Comparison

Loom vs Whereby

On the evidence we track, Whereby leads this comparison with a composite score of 86/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Loom79
★Whereby86
Score
vioscaleAI score
Loom79 / 100medium · 55%
Whereby86 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Loom✓
Whereby✓
Model
Loomfree
Wherebyfreemium
Price level
Loomfree
Wherebylow
Starting price
Loom$18
Whereby$9.99
Transparent
Loom✓
Whereby✓
Integrations
Count
Loom10
Whereby5
Security
Certifications
Loom–
WherebyISO 27001
Disclosure policy
Loom✓
Whereby✓
Gdpr
Loom✓
Whereby✓
Hipaa
Loom–
Whereby✓
Iso27001
Loom–
Whereby✓
Pci
Loom–
Whereby✓
Soc2
Loom–
Whereby✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Loom99.95
Whereby99.9
Status page
Loom✓
Whereby✓
Market
Content
Faq
Whereby6 items

Capabilities

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

Modality
Messaging
Loom✓
Whereby✓
Video meetings
Loom-
Whereby✓
Whiteboard
Loom-
Whereby✓
Meetings
Screen sharing
Loom✓
Whereby✓
Recording / transcription
LoomRecording + AI notes
WherebyRecording
Security
End-to-end encryption
Loom-
Whereby✓
SSO / SCIM
Loom✓
Whereby-
Access
Guest / external access
Loom✓
Whereby✓
Compliance
Compliance controls
Loom✓
Whereby✓
Deployment
Hosting
LoomCloud only
WherebyCloud only
Scale
Max participants
Loom-
Whereby200
Ecosystem
App marketplace
Loom-
Whereby✗
Public API / bot framework
Loom✓
Whereby✓
Commercial
Free tier
Loom✓
Whereby✓

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

Whereby

Leader

A privacy-first video conferencing API built in Europe, offering reliable video calls for teams and platforms with flexible pay-per-use billing.

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 ↗

Whereby

Leader
from $9.99/moUsage-basedFree tier

Free tier with 2,000 participant minutes per month, or $9.99/month plus usage fees

  • TestFree
    • Up to 2,000 participant minutes per month
    • Developer community
    • Email support
    • Limited white labelling
  • Build$9.99/month plus $0.004 per participant minute
    • 2,000 included participant minutes per month
    • Additional participant minutes at $0.004 each
    • Session transcriptions from $0.0065 per unmuted participant minute
    • Custom branding
    • Cloud recording at $0.01 per minute
    • +14 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Volume discounts
    • Early access to new features
    • Implementation support
    • Technical Success Manager
    • HIPAA compliance included
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Slack

Loom

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

Whereby

Leader
7 total - 6 not shared
  • Google Calendar
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Google Docs
  • Trello
  • YouTube
  • Chrome
Independently observed
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