TL;DR: The loom vs clickup clips question changed in 2026. ClickUp now lists Clips as available on every plan, including Free Forever (verified 2026-06-11 from clickup.com/pricing and clickup.com/features/clips). That makes Clips the cheapest way for a team that already uses ClickUp to get screen recording: literally $0 on top of what they pay today. Loom remains the better recorder: faster share loop, real editing, transcription built into its paid tiers, and embeds that work everywhere. The decision mostly reduces to one question: does your team live in ClickUp? If yes, try Clips first. If no, buying a project management platform to get a screen recorder is the wrong order of operations, and there is a third option worth knowing about.
Table of contents
- What each tool is
- The 2026 packaging change
- Loom vs ClickUp Clips pricing
- Recording and sharing compared
- Where Loom wins
- Where ClickUp Clips wins
- Feature table
- Which one fits your team
- Considering a third option?
- FAQ
What each tool is
Loom is the standalone async video specialist. One job: record your screen and camera, get a share link instantly, let anyone watch without an account. After the Atlassian acquisition in late 2023 it added enterprise depth, and "send me a Loom" became shorthand for the whole category.
ClickUp Clips is the screen recorder inside ClickUp, the everything-app for project management. Clips is not a standalone product: you record from within ClickUp, and recordings attach to the tasks, docs, and chats where your team already works. ClickUp's pitch is context: the recording lives next to the work it describes, not in a separate video library.
That difference in shape matters more than any feature row. Loom is a tool you add to whatever stack you have. Clips is a feature of a platform you either already pay for or do not.
The 2026 packaging change
This is the part most loom vs clickup clips comparisons have not caught up with. Clips used to be gated to ClickUp's Business plan, which meant the real price of "free screen recording in ClickUp" was $12 per seat per month. That gating is gone: as of our June 11, 2026 check, both clickup.com/pricing and the Clips feature page state that Clips is available on all plans, including Free Forever, with no credit card.
If you evaluated Clips a year ago and walked away because of the Business-plan paywall, the math changed. A team on ClickUp's free or Unlimited ($7/seat/month annual) plan now gets screen recording at no additional cost.
The caveat: ClickUp does not publish per-plan limits for Clips (storage, clip count, or length) on its pricing page, and free workspaces carry an overall file-storage cap that video files will hit quickly. Test how far the free tier actually stretches with real recordings before standardizing on it.
Loom vs ClickUp Clips pricing
Verified numbers, both checked 2026-06-11.
| Plan | Loom | ClickUp (Clips included) |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 Starter: 25 videos, 5-min cap | $0 Free Forever: Clips included |
| Entry paid, annual | Business $15/user/month ($180/yr) | Unlimited $7/seat/month ($84/yr) |
| Mid tier, annual | Business+AI $20/user/month ($240/yr) | Business $12/seat/month ($144/yr) |
| AI features | Built into Business+AI | Brain add-on, $9/user/month annual extra |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom |
Loom verified 2026-06-11 from loom.com/pricing. ClickUp verified 2026-06-11 from clickup.com/pricing.
Read that table carefully, because the comparison is not apples to apples. Loom's $15/user buys a video tool. ClickUp's $7/seat buys a project management platform that happens to include a recorder. If you need the platform anyway, Clips is effectively free. If you only need the recorder, you are buying a PM system to get a video feature, and the "cheap" option costs your team a workflow migration.
One more line worth pulling out: AI transcription. Loom includes it in Business+AI at $20/user/month annual. ClickUp sells AI as the Brain add-on at $9/user/month annual on top of your plan. A 10-person ClickUp Business team that wants transcribed clips pays $144 + $108 = $252 per seat pair... the honest framing is $2,520/year for the team. The same team on Loom Business+AI pays $2,400/year. At full AI loadout, the price gap between loom vs clickup clips nearly disappears.
Recording and sharing compared
Loom's loop: click the extension or desktop app, record, stop, and the link is already on your clipboard thanks to its patented stream-while-recording upload. Recipient clicks, video plays, no account needed. Comments and emoji reactions land on a timeline.
Clips' loop: open ClickUp, hit record (browser or desktop app), stop, and the clip attaches to the task or doc you recorded it from, or posts to chat. You can grab a public share link too. The recipient experience inside ClickUp is native; outside ClickUp it is a basic player page.
For internal teams that live in ClickUp, Clips' context-attachment is genuinely better than a separate library: the bug repro video sits ON the bug task. For anything that leaves the building (clients, prospects, candidates), Loom's share experience is more polished and more trusted by recipients.
Editing is a real gap. Loom ships trim, stitch, and auto-removal of filler words on paid tiers. Clips offers basic trim. If you re-record every time something goes slightly wrong, the editing difference compounds into real time.
Where Loom wins
The share loop is faster and smoother. Stream-while-recording means zero wait on stop. Clips uploads after you finish.
Editing. Trim, stitch, filler-word removal. Clips has basic trim only.
Embeds everywhere. Loom players render inline in Slack, Notion, Jira, GitHub, Gmail, and dozens of other tools. Clips renders best inside ClickUp.
Transcription quality and search. Loom's transcripts (paid) are searchable across your library. Clips needs the Brain add-on for transcription.
External sharing trust. Clients recognize Loom links. A ClickUp share link from a vendor reads as "what am I being asked to sign up for?"
Where ClickUp Clips wins
Price, if you are already a ClickUp team. Clips is now included on every plan. Zero marginal cost beats $180/user/year by definition.
Context. Recordings attach to tasks and docs. No "where did that video go" problem, no separate library to manage. For bug reports and task handoffs this is the better model.
One fewer vendor. Procurement, billing, SSO, and admin in one place. For teams drowning in SaaS sprawl, consolidating the recorder into the PM platform is a real benefit.
Free tier recording. Loom's free tier caps recordings at 5 minutes and 25 videos total (verified 2026-06-11 from loom.com/pricing). As one Trustpilot reviewer, Leo Blocker, put it about Loom's paid wall: "They charge 200 a year for basic features that are free in 95% of apps." On a ClickUp free workspace, Clips itself carries no such per-video gate, though watch the workspace storage cap.
Feature table
| Feature | Loom | ClickUp Clips |
|---|---|---|
| Standalone product | Yes | No, lives inside ClickUp |
| Free tier recording | 25 videos, 5-min cap | Included on Free Forever |
| Instant link on stop | Yes (stream-while-recording) | Upload after stop |
| Trim / editing | Trim + stitch + filler removal (paid) | Basic trim |
| Transcription | Business+AI tier | Brain add-on ($9/user/mo annual) |
| Attach to tasks/docs | Via integrations | Native |
| External share page | Polished, account-free | Basic public link |
| Embeds in other tools | Broad (Slack, Notion, Jira, etc.) | Best inside ClickUp |
| Desktop apps | macOS + Windows | ClickUp desktop app |
| Chrome extension | Yes (standalone recorder) | Within ClickUp's extension |
| Viewer analytics | Yes | Basic view info |
| Storage location | Loom's servers | ClickUp's servers |
| Bring your own storage | No | No |
Which one fits your team
Pick ClickUp Clips if:
- Your team already pays for (or genuinely wants) ClickUp as its work platform
- Most recordings are internal: bug repros, task handoffs, standup replacements
- "Free on the plan we already have" ends the budget conversation
- You can live with basic trim and a plainer external share page
Pick Loom if:
- Recordings regularly go outside the company: clients, sales prospects, support
- You need real editing without re-recording
- Your stack is Slack/Notion/Jira rather than ClickUp, and embeds matter
- The team will actually use transcription and library search enough to justify $180+/user/year
Pick neither if what bothers you is that both park your video library on their servers, under their pricing power. ClickUp's repackaging history cuts both ways: features that move into free plans can move back out of them. Loom's own free tier tightened after the Atlassian acquisition. When the vendor controls the storage, the vendor controls the terms.
Considering a third option?
Disclosure up front: vyds is our product. It exists for the team that wants a dedicated recorder without the per-seat tax or the platform dependency.
The core difference is storage. On vyds, recordings save to your own Google Drive or OneDrive, on the free tier, from the first video. Not exported later. Saved there as they are created. If you cancel, every recording is still yours, in your storage, organized in your folders. Neither Loom nor ClickUp offers that model at any price; the features page shows how BYOS works.
Pricing sits below both: vyds Plus is $7/month, or $5/month billed annually (verified 2026-06-11 from vyds.io/pricing), and team features come in at $12/seat/month ($9 annual). A 10-person team pays $1,080/year on vyds Pro annual vs $1,800 on Loom Business. Against ClickUp the comparison is different in kind: vyds will not manage your projects, and ClickUp will not give you your files.
What vyds does not have: Loom's stream-while-recording instant link (ours arrives a few seconds after stop) and ClickUp's attach-to-task context. If those define the job, pick accordingly. If owning the library and skipping the seat tax define it, download vyds and test the free tier against a real recording today.
Deeper side-by-sides: vyds vs Loom and vyds vs ClickUp Clips.
FAQ
Is ClickUp Clips really free?
As of June 11, 2026, ClickUp lists Clips as available on all plans including Free Forever, with no credit card required. The recording feature itself carries no per-video charge. Watch the workspace-level storage limits on free plans, since video files are large, and ClickUp does not publish Clips-specific caps on its pricing page.
Is ClickUp Clips as good as Loom?
As a recorder, no. Loom's share loop is faster, its editing is far ahead (trim, stitch, filler-word removal vs basic trim), and its share pages are more polished for external viewers. Clips wins on price for existing ClickUp teams and on attaching recordings directly to tasks and docs.
Do I need ClickUp Brain for Clips transcription?
Yes. AI transcription for Clips comes via the Brain add-on at $9/user/month billed annually, on top of your plan. Loom includes transcription in its Business+AI tier ($20/user/month annual) rather than as a separate add-on.
Can I use ClickUp Clips without using ClickUp for project management?
Technically yes: a free ClickUp workspace gets you Clips. Practically, the recorder assumes you work inside ClickUp, and the experience reflects that. Adopting a PM platform purely as a screen recorder adds workspace setup, another login, and another vendor for a job a standalone tool does in one click.
What is the cheapest way to get unlimited screen recording for a team?
Of these two: a ClickUp plan your team already pays for, since Clips adds nothing to the bill. If you are not a ClickUp team, the loom vs clickup clips framing is the wrong one, and a standalone recorder with transparent pricing (Loom Business at $15/user/month annual, or vyds Pro at $9/seat/month annual with recordings stored in your own Drive) is the cleaner answer.
Does either tool let me keep recordings in my own storage?
No. Loom stores on Loom's servers; Clips stores on ClickUp's. If automatic save-to-your-own-Drive matters, that is the specific design vyds is built around, free tier included.
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