenscreen.com/) [code](https://github.com/getopenscreen/openscreen) [Zekai page](https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/openscreen/) |
| OBS Studio | Open source | Free (self-hosted) | No limit (self-hosted) | GPL-2.0-or-later | Long recordings and live streams, free |  | [site](https://obsproject.com) [code](https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio) |
| ShareX | Open source | Free (self-hosted) | No limit (self-hosted) | GPL-3.0 | Windows hotkey capture with custom upload targets |  | [site](https://getsharex.com) [code](https://github.com/ShareX/ShareX) |

## How each alternative compares with Loom

- **Tella** (Paid, $13/user/mo billed annually, checked 2026-11-13): 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. Switch 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.
- **Zight** (Free plan + paid, $9.95/user/mo billed annually, checked 2026-11-13): 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. Switch if you want a cheaper paid seat that includes video requests and a GIF maker, and annual billing is acceptable. Stay with Loom if you rely on Loom's free workspace of up to 50 members or its Business + AI auto meeting notes.
- **Vidyard** (Free plan + paid, $59/seat/mo billed annually, checked 2026-11-13): 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. Switch if your reps send video to prospects and need viewer analytics tied to a CRM. Stay with Loom if you want a general team video tool and cannot justify a $59 sales-focused seat.
- **Descript** (Free plan + paid, $24/mo billed monthly, checked 2026-11-13): 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. Switch if you record long tutorials or training sessions and want to cut them like a text document. Stay with Loom if you mostly need an instant share link with comments rather than a full editor.
- **Kapwing** (Free plan + paid, $24/mo billed monthly, checked 2026-11-13): 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. Switch if you edit screen recordings together with subtitled social videos in one browser editor. Stay with Loom if you want a link to send the moment a recording stops, without exporting first.
- **Clipchamp** (Free, Free plan; paid price not published): 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. Switch if you want a no-cost recorder and editor that exports a clean 1080p file you share through OneDrive or Teams. Stay with Loom if you want an instant share link with comments, which Clipchamp's pricing page does not list.
- **Cap** (Open source, Free (self-hosted)): 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. Switch if you want Loom-style share links, comments and transcripts on storage you control. Stay with Loom if nobody on your team wants to run Docker or manage an S3 bucket.
- **Screenity** (Open source, Free (self-hosted)): 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. Switch if you record long walkthroughs in Chrome and are fine sharing a Google Drive link. Stay with Loom if you need hosted viewer pages with comments, analytics and workspace roles.
- **OpenScreen** (Open source, Free (self-hosted)): 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. Switch if you make polished product demos locally and send the exported file yourself. Stay with Loom if you send instant links to teammates and want them to comment on the video.
- **OBS Studio** (Open source, Free (self-hosted)): 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. Switch if you record long sessions or livestreams and already have somewhere to host the file. Stay with Loom if you want to press record and have a link to send within seconds.
- **ShareX** (Open source, Free (self-hosted)): 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. Switch if you are on Windows and want hotkey capture that uploads to destinations you pick. Stay with Loom if your team uses Macs or wants one hosted library with comments.

## Open-source options in detail

- **Cap** (https://github.com/CapSoftware/Cap): Licence: AGPL-3.0 (some parts under a separate licence); 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.; Last commit: 2026-11-13; Last release: 2026-11-11; GitHub stars: 25,000 (2026-11-13)
- **Screenity** (https://github.com/alyssaxuu/screenity): Licence: GPL-3.0; 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.; Last commit: 2026-10-25; Last release: 2026-10-25; GitHub stars: 19,000 (2026-11-13)
- **OpenScreen** (https://github.com/getopenscreen/openscreen): Licence: MIT; 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.; Last commit: 2026-11-13; Last release: 2026-11-04; GitHub stars: 7,200 (2026-11-13)
- **OBS Studio** (https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio): Licence: GPL-2.0-or-later; 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.; Last commit: 2026-11-10; Last release: 2026-10-29; GitHub stars: 79,500 (2026-11-13)
- **ShareX** (https://github.com/ShareX/ShareX): Licence: GPL-3.0; 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.; Last commit: 2026-11-13; Last release: 2026-11-08; GitHub stars: 41,000 (2026-11-13)

## Questions

### What is the best alternative to Loom in 2027?
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)).

### Is there a free version of Loom?
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.

### Is there a 100% free alternative to Loom?
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.

### What is cheaper than Loom?
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.

### How much do Loom alternatives cost for a team of 5?
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.

### Which is better, Tella or Loom?
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.

### Why are people leaving Loom?
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.

### Is there an open-source alternative to Loom?
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.

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