Compare Camtasia and Loom Software 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (61.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$39.00 Per Year
$0.00 1 User Per Month
Camtasia
Star Rating
(1,663)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$39.00 Per Year
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansLoom
Star Rating
(2,344)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Loom excels in user experience, with many praising its flexibility in recording videos. Users appreciate the ability to record in various ratios and high quality, making it a go-to tool for creating engaging content for clients and teams.
- According to verified reviews, Camtasia stands out for its robust editing capabilities. Users highlight its extensive library of assets that make educational video production dynamic and engaging, along with recent improvements in captioning and AI-assisted editing features.
- Reviewers mention that Loom's ease of use is a significant advantage, with many finding it intuitive for recording and editing videos. This simplicity is particularly beneficial for teams looking to quickly create and share content without a steep learning curve.
- Users say that Camtasia offers a comprehensive support system, with many finding its tutorials and articles helpful for learning the software. This support is crucial for users who may need assistance navigating its more complex features.
- G2 reviewers note that while both products have strong video capture capabilities, Camtasia's image editing features receive mixed feedback. Some users find its image editor less effective compared to Loom's straightforward approach, which focuses on screen recording and sharing.
- According to recent user feedback, Loom's engagement insights and viewer reactions are highly rated, providing users with valuable metrics to gauge the effectiveness of their videos. This feature is particularly appealing for businesses looking to enhance their communication strategies.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Camtasia
Starter
$39.00
Per Year
For better screen captures
- Image capabilities:
- Capture full-screen, window, region, panoramic, and steps
- Video capabilities:
Loom
Starter
$0.00
1 User Per Month
Get started with video communication. On our Starter plan, you can invite up to 10 users. Each user can enjoy 25 Loom videos (5 minutes per video), unlimited screenshots, unlimited meeting recording length, transcriptions in 50+ languages, video comments, and emoji reactions.
- Screen & cam bubble recording
- Meeting recordings
- Screenshots
Free Trial
Camtasia
Free Trial is available
Loom
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
1,431
9.2
1,297
Ease of Use
9.0
1,460
9.3
1,504
Ease of Setup
9.3
623
9.4
687
Ease of Admin
9.0
263
9.2
310
Quality of Support
8.8
1,016
9.0
846
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
251
9.3
290
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
1,407
8.8
1,238
Features by Category
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Feature Not Available
9.3
916
9.5
774
9.5
1003
8.1
676
7.7
539
Platform Content
Feature Not Available
8.7
746
Feature Not Available
8.0
663
9.5
769
9.5
992
Platform Additional Functionality
7.9
637
8.8
791
7.5
564
8.3
705
Agentic AI - Screen and Video Capture
6.3
38
7.5
99
Hosting
Not enough data
9.3
135
Not enough data
8.6
114
Not enough data
7.6
91
Management
Not enough data
9.1
136
Not enough data
9.3
126
Not enough data
8.9
124
Not enough data
9.2
120
Marketing
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
112
Not enough data
8.0
39
Not enough data
8.5
41
Insights
Not enough data
8.7
110
Not enough data
8.6
111
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
64
Not enough data
7.8
63
Not enough data
7.2
62
Platform
Not enough data
8.9
38
Not enough data
8.7
38
Not enough data
8.6
40
Not enough data
8.3
37
Not enough data
8.8
38
Not enough data
8.2
37
Security
Not enough data
8.6
39
Not enough data
8.9
40
Agentic AI - Video Hosting
Not enough data
8.5
32
Not enough data
8.7
32
Not enough data
8.6
32
Not enough data
8.5
32
Not enough data
8.5
32
Customization
Not enough data
8.4
96
Not enough data
8.3
98
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
66
Organization
Not enough data
7.9
68
Not enough data
8.0
66
Not enough data
8.2
86
Not enough data
7.9
64
Not enough data
8.2
94
Not enough data
8.5
91
Agentic AI - Video CMS
Not enough data
7.8
29
Not enough data
8.0
28
Not enough data
8.1
29
Not enough data
7.8
29
Video Creation
Not enough data
9.6
293
Not enough data
9.1
193
Not enough data
9.2
264
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Software Delivery
Not enough data
8.3
213
Not enough data
8.9
273
Not enough data
8.2
193
Analytics
Not enough data
8.8
270
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
124
Not enough data
7.1
122
Not enough data
8.1
129
Not enough data
7.0
122
Agentic AI - Video Email
Not enough data
8.1
41
Platform Features
9.4
104
9.4
573
Feature Not Available
7.7
387
9.5
103
9.2
505
8.4
99
8.5
385
9.5
105
9.5
567
Feature Not Available
8.1
362
Organization
7.7
96
8.5
448
7.5
95
8.4
445
8.3
96
8.7
485
Customization
7.9
96
8.3
422
8.6
95
8.3
405
8.5
96
8.1
406
Analytics
6.8
94
8.9
491
6.8
93
8.9
470
6.8
94
8.8
476
Editing
8.0
542
Not enough data
7.2
463
Not enough data
8.2
546
Not enough data
8.0
490
Not enough data
8.4
504
Not enough data
9.1
583
Not enough data
8.8
554
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
522
Not enough data
8.8
535
Not enough data
7.3
443
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.3
369
Not enough data
6.0
365
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Editing
6.3
40
Not enough data
6.3
41
Not enough data
7.0
40
Not enough data
6.5
41
Not enough data
Audio
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
5.9
197
Not enough data
Publishing
7.8
207
Not enough data
Social Media
7.2
204
Not enough data
Planning
5.8
209
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.7
159
Not enough data
5.5
156
Not enough data
5.5
155
Not enough data
5.4
153
Not enough data
5.4
153
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Creation
6.2
30
Not enough data
6.2
30
Not enough data
6.2
30
Not enough data
6.4
30
Not enough data
6.3
30
Not enough data
6.2
30
Not enough data
6.3
30
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
7.8
15
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Editing - AI Video Generation
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
9.1
15
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
7.6
15
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
Video creation - Video Content Creation
9.2
359
Not enough data
7.4
337
Not enough data
8.1
347
Not enough data
7.7
338
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
222
Not enough data
6.6
325
Not enough data
7.0
335
Not enough data
7.7
325
Not enough data
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
322
Not enough data
8.6
338
Not enough data
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.5
309
Not enough data
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
7.4
315
Not enough data
8.1
316
Not enough data
Integrations - Video Content Creation
7.8
214
Not enough data
7.7
320
Not enough data
6.3
200
Not enough data
Other - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
6.6
25
Not enough data
6.5
24
Not enough data
Meeting Prep - AI Meeting Assistants
Not enough data
8.5
18
Not enough data
7.8
18
Not enough data
7.7
18
Meeting Automation - AI Meeting Assistants
Not enough data
8.3
18
Not enough data
8.0
18
Not enough data
8.1
18
Meeting Insights - AI Meeting Assistants
Not enough data
7.4
17
Not enough data
7.5
17
Not enough data
7.7
17
Accessibility - AI Meeting Assistants
Not enough data
8.0
17
Not enough data
8.1
17
Not enough data
7.8
16
Agentic AI - AI Meeting Assistants
Not enough data
7.6
16
Not enough data
7.7
17
Not enough data
7.1
17
Not enough data
7.7
17
Meeting Capture & Retention - AI Meeting Assistants
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Camtasia and Loom are categorized as Video Communications and Screen and Video Capture
Unique Categories
Camtasia is categorized as Video Content Creation, AI Video Generators, Content Creation, and Video Editing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Camtasia
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Loom
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
14.2%
Information Technology and Services
8.6%
Higher Education
6.9%
Marketing and Advertising
5.6%
E-Learning
5.1%
Other
59.6%
Computer Software
21.1%
Marketing and Advertising
13.2%
Information Technology and Services
11.6%
Accounting
3.1%
Consulting
3.1%
Other
47.9%
Discussions
Is Camtasia easy to use?
6 Comments
CN
Generally, yes. You don't have to be a "whiz at computers" to figure it out but someone who is "computer illiterate" will likely struggle.Read more
Can you get Camtasia for free?
5 Comments
TJ
Yes you can get Camtasia for free for 30 days, which is sufficient to evaluate the product if it works for you.
You may want to check this page...Read more
What other products are using to compliment Camtasia?
4 Comments
DY
Our company also uses Finalcut pro to edit video content and Adobe audition for higher quality audio for VO and longer narration.Read more
Loom Alternatives
4 Comments
AS
Sure, Loom isn’t as great a video recorder as you’d hoped.
But that’s alright because there are tons of great loom alternatives instead!
To know the...Read more
How can I best use Loom's video recording features to create engaging content for team communication?
2 Comments
AR
For SOP development, and for construvtive / critical feedback :) Read more
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