Loom and Vidyard both let you record and share video, but they are built for different jobs. Here is how to tell which one fits — and when neither is quite right.
Quick take
- Loom is general-purpose async video messaging for teams: product updates, walkthroughs, bug reports, onboarding.
- Vidyard is built around sales: video prospecting, hosting, CRM integrations, and AI avatars for outreach at scale.
Where Loom fits
Loom is the default for everyday team communication. It is easy, it lives in the browser, and most people have seen one. The friction now is pricing: it is per-creator, the free Creator Lite tier was discontinued after the Atlassian acquisition, and dormant seats can become billable.
Where Vidyard fits
Vidyard shines for revenue teams. If your reps send personalised videos, want view analytics tied to a CRM, or need AI-generated outreach, it earns its keep. For a team that just wants to record a quick walkthrough and drop a link in Slack, it is more platform than you need.
Price and seats
Both are seat-based, so the people who only watch your videos can still shape your bill — directly or by pushing you to a higher tier. For occasional recorders, that math rarely works out.
A simpler third option
If you want neither a sales platform nor Atlassian’s pricing, Chairkick is the lightweight middle ground: browser recording, AI summaries and transcripts, timestamped comments, and viewers are always free — you only pay for people who record. Already on Loom or Vidyard? You can paste your share links and import your videos in a couple of minutes.
Bottom line
Choose Vidyard for sales, Loom if you are already deep in Atlassian and fine with the pricing, and Chairkick if you want simple async video without per-viewer costs.