Go from Loom to Loom (free tier)
The job: Async screen recording (Screen and camera recording, Instant share links). Pick where you are today and where you want to land; the move below follows your pick.
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Keep it and pay less
The money
$18/mo today , then $0/mo
Loom Business
Modeled from public list prices, with your time at $50 an hour. Show the math
Does it do the job? 2 of 2 covered
- Covered: Screen and camera recording
- Covered: Instant share links
The work
- Setup
- About 15 min
- Upkeep
- None
- Watch out
- Check first: You only rely on: Screen and camera recording, Instant share links
Make the move in four steps
Export from Loom
Your Loom videos. Format: MP4
Export stepsCheck what Free plan keeps
Starter: up to 25 videos per person, 5-minute limit per screen recording, unlimited meeting recording length
DetailsSwitch to Free plan
Change the plan in Loom's billing settings before your renewal date.
Check the next bill
Your next Loom invoice should show the lower price. Check that your data and links still work.
The whole recipe: 3 ways out, best first
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
How we got this
| You pay now: Loom Business | $18/user/mo × 1 user | $18/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Loom (free tier) | free plan | $0/mo |
| Difference each month | $18 − $0 | +$18/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$18 × 12 | +$216 |
| Setup, once | 0.25 h × $50/h | −$12 |
| Year one | +$216 − $12 | +$204 |
- Not counting your time (0.25 h in year one): saves $216 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Loom Business | $18/user/mo × 1 user | $18/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: OBS Studio | runs on your own machine | $0/mo |
| Difference each month | $18 − $0 | +$18/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$18 × 12 | +$216 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$216 − $50 | +$166 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $216 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Loom Business | $18/user/mo × 1 user | $18/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Cap Pro (cloud) | $12/user/mo × 1 user | $12/mo |
| Difference each month | $18 − $12 | +$6/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$6 × 12 | +$72 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$72 − $50 | +$22 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $72 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
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.
Compare before you switch
Read the checked comparisons and workload guides for the tools this recipe replaces.
- Loom vs Cap Checked migration details, public switching accounts.
- Loom vs OBS Studio Checked migration details, public switching accounts.
- Loom alternatives in 2026: what to use instead, and what it really costs Compare the wider set of alternatives and their tradeoffs.
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