5 Loom Alternatives Without AI in 2026 (No Transcripts, No Bloat)

ShareRec, ScreenPal, Tella, Screencastify, and Screen Studio are five Loom alternatives worth comparing if Loom's AI layer isn't the draw — ShareRec has no AI at any price, ScreenPal doesn't list AI features on its plans page, Screen Studio includes a cloud transcript only; Tella and Screencastify add AI transcription and titles on their paid tiers.

ShareRec (Free / $8/mo Pro / $12/mo Business) leads for sales and async teams: keep any video forever in one click (videos auto-expire in 30 days by default on every tier, with a 3-day warning email before deletion), unlimited videos on Pro and Business (Free keeps your 25 most recent), and a three-step Record → Explain → Send workflow with no AI processing delay. Account required on all tiers including Free.

ScreenPal ($4/mo Deluxe, billed annually) is the budget pick with Android and iOS apps — broadest mobile coverage of the five.

Tella (no free plan, 7-day Pro trial, Pro $26/mo or $13/mo billed annually) is a native Mac and Windows recorder for content creators.

Screencastify ($19/mo Starter, or $7/mo billed annually; Chrome and Edge extensions) exports directly to Google Drive, with watermark removal from Starter up.

Screen Studio ($29/mo, or $9/mo billed annually, Mac-only) offers shareable links on both plans (up to 1080p at 60fps, videos up to 30 minutes) — no free plan listed.

What Loom's AI Features Actually Do

Loom's Business+AI plan ($24/user/month) bundles the deeper AI features: automatic video summaries, AI-generated chapter titles, meeting recaps, and filler-word removal — transcription itself is free on every Loom plan, including Starter. Summaries produce a text overview that appears before a viewer presses play. AI chapter titles segment longer recordings with labeled timestamps. Filler-word removal strips "um" and "uh" from the audio track automatically.

Teams recording short walkthroughs — a sales demo, an onboarding clip, a support reply — rarely interact with any of these features. The "without AI" modifier reflects an informed preference: no processing queue, no generated text to verify, and no subscription tier built around AI infrastructure. All five tools below skip every one of these features by design.

Feature Comparison: 5 Non-AI Screen Recorders

ShareRec has no AI features at any price; ScreenPal doesn't list AI features on its plans page; Screen Studio includes a cloud transcript only; Tella and Screencastify add AI transcription and titles starting on their paid tiers.

Tool	Has AI?	Free Tier	Starting Paid Price	Recording Cap (Free)	Unique Feature
ShareRec	No, any plan	720p, no watermark, keeps your 25 most recent, 30-day default expiry (keep forever, 1 click), trim & clip	$8/mo Pro	5 min/recording	One-click keep-forever on every tier, no upload step
ScreenPal	Not listed	No watermark, 15-min cap (logged in)	$4/mo Deluxe (billed annually)	15 min/recording	Android & iOS apps
Tella	Pro+ only	No free plan — 7-day Pro trial	$26/mo Pro ($13/mo annual)	n/a (trial only)	Native Mac + Windows recorder
Screencastify	Pro only	10 videos, watermarked, 30-min cap	$19/mo Starter ($7/mo annual)	30 min/recording	Chrome + Edge extensions
Screen Studio	Cloud transcript only	No free plan listed	$29/mo ($9/mo annual)	—	Shareable links on both plans, Mac only

ShareRec account required on all tiers including Free.

ShareRec — Best for Sales Teams and Async Deal Walkthroughs

ShareRec charges $0 for Free, $8/month for Pro, and $12/month for Business — with an instant shareable link and one-click keep-forever control on every tier, and no AI features on any plan. Best for: sales teams and async communicators who send deal walkthroughs, product demos, or onboarding clips.

The Free plan includes recordings at 720p with a 5-minute cap per recording, trim and clip editing, and no watermark, and keeps your 25 most recent videos. Expiry is under your control on every tier: videos auto-expire 30 days after recording by default, but you keep any one forever in one click (or set a custom window — Never / 24 hours / 7 days / 30 days), with a countdown and a 3-day warning email before deletion. Pro at $8/month raises the recording cap to 30 minutes, upgrades resolution to 1080p, and adds unlimited videos. Business at $12/month allows recordings up to 2 hours. Account required on all tiers, including Free.

The flexible-expiry workflow is a differentiator in this category: every recording produces an instant link with no upload step, and your library tidies itself after 30 days — while anything you want to keep stays live for good in one click. For sales teams, that means a walkthrough you keep stays reachable through a full follow-up cycle, and the rest clean themselves up without any manual link management.

The three-step workflow — Record → Explain → Send — generates a shareable link immediately after recording with no separate upload step.

Limitations: Free recordings cap at 5 minutes, making it unsuitable for full sales calls or extended walkthroughs. No annotation tools, drawing overlays, or reactions. No team workspace or shared library. Editing is trim and clip only.

ScreenPal — Best for Budget Users and Mobile Recording

ScreenPal's Deluxe plan at $4/month billed annually is the cheapest paid option of the five tools listed, and its apps cover Windows, Mac, Chromebook, iPhone/iPad, and Android — broader platform coverage than any other tool here. Best for: budget-conscious users and teams that record on mobile devices.

ScreenPal's free plan records up to 15 minutes while logged in (5 minutes if not), with no account required for the shorter cap. The Deluxe and Max tiers are $4/month and $10/month, both billed annually.

Screenshot annotation is a built-in capability no other tool in this list offers: ScreenPal captures still images with markup tools (arrows, text boxes, shapes) alongside screen video. Android and iOS app availability gives ScreenPal an advantage over ShareRec, Tella, and Screen Studio, which are all desktop-first.

ScreenPal does not watermark recordings on the free plan or any paid plan. Cloud sharing, including a "Schedule / expire content" option, is included on Free, Deluxe, and Max.

Limitations: Interface design is noticeably older than Tella or Screen Studio. Hosted video count is limited on Free (the vendor's own pages are inconsistent on the exact number).

Tella — Best for Content Creators and Product Teams

Tella is a native macOS and Windows recorder with no permanent free plan — every account starts with a 7-day free trial of the full Pro plan, no credit card required. Best for: content creators and product teams who produce polished async updates, demo videos, or multi-step walkthroughs and don't mind paying from day one.

Tella's Pro plan costs $26/month ($13/month billed annually) and adds transcription (106 languages) plus AI-generated titles, descriptions, and chapters. Premium, at $39/month ($19/month billed annually), adds a custom domain, white-label branding (removes Tella branding), 4K sharing, 60fps export, and advanced analytics.

Recording works natively on Mac and Windows, or from the browser, with clips up to 4K and up to 6 hours per recording on every tier.

Sharing generates an immediate link after publishing.

Limitations: No permanent free plan — only a 7-day Pro trial. $26/month Pro (or $39/month Premium) is on the higher end of this list. No Android or iOS recording app.

Screencastify — Best for Educators and Google Workspace Users

Screencastify is a Chrome and Edge extension with no desktop app download required. Best for: educators and school IT teams using Google Workspace.

Screencastify ships as a Chrome extension and an Edge extension — it does not run on Firefox, Safari, or as a standalone desktop app.

The free plan carries a watermark and allows up to 10 videos at up to 30 minutes each, up to 1080p; uploading to Google Drive is available on Free. Starter, at $19/month ($7/month billed annually), removes the watermark. Pro, at $25/month ($10/month billed annually), adds captions, transcripts, translations, and AI-generated titles/chapters/descriptions.

Limitations: Chrome and Edge only — no Firefox, Safari, or desktop app. Free plan watermarks recordings and limits to 10 videos. No mobile recording.

Screen Studio — Best for Mac Users and Designers

Screen Studio is a Mac-only subscription — $29/month, or $9/month billed annually — with shareable links on both plans (up to 1080p at 60fps, videos up to 30 minutes). Best for: Mac users who want a native recorder with link sharing built in, without a free tier.

Screen Studio supports macOS 13.1 and later, with "no near-future plans" to support Windows. It can also record a connected iPhone or iPad over USB. Whether pricing is per-seat, per-device, or flat isn't stated on Screen Studio's pricing page.

Both plans include a cloud transcript of the recording, with local transcription also available via Whisper or Apple's speech tools. Links can be set private so only the people you send them to can open them.

Limitations: Mac-only — no Windows or Linux version. No free plan listed — $29/month (or $9/month billed annually) is the entry point.

Key Takeaways

• ShareRec instant shareable links with one-click keep-forever on every tier (videos auto-expire in 30 days by default; Free keeps your 25 most recent videos) and no upload step; $8/mo Pro costs less than half Loom's Business plan ($18/user/mo); account required on all tiers including Free.
• ScreenPal Deluxe at $4/mo billed annually is the cheapest paid tier of the five; Android and iOS apps provide the broadest mobile coverage; no watermark on free or paid.
• Tella has no permanent free plan, just a 7-day Pro trial; Pro costs $26/mo ($13/mo annual) — more than ShareRec, ScreenPal, or Screencastify, though less than Screen Studio ($29/mo); no mobile recording app.
• Screencastify runs as a Chrome and Edge extension with no desktop install; free plan is watermarked and caps at 10 videos; Starter ($19/mo, $7/mo annual) removes the watermark.
• Screen Studio costs $29/mo ($9/mo billed annually, Mac-only); no free plan listed; shareable links on both plans.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Loom alternative without AI?

ShareRec suits sales and async teams with an instant shareable link, one-click keep-forever control (30-day default expiry), and $8/month Pro — no AI features on any tier. ScreenPal at $4/month billed annually is the budget pick with Android and iOS support, and it doesn't list AI features on its plans page either. Note that Tella and Screencastify (also listed here) do add AI transcription and titles on their paid tiers, so ShareRec or ScreenPal are the closer fit if avoiding AI entirely matters.

Does Microsoft have something similar to Loom?

Microsoft offers three options without AI by default: Clipchamp (free standalone screen recorder built into Windows 11), Microsoft Stream (organization-level video hosting inside Microsoft 365, integrated with Teams), and PowerPoint's built-in screen recording (Insert tab → Screen Recording). None replicate Loom's instant shareable-link workflow.

What AI features does Loom have?

Transcription and auto-titles are free on every Loom plan, including Starter. Loom's Business+AI plan ($24/user/month) adds automatic video summaries, AI-generated chapter titles, meeting recaps, and filler-word removal. Teams recording short walkthroughs and sending direct links typically do not interact with these deeper AI features.

Are there open-source Loom alternatives?

OBS Studio is free and open-source with scene management; OpenShot is open-source with full video editing. Neither provides Loom's instant shareable-link workflow — both record locally and require separate file hosting. Cap (cap.so) is an open-source screen recorder with shareable links and self-hosting support, closer to Loom's workflow.

Which Loom alternatives work on Android?

ScreenPal has both Android and iOS apps — the most complete mobile coverage among the five tools listed. ShareRec, Tella, and Screen Studio are desktop-first with no mobile recording apps. Android's native screen recording (Quick Settings panel → Screen Record) captures system audio without any third-party app.

What changed about Loom after Atlassian acquired it?

Atlassian's acquisition of Loom was announced in October 2023 and closed November 30, 2023. Existing customers saw a price increase once their workspace integrated with Atlassian's billing — Atlassian confirms this but doesn't publish dollar amounts for the change. Loom's current Starter tier is still free (25 videos per person, 5 minutes each). Some individual users and small teams have moved to lower-cost alternatives — ScreenPal ($4/mo Deluxe, billed annually), ShareRec ($8/mo Pro), and Tella (7-day trial, then $26/mo Pro) — since the integration.