Consider Loom when…
Shortlist Loom when video is mainly for internal updates, code reviews, or support, and many people across the company need to record.
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Loom vs Vidyard
Loom vs Vidyard: compare async video for internal teams with video messaging built for sales, by free plan, analytics, and integrations.
The decision in brief
Both let you record and share video messages with viewer insights. The difference is the audience: Loom is aimed at everyday team communication, with transcripts, comments, and tasks, while Vidyard is built for revenue teams, with CRM integrations, team performance analytics, and AI avatar videos. Their free plans limit different things: Loom caps the number of videos per person and recording length, Vidyard the number of videos a month.
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Compare the working details
| Decision factor | Loom | Vidyard |
|---|---|---|
| Main focus | Quick screen-and-camera messages for teammates and customers, shared as links instead of meetings. | Personal video outreach in sales and customer conversations, tracked through analytics and tools such as Salesforce and HubSpot. |
| Working setup | Record with the Chrome extension, desktop app, or mobile app, trim the clip if needed, then share or embed the link where your team works. | Add the Chrome extension or sign up, record a screen or camera video, share it by email or link, then track who watched it. |
| Pricing model | The free Starter plan allows 25 videos per person, recordings of up to five minutes, and up to 50 members. Paid plans are per user and add unlimited videos and recording length, editing, and branding; the higher tier adds Loom AI features. | A free plan allows five videos a month of up to 30 minutes each, with no card required. Paid plans use per-seat licences; Starter has a 14-day trial, and Teams and Enterprise are priced through sales. |
| What to verify | On the free plan each recording stops at five minutes and each person can keep 25 videos; count how many videos your team keeps, not just how many it records. | It is built around sales workflows; if you mainly need internal async updates, check whether you will use the analytics and CRM features you pay for. |
Which belongs on your shortlist?
Consider Vidyard when…
Shortlist Vidyard when video is part of sales outreach and you want viewing data to appear in your CRM and in team performance reports.
Run the same evaluation in both
- Send the same fictional prospect video from each tool to a test address you control.
- Open it, watch half, and click any call to action, then check what each tool records about that viewer.
- Connect each to your CRM sandbox if you have one and confirm where the viewing activity appears.
Try the same task before you choose
Record and share one async update
Use the same fictional material in each candidate. Record a four-minute walkthrough of a made-up dashboard with your screen, camera, and microphone, including one deliberate mistake. Share it with a fictional teammate who has no account and a fictional customer who should not be able to download it. Compare what each tool limits or charges for the same video.
Every check starts as Not run. Record your own observations; these are evaluation criteria, rather than completed product tests. Your worksheet stays in this page and can be downloaded.
| Task and expected observation | Loom | Vidyard |
|---|---|---|
| Record screen, camera, and audio together One recording with the camera visible and clear audio, made on the operating systems your team uses. | ||
| Record past the four-minute mark Note whether the plan stops or warns you before the end, and record the length limit that applies. | ||
| Cut the deliberate mistake The mistake is removed without re-recording, and the edited version replaces the one at the shared link. | ||
| Share with the teammate who has no account They can watch and leave a comment or reaction without signing up, or you have recorded what they are asked to do. | ||
| Restrict the customer's link Password protection, download controls, or domain restriction work as described on the plan you are testing. | ||
| Check who watched Record what viewer and engagement data the tool shows for both viewers. | ||
| Count the plan usage for this video Record what the video used against the plan, such as videos, minutes, storage, or credits, then estimate a clearly labelled month for the whole team. |
0 of 14 checks have an observation. An observation does not imply a passed test.
Sources and check dates
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