Does Loom or Synthesia have a free plan?

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

How long is the Loom and Synthesia free trial?

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

Loom vs Synthesia

A side-by-side look at Loom and Synthesia: 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 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

Choose Synthesia if

L&D and HR teams producing training and onboarding videos
Companies localizing explainer videos into many languages
Product marketers who need frequent, easily updated explainer clips

Visit Synthesia

Cheapest to start

Not confirmed

Free plan

Loom, Synthesia

Highest editor rating

Synthesia · 4.6

Comparison of Loom and Synthesia
Compare	Loom Visit site	Synthesia Visit site
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Free trial	Yes	No
Starting price	From $15/mo	From $29/mo
Editor rating	4.5	4.6
Ease of use	Very easy (5/5)	Very easy (5/5)
Category	Video	Video
Pricing model	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.	Free Basic plan usable for up to 10 minutes of video per month; Starter is $29/month billed monthly (about $18/month annually) for roughly 10 minutes per month, Creator $89/month (about $64 annually) for roughly 30 minutes; Enterprise is custom with unlimited minutes.
Plans	Starter — Free Business — $15/user/mo Business + AI — $20/user/mo Enterprise — Custom	Basic — Free Starter — $29/mo Creator — $89/mo Enterprise — Custom
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Browser extension	Web, API
Integrations	GitHub, Gmail, Google Workspace, Jira, Notion, Slack, Zapier	Zapier
Best for	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	L&D and HR teams producing training and onboarding videos Companies localizing explainer videos into many languages Product marketers who need frequent, easily updated explainer clips
Pros	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	Consistently natural avatar rendering and voices across 140+ languages Large template and scene library geared to training and onboarding content Easy to update a video later by editing the script instead of reshooting Enterprise-ready controls: SSO, brand kits, shared workspaces, SCORM export
Cons	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	Minute caps on Free and Starter plans are restrictive for regular publishing Custom (personal) avatars require the Creator tier or above Not a footage editor; complex cuts or effects need another tool Avatar videos can feel generic if the script and visuals are not carefully designed
AI assistant	Yes	No
AI avatars	No	Yes
AI voiceover	No	Yes
API access	No	Yes
Auto subtitles & captions	Yes	Yes
Brand kit	No	Yes
Browser extension	Yes	No
Comments & mentions	Yes	No
Desktop app	Yes	No
Mobile app	Yes	No
Multi-language support	No	Yes
Real-time collaboration	No	Yes
Reporting & dashboards	Yes	No
Roles & permissions	Yes	Yes
Screen recording	Yes	Yes
SSO / SAML	Yes	Yes
Templates	No	Yes
Text to video	No	Yes
Transcript-based editing	Yes	No

Common questions

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

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