Compare/Head to head

Colossyan vs Loom

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

Colossyan

$59/mo Free tier

Colossyan is an AI avatar video and course builder made for onboarding and training. It turns existing documents into interactive videos and courses, exports SCORM for your LMS, and starts free, with Professional at $59 a month billed annually for small HR and L&D teams.

Where Colossyan fits

  • New hire onboarding videos
  • Compliance and policy training
  • Turning PowerPoint and PDF training into video
  • HR teams that publish to an LMS

Loom

$18/user/mo Free tier 14 day free trial

Loom is the simplest way for a recruiter to record a quick screen or camera video and send it as a link: candidate intros, role walkthroughs, interview prep and async updates for hiring managers. The free plan covers light use, and Business at $18 per user removes the 5-minute and 25-video limits.

Where Loom fits

  • Personal video intros to candidates
  • Walkthroughs of a role or offer for candidates
  • Async updates to hiring managers
  • Interview prep notes

At a glance

DetailColossyanLoom
Starting price$59/mo$18/user/mo
Free tier✓Yes✓Yes
Free trialNot on record14 day free trial
MCP server–No–No
Public API✓Yes–No
Listed underAI videoAI video

Where they pull apart

Colossyan

Stands out: Built around learning: unlimited course creation even on the free plan, quizzes and branching, and SCORM export on the $59 plan rather than enterprise only. It is SOC 2 Type II certified and does not train AI models on customer content.

Watch out: Minutes are tight, 30 NEO minutes a month on Professional, and unused minutes do not roll over. Unlimited SCORM, SSO and analytics need Enterprise.

Not the right fit for

  • Recruitment marketing and job ads
  • Personal candidate outreach
  • Teams producing lots of long videos

Loom

Stands out: Fast to record and easy to watch, with no viewer account needed and insight into who watched. Business + AI adds automatic titles, summaries, chapters and meeting notes, and Loom is now part of Atlassian.

Watch out: The free plan caps videos at 5 minutes and 25 per person, and AI features need the $24 Business + AI plan. Loom has no recruiting or ATS integrations of its own.

Not the right fit for

  • Polished employer brand productions
  • AI avatar or translated videos
  • Bulk personalized video outreach

Pros and cons

Colossyan

  • Free plan with unlimited courses
  • SCORM on the $59 plan
  • SOC 2 Type II certified
  • Small monthly minute allowance
  • Minutes do not roll over
  • Analytics and SSO on Enterprise

Loom

  • Free plan for light use
  • Very fast to record and share
  • AI summaries and meeting notes
  • 5-minute cap on free videos
  • AI needs the $24 plan
  • No ATS integrations

What each one costs

Colossyan

$59/mo

Colossyan's Starter plan is free with no card: 20 minutes a month with NEO avatars, 15 custom avatars and 3 cloned voices, brand kits, 10 interactive videos and 15 auto translations a month, and unlimited course creation. Professional is $59 a month billed annually for one editor, plus $30 a month for each additional editor up to 3, with 30 NEO and 10 NEO2 minutes a month, unlimited MP4 downloads, watermark removal, 5 SCORM exports a month, AI image generation and 360 minutes of API access a year. Enterprise is priced by quote with unlimited minutes, translations and SCORM, SSO, data residency and a dedicated CSM. Studio avatars are a $1,000 a year add-on. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 26 Oct 2026

Loom

$18/user/mo

Loom's Starter plan is free for up to 50 members, with 25 videos per person, 5-minute screen recordings, 720p, transcriptions in 50+ languages and unlimited meeting recording length. Business is $18 per user a month with unlimited videos and recording time, up to 4K, trimming and stitching, uploads and downloads, and Loom branding removed. Business + AI is $24 per user a month and adds AI titles, summaries, chapters, tasks, calls to action, filler word and silence removal, edit by transcript, AI workflows and auto meeting notes and recaps. Annual billing saves up to 17%, and Business + AI has a 14-day free trial. Enterprise is priced by quote with SSO, SCIM, Salesforce integration and a 99.95% uptime SLA. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 26 Oct 2026

Common questions

Is Colossyan cheaper than Loom?
Loom starts lower, at $18/user/mo against $59/mo for Colossyan. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try Colossyan or Loom for free?
Colossyan and Loom carry a free tier on our listing. Loom offers a 14 day free trial.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 26 Oct 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?