Comparison

Loom vs Mattermost

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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★Loom79
Mattermost67
Score
vioscaleAI score
Loom79 / 100medium · 55%
Mattermost67 / 100medium · 65%
Pricing
Free tier
Loom✓
Mattermost✓
Model
Loomfree
Mattermostfreemium
Price level
Loomfree
Mattermostlow
Starting price
Loom$18
Mattermost–
Transparent
Loom✓
Mattermost✗
Integrations
Count
Loom10
Mattermost700
Security
Certifications
Loom–
Disclosure policy
Loom✓
Mattermost✓
Gdpr
Loom✓
Mattermost✓
Scorecard
Loom–
Mattermost7.3
Reliability
Sla pct
Loom99.95
Mattermost–
Status page
Loom✓
Mattermost✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Loom–
Mattermost371
Github stars
Loom–
Mattermost39,264
Activity
Commits last 30d
Loom–
Mattermost100
Release
Cadence days
Loom–
Mattermost1
History
Loom–
Mattermost20 items
Language
Primary
Loom–
MattermostTypeScript
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Mattermost7 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Loom

Leader

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

Independently observed

Mattermost

Mattermost is a self-hosted or cloud-based collaboration platform offering secure messaging, voice calling, screen sharing, workflow automation, and AI-assisted tools for teams and enterprises.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 ↗

Mattermost

HybridFree tier
  • Enterprise Edition E10-
  • Enterprise Edition E20-
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Loom✓
Mattermost✓
iOS
Loom✓
Mattermost✓
Android
Loom✓
Mattermost✓
macOS
Loom✓
Mattermost✓
Windows
Loom✓
Mattermost✓
Linux
Loom✗
Mattermost✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Loom✓
Mattermost✓
Self-hosted
Loom✗
Mattermost✓
On-premise
Loom✗
Mattermost✓
Air-gapped
Loom✗
Mattermost✓

Integrations

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

In common (3)
  • Slack
  • GitHub
  • GitLab

Loom

Leader
16 total - 13 not shared
  • Jira
  • Jira Service Desk
  • Confluence
  • Gmail
  • Upwork
  • FigJam
  • Notion
  • Intercom
  • Zendesk
  • Dropbox
  • Salesforce
  • WordPress
  • Google Workspace
Independently observed

Mattermost

26 total - 23 not shared
  • Git
  • Jenkins
  • Twitter
  • Bugzilla
  • RSS
  • Gerrit
  • Redmine
  • Mercurial
  • SVN
  • Threema
  • Pexip
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Matrix
  • XMPP
  • Trello
  • ServiceNow
  • PagerDuty
  • Splunk
  • Nagios
  • Ansible
  • Matterbridge
Independently observed
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