vioscaleAI
Comparison

Gather vs Loom

On the evidence we track, Loom leads this comparison with a composite score of 79/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Gather68
★Loom79
Score
vioscaleAI score
Gather68 / 100medium · 73%
Loom79 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tier
Gather✓
Loom✓
Model
Gatherfreemium
Loomfree
Price level
Gatherlow
Loomfree
Starting price
Gather$12
Loom$18
Transparent
Gather✓
Loom✓
Integrations
Count
Gather4
Loom10
Security
Certifications
GatherSOC 2 Type II
Loom–
Disclosure policy
Gather✓
Loom✓
Gdpr
Gather✓
Loom✓
Soc2
Gather✓
Loom–
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Gather–
Loom99.95
Status page
Gather✓
Loom✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Gather7 items
Loom6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for collaboration software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Modality
Messaging
Gather✓
Loom✓
Video meetings
Gather✓
Loom-
Whiteboard
Gather✓
Loom-
Meetings
Screen sharing
Gather✓
Loom✓
Recording / transcription
GatherRecording + AI notes
LoomRecording + AI notes
Security
End-to-end encryption
Gather✗
Loom-
SSO / SCIM
Gather✓
Loom✓
Access
Guest / external access
Gather✓
Loom✓
Compliance
Compliance controls
Gather✓
Loom✓
Deployment
Hosting
GatherCloud only
LoomCloud only
Scale
Max participants
Gatherhundreds
Loom-
Ecosystem
App marketplace
Gather✗
Loom-
Public API / bot framework
Gather✓
Loom✓
Commercial
Free tier
Gather✓
Loom✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Gather

A web-based platform that enables remote teams to interact, meet, and work together as if co-located, without constant formal meeting scheduling. Users can see colleague availability, initiate instant conversations, and customize their shared digital workspace.

Independently observed

Loom

Leader

A desktop application for recording screen videos with speaker notes and mouse click highlighting.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Gather

from $12/member/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

From $12/member/month. Free 30-day trial. Custom plans available.

  • Essential Plan$12/member/month (or $9.60/member/month when billed annually with -20% discount)
    • Unlimited audio & video calls
    • Unlimited chat messages
    • Meeting recordings
    • AI meeting notes and transcriptions
    • Google Calendar sync
    • +8 more
  • Custom PlanContact sales
    • All Essential Plan features
    • Custom pricing
    • Custom onboarding
    • Custom, larger offices
    • Hybrid solutions
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Loom

Leader
from $18/seat/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $18/user/month. Free tier available. 14-day free trial for Business plan.

  • FreeFree
    • 25 videos per person
    • 5 minute screen recordings
    • Unlimited screenshots
    • Video quality up to 720p
    • Screen and camera recording
    • +5 more
  • Starter$18/user/month
    • Unlimited videos
    • Unlimited recording time
    • Upload and download videos
    • Transcriptions and closed captions
    • Custom recording dimensions
    • +8 more
  • Business$24/user/month with AI features
    • Unlimited videos
    • Unlimited recording time
    • Auto-video enhancement
    • Video-to-text automation
    • AI Workflows
    • +5 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Advanced security with SSO and SCIM
    • Salesforce integration (Beta)
    • 99.95% uptime SLA
    • EBA Compliance
    • Unlimited spaces with advanced admin controls
    • +6 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Gather✓
Loom✓
iOS
Gather✗
Loom✓
Android
Gather✗
Loom✓
macOS
Gather✗
Loom✓
Windows
Gather✗
Loom✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Gather✓
Loom✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • GitHub

Gather

7 total - 6 not shared
  • Google Calendar
  • Spotify
  • Google Chrome Extension
  • Outlook (planned)
  • Google Chrome
  • Outlook
Independently observed

Loom

Leader
16 total - 15 not shared
  • Slack
  • Jira
  • Jira Service Desk
  • Confluence
  • Gmail
  • Upwork
  • FigJam
  • Notion
  • Intercom
  • Zendesk
  • Dropbox
  • GitLab
  • Salesforce
  • WordPress
  • Google Workspace
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Gather or Loom: which one depends on you

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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.