Kiruna vs Loom
Built for sending a message to your team. Everything lives in their cloud.
Loom is for talking to people: you record, it uploads, you paste a link and someone watches it in their browser. Kiruna is for making a clip that has to look good wherever it ends up, and it never leaves your Mac. Different jobs, and plenty of teams have room for both.
macOS 15 or later, Universal
Free tier, or one payment for Lifetime
Mac, Windows, iOS and Android
Free for up to 25 videos of 5 minutes; Business from $18/user/month
| Feature | Kiruna | Loom |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic camera path that zooms to clicks | Kiruna: Yes | Loom: No |
| Backdrops with padding, corners and shadow | Kiruna: Yes | Loom: No |
| Recording stays on your own machineLoom stores recordings in its cloud on every plan | Kiruna: Yes | Loom: No |
| Works with no account and no connection | Kiruna: Yes | Loom: No |
| No cap on length or number of recordingsLoom's free plan caps recordings at 5 minutes and 25 videos per person | Kiruna: Yes | Loom: PartlyPartly |
| Export a file you own, up to 4K4K is listed on Loom's paid plans | Kiruna: Yes | Loom: PartlyPartly |
| Viewer analytics, comments and reactions | Kiruna: No | Loom: Yes |
| Runs on Windows, iOS and Android | Kiruna: No | Loom: Yes |
| Team libraries and shared workspaces | Kiruna: No | Loom: Yes |
Swipe the table sideways to see every column.
When Loom is the better pick
- The video is a message to colleagues, and you care about who watched it and what they said back.
- Your team is not all on Macs, or people record from a phone.
- You want the recording to exist as a link in a workspace, not as a file you have to store and send.
Try it against your own take
Record something you already made a video of, and compare the two side by side.
Checked on 26 July 2026 against loom.com/pricing. Prices and features change, and we would rather fix a mistake than keep it: if something here is out of date, tell us at hello@kiruna.app.