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Loom vs Montage.app
Short answer: Pick Loom if you want asynchronous video messaging; pick Montage.app if you want editorial-quality AI clip generation. Loom has a free plan, paid from $18/month per user; Montage.app has a free plan.
LoomScreen recording and video messagingWhich to pick
Pick Loom if you want…
- Asynchronous video messaging
- Screen recording and video messaging
- Integrations with Slack, Jira or Confluence (on Loom's list, not Montage.app's)
Pick Montage.app if you want…
- Editorial-quality AI clip generation
- Open-source code (ukumi-ai/montage-doc on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license)
- Integrations with Google Drive or Premiere Pro (on Montage.app's list, not Loom's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Loom:Loom is a video messaging platform for screen and camera recording, editing, and sharing.
- Montage.app:Montage is an AI video repurposing platform that turns webinars and podcasts into branded, social-ready clips.
- Best for
- Loom:Asynchronous video messaging
- Montage.app:Editorial-quality AI clip generation
- Who it’s for
- Loom:Teams and individuals needing quick video communication and collaboration.
- Montage.app:B2B marketers and content producers who publish video weekly.
- Pricing
- Loom:Freemium
- Montage.app:Freemium
- Starting price
- Loom:$18/month per user (Business)
- Montage.app:—
- Free plan or trial
- Loom:Free plan (Starter) · Free trial
- Montage.app:Free plan (Free) · Free trial
- Plans
- Loom:Starter $0 · Business $18 per user / month · Business + AI $24 per user / month
- Montage.app:Free $0
- Open source
- Loom:—
- Montage.app:Yes, 0 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Loom:Slack, Jira, Confluence, GitHub, Gmail, Notion, Intercom, Zendesk
- Montage.app:Google Drive, Dropbox, Premiere Pro
Loom features
- Screen & camera recording. Record screen, webcam, and system audio with optional virtual backgrounds.
- Video editing. Trim, stitch, add GIF thumbnails, and customize video thumbnails.
- Transcriptions & captions. Automatic transcriptions in 50+ languages with closed captions.
- Sharing & embedding. Easy sharing via links, embed in Notion, FigJam, and other tools.
- Analytics & insights. Viewer insights and engagement metrics for each video.
- Integrations. Connect with Slack, Jira, GitHub, Gmail, Notion, and more.
Montage.app features
- AI-scored moments. AI ranks 8-10 clip candidates by brief match and platform fit.
- Sentence-level editing. Edit video by editing the transcript text, down to single words.
- Branded captions. Custom fonts, colors and animation styles for on-brand subtitles.
- Multi-format export. Export MP4 for social or XML/FCPXML/JSON for Premiere, Final Cut and custom workflows.
- Dynamic reframing. One-click horizontal-to-vertical conversion with speaker tracking.
- Shareable review links. Generate URLs so teammates or clients can review clips without logging in.
Loom vs Montage.app FAQ
What is the difference between Loom and Montage.app?+
Loom is a screen recorder for quick videos, not an AI clip repurposing tool.
Should I use Loom or Montage.app?+
Pick Loom if you want asynchronous video messaging, screen recording and video messaging or integrations with Slack, Jira or Confluence (on Loom's list, not Montage.app's). Pick Montage.app if you want editorial-quality AI clip generation, open-source code (ukumi-ai/montage-doc on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license) or integrations with Google Drive or Premiere Pro (on Montage.app's list, not Loom's).
Is Loom or Montage.app free?+
Loom has a free plan (Starter); paid plans start at $18/month per user (Business). Montage.app has a free plan and paid plans.
Is Loom or Montage.app open source?+
Montage.app is open source (ukumi-ai/montage-doc on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Loom.
Do Loom and Montage.app integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Dropbox. Loom also lists Slack, Jira, Confluence, GitHub and 5 more; Montage.app also lists Google Drive and Premiere Pro.
On DevHunt
Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.