Alternatives to
9 Best Loom Alternatives in 2026
The best Loom alternatives depend on whether you prioritize cost, control, or a different workflow.
- Reviewed
- Sep 2026
- Open source
- 2
- Self-hosted
- 0
What you are leaving
Loom at a glance
- Pricing model
- Free Starter; Business $18/user/mo, Business + AI $24/user/mo billed monthly
- Deployment
- Vendor cloud only; recordings uploaded to Loom
- Licensing
- Proprietary; no open source edition
- Free tier
- 25 videos, 5-minute screen recordings, unlimited meeting length
- AI
- Auto summaries, chapters, filler word removal and meeting notes on paid AI tier
- Sharing
- Share links, comments, reactions, transcripts and viewer analytics
- Main gripe
- Free plan caps videos at 25 and screen recordings at 5 minutes
- Best for
- Teams that want fast async video messages with AI summaries and analytics
Compare at a glance
Loom alternatives compared
Short facts side by side. Filter by what matters to your team, then open any row for the full decision brief.
| # | Product | Overlap | Substitutability | Free? | Starting price | Self-host | Open source | Migration | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Cap | Screen recording, editing and share links | Full replacement | Yes | $12/user/mo | No | Yes | Easy | |
| 02 | OBS Studio | Screen recording and audio capture | Narrow overlap | Yes | — | No | Yes | Moderate | |
| 03 | Tella | Screen recording, editing and sharing | Mostly replaces | No | $13/user/mo | No | No | Moderate | |
| 04 | Screen Studio | Screen recording and polished editing | Partial replacement | No | — | No | No | Moderate | |
| 05 | VEED | Video recording, editing and subtitles | Partial replacement | Yes | — | No | No | Moderate | |
| 06 | ScreenPal | Screen recording, hosting and analytics | Partial replacement | Yes | — | No | No | Moderate | |
| 07 | Zoom Clips | Screen recording and async sharing | Partial replacement | No | — | No | No | Moderate | |
| 08 | Zight | Screen recording, screenshots and sharing | Partial replacement | Yes | — | No | No | Moderate | |
| 09 | Vidyard | Video recording, hosting and analytics | Partial replacement | Yes | — | No | No | Moderate |
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Frequently asked
Loom alternatives FAQ
- What is the best free open source alternative to Loom?
- Cap is the strongest open source replacement, with 22.4k GitHub stars, local recording and editing, a Loom video importer and a free personal plan with no time limit on local recordings. OBS Studio is the other major open source option for recording, though it is built for streaming and production rather than quick async video messages.
- Which Loom alternative is cheapest?
- Cap is free for personal use with unlimited local recordings, and OBS Studio is completely free and open source. Cap also offers a $29 per year desktop licence for commercial rights, or $58 once for a lifetime licence. Loom's free Starter plan caps you at 25 videos and 5-minute recordings.
- Can I self-host a Loom alternative?
- Cap is the closest option. It is open source, records and edits locally, and supports a custom S3 bucket or Google Drive for storage on Cap Pro, so your recordings stay in infrastructure you control.
- What is the closest alternative to Loom overall?
- Cap is the closest direct replacement, with instant recording, a share link on your clipboard, Studio Mode editing, auto-generated titles, summaries, chapters and transcriptions, plus a built-in Loom video importer. Cap Pro is $12 per user per month.
- Which Loom alternative is best for polished product demos?
- Screen Studio is built specifically for beautiful screen recordings, with automatic zoom on cursor actions, smooth cursor movement, vertical export and one-click branding. Tella is the browser-based alternative with 4K export, auto layouts, teleprompter and AI editing at $13 per month billed annually.
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