Loom
Spark
| Feature | Loom | Spark |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $12.5/mo | Free / from $7.99/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.5 / 5 | 4.4 / 5 |
| Best For | remote-teams, developers, customer-success, managers, educators | professionals, small-teams, freelancers, mac-users |
| Founded | 2015 | 2015 |
| Screen Recording | ✓ | ✗ |
| Video Messages | ✓ | ✗ |
| Transcription | ✓ | ✗ |
| Reactions | ✓ | ✗ |
| Video Editing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Analytics | ✓ | ✗ |
| Smart Inbox | ✗ | ✓ |
| Ai Writing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Team Email | ✗ | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
| Templates | ✗ | ✓ |
| Priority Sorting | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ 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
✓ Spark Pros
- Beautiful design
- AI writing assistant
- Smart inbox
- Team features
✗ Spark Cons
- Limited platform support
- Privacy concerns
- Some features behind paywall
The Verdict
Loom is built for remote teams and developers, with a focus on screen-recording and video-messages. Spark targets professionals and small teams and leads with smart-inbox and ai-writing.
Pricing is close: Spark starts at $7.99/mo versus $12.5/mo for Loom — not a deciding factor on its own.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.
