Video recording · replacement recipe

Async screen recording

Replaces Loom. 3 ways out. Best: Loom (free tier) (cheaper plan), about $204 saved in year one.

Modeled, not measured. Savings use public prices and planning assumptions: the bill you stop paying, minus the new tool, your upkeep time and your setup time at $50/hour, over the first 12 months. No verified migrations yet. Check the must-haves in each recipe before you switch.

What you use

Screen and camera recording
Instant share links

Not covered

Viewer comments and reactions
Video editing
AI summaries
Viewer analytics

Check before switching

You only rely on: Screen and camera recording, Instant share links
Export your data from Loom before canceling

Agents: get_recipe("replace-loom") on the Stackcut MCP server.

3 ways out, best first

Cheaper planLoom (free tier)Saves $204 in year one

$18/mo today → $0/mo · setup 0.25 h · then $216/yr · payback 0.7 mo

1 seat. If your use fits the free tier (Starter: 25 videos, 5-minute limit).

Covers 100% of the core features

Starter is free: 25 videos, 5-minute limit.

Sources: atlassian.com

Open sourceCapCosts $1,244 more in year one

$18/mo today → $5/mo + 2 h upkeep · setup 4 h

1 seat. Open-source Loom alternative; $29/yr local license or $8.16/mo cloud.

Covers 100% of the core features

Open-source Loom alternative; $29/yr local license or $8.16/mo cloud.

License: open_source

Sources: atlassian.com cap.so

Open sourceOBS StudioCosts $1,244 more in year one

$18/mo today → $5/mo + 2 h upkeep · setup 4 h

1 seat. Free local recording; share files via your own storage.

Covers 50% of the core features (not: Instant share links)

Free local recording; share files via your own storage.