Loom fits consultants explaining work asynchronously, freelancers onboarding clients, small agencies replacing status calls best. Its clearest advantage is replaces a status call with a link the client watches when they like.
- Best for
- consultants explaining work asynchronously, freelancers onboarding clients, small agencies replacing status calls
- Avoid if
- polished marketing video
- Cheapest useful plan
- $18.00/mo · Business
- Free plan
- Yes
- Setup effort
- easy — minutes
- Main strength
- Replaces a status call with a link the client watches when they like
- Main limitation
- Free plan caps recordings at 5 minutes and 25 videos
- Evidence level
- Vendor documented (1/3)
- Replaces a status call with a link the client watches when they like
- Free plan covers occasional use
- Transcription and comments make the video searchable and answerable
- polished marketing video
- anyone who needs to edit footage frame by frame
What it actually does
screen and camera recording, automatic transcription, shareable links with comments.
The limits to know
- Free plan caps recordings at 5 minutes and 25 videos
- Editing is basic — it is a recorder, not an editor
- Per-seat pricing adds up across a team
The evidence record
- Evidence level
- Vendor documented — Official documentation and pricing page reviewed and dated. No independent verification, no hands-on test recorded.
- Pricing note
- Observed on the official pricing page: Starter $0; Business $18/user/mo monthly or $180/user/year for one user annually; Business + AI $24/user/mo monthly. Loom bills in USD.
- Billing condition
- $18 per user/month billed monthly; $180 per user/year for one user billed annually
- Platforms
- web, macos, windows, ios, android
- Integrations
- slack, notion, jira, google workspace
- Setup
- easy — minutes
- Affiliate status
- No affiliate link on this record — no commission.
Pricing & billing commitment
- Rate on record
- $18.00/mo · Business
- What that figure is
- Month-to-month rate per seat, read on the vendor's monthly view.
- Commitment
- None — payable one month at a time
- The vendor's exact condition
- $18 per user/month billed monthly; $180 per user/year for one user billed annually
What it costs at 1, 3, 5 and 10 users
Loom bills per seat, so the invoice follows head count. Calculated at the rate on record, before tax, with no annual commitment.
| Seats | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $18.00 | $216.00 |
| 3 | $54.00 | $648.00 |
| 5 | $90.00 | $1080.00 |
| 10 | $180.00 | $2160.00 |
Hands-on test
No automated hands-on test has been completed for this review cycle. This record rests on the vendor's official documentation and pricing page, re-read and dated. We say so rather than imply otherwise.
The research record
Read on the vendor's monthly view
Sources
The official pages this record rests on. No tracking links here: these addresses name the vendor.
Evidence freshness
Each kind of check has its own clock and its own threshold. A price ages in weeks and a feature list in months; sharing one date between them would let an old review pass for a recent check.
| Check | When | State |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Checked 34 days ago | Due soon |
| Features | Checked 34 days ago | Fresh |
| Privacy & data | Never checked | Not independently checked |
| Hands-on test | Never checked | Not independently checked |
| Page review | Checked 34 days ago | Fresh |
What remains unverified
- No workflow was run inside the product. Everything here comes from the vendor's documentation and public pages.
- Data handling and the privacy policy were not independently verified during this research cycle. We therefore publish no conclusion about security or where data is stored.
- Export terms and the real cost of leaving are not on this record: we have not tested them.
- The price has been read once only. A single observation says nothing about where the price is heading.
Alternatives to Loom
Frequently asked questions
What is Loom?
Loom is a tool from Atlassian, in the meetings and video categories. It is mainly used for: async client updates, screen-recorded walkthroughs, onboarding and handover.
How much does Loom cost?
The paid entry point is $18.00/mo · Business. Month-to-month rate per seat, read on the vendor's monthly view. The exact condition attached to that figure: $18 per user/month billed monthly; $180 per user/year for one user billed annually. Read on the official pricing page on 10.08.2026. Prices move quickly — confirm before subscribing.
Does Loom have a free plan?
Yes. Loom publishes a permanent free plan. Check this before settling on it: free plan caps recordings at 5 minutes and 25 videos.
Who is Loom for — and who is it not for?
Good fit: consultants explaining work asynchronously, freelancers onboarding clients, small agencies replacing status calls. Not for: polished marketing video; anyone who needs to edit footage frame by frame.
What is the main limitation of Loom?
Free plan caps recordings at 5 minutes and 25 videos. Our evidence level on this record: Official documentation and pricing page reviewed and dated. No independent verification, no hands-on test recorded.