Loom vs Riverside

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

Riverside

• Podcasters and interviewers recording remote guests in high quality
• Marketing teams turning long recordings into social clips
• Hosts who want recording, editing, hosting and live streaming in one tool

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.

Riverside

• The Free plan allows 2 hours of multi-track recording, tops out at 720p and puts a Riverside watermark on exports.
• Separate-track downloads are capped each month: 15 hours on Pro, 20 on Grow and 25 on Webinar.
• Live streaming starts on Grow, and registration, Q&A and polls for webinars need the Webinar plan.
• Collaborative editing, custom roles, SSO and API access are limited to Business; the desktop app is listed for Mac only.

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.

Riverside

Local multi-track recording

Audio and video are recorded on each participant's own device and uploaded in the background, giving a separate track per person in up to 4K.

Text-based editor

Edit a recording through its transcript, with AI tools that remove silences and filler words. Paid web plans include unlimited transcriptions.

Magic Clips and AI show notes

AI selects short clips for social media and drafts show notes. Magic Clips is also listed on the Free plan.

Live streaming and webinars

Grow adds Full HD live streaming to multiple destinations. The Webinar plan adds registration, Q&A, polls, email reminders and analytics.

Podcast hosting and publishing

Each studio has its own podcast hosting, analytics and website, and can publish to YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Instagram and LinkedIn.

Mac and mobile apps

The Mac app records a shared screen locally as its own track. The iOS and Android apps can record, invite guests and serve as a second webcam.

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.

Riverside

• Free$0

  2 hours of multi-track recording, unlimited single-track recording, 720p video and a Riverside watermark.

• Mobile Plus$9.99

  per month

  For the mobile apps only: removes watermarks and exports up to 4K video and WAV audio.

• Pro$24

  per month, billed annually at $288 ($29 monthly)

  Up to 4K video and 48 kHz audio, no watermark, 15 hours of separate-track downloads a month and 1 studio.

• Grow$34

  per month, billed annually at $408 ($39 monthly)

  20 hours of separate-track downloads a month, 2 studios, and Full HD live streaming with multistreaming.

• Webinar$79

  per month, billed annually ($99 monthly)

  25 hours of separate-track downloads, 3 studios, and webinars with up to 100 registrants, Q&A, polls and analytics.

• BusinessCustom

  Unlimited studios and separate-track downloads, up to 10,000 webinar registrants, API access, SSO and a dedicated CSM.

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.

Riverside

• Annual discount

  Save up to 20% with yearly billing

  Annual billing drops Pro from $29 to $24 per month, Grow from $39 to $34 and Webinar from $99 to $79, which Riverside describes as saving up to 20%.