VidovaLoom vs Tella in 2026 for screen recordings
Vidova Recorder is our pick for a polished take with click zoom, free to download. Otherwise: Loom for quick async messages, Tella for recordings with an AI editor.
Vidova teamLast updated
The short answer
If you want the edit made for you, Vidova is our pick: Vidova Recorder is a free download for macOS, Windows and Linux that zooms in on clicks, cuts pauses and writes captions after the take, then opens in an AI editor. Otherwise, Loom is the better pick for quick async messages shared as a link. Tella is the better pick for polished recordings with an AI editor.
Key takeaways
- Loom and Tella expect you to make the edit. An agent such as Vidova makes it from a brief.
- Compare the free plans on one short video of your own before you pay.
- Prices change and some vendors show local prices. Each fact here links to its source.
The short answer
- Our pick, if you want the edit made for you: Vidova.
- Loom: Loom is the better pick for quick async messages shared as a link.
- Tella: Tella is the better pick for polished recordings with an AI editor.
Loom vs Tella compared
| Detail | Loom | Tella |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Quick async video messages | Polished recordings with an AI editor |
| AI editing | AI titles, summaries, chapters and filler word removal on Business + AI | The Tella Agent makes edits from a chat, Auto Zoom, filler word removal |
| Free plan | 25 videos per person, 5-minute recordings, 720p | No free plan. 7-day trial |
| Paid from (US) | Business $18 a month per user | Pro $13 a month per user, billed yearly |
What each costs over a year
| Plan | Over a year (US list prices) |
|---|---|
| Loom Business, per user | $216 at $18 a month. Loom says yearly billing saves up to 17% |
| Loom Business + AI, per user | $288 at $24 a month |
| Tella Pro, per user, billed yearly | $156 ($13 a month) |
| Vidova Recorder | $0. The AI editor is from $190 a year |
Both are priced per user, so a team of five pays five times these numbers. Vidova Recorder costs nothing to record, and its AI editor is priced per account.
These are list prices in US dollars from each vendor's own page, before tax. Many vendors show local prices in other countries, and prices change, so check the linked pages before you buy.
How we compared them
We read Loom's and Tella's pricing, help and store pages between 27 October and 14 November 2026. We did not run our own test of them. Vidova is our product, and it is a different kind of tool: an AI agent makes the edit for you. It is our pick if you want that, and we say where Loom or Tella fits better.
Vidova Recorder: our pick for a polished take, free to download
Vidova Recorder is a free download for macOS, Windows and Linux. After the take it zooms in on bursts of clicks, cuts silences and filler words, writes captions and splits chapters, and the recording opens in Vidova's AI editor, where the agent makes any further edit you ask for.
Clean up this walkthrough: cut the pauses, zoom in on each click, add captions and chapters, and keep it under 3 minutes.
Downsides: Vidova is built around the agent, so people who want to place every clip by hand have more mature manual editors. You can try it for 7 days with 2,000 credits and no watermark. The free plan adds a watermark, exports at 720p and takes projects up to 1 minute long. Paid plans start at $19 a month, remove the watermark and export up to 4K at 60 fps.
What Loom does well
Loom records your screen and camera and shares a link, so a team can send async video messages. Business + AI, at $24 a month per user, adds AI titles, summaries, chapters and filler word and silence removal.
What Tella does well
Tella records screen, camera, microphone and system audio with a teleprompter, up to 4K. The Tella Agent is an "AI editor in the sidebar that makes edits from a chat", with Auto Zoom and filler word removal. Pro costs $13 a month per user, billed yearly.
Which one should you use?
- If you want a polished take with click zoom from a free download, use Vidova Recorder.
- For quick async messages, use Loom.
- For polished recordings with an AI editor in the browser, use Tella.
