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The Loom Alternative for Video You Publish, Not Just Share

Written by Thomas, Social Media Manager · Updated 2026-08-06

Loom, part of Atlassian, exists so a recording reaches someone else quickly: you hit record, you get a link, the video lives on its servers. Montaj is a Loom alternative for the other case. The video is going to be published rather than sent, so it needs subtitles, the dead air gone and a clean voice track, all done on your device with nothing uploaded.

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Choose Loom if…

The point of the video is to reach a colleague or a customer fast, and a link that plays anywhere with a transcript attached is the deliverable.

Choose Montaj if…

The video is going to be posted publicly, and it needs captions, tightening and clean audio before it goes out.

Montaj vs Loom at a glance

Feature	Montaj	Loom
Where your video goes	Nowhere. It stays on your device	Onto Loom's servers, so it can be shared by link
What the product delivers	A finished video file you own	A hosted link other people can watch
Screen recording	Not offered. You bring footage you filmed	Screen and camera recording in seconds
Word-by-word subtitles	On-device transcription, editable inline with word-level timing	Transcripts and captions on the hosted recording
Removing dead air	One tap across the clip, reversible	Not the focus. Loom is a recorder and a host
Workplace integrations	None	Deep integrations across workplace tools
Works offline	Fully offline after the one-time model download	A hosted service, it needs a connection
Price	Free today, no watermark	Free plan; paid plans with an Enterprise tier

The honest summary: Loom wins at delivery: recording, hosting, a link, and the integrations that put it where your team already works. Montaj wins at finishing, and unlike a hosting service, it has no reason to keep a copy of your video.

Purpose

Why a Loom alternative is usually a different category of tool

People who go looking to replace Loom rarely want a better recorder. They want the thing that happens after: a video that is not just watchable but finished, and that does not live on a service they have to keep paying for.

That is the split. Loom optimises for the seconds between recording and someone else watching. Montaj optimises for the twenty minutes between raw footage and something you would put your name on publicly.

Winner: Loom for sending; Montaj for publishing

Privacy

Loom vs Montaj on where the recording ends up

A hosting product has to hold your video; that is the service. Loom stores it so the link works, and the transcript is generated on its side. It is the right architecture for its job and the wrong one if the recording was never meant to leave your hands.

Montaj holds nothing. The transcription, the subtitles, the silence detection and the denoising all run on your device, so your video never leaves your device.

Word-by-word karaoke subtitles with word-level timing, corrected inline.
One-tap silence removal, reversible and non-destructive.
Neural voice denoising on the device, no queue and no quota.
A real timeline for trims, reordering and B-roll layers with split-screen.

Winner: Montaj, nothing is uploaded

Honest limits

Where Loom wins

Montaj does not record your screen, does not host anything, has no share links, and plugs into nothing. For async communication at work, that is disqualifying, and Loom's Enterprise tier exists precisely because organisations need controls Montaj has no concept of.

Montaj is also vertical 9:16 only, single-user, and does not yet save projects, closing one loses it.

Winner: Loom, recording, hosting and reach

The verdict

Loom and Montaj are not really competing, and I would rather say that plainly than manufacture a rivalry. Loom's product is the link. A recording that lands in a colleague's inbox in thirty seconds. If that is your job, keep it, and no editor will replace it. Montaj only becomes relevant when the recording stops being a message and starts being something you publish, at which point captions and dead air matter and a share link does not.

— Thomas, Social Media Manager

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Loom alternative?

It depends what you are replacing. For recording and sharing by link, Loom's competitors are other recording services and Montaj is not one. For finishing a video you already filmed , captions, silences, audio , Montaj is the strongest on-device Loom alternative, free and with nothing uploaded.

Does Loom store my videos?

Yes. Loom hosts the recording so it can be shared by link, and the transcript is generated on its side. Montaj keeps everything on your device.

Can Montaj record my screen?

No. Montaj edits footage you already have; it has no screen or camera recorder. If recording is the job, use a recorder.

Is there a video editor that does not upload anything?

Montaj runs transcription, subtitles, silence removal and denoising on your device, and works fully offline once its models are cached.

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