Loom vs Fathom

Compared on	Loom Free plan · from $15/user/mo VisitRemove	Fathom Free plan · from $16/user/mo VisitRemove
What it is	Screen and camera recorder for sharing video messages; owned by Atlassian	AI notetaker that records, transcribes and summarizes video calls
Free plan	Up to 25 videos per person; 5-minute screen recordings; unlimited meeting recording length; up to 720p; up to 50 members	Free forever: unlimited recordings, transcription in 38 languages, storage, downloads and clips; instant AI summaries, with advanced summaries for the first 5 calls a month; Ask Fathom limited; no AI action items or AI follow-up emails
Cheapest paid plan	$15/user/mo billed annually (Business)Loom pricing	$16/user/mo billed annually (Premium)Fathom 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).	Team plan is $19/user/month billed monthly or $15 billed annually, for 2+ users.
Free trial	14-day free trial of Business + AI	30-day free preview of Premium features after sign-up (60 days through a referral)
Platforms	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome extension	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Not stated	Not stated
Open source	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)	Recording client or sales calls without taking manual notes Sending call summaries and action items to a CRM such as HubSpot or Salesforce Building playlists of call highlights for team training
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 does not include advanced summaries, AI action items or AI follow-up emails Ask Fathom is marked 'limited use' on the free plan Team plan requires at least 2 users
Made by	Loom (owned by Atlassian)	Fathom (part of Superhuman)

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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