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Comparison

Loom vs Zulip

On the evidence we track, Loom leads this comparison with a composite score of 78/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Loom full profile →Zulip full profile →
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★Loom78
Zulip71
Score
Vioscale score
Loom78 / 100medium · 54%
Zulip71 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Loom✓
Zulip✓
Model
Price level
Loommid
Zulipfree
Transparent
Loom✓
Zulip✓
Integrations
Count
Loom16
Zulip130
Security
Disclosure policy
Loom✓
Zulip✓
Gdpr
Loom–
Zulip✓
Hipaa
Loom–
Zulip✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Loom99.95
Zulip–
Status page
Loom✓
Zulip✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Loom

Leader

Loom is a screen and camera recording platform that lets users capture, edit, and share video messages with teams and customers. It provides AI-powered transcription, summaries, and video enhancement features to facilitate asynchronous collaboration across distributed organizations.

Independently observed

Zulip

Zulip is an open-source team chat platform featuring topic-based threading to organize conversations. It supports both synchronous and asynchronous workflows and offers flexible deployment options including cloud hosting or self-hosted infrastructure.

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/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier. Paid plans from $18/user/month (Business) to $24/user/month (Business + AI). Annual billing saves up to 17%. Enterprise plan requires contact.

  • StarterFree
    • 25 videos per person
    • 5 minute screen recordings
    • Unlimited meeting length
    • Transcriptions in 50+ languages
    • Comments and emoji reactions
    • +8 more
  • Business$18/user/month. Unlimited videos, 4K recording, basic editing
    • Unlimited videos and recording time
    • Remove Loom branding
    • Upload and download videos
    • High-def up to 4K video
    • Basic waveform editing
    • +9 more
  • Business + AI$24/user/month. Includes AI enhancement and automation features
    • Everything in Business, plus:
    • Auto-video enhancement
    • Advanced editing
    • Video-to-text automation
    • Auto-meeting recap emails
    • +7 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Business + AI, plus:
    • Advanced security (SSO, SCIM)
    • Salesforce integration
    • 99.95% uptime SLA
    • EBA Compliance
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Zulip

from $-20/moSubscriptionFree tier

From free to $12/user/month (Cloud Plus). Self-hosted from $3.50/user/month.

  • Zulip Cloud FreeFree
    • 10,000 messages search history
    • 5GB total file storage
    • Complete team chat solution
    • Hundreds of integrations
    • Advanced roles and permissions
    • +1 more
  • Zulip Cloud Standard$6.67/user/month billed annually or $8/month
    • Unlimited search history
    • 5GB per user storage
    • Custom permission groups
    • Message retention policies
    • Custom branding
    • +2 more
  • Zulip Cloud Plus$10/user/month billed annually or $12/month (minimum 10 users)
    • All Standard features
    • 25GB per user storage
    • SAML SSO (Okta, OneLogIn)
    • SCIM sync
    • Custom domain
    • +1 more
  • Self-hosted FreeFree
    • All Zulip features
    • Mobile notifications (limited)
    • 100% open-source
  • Self-hosted Basic$3.50/user/month, $20/month off first year
    • All features
    • Unlimited mobile notifications
    • Supports open-source development
  • Self-hosted Business$6.67/user/month billed annually or $8/month (minimum 25 users), $20/month off first year
    • All features
    • Email and chat support
    • SSO (SAML, Entra ID)
    • AD/LDAP sync
    • Configurable guest access
    • +2 more
  • Self-hosted EnterpriseContact sales
    • All features
    • Phone, email and chat support
    • OpenID Connect SSO
    • SCIM sync
    • Implementation consulting
    • +2 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✓
Zulip✓
iOS
Loom✓
Zulip✓
Android
Loom✓
Zulip✓
macOS
Loom✓
Zulip✓
Windows
Loom✓
Zulip✓
Linux
Loom✗
Zulip✓
CLI
Loom✗
Zulip✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Loom✓
Zulip✓
Self-hosted
Loom✗
Zulip✓
On-premise
Loom✗
Zulip✓
Hybrid
Loom✗
Zulip✓
Air-gapped
Loom✗
Zulip✓

Integrations

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

In common (8)
  • Slack
  • Jira
  • GitHub
  • Notion
  • Zendesk
  • Dropbox
  • GitLab
  • Salesforce

Loom

Leader
16 total - 8 not shared
  • Jira Service Desk
  • Confluence
  • Gmail
  • Upwork
  • FigJam
  • Intercom
  • WordPress
  • Google Workspace
Independently observed

Zulip

50 total - 42 not shared
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Discord
  • Mattermost
  • Rocket.Chat
  • Matrix
  • IRC
  • Email
  • Bitbucket
  • Asana
  • Linear
  • Trello
  • Basecamp
  • Jenkins
  • CircleCI
  • GitHub Actions
  • Travis CI
  • TeamCity
  • Heroku
  • Netlify
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Ansible Tower
  • Puppet
  • Grafana
  • +18 more
Independently observed

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