GoTo Meeting
Loom
| Feature | GoTo Meeting | Loom |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | From $14/mo | Free / from $12.5/mo |
| Free Plan | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4 / 5 | 4.5 / 5 |
| Best For | businesses, consultants, sales-teams, remote-workers | remote-teams, developers, customer-success, managers, educators |
| Founded | 2004 | 2015 |
| Video Meetings | ✓ | ✗ |
| Screen Sharing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Drawing Tools | ✓ | ✗ |
| Recording | ✓ | ✗ |
| Transcription | ✓ | ✓ |
| Meeting Lock | ✓ | ✗ |
| Screen Recording | ✗ | ✓ |
| Video Messages | ✗ | ✓ |
| Reactions | ✗ | ✓ |
| Video Editing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Analytics | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ GoTo Meeting Pros
- Reliable connection
- Good audio quality
- Drawing tools
- Commuter mode
✗ GoTo Meeting Cons
- Dated interface
- Limited free option
- Fewer integrations
✓ Loom Pros
- Instant async video communication
- Screen + webcam recording
- Auto-transcription and captions
- Slack and Notion integration
✗ Loom Cons
- 25-video limit on free plan
- 5-minute recording limit on free
- Requires good internet for fast uploads
The Verdict
GoTo Meeting is built for businesses and consultants, with a focus on video-meetings and screen-sharing. Loom targets remote teams and developers and leads with screen-recording and video-messages.
Pricing is close: Loom starts at $12.5/mo versus $14/mo for GoTo Meeting — not a deciding factor on its own.
Loom has a free plan, which gives it a meaningful edge for individuals and small teams exploring their options. GoTo Meeting requires a paid subscription from day one.
Loom edges out on user ratings (4.5 vs 4). While both are well-regarded, that gap reflects real differences in user satisfaction worth considering.
Bottom line: Loom has a slight overall edge — but if reliable connection matters most to you, GoTo Meeting may still be the right call.
