Loom vs VideoAsk

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

VideoAsk

• Recruiters running asynchronous video interviews
• Sales and marketing teams capturing leads with a personal video
• Collecting video testimonials and customer feedback

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.

VideoAsk

• Plans are limited by minutes of video and audio processed: 20 a month on Start, 100 on Grow and 200 on Brand.
• Going over the monthly minutes requires an upgrade, and unused minutes do not carry over to the next month.
• Removing VideoAsk branding and sharing links on your own domain need Brand, from $40 per month billed yearly.
• Team members are capped at 3 on Start, 5 on Grow and 10 on Brand.

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.

VideoAsk

Video forms

Record in the app or upload a video for each step, and let respondents reply by video or voice. The free plan allows 3 questions per videoask.

Conditional logic and video funnels

Send respondents to different steps depending on their answers to build branching video funnels. Conditional logic is on every plan.

Asynchronous interviews and replies

Collect recorded answers from candidates or customers and reply to each person by video, without scheduling a meeting.

Live calls and scheduling

Appointment scheduling is a core feature on every plan. Grow adds a live call answer type, which the iOS app can answer from a phone or tablet.

Transcription and AI summaries

Voice and video answers are transcribed to text on every plan, and the Brand plan adds AI summarization.

Zapier, API and webhooks

Zapier connects VideoAsk to more than 1,500 applications on every plan. API access and webhooks start on Grow.

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.

VideoAsk

• Start$0

  20 processing minutes a month, 3 questions per videoask and 3 team members, with conditional logic, CSV export, Stripe payments, Zapier and transcription.

• Grow$24

  per month, billed yearly ($288); $30 billed monthly

  100 minutes a month, unlimited questions and 5 team members, plus live calls, NPS, file uploads, redirects, tracking, drop-off analysis and API access.

• Brand$40

  per month, billed yearly ($480); $50 billed monthly

  200 minutes a month and 10 team members, plus your own branding, a custom domain, voice questions, AI summarization and priority support.

• Brand (more minutes)$54

  per month, billed yearly, for 350 minutes ($67 monthly)

  Brand with a larger allowance: 500, 750, 1,000 or 2,000 minutes a month cost $74, $107, $138 or $276 a month billed yearly.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom plan for larger organizations, arranged by contacting the 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.

VideoAsk

• Annual discount

  20% off with yearly billing

  Grow is $288 a year ($24 per month) instead of $30 a month, and Brand $480 a year ($40 per month) instead of $50. The help center describes annual plans as 20% off.

• Nonprofit

  25% off monthly plans for non-profits

  Registered non-profits and NGOs get 25% off any monthly plan after contacting VideoAsk with documents that verify their status. Annual plans are excluded.

• Education

  25% off for educators, 40% off for students

  Not-for-profit educational institutions and educators get 25% off monthly plans, and current students 40%. Annual plans are excluded.