CrankWheel vs Loom
We give CrankWheel a 2.4 GPA and Loom a 2.8, out of 4.0. Loom grades higher on ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
CrankWheel
Screen sharing for sales calls that opens in the viewer's browser
Loom
Screen and camera recorder for shareable video messages
How we grade them
| 2.4GPACrankWheelFair | 2.8GPALoomGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CSolo is $29 a month for one user, with 48% off if you pay for 12 months at once. Against its listed rivals for showing a screen, Zoom's and Loom's paid plans cost less on monthly billing, and the yearly discount roughly closes that gap. Teams share 100 meetings for $99 a month. | CBusiness is $18 per user a month billed monthly, which is the top of the normal band for video tools here against a middle of $10. Annual billing saves up to 17%. The AI summaries sit a tier higher again at $24. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan you'll outgrow fast: 1 user, 15 meetings a month and 3 viewers per meeting, with recordings kept a week. Someone on sales calls all day will use up 15 meetings in a few days. Solo has a free trial with no card. | CStarter is free and includes transcriptions in 50+ languages, but it stops at 25 videos per person, 5-minute screen recordings and 720p. Those are caps you reach, not caps you forget about. |
| Features | CIt does sales screen sharing fully: viewing with no download on any phone, recordings with tracked plays, Instant Demos callbacks and CRM connectors. But it's a smaller job than this category's. It can't reach anyone else's computer, and handing over control works for one viewer from Windows or Mac. | CIt does the record-and-send job fully: capture, transcripts, captions, comments, reactions, viewer insights. But that's a smaller job than an editor's, and Loom's own listing calls its editing basic, trimming and stitching with a few overlays. |
| Ease of use | BNo App Store rating on record. The prospect taps a link and sees your screen in a browser, with no install and no sign-up, which is the whole point. Your side runs in the browser with an extension. | A4.81 from 19,101 App Store ratings. Record from the desktop app, the Chrome extension or your phone and what comes out is a link, with nothing for the viewer to install. |
| Platforms and integrations | BIt runs in the browser with an extension, and viewers can join from any device, phone included. It connects to Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho CRM, HighLevel and Zapier, but there's no desktop app, so B is its ceiling. | AMac, Windows, iPhone, Android and a Chrome extension, with ties to Jira, Confluence, Slack, Google Workspace, Salesforce and Figma. Only the lack of a Linux app spoils it. |
| Best for | showing your screen on a sales call | quick screen recordings you share as a link |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: CrankWheel and Loom. How we grade
Where they differ
- CrankWheel starts at $29 per month (Solo, one user). Loom starts at $18 per user / month, billed monthly.
- Only CrankWheel lists a web app.
- Only Loom lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- CrankWheel also covers video calls.
- Loom also covers transcription, video editing and screenshots.
At a glance
| CrankWheel | Loom | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $29 per month (Solo, one user) | $18 per user / month, billed monthly |
| Free plan | 1 user, 15 meetings a month, 3 viewers per meeting and 1 week of cloud recording retention. Remote control, Projector and Instant Demos work; branding options do not. | Starter plan: up to 25 videos per person, 5-minute screen recordings, 720p quality, unlimited meeting length, transcriptions in 50+ languages and up to 50 members. |
| Free trial | Free trial of the Solo plan, no credit card required; length not stated | 14-day free trial of Business + AI; the workspace drops to the free Starter plan afterwards |
| Web | ||
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| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | CrankWheel ehf. | Atlassian |
| Price read from | crankwheel.com | loom.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 |
Who each one suits
CrankWheel
- Telesales and inside sales teams who show prospects a screen during a phone call
- Insurance, mortgage and home services agents selling to less technical customers
- Teams that want inbound website leads called back by a free agent at once
Loom
- Teams sharing quick recorded walkthroughs instead of scheduling a call
- Jira and Confluence users who want video tied into Atlassian tools
- Occasional recorders who can work within 25 short videos on the free plan
Worth knowing
CrankWheel
- It shares the presenter's own screen; it does not give you access to a customer's computer for support.
- Team plans are priced by meetings a month shared across the team, counted for any session with a viewer of 40 seconds or more.
- Removing CrankWheel branding is an add-on on Team and included only on Enterprise; single sign-on is Enterprise only.
- Handing remote control to a viewer works only for presenters on Windows or macOS, and only with one viewer at a time.
Loom
- The free Starter plan is capped at 25 videos per person, 5-minute screen recordings and 720p quality.
- Auto-summaries, auto-chapters and filler-word removal need Business + AI or Enterprise.
- Business plans are billed per Creator, and Enterprise is sold on annual subscriptions only.
- No Linux app is listed; recording is offered on Mac, Windows, Chrome, iOS and Android.
Key features
CrankWheel
- No-download screen sharing
- Share the full screen, a window or a browser tab; viewers open a link on any device, phone included, and need no install or sign-up.
- Remote control for the viewer
- In a one-to-one session the presenter can hand a viewer control of part or all of the screen, for example to fill in a form. Presenters need Windows or macOS.
- Recordings and sales videos
- Record meetings or screencasts and send them as links or by email with an animated preview, then track who played them.
- Instant Demos
- A lead capture widget for your website that looks for an available agent to call the prospect back straight away, with leads passed on to your CRM.
- Video meetings
- Schedule web conferences with microphone and webcam: up to 10 participants on Solo, 25 on Team and 50 on Enterprise.
- CRM connectors
- Start sessions from a contact in Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho CRM, HighLevel and other CRMs and write meeting details and recording links back.
Loom
- Screen and camera recording
- Record the screen, the camera or both from the desktop app, the Chrome extension or the mobile apps, then share the video as a link.
- Basic editing
- Trim recordings, stitch clips together and add backgrounds, text, arrows and box overlays.
- Transcripts and captions
- Transcriptions and closed captions in more than 50 languages, included on the free Starter plan.
- Comments and viewer insights
- Viewers can respond with comments, emoji reactions and tasks, and creators can see who watched. Engagement insights and calls-to-action are paid features.
- Loom AI
- Business + AI and Enterprise add auto-summaries, auto-chapters and filler-word removal. An AI bug report feature fills in Jira work items from a recording.
- Meeting recordings
- Meetings can be recorded without a length limit, including on the Starter plan.
Plans
CrankWheel
Free$0
What an account reverts to after the trial or a cancellation: 1 user, 15 meetings a month, 3 viewers per meeting, no branding.
Solo$29
per month for one user
One named user with unlimited meetings, up to 30 viewers, video meetings of up to 10 people and 6 months of recording retention.
Team 100$99
per month for up to 100 meetings
Unlimited users sharing 100 meetings a month; plans stack, so 200 meetings cost $194 a month and 1,000 cost $882. Up to 100 viewers.
Team 100 (Busy User discount)$59
per month for up to 100 meetings
For up to 3 users sharing 100 meetings a month; each stacked plan adds 3 users and 100 meetings, e.g. $117 for 6 users and 200 meetings.
EnterpriseCustom
Usage and features set per organization, including corporate single sign-on, an audit log, an SLA and dedicated training.
Loom
Starter$0
Up to 25 videos per person, 5-minute screen recordings, 720p quality and up to 50 members.
Business$18
per user / month, billed monthly
Unlimited storage, recordings up to 6 hours, HD recording, custom branding, engagement insights and calls-to-action.
Business + AI$24
per user / month, billed monthly
Everything in Business plus Loom's AI features, including auto-summaries, auto-chapters and filler-word removal.
EnterpriseCustom
Annual contracts through sales with SSO, SCIM, custom data retention and advanced security controls.
Ways to pay less
CrankWheel
- Annual discount
48% off Solo when paying 12 months at a time
The pricing FAQ offers Solo users a 48% loyalty discount for paying for 12 months at once.
- Other savings
Busy User discount of up to 40% on Team
Teams with 3 or fewer user licences per stacked Team plan can buy the Busy User version, $59 a month instead of $99 for 100 meetings.
- Education
Special pricing for educational institutions
CrankWheel says it offers special pricing and benefits to educational institutions, arranged by emailing its sales team.
Loom
- Annual discount
Save up to 17% with annual billing
Loom's pricing page says you can be billed monthly but save 17% if you pay annually.
- Education
Up to 75% off for education
Verified teachers, professors and students at accredited institutions can get up to 50% off premium plans for general academic use, or 75% off for classroom use.
