Loom vs Screenity
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
Screenity
Open-source Chrome screen recorder with a scene-based editor
Where they differ
- Loom starts at $18 per user / month, billed monthly. Screenity starts at $10 per month, billed yearly ($120); $14 billed monthly.
- Only Loom lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- Only Screenity lists a web app.
- Screenity is open source, according to its own site.
- Loom also covers screenshots.
- Screenity also covers templates.
At a glance
| Loom | Screenity | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $18 per user / month, billed monthly | $10 per month, billed yearly ($120); $14 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. | Free Chrome extension: unlimited recordings of screen, camera and mic with drawing and blur, saved to the device or Google Drive with no account. No cloud editor or share links. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of Business + AI; the workspace drops to the free Starter plan afterwards | 7-day free trial of Pro with full access; cancel before it ends to avoid a charge |
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| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Atlassian | Screenity (Serial Labs Ltd) |
| Price read from | loom.com | screenity.io |
| Checked | Oct 4, 2026 | Oct 6, 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
Screenity
- People who want a free recorder with no account and no time limit
- Privacy-minded teams that want their videos hosted in Europe
- Product walkthroughs built from several short scenes
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.
Screenity
- Sharing by link, the editor and cloud storage all need Pro; the free extension only saves to your device or Google Drive.
- Pro recordings are limited to 1 hour each and exports to 1080p.
- Captions are available in English only at present.
- The recorder is a Chrome extension and the editor runs in the browser; no desktop or mobile app is listed.
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.
Screenity
- Free Chrome recorder
- Records a tab, a window, a custom area or the whole screen with camera, microphone and tab audio. It needs no sign-in, has no recording limit and saves locally or to Google Drive.
- Drawing, blur and cursor spotlight
- While recording you can draw with a pen, arrows, shapes and text, blur anything private on the page, and dim everything except the cursor.
- Scene-based editor
- A Pro video is built from separate scenes that can be recorded on their own and reordered. Scenes can be split, trimmed, cut in the middle and sped up.
- Auto-zoom from clicks
- Clicks made while recording with the extension become zoom keyframes in the editor. Each one can be retimed, removed or added by hand.
- Word-by-word captions
- Audio is transcribed on Screenity's own servers in Europe and each word is highlighted as it is spoken. Captions can be styled and edited, and are English only for now.
- Layouts, overlays and share links
- Animated screen and camera layouts, browser and device frames, text and arrow overlays, backdrops and music. Pro shares a public or private link and exports MP4.
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.
Screenity
Free extension$0
The open-source Chrome recorder: any tab, window or screen with camera and mic, drawing, live blur and cursor spotlight. Recordings stay on your device.
Pro$10
per month, billed yearly ($120); $14 billed monthly
The web editor: multi-scene editing, auto-zoom from clicks, captions, share links, unlimited 1080p exports, a cloud media library and up to 1 hour per recording.
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.
Screenity
- Annual discount
Save 29% with yearly billing
Pro is $10 a month when billed yearly ($120), against $14 a month when billed monthly.

