# Loom vs ShareX

Source: https://listme.name/compare/loom-vs-sharex
Framed by the ranking: https://listme.name/best/screen-recorders

| | Loom | ShareX |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 88.5 | 84.0 |
| Rank | #2 | #7 |
| Price | Free plan, paid upgrades | Free and open source |
| Best for | Quick shareable video messages | Windows screenshots and area recordings |

Fast screen and camera recordings shared as links, with apps for Mac, Windows, iOS and Android and a Chrome extension. The free plan caps video count and recording length, and recordings sit on Loom's servers. A free, open-source Windows tool for screenshots and area recordings, licensed under GPL-3.0. Its many capture modes take time to learn.