Loom vs Descript vs VEED

Compared on	Loom Free plan · from $15/user/mo VisitRemove	Descript Free plan · from $16/person/mo VisitRemove	VEED Free plan · from $10/user/mo VisitRemove
What it is	Screen and camera recorder for sharing video messages; owned by Atlassian	Video and audio editor that works by editing a text transcript	Browser-based video editor with subtitles, AI avatars and dubbing
Free plan	Up to 25 videos per person; 5-minute screen recordings; unlimited meeting recording length; up to 720p; up to 50 members	60 media minutes (1 hour) per month; 100 AI credits (one-time); 720p local export	720p export; 10-minute export length; 2GB storage; 1GB upload size; 10 minutes of auto subtitles per month; limited stock media
Cheapest paid plan	$15/user/mo billed annually (Business)Loom pricing	$16/person/mo billed annually (Hobbyist)Descript pricing	$10/user/mo billed annually (Creator)VEED pricing
What it covers	Annual price shown as $180 per year for 1 user; annual pricing is set by user tier (flat rate within each tier).	10 media hours and 400 AI credits per month; 1080p watermark-free export.	Billed yearly as $116; 500 credits per month on monthly billing or 6,000 credits per year on yearly billing.
Free trial	14-day free trial of Business + AI	None stated	Enterprise trial only (minimum 3 users), arranged through sales
Platforms	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome extension	macOS, Windows	Web, iOS, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated
Open source	No	No	No
Good for	Recording a quick walkthrough instead of scheduling a meeting Showing a bug, process or design with a screen recording Recording meetings and getting automatic notes (Business + AI)	Editing podcasts and interviews by deleting words from the transcript Cleaning up audio and removing filler words Cutting short clips from a longer video	Adding subtitles to marketing or training videos Recording screen and camera videos in the browser Translating and dubbing videos for other markets
Watch out for	Starter plan: 25 videos per person, 5-minute screen recordings, up to 720p AI summaries, chapters and meeting notes need Business + AI Desktop app is Windows and macOS only (no Linux or ChromeOS app)	Free plan: 1 media hour per month, 100 one-time AI credits and 720p export Hobbyist exports up to 1080p; 4K export starts on Creator Desktop app requires macOS 14 (Sonoma) or Windows 11 or newer	Free plan: 720p export, 10-minute export length, 2GB storage and 10 minutes of auto subtitles per month AI generation features consume plan credits No self-serve free trial; trials are for Enterprise customers with at least 3 users
Made by	Loom (owned by Atlassian)	Descript	VEED

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