Overall Winner

Flameshot

beats Loom by 26 points

Loom 27/100
Flameshot 🏆 53/100
Loom

Loom

From $18/mo

VS
Flameshot

Flameshot

Free

The verdict

Flameshot scores 53/100 against Loom's 27/100. Compare the full breakdown of scores, features, pricing, and user reviews below.

Score breakdown

Dimension
Loom
Flameshot
Price & Value
★★☆☆☆
★★★★☆ wins
Features
★★★☆☆
★★★★☆ wins
Ease of Use
★★☆☆☆
★★★☆☆ wins
Reviews
★☆☆☆☆
★★★☆☆ wins

Each dimension rated 1–5. Higher is better across all four.

What users say

Loom

"Cloud async video with a 1.3 average; cancel and record-fail comments dominate."

Pros

The desktop app makes it easy to capture videos to send to colleagues. Videos are easy to share

Flameshot

"Free annotation specialist across Linux, Mac, and Windows; recording is not the quoted strength."

Pros

This is like the WinRAR of Screenshot Annotating apps I was hunting for an alternative for ShareX (Windows) and am glad to find this one

Pricing & value

Metric Loom Flameshot Winner
Free tier Yes Yes Tie
Starting price From $18/mo Free Flameshot

Our pick

🏆 Flameshot