Loom Alternatives 2026: 5 Free Options
Loom alternatives: Cap, Screenity, OBS Studio, Vidyard and 1 more. Prices and licenses checked October 25, 2026.
•3 min read•Screen Recording & Streaming
Verdict:Loom Starter is free for up to 10 users, but each person gets 25 recordings and a 5-minute screen recording limit, and Business is $18 per user per month to lift both. Since Atlassian now sells Loom, pricing may move with Atlassian's bundles, so it is worth checking the Teamwork Collection before you leave. The 5-minute cap is the thing most people hit first, and that decides the alternative. If you need longer videos with a share link, Vidyard's free plan allows up to 30 minutes but only 5 videos a month, and Cap's cloud links are limited to 5 minutes while its local recordings have no limit. If you need open-source code you can inspect or host, Cap is the match, since its web app can be self-hosted. If you only need to send a quick capture, Screenity's free Chrome extension is enough. OBS Studio removes every cap but gives you a file, not a link. Zight is the weakest free plan of the group, and it only makes sense for its screenshot and GIF tools. Run the same five-minute walkthrough in your two finalists and compare the sharing step, which is where these tools differ most. Before moving, download your existing Loom videos and check what your current plan lets you keep.
Quick comparison
| Tool | Price | Platforms | Best for | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap | Free (local recordings with no time limit; shareable cloud links up to 5 minutes); paid from $8.16 per user/month, billed annually ($12 billed monthly, Cap Pro) | macOS, Windows, Self-hosted | Teams that want an open-source recorder with share links | Docs only |
| Screenity | Free (the Chrome extension, which its FAQ says stays free); paid from $10 per month (paid editor, with up to 1 hour per recording; $120 billed yearly) | Chrome | Quick screen captures from the browser | Docs only |
| OBS Studio | Free (open source, with no paid tier listed on its site) | Windows, macOS, Linux | Long recordings and tutorials you publish yourself | Docs only |
| Vidyard | Free (5 videos a month, up to 30 minutes each) | Web | Sales and onboarding videos that run longer than 5 minutes | Docs only |
| Zight | Free (Share plan with 5 video requests a month, 5-minute recordings, up to 720p, 1 GB of storage and 1 user); paid from $9.95 per user/month, billed annually (Create) | Web, Desktop app | Individuals who also capture screenshots and GIFs | Docs only |
| Snagit | Paid from $39 per user/year (Snagit Individual, billed yearly) | Windows, macOS | Screen capture | Docs only |
| Screencastify | Free (Free plan: up to 10 videos, 30 minutes per video, Castify watermark); paid from $7 per user/month, billed annually (Starter; $19 billed monthly) | Web browser, Chrome extension | Screen Recording | Docs only |
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See the tools in action
Images from the linked documentation. Versions and features may differ from current plans.
Good fit if
- Open-source code you can self-host (Cap is the pick)
- Quick captures from the browser (Screenity is the pick)
- Recordings with no length cap (OBS Studio is the pick)
- Videos longer than 5 minutes with a link (Vidyard is the pick)
- Screenshots and GIFs alongside video (Zight is the pick)
Not ideal if
- You rely on Loom features or integrations that these tools do not replicate
Loom today: Free (Starter plan for up to 10 users with up to 25 recordings per person and a 5-minute screen recording limit); paid from $18 per user/month (Business, at the page's default view) (Loom pricing, checked 2026-10-22).
Why people look for Loom alternatives
Loom's free Starter plan allows 25 recordings and a 5-minute limit per screen recording. Dropping those limits, removing Loom branding and downloading videos requires Business at $18 per user per month. Automatic summaries, chapters and filler-word removal sit in Business + AI at $24 per user per month, and SSO and SCIM are Enterprise only. Starter workspaces are limited to 10 users.
What changed at Loom
Loom is now sold by Atlassian: its pricing page sits on atlassian.com, and Atlassian's pricing FAQ describes a Teamwork Collection that includes Loom with Jira, Confluence and Rovo. (Loom: what changed)
Cap
Compared with Loom: Cap is the open-source Loom clone: AGPL-3.0 with local recordings that have no time limit and shareable cloud links up to 5 minutes. Cap Pro is $8.16 a month per user billed annually, below Loom Business's $18.
Price: Free (local recordings with no time limit; shareable cloud links up to 5 minutes); paid from $8.16 per user/month, billed annually ($12 billed monthly, Cap Pro) (Cap pricing, checked 2026-10-22).
Platforms and license: macOS, Windows, Self-hosted. AGPL-3.0 (open source).
Project activity: 23.9k GitHub stars · latest release cap-v0.6.1 (Oct 20, 2026) · last commit Oct 27, 2026
Best for: Teams that want an open-source recorder with share links.
Screenity
Compared with Loom: Screenity records inside Chrome, so it fits quick captures rather than a shared video library. The extension is free and GPL-3.0; its paid editor is $10 a month with up to 1 hour per recording.
Price: Free (the Chrome extension, which its FAQ says stays free); paid from $10 per month (paid editor, with up to 1 hour per recording; $120 billed yearly) (Screenity pricing, checked 2026-10-22).
Platforms and license: Chrome. GPL-3.0 (open source).
Project activity: 18.8k GitHub stars · latest release v4.7.2 (Oct 25, 2026) · last commit Oct 25, 2026
Best for: Quick screen captures from the browser.
OBS Studio
Compared with Loom: OBS Studio has no recording cap and is free under GPL-2.0, but it is a recorder, not a sharing tool, so there is no link to send. Record with OBS and upload to your own storage when Loom's 5-minute limit gets in the way.
Price: Free (open source, with no paid tier listed on its site) (OBS Studio pricing, checked 2026-10-22).
Platforms and license: Windows, macOS, Linux. GPL-2.0-or-later (open source).
Project activity: 78.4k GitHub stars · latest release 33.0.0 (Oct 23, 2026) · last commit Oct 27, 2026
Best for: Long recordings and tutorials you publish yourself.
Worth knowing: OBS records on your machine; it has no remote guest recording.
Vidyard
Compared with Loom: Vidyard's free plan allows 5 videos a month up to 30 minutes each, which suits fewer, longer walkthroughs than Loom Starter's 25 recordings capped at 5 minutes. Check Vidyard's pricing page for paid plans before planning.
Price: Free (5 videos a month, up to 30 minutes each) (Vidyard pricing, checked 2026-10-22).
Platforms and license: Web. Proprietary.
Best for: Sales and onboarding videos that run longer than 5 minutes.
Zight
Compared with Loom: Zight's free Share plan is tighter than Loom's: 5-minute recordings at up to 720p, 1 GB of storage and 1 user. Create is $9.95 per user billed annually, about half of Loom Business's $18.
Price: Free (Share plan with 5 video requests a month, 5-minute recordings, up to 720p, 1 GB of storage and 1 user); paid from $9.95 per user/month, billed annually (Create) (Zight pricing, checked 2026-10-22).
Platforms and license: Web, Desktop app. Proprietary.
Best for: Individuals who also capture screenshots and GIFs.
Other popular options (paid)
Snagit
Compared with Loom: Snagit Individual is $39 per user per year, a yearly license rather than Loom's per-user monthly plans, with no free version or trial mentioned on the product page.
Price: Paid from $39 per user/year (Snagit Individual, billed yearly) (Snagit pricing, checked 2026-10-23).
Screencastify
Compared with Loom: Free plan allows 10 videos of 30 minutes with a watermark. Starter is $7 per user per month billed annually ($19 monthly), below Loom Business at $18.
Price: Free (Free plan: up to 10 videos, 30 minutes per video, Castify watermark); paid from $7 per user/month, billed annually (Starter; $19 billed monthly) (Screencastify pricing, checked 2026-10-25).
Which one to pick
- Open-source code you can self-host: Cap
- Quick captures from the browser: Screenity
- Recordings with no length cap: OBS Studio
- Videos longer than 5 minutes with a link: Vidyard
- Screenshots and GIFs alongside video: Zight
Limits of this review
Docs-only for Cap, Screenity, OBS Studio, Vidyard, Zight: we did not install or run them, so feature claims come from vendor pages and we did not test import from Loom. Vendor prices and free limits change; confirm on the linked pricing page before you buy or migrate.
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Kevin Fan
Kevin Fan is a SaaS founder. He runs Free Instead Of, which tracks free and open-source alternatives to paid software and checks each price and free-plan limit against the vendor's own pages.
Methodology
Based on official pricing and product pages checked between 2026-10-22 and 2026-10-25: Loom, Cap, Screenity, OBS Studio, Vidyard, Zight, Snagit, Screencastify. Prices, free limits and licenses are the figures shown on those pages on those dates. No tool on this page was installed or run. No accounts were created.