Pick Loom if you're a company team sending quick walkthroughs, updates and sales videos, and you want instant links, comments, viewer insights and Atlassian integration. Pick ScreenPal if you're an educator, trainer or solo creator who wants to record, edit and host videos for a few dollars a month, with quizzes and polls built in. Loom is the workplace messaging tool. ScreenPal is the budget recording and editing tool.
Pick Loom if
- You want to replace status meetings and long Slack threads with short recorded updates.
- Sales or support teams send personalized video walkthroughs to prospects and customers.
- You want viewer analytics, comments and reactions on every video.
- Your team already uses Atlassian tools. Loom is part of Atlassian.
Pick ScreenPal if
- You're a teacher, trainer or course creator and want video quizzes and polls.
- You edit your recordings before sharing them, not just trim the ends.
- You want unlimited recording on a solo plan that costs $4 a month billed annually.
- You're buying for a school or district. ScreenPal has dedicated education plans.
How they differ
Pricing. As of November 2026, Loom's free Starter plan allows up to 25 videos per person and 5-minute recordings. Business costs $18 per user per month billed monthly, or $15 a month billed annually, for unlimited videos and recording length, with Loom branding removed. Business + AI costs $24 per user per month, or $20 billed annually. ScreenPal's free plan allows 15-minute recordings and hosting for 10 videos. Deluxe costs $4 per month billed annually for unlimited recording and hosting, and Max costs $10 per month billed annually and adds unlimited quizzes and polls. Team Business costs $8 per user per month billed annually, with a 3-user minimum.
Core strength. Loom is built around the shareable recording. Screen and camera capture, instant links, transcripts, comments and viewer insights all serve someone watching later. ScreenPal combines a recorder, a full video editor and hosting, with interactive quizzes that suit teaching.
Price per person. For a 10-person team on annual billing, Loom Business costs $150 a month and ScreenPal Team Business costs $80. ScreenPal's solo plans are cheaper still.
Where each falls short. Loom's free plan runs out quickly at 25 videos, and editing and AI features need paid tiers. ScreenPal lacks Loom's place in workplace tools such as Jira and Confluence, and its sharing experience is less focused on fast team messaging.