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Descript
descript.comSummary
Descript is an AI-powered video and podcast editing platform that allows users to record, transcribe, and edit audio and video content as easily as editing text. It offers features for screen recording, remote recording, and a suite of AI tools for enhancing and repurposing content, catering to individuals and teams for various use cases like marketing, sales, and customer support.
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Must Have
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Screen Recording
Camera Recording
Instant Shared Links
Basic Video Editing
Viewer Analytics
Other
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Timestamped Comments
Emoji Reactions
Auto-Generated Transcripts
Team Library
Slack Integration
Mobile App Support
Custom Branding
Password Protection
Enterprise Security & Compliance
Gmail Integration
API Access
PricingFreemium
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Free
$0.00 monthly
- Text-based editing
- 1 transcription hour / month
- Export 720p, with watermarks
- Limited trial of Basic AI Actions
- Limited trial of AI Speech
- Unlimited projects
- Unlimited dynamic captions
- Unlimited transitions
- 5 uses of Basic AI Suite
- 5 uses of Regenerate
- 5 minutes of Text-to-speech
- 2 hours of recording session hours (per drive)
- Up to 10 room participants
- Screen recording
- Automatic project setup
- Guest file recovery
- Use stock layout packs
- First 5 search results for stock library
- 1 seat
- Commenting
- Live collaboration
- Unlimited shareable pages and links
- Self-serve knowledge base
- Up to 1 GB file size upload
- Up to 4k file resolution upload
- Up to 150 mbps file bitrate upload
- 5GB cloud storage limit
- 1 transcription hour / month
- Export 720p, with watermarks
- Limited trial of Basic AI Actions
- Limited trial of AI Speech
- 5 uses of Basic AI Suite
- 5 uses of Regenerate
- 5 minutes of Text-to-speech
- 2 hours of recording session hours (per drive)
- First 5 search results for stock library
- Up to 1 GB file size upload
- Up to 4k file resolution upload
- Up to 150 mbps file bitrate upload
- 5GB cloud storage limit
Hobbyist
$16.00 monthly
- 10 transcription hours / month
- Export 1080p, watermark-free
- 20 uses / month of Basic AI Actions suite including Filler Word Removal, Studio Sound, Draft Show Notes, Create Clips, and more
- 30 minutes / month of AI speech with stock AI speakers and custom voice clones
- 5 minutes / month of avatars
- Unlimited projects
- Unlimited dynamic captions
- Unlimited transitions
- 20 uses of Basic AI Suite
- 10 uses of Regenerate
- 30 minutes of Text-to-speech
- 5 minutes of Avatars
- 5 hours of recording session hours (per drive)
- Up to 10 room participants
- Screen recording
- Automatic project setup
- Guest file recovery
- Use stock layout packs
- First 12 search results for stock library
- 1 seat
- Commenting
- Live collaboration
- Unlimited shareable pages and links
- Self-serve knowledge base
- Up to 10 GB file size upload
- Up to 4k file resolution upload
- Up to 150 mbps file bitrate upload
- 100GB cloud storage limit
- 10 transcription hours / month
- 20 uses / month of Basic AI Actions suite
- 30 minutes / month of AI speech
- 5 minutes / month of avatars
- 10 uses of Regenerate
- 5 hours of recording session hours (per drive)
- First 12 search results for stock library
- Up to 10 GB file size upload
- Up to 4k file resolution upload
- Up to 150 mbps file bitrate upload
- 100GB cloud storage limit
Creator
$24.00 monthly
Popular- 30 transcription hours / month
- Export 4k, watermark-free
- Unlimited Basic and Advanced AI Actions suite including Eye contact, and 20+ more AI features
- 2 hours / month of AI speech
- 30 minutes / month of dubbing in 20+ languages
- 10 minutes / month of custom avatars
- Unlimited access to royalty-free stock library
- Unlimited projects
- Unlimited dynamic captions
- Unlimited transitions
- Unlimited Basic AI Suite
- Unlimited Advanced AI Suite
- 100 uses of Regenerate
- 2 hours of Text-to-speech
- 10 minutes of Avatars
- 3 custom avatars
- 28 languages for Translate captions
- 24 languages for Translate audio (dubbing)
- 30 minutes of Dubbing
- 15 hours of recording session hours (per drive)
- Up to 10 room participants
- Screen recording
- Automatic project setup
- Guest file recovery
- Use stock layout packs
- Create & share custom layout packs
- Unlimited stock library search results
- 1-3 seats
- Commenting
- Live collaboration
- Unlimited shareable pages and links
- White-labeled publish pages
- Batch file export
- Timeline export
- Email support
- In-app live chat support
- Up to 20 GB file size upload
- Up to 5k file resolution upload
- Up to 1 gbps file bitrate upload
- 1TB cloud storage limit
- 30 transcription hours / month
- 2 hours / month of AI speech
- 30 minutes / month of dubbing
- 10 minutes / month of custom avatars
- 100 uses of Regenerate
- 15 hours of recording session hours (per drive)
- Up to 20 GB file size upload
- Up to 5k file resolution upload
- Up to 1 gbps file bitrate upload
- 1TB cloud storage limit
Business
$50.00 monthly
- 40 transcription hours / month
- Add free Basic seats for collaboration
- Unlimited access to full Professional AI Actions suite including Translation proofread
- 5 hours / month of AI speech
- 2 hours / month of dubbing in 20+ languages
- 30 minutes / month of custom avatars
- Priority support (with SLA)
- Unlimited projects
- Unlimited dynamic captions
- Unlimited transitions
- Unlimited Basic AI Suite
- Unlimited Advanced AI Suite
- Unlimited Professional AI Suite
- Unlimited uses of Regenerate
- 5 hours of Text-to-speech
- 30 minutes of Avatars
- 5 custom avatars
- 28 languages for Translate captions
- 24 languages for Translate audio (dubbing)
- 2 hours of Dubbing
- Translation proofread
- Native-sounding AI speakers
- 25 hours of recording session hours (per drive)
- Up to 10 room participants
- Screen recording
- Automatic project setup
- Guest file recovery
- Use stock layout packs
- Create & share custom layout packs
- Set default custom layout pack
- Unlimited stock library search results
- Customizable seats
- Commenting
- Live collaboration
- Basic members
- Unlimited shareable pages and links
- White-labeled publish pages
- Batch file export
- Timeline export
- Email support
- In-app live chat support
- Priority support (with SLA)
- Up to 50 GB file size upload
- Up to 5k file resolution upload
- Up to 1 gbps file bitrate upload
- Advanced media formats
- 2TB cloud storage limit
- Custom drive & page branding
- 40 transcription hours / month
- 5 hours / month of AI speech
- 2 hours / month of dubbing
- 30 minutes / month of custom avatars
- 25 hours of recording session hours (per drive)
- Up to 50 GB file size upload
- Up to 5k file resolution upload
- Up to 1 gbps file bitrate upload
- 2TB cloud storage limit
Enterprise
Custom
- Single sign-on (SSO)
- Custom invoicing options
- Security review
- Descript service agreement
- Dedicated account representative
- Live onboarding and training
- Priority support (with SLA)
- In-app live chat support
- Unlimited projects
- Unlimited dynamic captions
- Unlimited transitions
- Unlimited Basic AI Suite
- Unlimited Advanced AI Suite
- Unlimited Professional AI Suite
- Unlimited uses of Regenerate
- Unlimited Text-to-speech
- Unlimited Avatars
- Unlimited custom avatars
- Unlimited languages for Translate captions
- Unlimited languages for Translate audio (dubbing)
- Unlimited Dubbing
- Translation proofread
- Native-sounding AI speakers
- Unlimited recording session hours (per drive)
- Up to 10 room participants
- Screen recording
- Automatic project setup
- Guest file recovery
- Use stock layout packs
- Create & share custom layout packs
- Set default custom layout pack
- Unlimited stock library search results
- Customizable seats
- Commenting
- Live collaboration
- Basic members
- Unlimited shareable pages and links
- White-labeled publish pages
- Batch file export
- Timeline export
- Email support
- In-app live chat support
- Priority support (with SLA)
- Unlimited file size upload
- Unlimited file resolution upload
- Unlimited file bitrate upload
- Advanced media formats
- Unlimited cloud storage limit
- Custom drive & page branding
- Custom AI assistant trained on your team’s best work
Rationale
Descript is a strong match for Loom's core functionality. It offers robust screen and camera recording, instant sharing, and comprehensive editing tools. While it's primarily a video editor, its 'Rooms' feature for remote recording and its emphasis on asynchronous collaboration through video messages align well with Loom's value proposition. The platform also provides many of the 'other' features listed, such as transcription, team collaboration, and analytics.
