A Loom alternative with no video limits and no monthly bill
Loom made sending a quick screen recording normal. Its free Starter plan now stops at 25 videos per person and 5 minutes per screen recording, and the paid Business plan costs $18 per user every month.
Showthrough records your screen, camera and voice from Chrome and copies the link the moment you stop, like Loom. The difference is how you pay and where the videos live: one payment instead of a subscription, and every recording stored in your own Cloudflare account, which you connect in one click while we handle the rest.
Loom prices checked on 10 November 2026 from Loom’s pricing page. Prices change; check there before you buy.
Loom vs Showthrough at a glance
| Loom | Showthrough | |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | Per user, every month | One payment ($29) |
| Free plan | 25 videos per person, 5 minutes each | No free plan |
| Videos and length | Unlimited on Business | Unlimited, no time limit |
| Where videos are stored | Loom's servers | Your own Cloudflare account, connected in one click (we handle the rest) |
| Link ready when you stop | Yes | Yes, the video uploads while you record |
| Apps | Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome | Chrome on Mac, Windows, Linux and ChromeOS. Mac app coming soon. |
| AI titles and summaries | On Business + AI | Coming soon |
| Editing | Trim and edit in Loom | Coming soon |
| Comments and reactions | Yes | Yes, pinned to the moment in the video |
| Password-protected links | Yes | Coming soon |
| Team library and invites | Yes | Coming soon, at no extra cost |
Loom pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | Free | 25 videos per person, 5-minute screen recordings, up to 720p, up to 50 members |
| Business | $18 per user per month | Unlimited videos and recording length. Annual billing saves up to 17%. |
| Business + AI | $24 per user per month | Adds Loom AI: titles, summaries, chapters, filler word removal and more |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | Everything in Business + AI, with enterprise controls |
On Business at monthly billing, a team of 5 pays 5 × $18 × 12 = $1,080 a year, and the bill grows with every person you add.
Showthrough is one payment, currently $29. The only other cost is Cloudflare storage past its free 10 GB, billed by Cloudflare at about $0.015 per GB a month. Viewing is always free. See pricing.
Where Loom is better
- Loom AI writes titles, summaries and chapters and removes filler words. Showthrough has no AI yet.
- Loom has desktop and mobile apps. Showthrough records from Chrome only for now.
- Loom has editing, viewer insights, password-protected links and deep Slack and Atlassian integrations. These are on Showthrough's roadmap, not built.
- Loom has a free plan you can start on today. Showthrough is paid from day one.
Where Showthrough is better
- You pay once instead of per user, per month. The price doesn't grow as your team does.
- No cap on the number of videos or their length, ever. The only limit is your own Cloudflare storage.
- Your recordings live in your own Cloudflare account, connected in one click while we handle the rest. If you stop using Showthrough, the videos are still yours.
- Cloudflare's free plan includes 10 GB of storage, and viewing is always free, so most small teams pay Cloudflare nothing.
Which one should you pick?
Pick Loom if you need AI summaries, a mobile app or a video editor today, or if your company already runs on Atlassian.
Pick Showthrough if you mostly send quick walkthroughs and updates, want to stop paying per person, and like owning your videos.
Questions about Loom and Showthrough
Is Loom free?
Loom's Starter plan is free, but it limits each person to 25 videos and each screen recording to 5 minutes, at up to 720p. Removing those limits means the Business plan at $18 per user per month.
How much does Loom cost for a team?
Business is $18 per user per month on monthly billing, so 5 people pay $90 a month, or $1,080 a year. Annual billing saves up to 17%.
Can Showthrough import my Loom videos?
Not yet. Import from Loom is on the roadmap. Until then, you can keep your Loom account for old videos and record new ones with Showthrough.
Do viewers need an account to watch?
No. Anyone with a Showthrough link can watch in any browser, on any device. Viewers only sign in with Google if they want to leave a comment.
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