Loom
Cisco Webex
| Feature | Loom | Cisco Webex |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $12.5/mo | Free / from $14.5/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.5 / 5 | 4.2 / 5 |
| Best For | remote-teams, developers, customer-success, managers, educators | enterprise, government, healthcare, large-organizations |
| Founded | 2015 | 1995 |
| Screen Recording | ✓ | ✗ |
| Video Messages | ✓ | ✗ |
| Transcription | ✓ | ✗ |
| Reactions | ✓ | ✗ |
| Video Editing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Analytics | ✓ | ✗ |
| Video Meetings | ✗ | ✓ |
| Messaging | ✗ | ✓ |
| Calling | ✗ | ✓ |
| Whiteboarding | ✗ | ✓ |
| Ai Assistant | ✗ | ✓ |
| Webinars | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ 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
✓ Cisco Webex Pros
- Enterprise-grade security
- High-quality video
- AI features
- Hardware ecosystem
✗ Cisco Webex Cons
- Complex interface
- Expensive
- Smaller ecosystem
The Verdict
Loom is built for remote teams and developers, with a focus on screen-recording and video-messages. Cisco Webex targets enterprise and government and leads with video-meetings and messaging.
Pricing is close: Loom starts at $12.5/mo versus $14.5/mo for Cisco Webex — 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.
Bottom line: Loom has a slight overall edge — but if enterprise-grade security matters most to you, Cisco Webex may still be the right call.
