Comparison

Loom vs Wire

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
Wire66
Score
vioscaleAI score
Loom79 / 100medium · 55%
Wire66 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Loom✓
Wire✓
Model
Loomfree
Wirequote
Price level
Loomfree
Wirelow
Starting price
Loom$18
Transparent
Loom✓
Wire✓
Integrations
Count
Loom10
Wire1
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Loom✓
Wire✓
Gdpr
Loom✓
Wire✓
Hipaa
Loom–
Wire✓
Iso27001
Loom–
Wire✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Loom99.95
Wire–
Status page
Loom✓
Wire✓
Content
Faq

Capabilities

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

Modality
Messaging
Loom✓
Wire✓
Video meetings
Loom-
Wire✓
Whiteboard
Loom-
Wire✗
Meetings
Screen sharing
Loom✓
Wire✓
Recording / transcription
LoomRecording + AI notes
WireNone
Security
End-to-end encryption
Loom-
Wire✓
SSO / SCIM
Loom✓
Wire✓
Access
Guest / external access
Loom✓
Wire✓
Compliance
Compliance controls
Loom✓
Wire✓
Deployment
Hosting
LoomCloud only
WireCloud + self-hosted
Scale
Max participants
Loom-
Wire150 video (2000 with MLS enabled)
Ecosystem
App marketplace
Loom-
Wire✓
Public API / bot framework
Loom✓
Wire✓
Commercial
Free tier
Loom✓
Wire✓

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

Wire

Wire is a secure communication platform offering messaging, audio/video calls, conferencing, and file sharing. Built on zero-knowledge architecture with always-on end-to-end encryption, it serves governments, critical infrastructure providers, and 1,800+ organizations globally.

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 ↗

Wire

from €7.45/seat/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. Wire for Enterprise from €7.45/user/mo (annual billing). On-premises deployment available via sales.

  • Wire for FreeFree
    • Messaging
    • Audio and video conferencing
    • File sharing
  • Wire for Enterprise€7.45/user/mo (annual) or €8.94/user/mo (monthly)
    • All Wire for Free features
    • Video conferencing (up to 150 participants)
    • SSO and SCIM
    • Administrative controls
    • Role-based configurations
  • Wire On-Premises (Wire Local)Contact sales
    • All Wire for Enterprise features
    • Federation with Wire Cloud
    • ID-Shield
    • Full deployment support
    • Data sovereignty
    • +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✓
Wire✓
iOS
Loom✓
Wire✓
Android
Loom✓
Wire✓
macOS
Loom✓
Wire✗
Windows
Loom✓
Wire✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Loom✓
Wire✓
Self-hosted
Loom✗
Wire✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitHub

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

Wire

1 total - 0 not shared
  • GitHub
Independently observed
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