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Comparison

Loom vs Slack

No clear leader: Loom (79.4) and Slack (78.7) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Loom full profile →Slack full profile →
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Loom79
Slack79
Score
vioscaleAI score
Loom79 / 100medium · 55%
Slack79 / 100medium · 51%
Pricing
Free tier
Loom✓
Slack✓
Model
Price level
Loomfree
Slacklow
Starting price
Loom$18
Slack–
Transparent
Loom✓
Slack✓
Integrations
Count
Loom10
Slack2,500
Security
Disclosure policy
Loom✓
Slack✓
Gdpr
Loom✓
Slack✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Loom99.95
Slack–
Status page
Loom✓
Slack✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Loom

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

Independently observed

Slack

Slack is a cloud-based system that enables teams to communicate through channels, integrate with external tools, and automate workflows while maintaining enterprise-grade security and compliance controls.

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

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 ↗

Slack

from £5.75/moSubscriptionFree tier

From £0 (free tier) to £7/user/month (Pro). Free tier available.

  • FreeFree
    • 90 days of message history
    • Up to 10 apps from Slack App Directory
    • 1:1 audio and video meetings with screen sharing
    • 1:1 external messages via Slack Connect
    • SAML-based single sign-on
    • +9 more
  • Pro£7/user/month (£5.75/user/month billed annually)
    • Unlimited message history
    • Unlimited app integrations
    • 2,600+ apps in Slack App Directory
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

In common (5)
  • Jira
  • GitHub
  • Zendesk
  • Salesforce
  • Google Workspace

Loom

16 total - 11 not shared
  • Slack
  • Jira Service Desk
  • Confluence
  • Gmail
  • Upwork
  • FigJam
  • Notion
  • Intercom
  • Dropbox
  • GitLab
  • WordPress
Independently observed

Slack

15 total - 10 not shared
  • Atlassian
  • Lucid
  • Loom
  • Miro
  • Smartsheet
  • Mural
  • Zapier
  • Microsoft 365
  • Okta
  • ADFS
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Loom or Slack: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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