catu vs Loom
Loom, part of Atlassian, is the best-known way to record your screen and share it as a link, built for teams on every platform. catu does that on the Mac too, and adds screenshots with scrolling capture, text from the screen, clipboard history and dictation, with links encrypted before they leave the Mac.
- You want unlimited recordings, passwords and 100 GB for €4,16 a month instead of $18 a person.
- You take screenshots, long scrolling captures and text from the screen as often as you record.
- Viewers should be able to comment at a moment in the video by giving a name, with no sign-in.
- You want what you share encrypted on your Mac before it is uploaded.
- Your team is on Windows, Android or Chrome as well as Macs.
- You work in Jira, Confluence and Slack and want videos to show up there.
- You want AI summaries, chapters and meeting notes.
- You need SSO, SCIM, activity logs or a choice of EU or US data residency.
| Side by side | catu | Loom |
|---|---|---|
| Capture | ||
| Screenshots: area, window, whole screen | ||
| Scrolling capture of long pages | Not yet | |
| Screenshot editor: arrows, text, steps, blur | Blur on paid plans | |
| Screenshots on a background, for posts and slides | Not listed | |
| Copy text from the screen (OCR) | Not listed | |
| Screen recording with camera and microphone | ||
| System audio in recordings | ||
| Draw on the screen while recording | Paid plans | |
| Clicks shown in recordings | Not listed | |
| Clipboard history | Not listed | |
| Dictation, transcribed on the device | macOS 26 | Not listed |
| Sharing | ||
| Share as a link | ||
| Link ready as the recording ends (uploads while you record) | ||
| Share any file from the Mac as a link | Up to 200 MB | Video uploads, paid |
| Password on a link | Paid plans | |
| Links that expire | 7, 30, 90 days or never | Top plans, set by admins |
| Comments pinned to a moment in a video | Comments, all plans | |
| Viewers comment without an account | Sign-in needed | |
| View statistics | ||
| Encrypted on your device before upload | On their servers | |
| Editing, price and platforms | ||
| Video editor, with AI | In the browser, Web app | Trim on Business; AI on Business + AI |
| Platforms | Mac, iPhone, web | Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android, Chrome |
| Free | The whole Mac app | 25 videos, 5 min each |
| Paid plan, one person | €4,16 a month, yearly | $18 a person a month |
Where Loom is ahead
- Loom runs on Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and as a Chrome extension.
- It is woven into Atlassian: Jira and Confluence, plus Slack, GitHub and Gmail.
- Its AI writes summaries, chapters and meeting notes, and turns recordings into Jira work items.
- Team and company tools: workspaces, engagement analytics, SAML SSO, SCIM, activity logs and a choice of EU or US data storage.
Where catu is ahead
- catu is a full capture app as well: scrolling screenshots, copying text from the screen, clipboard history and on-device dictation, free on the Mac.
- One plan at €4,16 a month billed yearly covers unlimited recordings, passwords, expiring links and 100 GB. Loom's free plan stops at 25 videos of 5 minutes, and passwords start at $18 a person a month.
- Anyone with a catu link can comment at a moment in the video by giving a name; on Loom's share page commenters sign in.
- What you share is encrypted on your Mac before it is uploaded; Loom encrypts on its servers.
- catu's video editor takes requests in plain words: cut a part, blur an email address, add captions, zoom in on each click.
- Drawing on the screen while you record, a spotlight on the pointer and a live zoom are in the free Mac app; Loom's drawing tool needs a paid plan.
Questions
Which costs less?
Loom's free Starter plan allows 25 videos of up to 5 minutes; Business is $18 a person a month and Business + AI $24. The Mac app is free. Sharing, the web Library and comments are the Web app plan: €4,99 a month, or €49,90 a year (€4,16 a month), with a 14-day free trial.
Can I move from Loom to catu?
Download your videos from Loom, then drop them all at once on Import videos in your catu Library (Upload › Many videos, or from Loom). Each gets its own catu link, titled after the video; old Loom links keep pointing at Loom.
Does catu work on Windows?
The capture app is for Macs on macOS 15 or later, and there is an iPhone app. catu links play in any browser, so people on Windows can watch and comment.
What we say about Loom was checked on 5 November 2026 from loom.com/pricing, support.atlassian.com/loom/docs, loom.com/security. Prices and features change; if something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it. Loom is a trademark of Atlassian; catu is not affiliated with Loom or Atlassian.