Does Loom or Slack have a free plan?

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

How long is the Loom and Slack free trial?

Loom offers a 14-day free trial, and Slack offers a 30-day free trial.

Loom vs Slack

A side-by-side look at Loom and Slack: 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 Slack if

Technology and product teams that live in chat and connect many tools
Companies collaborating with agencies or clients through Slack Connect
Organizations that want a mature admin, security and compliance toolset

Visit Slack

Cheapest to start

Not confirmed

Free plan

Loom, Slack

Highest editor rating

Slack · 4.6

Comparison of Loom and Slack
Compare	Loom Visit site	Slack Visit site
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Free trial	Yes	Yes
Starting price	From $15/mo	From $8.75/mo
Editor rating	4.5	4.6
Ease of use	Very easy (5/5)	Very easy (5/5)
Category	Video	Communication
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 plan with 90-day message history; Pro is $8.75 per user per month ($7.25 billed annually), Business+ approximately $15 per user per month billed annually, Enterprise Grid pricing is custom.
Plans	Starter — Free Business — $15/user/mo Business + AI — $20/user/mo Enterprise — Custom	Free — Free Pro — $8.75/user/mo Business+ — $15/user/mo Enterprise Grid — Custom
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Browser extension	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, API
Integrations	GitHub, Gmail, Google Workspace, Jira, Notion, Slack, Zapier	Asana, GitHub, Google Meet, Google Workspace, Jira, Outlook, Salesforce, Trello, Zapier, Zoom
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	Technology and product teams that live in chat and connect many tools Companies collaborating with agencies or clients through Slack Connect Organizations that want a mature admin, security and compliance toolset
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	Channels, threads and search that scale from small teams to large organizations Largest integration ecosystem in team chat, with first-party apps from Google, Microsoft, Atlassian and GitHub Huddles for quick audio and video calls without a separate meeting tool Slack Connect for shared channels with outside companies Workflow Builder for no-code automations
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	Free plan hides messages older than 90 days and caps integrations at 10 Per-seat pricing becomes expensive for large teams Notification overload and channel sprawl without deliberate conventions Full AI feature set requires Business+ or higher
AI assistant	Yes	Yes
API access	No	Yes
Audit logs	No	Yes
Auto subtitles & captions	Yes	No
Browser extension	Yes	No
Channels & threads	No	Yes
Comments & mentions	Yes	No
Desktop app	Yes	No
Guest & client access	No	Yes
Mobile app	Yes	No
Reporting & dashboards	Yes	No
Roles & permissions	Yes	Yes
Screen recording	Yes	No
Screen sharing	No	Yes
SSO / SAML	Yes	Yes
Transcript-based editing	Yes	No
Two-factor authentication	No	Yes
Video calls	No	Yes
Webhooks	No	Yes
Workflow automation	No	Yes

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Does Loom or Slack have a free plan?: Both do. Loom and Slack each offer a free tier, so you can try either without paying.
How long is the Loom and Slack free trial?: Loom offers a 14-day free trial, and Slack offers a 30-day free trial.

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