Head to head
Loom vs OBS Studio
Both record your screen, for different reasons. Loom makes a shareable link with comments, for quick walkthroughs. OBS Studio is free open-source software for high-quality recording and live streaming.
Loom
Async screen recordings you can drop in a chat
Choose Loom if you want to record a short explainer and paste a link into a chat.
OBS Studio
Open-source streaming and recording powerhouse
Choose OBS Studio if you are streaming, or recording long sessions to a local file with scenes and sources.
| Loom | OBS Studio | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free + Business from $18/user/mo | Free / open source |
| Free option | Yes | Yes, open source |
| Toolora score | 90/100 | 96/100 |
| Known for | Screen and camera recording · Shareable video links · Comments on the timeline · Basic trim and titles | Scenes and sources · Hardware encoding · Plugins ecosystem · Multi-platform streaming |
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