Free Loom alternative
A free Loom alternative that doesn't nickle-and-dime you.
Everything Loom charges for — free.
If Loom's free Starter plan ever made you feel tricked, the trick is the business model: 25 videos per account, 5 minutes each, 720p max, watermark on every recording, no local export, no analytics, no AI. The features you'd actually want — auto summary, view analytics, no watermark — all sit behind Loom Business (~$18/user/mo) or Loom Business + AI (~$20–24/user/mo).
Pullsy is a browser-only screen recorder with no install, no signup to record, no watermark, no length cap, no lifetime video cap. It does the things Loom doesn't do at any price (viewers can ask your video a question; the recording turns into a step-by-step guide), and the things Loom charges Business for (free view analytics, AI summary, searchable transcript).
What "free" actually costs on Loom — and what you'd pay to unlock the rest.
Most people discover Loom's free tier is "free for a weekend." The features a real team needs — no watermark, no length cap, viewer analytics, AI summary — are paywalled across two separate paid tiers. Here is what it adds up to, and what Pullsy free includes by default.
| Tier | Monthly cost | What it unlocks |
|---|---|---|
| Loom free (Starter) | $0 | 25 videos lifetime, 5-min cap, 720p, watermark on every recording, no analytics, no AI. |
| Loom Business | ~$18/user/mo | Removes watermark + length cap, adds viewer analytics, password protection, CTA buttons. |
| Loom Business + AI | ~$20–24/user/mo | Adds auto-summary, auto-chapters, transcript-based editing, filler-word removal. |
| Pullsy free | $0 | Unlimited videos, unlimited length, no watermark, AI summary + transcript, Ask-this-video, view analytics — all of the above. |
| Pullsy Pro | ~€9/mo | Removes the small Pullsy link, adds custom domain, full analytics, unlimited AI usage. |
| Pullsy Team | ~€12/seat/mo | Adds workspace, team seats, API access. |
Loom vs Pullsy, feature by feature.
The honest, point-by-point comparison. Three columns: Loom free, Loom Business, Pullsy free.
| Feature | Loom Free | Loom Business | Pullsy Free |
|---|---|---|---|
| Videos you can store (lifetime cap) | 25 videos per account | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Max length per recording | 5 minutes | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Watermark on recordings | Loom watermark on every video | None (paid plan) | None, ever |
| Max export quality | 720p | 4K | Browser capture quality |
| Local file export | No | Yes | Browser records the local file directly |
| Account required to record | Yes | Yes | No signup to record |
| Account required to view | Yes (looms must be logged-in) | Yes (or password) | No signup to watch |
| Auto summary + chapters | No | Only on Business + AI (~$20–24/user/mo) | Yes, free |
| Searchable transcript | No | Only on Business + AI (~$20–24/user/mo) | Yes, free |
| Transcript-based editing | No | Only on Business + AI (~$20–24/user/mo) | Not yet — see FAQ |
| Viewer analytics (who watched, how far) | No | Only on Business (~$18/user/mo) | Yes, free |
| Viewers can ask questions about the video | No | No | Yes — clickable timestamps, free |
| Turn a recording into a written guide | No | No | Yes — auto-SOP export, free |
| GIF preview embeds | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom branding / custom domain | Loom branding only | Yes, paid | Pro tier removes the small Pullsy link |
| Workspace + team seats | No | Yes | Team tier |
Viewers can ask your video a question.
Loom is one-way. The viewer watches, scrubs, gives up. Pullsy adds a chat panel under the video — the viewer types a question in plain English and gets an answer pulled from the transcript, with a clickable timestamp that jumps them straight to that part of the recording. Loom has nothing equivalent at any price tier. If you've ever recorded a 14-minute walkthrough and watched a colleague skip to minute 11 to find one thing, this is what that looks like solved.
Turn the recording into a written guide.
Pullsy converts a finished recording into a numbered, step-by-step written guide — essentially an auto-generated SOP. Each step pulls a short caption from the transcript and embeds the moment in the recording it came from, so the guide is scannable for the reader and the video is one click away for the ambiguous parts. Useful for onboarding docs, support KB articles, internal runbooks, and tutorial sites. Loom doesn't have this.
View analytics are free.
On Loom, you find out who watched your video only if you pay for Business (~$18/user/mo). On Pullsy, every recording shows who watched, how far they got, which chapters they skipped, and what they asked the video — at no cost. Useful for sales follow-ups ("did the prospect actually watch to the end?"), async standups ("did the team see my update?"), and content marketing ("where do viewers drop off?").
Frequently asked questions
What counts as a "Loom alternative" here?
A screen recorder you can open in a browser, share a link from, and let viewers watch without an account. Pullsy does all of that, with no watermark, no 5-minute cap, and no 25-video lifetime wall — the three things Loom's free Starter plan locks you behind. It also adds features Loom doesn't have at any price (viewers can ask the video a question; the recording turns into a step-by-step guide).
Is Pullsy actually free forever, or is this a teaser?
Free is the product. The full feature set — unlimited recording length, Ask-this-video, AI summary, transcripts, view analytics — is free with fair-use AI caps. Pro (~$9/mo) removes the small Pullsy link and unlocks unlimited AI; Team (~$12/seat/mo) adds a shared workspace. The free tier is not a stripped-down trial of the paid one.
Do I lose my Loom videos if I switch to Pullsy?
Loom recordings stay on Loom. Pullsy is a separate screen recorder, not an importer — you record new videos in Pullsy. If you want to save old Looms locally before they age out of your free tier, /tools/loom-to-mp4/ converts a Loom share link to an MP4 you keep.
Why is the Loom free Starter plan so restricted?
Loom's free plan is a funnel: 25 videos and 5 minutes is enough to make the tool useful, then you hit the wall and either pay Business (~$18/user/mo) or leave. Pullsy's model is different — the free tier is the full product, with paid tiers adding workspace/team/custom-domain rather than unlocking the basics.
Is Pullsy affiliated with Loom?
No. Loom is a trademark of Atlassian. Pullsy is an independent product not affiliated with or endorsed by Loom. Plan details above are dated to July 2026 from Loom's public pricing pages.
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Loom is a trademark of Atlassian. Pullsy is not affiliated with or endorsed by Loom. Loom plan details reflect Loom's public pricing pages as of July 2026.