Does Kapwing or Loom have a free plan?

Both do. Kapwing and Loom each offer a free tier, so you can try either without paying.

How long is the Kapwing and Loom free trial?

Loom offers a 14-day free trial. Kapwing does not offer one.

Kapwing vs Loom

A side-by-side look at Kapwing and Loom: what each costs to start, whether there is a free plan, how easy they are to pick up, and which features and integrations they cover.

Which should you choose?

Choose Kapwing if

Social media managers cutting podcasts and webinars into captioned clips
Educators and creators who want a simple online editor with strong subtitles
Small agencies needing shared workspaces and a brand kit

Visit Kapwing

Choose Loom if

Product and engineering teams replacing status meetings with async updates
Support and sales teams sending personalized walkthroughs
Teams already on Atlassian tools like Jira and Confluence

Visit Loom

Cheapest to start

Not confirmed

Free plan

Kapwing, Loom

Highest editor rating

Loom · 4.5

Comparison of Kapwing and Loom
Compare	Kapwing Visit site	Loom Visit site
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Free trial	No	Yes
Starting price	From $24/mo	From $15/mo
Editor rating	4.1	4.5
Ease of use	Very easy (5/5)	Very easy (5/5)
Category	Video	Video
Pricing model	Free plan with watermarked 720p exports; Pro is approximately $24 per user monthly ($16 billed annually), Business approximately $64 per user monthly ($50 annually), and Enterprise is custom.	Free Starter plan with 25 videos per person and a 5-minute cap; Business is about $15 per creator monthly ($12.50 billed annually), Business + AI approximately $20 per creator monthly, and Enterprise is custom.
Plans	Free — Free Pro — $24/user/mo Business — $64/user/mo Enterprise — Custom	Starter — Free Business — $15/user/mo Business + AI — $20/user/mo Enterprise — Custom
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Browser extension
Integrations	Google Workspace, YouTube	GitHub, Gmail, Google Workspace, Jira, Notion, Slack, Zapier
Best for	Social media managers cutting podcasts and webinars into captioned clips Educators and creators who want a simple online editor with strong subtitles Small agencies needing shared workspaces and a brand kit	Product and engineering teams replacing status meetings with async updates Support and sales teams sending personalized walkthroughs Teams already on Atlassian tools like Jira and Confluence
Pros	Text-based editing and automatic subtitles speed up repurposing long recordings AI dubbing and subtitle translation cover many languages Shared workspaces with comments suit small teams and agencies Wide toolkit in one browser tab: screen recording, background removal, script-to-video, templates	Recording starts from the browser extension or desktop app in one click and the share link is ready as soon as you stop Transcript-based trimming, filler-word removal and automatic captions make quick cleanup easy Loom AI generates titles, summaries, chapters and tasks from a recording Viewer insights show who watched and where they dropped off Deep Atlassian integration with Jira and Confluence plus Slack, Gmail, Notion and GitHub embeds
Cons	Free exports are watermarked, 720p and limited to a few minutes AI subtitle and dubbing minutes are metered per month Color and audio tools are basic compared with desktop editors Performance depends on cloud rendering and connection speed	Free plan caps each person at 25 videos of five minutes or less Per-creator pricing adds up for teams where many people record AI features are excluded from the base Business plan Editing is basic; not a substitute for a real video editor
AI assistant	No	Yes
AI content generation	Yes	No
AI voiceover	Yes	No
Auto subtitles & captions	Yes	Yes
Background removal	Yes	No
Brand kit	Yes	No
Browser extension	No	Yes
Comments & mentions	No	Yes
Desktop app	No	Yes
Mobile app	No	Yes
Multi-language support	Yes	No
Real-time collaboration	Yes	No
Reporting & dashboards	No	Yes
Roles & permissions	No	Yes
Screen recording	Yes	Yes
SSO / SAML	No	Yes
Stock media library	Yes	No
Templates	Yes	No
Text to video	Yes	No
Transcript-based editing	Yes	Yes

Common questions

Does Kapwing or Loom have a free plan?: Both do. Kapwing and Loom each offer a free tier, so you can try either without paying.
How long is the Kapwing and Loom free trial?: Loom offers a 14-day free trial. Kapwing does not offer one.

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