Loom vs Screencastify

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

Screencastify

• Teachers recording lessons and collecting video assignments
• Schools that run on Chromebooks and Google Workspace
• Teams that want quick screen recordings without installing an app

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.

Screencastify

• Recording works through the Chrome and Edge extensions; the site lists no desktop or mobile app.
• The Free plan covers a user's first 10 videos and limits each recording to 30 minutes.
• Captions, transcripts, translations and 4K recording need Pro; Starter records up to 60 minutes at 1080p.
• Free, Starter and Pro accounts hold up to 5 members; SSO, LMS integrations and admin controls need Enterprise & EDU.

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.

Screencastify

Tab, screen and webcam recording

Record a browser tab, the full screen or the webcam with microphone narration, and draw on the screen or emphasize the mouse while recording.

Castify Edit

Trim and stitch videos and add text, boxes and blur from Starter. Pro adds editing by transcript and other AI editing tools.

Questions and polls

Add interactive questions and polls to a video to check what viewers understood. Available from Starter, with AI-generated questions on Pro.

Submit video requests

Ask students or colleagues for a video response and collect the recordings in one place. A Submit AI add-on drafts rubrics, suggested grades and feedback.

Captions and translation

Pro generates captions and transcripts and translates videos into more than 90 languages, with AI voiceovers.

Sharing and export

Share a watch page by link, upload to Google Drive or YouTube, or export as MP4, animated GIF or MP3. Analytics show who watched.

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.

Screencastify

• Free$0

  Up to 10 videos, 30 minutes per recording, uploads of your own videos, link sharing and privacy controls.

• Starter$7

  per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)

  Unlimited videos, recordings up to 60 minutes, basic editing, questions and polls, video requests and advanced collaboration.

• Pro$10

  per user / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly)

  Recordings up to 180 minutes in up to 4K, AI editing, captions and transcripts, translations and voiceovers, and an AI teleprompter.

• Enterprise & EDUCustom

  Unlimited members, central admin controls, LMS integrations, Google and Microsoft SSO, dedicated training and a success manager.

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.

Screencastify

• Annual discount

  About 60% less with annual billing

  Starter is $7 per user a month billed annually against $19 billed monthly, and Pro is $10 against $25, a saving of roughly 60% on either plan.