The short answer
- Moving from Loom Business to Cap Pro (cloud) at 1 seat saves $22 in the first year, after setup and upkeep time (Stackcut's model: modeled, not measured).
- Cap's official migration guide moves 3 kinds of data in full and 1 partly; 4 things stay behind. What moves
- 4 public accounts of making this switch: 3 switched, 1 evaluated. Read them
- Switching help: 20% off Cap Pro with code MIGRATE20 at checkout; the discount applies to every renewal. Aimed at Loom switchers since the Loom importer is a Cap Pro feature. cap.so
What Loom and Cap cost
List prices from each vendor's pricing page, as stored in the Stackcut catalog. Each price links its source.
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed yearly (per month) | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loom Business | $18/user/mo | not shown | Unlimited videos and recording time, basic editing, no Loom branding |
| Loom Business + AI | $24/user/mo | not shown | Business plus Loom AI (summaries, chapters, text-based editing, meeting notes); 14-day free trial |
| Cap Desktop license | not shown | $2.42/mo | $29 per license per year or $58 once; one user; commercial rights; 20 cloud shareable links/month (up to 5 min each) |
| Cap Pro (cloud) | $12/user/mo | $8.16/user/mo | Unlimited cloud storage and bandwidth, team workspaces, Loom importer |
Moving from Loom to Cap
What Cap's importer carries over, what it leaves behind, and any help it offers switchers.
To Cap
Official guide cap.so · Tools: Cap Loom importer (Dashboard > Import > Loom), Cap CLI / MCP server batch import, Free Loom video downloader
Moves: Video files (full); Titles (full); Transcript, summary and chapters (full); Owners and spaces (partial). cap.so
Doesn't move: Loom comments and reactions - Cap starts a fresh comment thread on every video; Loom view counts - Cap counts views from the moment a video is imported; Private, expired, password-protected, or deleted Looms until the source is made accessible; Nested Loom folder hierarchy - space_name maps to one flat Cap space label. cap.so
Watch out for:
- space_name is treated as one flat Cap space label; nested Loom folders need a separate explicit mapping plan cap.so
- Private/password-protected Looms cannot be imported until set to anyone-with-the-link; deleted Looms are unrecoverable cap.so
- The self-serve CSV UI caps at 500 rows; larger libraries need CLI/MCP batches or Cap's managed migration cap.so
Switching help: 20% off Cap Pro with code MIGRATE20 at checkout; the discount applies to every renewal. Aimed at Loom switchers since the Loom importer is a Cap Pro feature. cap.so
Switching help: Cap runs large Loom-to-Cap migrations with you: for libraries beyond the 500-row self-serve CSV limit, organizations can run controlled batches through the Cap CLI/MCP or have Cap run the migration; Cap says it has moved organizations with hundreds of users and tens of thousands of recordings. cap.so
From each destination's own migration docs and switching pages, plus community write-ups where no official guide exists, each checked against its page. Confirm terms on the linked page before you rely on an offer.
People who moved from Loom to Cap
4 public accounts of leaving Loom: 3 switched, 1 evaluated. Summaries are ours; each links the original, and each was checked against its page before it appeared here.
XDA journalist describes moving from OBS to Loom for less friction, then trying Cap out of curiosity: Instant Mode matches Loom's record-and-share loop, Studio Mode's editor exceeded it, and she declares she is never going back to Loom or OBS. XDA Developers
A developer's first-person account of replacing Loom with Cap: consolidated screenshots and video into one tool, likes the share links, auto-zoom and pricing, and recommends the free tier or Desktop License over Loom's subscription. Page contains a Cap referral link. DanyWalls
First-person write-up of self-hosting Cap on a home computer as a Loom replacement: Cap Desktop pointed at a self-hosted server behind a Cloudflare Tunnel with R2 storage, achieving the same record-and-share-link workflow with no subscription. ibtisam.dev
A week-long Windows hands-on review concluding Cap is the first open-source screen recorder the reviewer recommends without caveats for most small teams, with named rough edges (multi-monitor bug, integration and analytics gaps). Publisher also sells a competing screenshot app. ScreenSnap
How to leave Loom
Export first, then cancel. Every step links the vendor's own help page, checked on the date shown.
How to leave Loom
Export first
- Videos: Library → the video → the menu above it → Download (MP4). Creators on the free Starter plan can't download. No bulk download is documented, so do it one video at a time before you downgrade. support.atlassian.com
What you lose
- Downloading your own videos, once you're on Starter
- Recording new videos while you're over the Starter limit
Cancel
- Download the videos you want to keep while you're still on a paid plan (see export).
- Atlassian Admin → Billing → Subscriptions → Loom → Manage → Deactivate, then choose Downgrade or Cancel subscription.
- Older Loom accounts: Workspace Settings → Plan & Billing → Manage Subscription → Downgrade to Starter.
- Takes effect
- At your next renewal date; you keep full access until then.
- Refunds
- No prorated refund for the rest of the billing period.
- After you cancel
- On Starter you keep access to all your videos, even over 25, but can't record new ones until you're back under the limit or upgrade.
FAQ
Is Cap cheaper than Loom?
Modeled, not measured: moving from Loom Business to Cap Pro (cloud) at 1 seat saves $22 in the first year, after setup and upkeep time at $50/hour. It depends on your plan, seats and usage. the math
Can I move my Loom data to Cap?
Cap's official guide moves: Video files; Titles; Transcript, summary and chapters; Owners and spaces. It doesn't move: Loom comments and reactions - Cap starts a fresh comment thread on every video; Loom view counts - Cap counts views from the moment a video is imported; Private, expired, password-protected, or deleted Looms until the source is made accessible; Nested Loom folder hierarchy - space_name maps to one flat Cap space label. cap.so
What do I lose when I leave Loom?
Per Loom's own pages, leaving or downgrading loses: Downloading your own videos, once you're on Starter; Recording new videos while you're over the Starter limit. support.atlassian.com
Does Cap help people switch from Loom?
20% off Cap Pro with code MIGRATE20 at checkout; the discount applies to every renewal. Aimed at Loom switchers since the Loom importer is a Cap Pro feature. cap.so
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