Loom
Zoom
| Feature | Loom | Zoom |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $12.5/mo | Free / from $13.33/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.5 / 5 | 4.4 / 5 |
| Best For | remote-teams, developers, customer-success, managers, educators | remote-teams, enterprise, educators, event-organizers, sales-teams |
| Founded | 2015 | 2011 |
| Screen Recording | ✓ | ✗ |
| Video Messages | ✓ | ✗ |
| Transcription | ✓ | ✗ |
| Reactions | ✓ | ✗ |
| Video Editing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Analytics | ✓ | ✗ |
| Video Meetings | ✗ | ✓ |
| Ai Companion | ✗ | ✓ |
| Webinars | ✗ | ✓ |
| Breakout Rooms | ✗ | ✓ |
| Recording | ✗ | ✓ |
| Whiteboard | ✗ | ✓ |
| Phone | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ 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
✓ Zoom Pros
- Reliable video quality even on poor connections
- AI Companion for meeting summaries
- Breakout rooms for workshops
- Up to 1000 participants
✗ Zoom Cons
- 40-minute limit on free plan
- Zoom fatigue is a real thing
- Privacy concerns from past incidents
The Verdict
Loom is built for remote teams and developers, with a focus on screen-recording and video-messages. Zoom targets remote teams and enterprise and leads with video-meetings and ai-companion.
Both tools come in at similar price points ($12.5/mo for Loom, $13.33/mo for Zoom), so pricing won't make the decision for you.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
Feature-wise, Zoom offers broader built-in capabilities (7 features vs 6), while Loom takes a more focused approach — which can mean a simpler, faster onboarding experience.
Both tools are a solid fit for remote teams, educators — in those cases, the decision often comes down to workflow style and how your team prefers to organize work.
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.
