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The Loom Workflow, At A Fraction Of The Price

Loom is a polished async-video platform built for large teams on Atlassian. If you mostly want to record something, get a link, and move on, QuickSnip does that for $5 a month with AI transcriptions included and a free tier that isn't capped at 25 videos.

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What Loom Users Are Actually Saying

Verbatim, from r/atlassian and r/SaaS. We didn't write any of this.

80% at renewal
“We also use Loom, and now we will move from 40 USD per month to 72 USD.”
r/atlassian, "Loom increasing prices nearly a 100%"19↑ · 22 comments
They already left
“We also used loom, are basically off it now”
r/atlassiansame thread
Nobody used it
“We pushed for Loom and then had essentially zero adoption.”
r/atlassiansame thread
What the recordings look like
“Every time I recorded a Loom to pitch a feature or close a customer, I'd watch it back and cringe. No zoom on the important click. Sensitive data exposed.”
r/SaaS, "Loom is great. Loom recordings look terrible."7 comments

We could keep going. One reply in the same thread puts the whole category in a sentence: "it's not about the recording, it's the hosting and sharing, I still use OBS to record my screen but I upload into loom." Search r/atlassian and r/SaaS for Loom. The threads are easy to find.

Pricing, Side By Side

Loom bills per user and keeps its best AI on a $20 tier. QuickSnip includes AI on Pro and adds a free plan with unlimited videos and recordings up to two hours long, where Loom's free tier stops at five minutes.

Best valueQuickSnipPro
$5 /mo
billed annually · $6 monthly
  • 4K recording, no watermark
  • AI transcriptions and summaries included
  • 50 GB hosted library
  • Free plan with unlimited videos to start
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LoomLoom Business
$15 /mo
per user, billed annually · $18 monthly
  • 4K recording, no watermark
  • Unlimited videos and recording length
  • Basic transcript only
  • AI features need the $20 tier
LoomLoom Business + AI
$20 /mo
per user, billed annually · $24 monthly
  • Everything in Business
  • AI summaries and chapters
  • Filler-word and silence removal
  • Edit by transcript

Loom pricing as of July 2026, from loom.com/pricing: Business is $18/user/mo billed monthly or $15 annually; Business + AI is $24 monthly or $20 annually. QuickSnip Pro is $6 monthly or $5 annually; Team is $10 monthly or $8 annually.

Feature By Feature

Where the two line up, and where they don't.

QuickSnipLoom
FreeProTeamStarterBusinessBusiness + AI
Price (billed annually)$0$5/mo$8/mo$0$15/mo$20/mo
Price at renewalFlatFlatFlatIncreases reportedIncreases reportedIncreases reported
Max resolution720p4K4K720p4K4K
Recording lengthUp to 2 hoursUnlimitedUnlimited5 minUnlimitedUnlimited
VideosUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimited25 totalUnlimitedUnlimited
AI transcriptions and summariesCaptions onlyYesYesNoBasic transcriptYes
Instant link on stopYesYesYesBrief waitBrief waitBrief wait
Offline recording (Studio Mode)YesYesYesNoNoNo
Screenshot capture and annotationYesYesYesNoNoNo
Password-protected linksNoYesYesNoYesYes
Viewer insightsNoYesYesNoYesYes
Team workspaceNoNoYesNoYesYes
Atlassian, Jira and ConfluenceNoNoNoYesYesYes
PlatformsMac, Win, webMac, Win, webMac, Win, webMac, Win, web, extMac, Win, web, extMac, Win, web, ext

Reflects publicly listed plans as of July 2026. QuickSnip prices billed annually (Pro $6, Team $10 monthly). Loom prices are per user. "Increases reported" is what Loom customers describe at renewal rather than a published rate: r/atlassian users report hikes of up to 80%, one team going from 40 to 72 USD a month.

What Loom Users Are Actually Saying

Their words, with the subreddit named. Go and read the threads.

The price after the acquisition
“we will move from 40 USD per month to 72 USD”
r/atlassian · 19 upvotes, 22 comments

The thread is titled "Loom increasing prices nearly a 100%". In the same thread another team says they are "basically off it now", and a third says their rollout got "essentially zero adoption". Worth noting the counterargument raised there too: a commenter points out their own plan rose far less, and that Loom has shipped AI features that cost real money to run.

QuickSnip

QuickSnip is $5 a month for Pro, or $6 billed monthly, and there is a free plan that records and shares without a card. What you sign up at is what it stays.

You are paying for the link, not the recorder
“it's not about the recording, it's the hosting and sharing, I still use OBS to record my screen but I upload into loom”
r/atlassian · same thread

This came up when someone argued there are plenty of free ways to record a screen, so Loom does not justify the price. The reply is the sharpest description of the category we have read: recording is free and solved, hosting a link that works is the part people pay for. A founder giving away a free Screen Studio alternative in r/macapps concedes the same thing, that everything is free in his tool except shareable links, "which has server costs".

QuickSnip

That is exactly what QuickSnip is built to be. Record or snap, and the link is on your clipboard before the window closes, at a price that assumes the link is the product.

Which One Should You Actually Pick?

An honest read, not a sales pitch.

Choose Loom If

  • Your team lives in Jira and Confluence. Loom's native Atlassian integration is deep and battle-tested.
  • You lean on viewer analytics and timestamped comments for async standups and reviews.
  • You're already in a Loom Enterprise contract with SSO and admin controls your IT team depends on.

Choose QuickSnip If

  • You want a shareable link the moment you stop recording, with no per-seat AI upcharge.
  • You'd rather pay $5 a month than $15 to $20 and still get 4K and AI transcriptions.
  • You need offline recording, screenshot annotation, or a free tier that doesn't stop at 25 videos.

Frequently Asked Questions

Switching from Loom? Here's what to know.

Is QuickSnip a good Loom alternative?

For most people, yes. QuickSnip matches Loom on 4K recording, AI transcriptions, instant sharing, viewer insights, and password protection, then adds offline recording, screenshot tools, and a free tier that doesn't cap you at 25 videos. Loom still wins if you need deep Atlassian integration. See how instant sharing works.

How much cheaper is QuickSnip than Loom?

QuickSnip Pro is $5/user/mo billed annually. Loom Business is $15 and Business + AI is $20. A team of 10 pays $600/yr on QuickSnip versus $1,800 to $2,400 on Loom for comparable features.

Does QuickSnip have AI like Loom?

Yes, and it's included on every paid plan. Loom keeps auto summaries and chapters on its $20 Business + AI tier. QuickSnip includes AI transcriptions and summaries on Pro at $5/mo.

Can I move my Loom videos to QuickSnip?

Yes. Download your Loom recordings and upload them to QuickSnip. Video upload is included on Pro and Team, so your back catalog lives alongside new recordings.

Does QuickSnip work on Windows?

Yes. QuickSnip has native desktop apps for macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel) and Windows, plus an in-browser recorder. Shared links open in any browser.

Where can I read a deeper comparison?

We wrote a longer editorial breakdown with pricing math and real-world scenarios. Read the full QuickSnip vs Loom comparison.

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