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5 Loom alternatives

Loom is great for quick video messages. For tutorials and product walkthroughs (videos you publish and keep), other tools fit better, from polished recorders and timeline editors to AI that records for you.

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Who Loom suits

  • Quick updates and walkthroughs with your face and voice, shared as a link seconds after you stop
  • Teams that want comments, reactions and viewer insights on every video
  • Atlassian teams: Loom AI turns a video into a document or a Jira bug report (Business + AI)

Why people look beyond Loom

No automatic zoom yet
Loom lists automatic zoom, AI voices and avatars as coming soon.
The free plan is tight
Starter allows 25 videos per person, up to 5 minutes each, in 720p, without downloads.
Every take is live
You narrate as you record; fixing a mistake means a retake, or transcript editing on Business + AI.
Light editing
Loom's editor trims and stitches; polished tutorials usually need more.

Loom and its alternatives at a glance

  • Loom (for reference)

    What you get
    Shareable recording
    Who records
    You, live
    Free plan
    25 videos, 5 minutes each
    Paid plans from
    $18/mo per user, or $180/yr for one user

  • SayScreen

    What you get
    Narrated video (MP4 + .srt)
    Who records
    The AI, from a prompt
    Free plan
    None; $1 trial
    Paid plans from
    $29/mo

  • Screen Studio

    What you get
    Polished recording
    Who records
    You (Mac app)
    Free plan
    No (can't export)
    Paid plans from
    $29/mo, or $9/mo yearly

  • Camtasia

    What you get
    Edited video, quizzes, SCORM
    Who records
    You (desktop recorder)
    Free plan
    Yes, with a watermark
    Paid plans from
    $39/yr, or $179.88/yr for no watermark

  • Guidde

    What you get
    Video + written guide
    Who records
    You (extension or desktop app)
    Free plan
    25 guides, with a watermark
    Paid plans from
    $29/mo per creator, or $19/mo yearly

  • Scribe

    What you get
    Written guide
    Who records
    You (extension or desktop app)
    Free plan
    Basic, in the browser
    Paid plans from
    $35/mo per seat, or $25/mo yearly
Loom and its alternatives compared
ToolWhat you getWho recordsFree planPaid plans from
Loom (for reference)Shareable recordingYou, live25 videos, 5 minutes each$18/mo per user, or $180/yr for one user
SayScreenNarrated video (MP4 + .srt)The AI, from a promptNone; $1 trial$29/mo
Screen StudioPolished recordingYou (Mac app)No (can't export)$29/mo, or $9/mo yearly
CamtasiaEdited video, quizzes, SCORMYou (desktop recorder)Yes, with a watermark$39/yr, or $179.88/yr for no watermark
GuiddeVideo + written guideYou (extension or desktop app)25 guides, with a watermark$29/mo per creator, or $19/mo yearly
ScribeWritten guideYou (extension or desktop app)Basic, in the browser$35/mo per seat, or $25/mo yearly

Loom alternatives, one by one

1. SayScreen

Our productAI that records for you

An AI tutorial video generator for web apps: describe the lesson and an AI records, narrates and edits the video for you.

For tutorials of web apps you publish and keep: the AI performs the steps, narrates them and edits in zooms, a cursor and captions. You get an MP4 and .srt with every video.

See how teams use SayScreen for help center & support and feature launches, or try the free Online teleprompter.

Who records the screen
The AI. You give it a start page and a one-line lesson, and it drives a real Chrome browser through your app
Free plan
None. The trial is $1 for 7 days
Paid plans from
$29/mo
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2. Screen Studio

Screen recorders and editors

A Mac screen recorder that makes recordings look edited: automatic zooms where you clicked, a smoothed cursor and clean framing.

Still you recording, but polished: automatic zooms on your clicks, a smooth cursor and transcript editing. Mac only, $9 a month billed yearly.

Who records the screen
You do, with the Mac app: your display, a window or an area, plus webcam and microphone; iPhone and iPad over USB
Free plan
None listed; without a plan you can use every feature except exporting video
Paid plans from
$29/mo, or $9/mo yearly
SayScreen vs Screen Studioscreen.studio

3. Camtasia

Screen recorders and editors

TechSmith's screen recorder and timeline video editor for Windows and Mac, with AI zooms, voices, scripts and avatars on its higher plans.

For full editing control on Windows or Mac: a timeline, callouts, SmartFocus automatic zoom, quizzes and SCORM.

Who records the screen
You do, with the desktop recorder: screen, camera, microphone and system audio, each on its own track
Free plan
The editor is free to use, with a watermark on exports
Paid plans from
$39/yr, or $179.88/yr for no watermark
SayScreen vs Camtasiatechsmith.com

4. Guidde

AI how-to video tools

An AI documentation platform: capture a workflow once and it builds a step-by-step how-to video with a matching written guide.

For step-by-step how-to videos that also produce a written guide, captured with a browser extension.

Who records the screen
You do. Click through the task with the Chrome or Edge extension (or the Mac and Windows desktop app on Business and up), and Guidde turns your clicks into steps
Free plan
Up to 25 guides, with a Guidde watermark
Paid plans from
$29/mo per creator, or $19/mo yearly
SayScreen vs Guiddeguidde.com

5. Scribe

Step-by-step guide makers

Turns a process you click through into a written step-by-step guide with screenshots, and can capture guides from work your team is already doing.

If a written guide would answer the question faster than a video.

Who records the screen
You do: click through the process with the Chrome or Edge extension or the Mac and Windows desktop app, and Scribe captures a screenshot for each step. Autocapture can also turn everyday work in approved apps into guides
Free plan
Basic: browser capture for any web app, shared by link or embed
Paid plans from
$35/mo per seat, or $25/mo yearly
SayScreen vs Scribescribe.com

Questions about Loom alternatives

Sources and notes

Last checked . What this page says about Loom, Screen Studio, Camtasia, Guidde and Scribe comes from their own website; what it says about SayScreen comes from this site. Prices and features change, so check the source before you buy. If something here is out of date, tell us at hey@sayscreen.com and we'll fix it.

Loom, Screen Studio, Camtasia, Guidde and Scribe are trademarks of their respective owners. SayScreen isn't affiliated with or endorsed by any of them; the names are used only to identify the products.

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