Loom vs Screen Studio
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Loom
Screen and camera recorder for shareable video messages
Screen Studio
Mac screen recorder with automatic zooms and cursor smoothing
Where they differ
- Loom starts at $18 per user / month, billed monthly. Screen Studio starts at $9 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly).
- Loom has a free plan. Screen Studio does not.
- Only Loom lists Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- Only Loom lists a browser extension.
- Loom also covers screenshots.
At a glance
| Loom | Screen Studio | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $18 per user / month, billed monthly | $9 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 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. | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of Business + AI; the workspace drops to the free Starter plan afterwards | None listed |
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Atlassian | Timpler Adam Pietrasiak |
| Price read from | loom.com | screen.studio |
| Checked | Oct 4, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 |
Who each one suits
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
Screen Studio
- Product demos and launch videos recorded on a Mac
- Makers who want zooms and cursor polish without manual editing
- Developers showing iPhone or iPad apps inside device frames
Worth knowing
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.
Screen Studio
- macOS only, requiring Ventura 13.1 or later. The vendor says there are no near-future plans for Windows.
- Subscription only: one-time licenses are no longer sold, though earlier purchases remain valid.
- Paying monthly costs $29 per month, more than three times the $9 per month yearly rate.
- The site does not mention a free trial, and the terms state that fees are non-refundable.
Key features
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.
Screen Studio
- Automatic zoom
- Zooms are added automatically as you record and can be edited, added by hand or turned off afterwards.
- Smooth cursor movement
- Cursor motion is smoothed and given motion blur and click effects, and the cursor can be hidden in chosen sections.
- iPhone and iPad recording
- Record an iPhone or iPad screen and present the footage inside a device mockup.
- Webcam layouts
- Camera footage can appear fullscreen, in a split screen, as an overlay or as a cutout.
- Captions and transcripts
- Generates a transcript of the recording and adds automatic captions.
- Export and shareable links
- Export MP4 at up to 4K and 60 fps or a GIF, or publish a shareable link at 1080p and 60 fps for videos up to 30 minutes.
Plans
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.
Screen Studio
Yearly$9
per month, billed yearly
All features: export up to 4K at 60 fps, shareable links, cloud transcript and project sharing.
Monthly$29
per month, billed monthly
The same features as the yearly plan, paid month to month.
Ways to pay less
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.
Screen Studio
- Annual discount
Save 69% with yearly billing
Screen Studio lists the yearly plan at $9 per month, which it labels a 69% saving over the $29 monthly plan.
- Education
40% off for students and educators
Students and educators get 40% off by using an email address from an educational institution or sending proof of student status.
