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Dadan vs Loom

Dadan and Loom are both video & screen recording tools aimed at small businesses and freelancers. Dadan costs less, from $14/mo versus $18/mo for Loom. Both have a free plan.

Dadan

AI video workspace for screen recordings, meetings and how-to guides

Loom

Async video messages for work

PricingFreemium · $14Freemium · $18
Starting price$14/mo$18/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial—14 days
Built forSmall businesses, Freelancers, EnterpriseSmall businesses, Freelancers
Platformsweb, macos, windowsweb, macos, windows, ios, android
CountrySAUS · 2015
Rating——

Choose Dadan if

Support, sales and onboarding teams that want async video, meeting notes and step-by-step guides in a single affordable tool.

  • Recordings, meetings and guides in one tool
  • Generous free plan with 25 videos
  • Large annual discount, up to 43%

Look elsewhere if: Teams that record mainly on mobile or need a completed SOC 2 report today (Loom, Vidyard).

Choose Loom if

Remote and hybrid teams communicating asynchronously across product, support and sales.

  • Fastest record-to-share workflow
  • Ubiquitous; recipients need no account
  • Good AI summaries and transcripts

Look elsewhere if: Marketing demo videos that need polish (Tella, Screen Studio) or full editing (Descript).

Dadan vs Loom pricing

Dadan

  • Free$025 videos, 2 GB, 720p, 10 meeting minutes/mo, 2 guides/mo
  • Lite$14/moUnlimited videos, 25 GB, 4K; $8/mo billed annually
  • Pro$24/moUnlimited storage and AI, 10 h meetings/mo; $14/mo yearly
  • Business$14/seat/moAnnual only, 3-seat minimum, 15 h meetings, account manager

Loom

  • Starter$025 recordings, 5-minute limit
  • Business$18/user/mo$15/mo billed annually; unlimited videos, no branding
  • Business + AI$24/user/mo$20/mo billed annually; Loom AI editing
  • EnterpriseCustomSSO, SCIM, advanced security

Dadan · Key features

  • Screen, webcam or combined recording with live annotation
  • Transcript-based editing with automatic filler and silence removal
  • Meeting recording with AI summaries, chapters and tags
  • Step-by-step guides with screenshots, 180+ languages and PDF export
  • Interactive polls, quizzes, calls to action and lead forms in videos
  • Viewer analytics and AI dubbing

Cons

  • No iOS or Android apps
  • SOC 2 still in progress
  • Only 10 meeting minutes a month on Free and Lite

Loom · Key features

  • Instant screen and camera recording with shareable links
  • Viewer reactions, comments and engagement insights
  • AI titles, summaries, chapters and transcripts
  • Trim, stitch and filler-word removal
  • Workspace library, folders and custom domains
  • Integrations with Slack, Jira, Confluence, Gmail and Notion

Cons

  • Free plan's 5-minute cap is restrictive
  • Editing is basic compared with Descript
  • Per-creator pricing for large teams

Dadan vs Loom: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Dadan or Loom?

Dadan starts at $14/mo and Loom at $18/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Dadan and Loom have a free plan?

Yes, both Dadan and Loom have a free plan; paid plans add more usage and features.

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