Descript vs Loom in November 2026, prices and when to use each
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Pick Loom to record your screen and send a link in seconds; pick Descript when the video needs editing, because you edit it by editing its transcript. Loom Business is $18 a user a month and Descript Hobbyist $24 a month ($16 billed yearly); both have free plans with tight limits.
Every price below comes from each company's own pricing page, read on 10 November 2026. Tellscreen, the third option on this page, is ours.
Prices and limits
| Loom | Descript | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Starter: 25 videos per person, 5 minutes each, 720p | Free: 1 media hour a month, 720p export, 100 AI credits once |
| Cheapest paid plan | Business: $18 a user a month | Hobbyist: $24 a month, $16 billed yearly (10 media hours, 1080p) |
| With AI | Business + AI: $24 a user a month | Creator: $35 a month, $24 billed yearly (30 media hours, 4K) |
| Teams | Unlimited members on Business | Business: $65 a person a month, $50 billed yearly, up to 5 people |
| Yearly saving | Up to 17% | Up to 35% |
What each is for
Loom is a screen recorder first. You press record in the Chrome extension or the desktop app, talk, press stop, and the link is ready. Viewers watch in the browser, comment and react. Loom AI (on Business + AI) adds titles, summaries, chapters and filler-word removal.
Descript is an editor first. It transcribes what you record or upload, and you cut the video by deleting words from the transcript. It has AI tools for studio sound, eye contact, green screen, clips, voice clones and dubbing, and a remote recording studio for podcasts. Its usage is metered in media hours and AI credits.
Which to choose
- Async updates, bug reports, quick walkthroughs: Loom. Descript's editing power is wasted on a video nobody needs to polish.
- Tutorials, marketing videos, podcasts: Descript. Loom's editor is basic by comparison.
- Recordings for an AI to act on: neither is built for it. Loom's Record for agents is a beta capped at 5 minutes on the $24 plan (compared here); Descript has no equivalent.
A cheaper third option
If you mostly need Loom's job (record, share a link, get a transcript and summary), Tellscreen does it free for 25 videos of up to 10 minutes, or $8 a month for unlimited videos up to 4 hours, and writes an AI change list your coding agent can act on. It has no editor beyond trimming. Tellscreen vs Loom, every feature.
Sources
- Loom pricing, read 10 November 2026
- Descript pricing, read 10 November 2026