Loom vs Zoom
Two tools coaches often weigh against each other, compared on the same terms.
Loom
Quick screen-and-camera recordings shared by link — ideal for form feedback, weekly check-in videos and explaining a programme without a live call.
Zoom
The default video call for coaching sessions — reliable on bad connections, and the one tool your clients already know how to open.
Pricing
Loom: Free tier with video length and count limits; paid removes them
Zoom: Free tier caps group meeting length; paid removes the cap
Category
Loom: Client Communication
Zoom: Software
Topics
Loom: Check-in Messages, Follow-up Templates
Zoom: Video
Last checked
Loom: 2026-09-16
Zoom: 2026-09-16
What it is
Loom
Press record, talk over your screen or webcam, get a link. No editing, no file transfer, no scheduling. The recipient can watch at double speed and reply in text.
Zoom
Video calling with recording, screen share and waiting rooms. Its real advantage over the alternatives is not features, it is that every client has used it before.
Best for
Loom
Asynchronous coaching. A three-minute video reviewing a client's lift video carries more than a paragraph ever will, and costs you three minutes instead of a booked call.
Zoom
Live one-to-one sessions and small group calls, particularly where clients are older or less technical and any friction costs you the session.
Watch out for
Loom
Free-tier limits on video length push you to be brief, which is mostly good. Anything containing health information needs the same care you would give any client record — check where the video lives and who can open the link.
Zoom
The free tier's meeting length limit lands mid-session if you run groups. If you record sessions, decide where recordings live and tell clients — a coaching recording is a client record.
Editorial comparison — nothing here is paid placement. Pricing changes often; treat the vendor’s own page as the truth. How we review