Loom vs Vimeo

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

Vimeo

• Hosting and embedding videos without ads or suggested videos
• Creative teams sharing cuts for time-coded review
• Businesses running webinars and livestreamed events on the Advanced plan

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.

Vimeo

• The Free plan is capped at 1 GB of storage for the life of the account; the allowance does not reset or renew.
• Livestreamed events and webinars need the Advanced plan at $75 a month billed annually, or Enterprise.
• Self-serve plans have a bandwidth limit of 2TB a month; accounts that expect more are asked to talk to sales.
• Vimeo's help center also describes newer Core, Professional and Studio plans, with Professional rolling out gradually, so the plans an account is offered may differ.

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.

Vimeo

Ad-free hosting up to 4K

Videos stream at up to 4K with HDR and Dolby Vision support, and Vimeo places no ads before, during or after them on any plan.

Customizable, embeddable player

Embed videos on any site. Paid plans unlock player customization, and Standard adds your own branding, calls to action and lead capture forms.

Privacy and access controls

Paid plans add password protection, unlisted links and embed domain-level privacy. Enterprise adds SSO, SCIM and custom permissions.

Review and collaboration

Share cuts for review, collect time-coded comments, track versions and keep work in shared folders across team seats.

Browser recorder and editor

Record your screen, webcam or both in the browser and trim on a timeline. Text-based editing and AI teleprompter scripts start on Standard.

Live events and webinars

Advanced adds hosted livestreamed events with Q&A, polls and chat, streaming to multiple destinations and event-level analytics.

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.

Vimeo

• Free$0

  1 GB of total storage, one seat, ad-free playback, basic viewer analytics and recordings of up to 30 minutes each.

• Starter$12

  per month, billed annually ($144); $20 billed monthly

  1 user and 2TB of storage, with a customizable player, password privacy and unlisted links, review tools and engagement analytics.

• Standard$25

  per month, billed annually ($300); $41 billed monthly

  5 users and 4TB of storage. Adds player branding, a custom watermark, branded video galleries, lead capture and calls to action.

• Advanced$75

  per month, billed annually ($900); $125 billed monthly

  10 users and 7TB of storage. Adds hosted livestreamed events with Q&A, polls and chat, multi-destination streaming and marketing integrations.

• EnterpriseCustom

  More users, storage and bandwidth, plus SSO and SCIM, custom permissions, advanced AI capabilities and dedicated support.

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.

Vimeo

• Annual discount

  Save about 40% with annual billing

  Starter is $12 a month billed annually against $20 billed monthly. Standard is $25 against $41, and Advanced is $75 against $125.