Tool matchup
Loom vs Pipedrive — which is better for consultants? Side-by-side scoring on workflow fit, pricing, setup speed, and 3 more dimensions. See the winner.
Screen and camera recording for async video messages. Record a walkthrough, share a link, track who watched. Replace meetings that could have been a video.
Prices checked October 22, 2026loom.com pricing page
The clearest pipeline view of any CRM here: you always see which proposals are waiting, what the next step is and what is likely to close.
Prices checked October 23, 2026pipedrive.com pricing page
Pipedrive leads by 1 points (close call).
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Best fit
Best for: Consultants onboarding clients, explaining deliverables, or replacing status update meetings.
Why pick it: A 3-minute Loom replaces a 30-minute meeting. View tracking shows you which clients watched and which need a nudge.
Watch for: If your clients prefer live interaction for everything, async video adds friction instead of removing it.
Best for: Consultants who run a steady flow of proposals and want every open deal and next step on one board.
Why pick it: The clearest pipeline view of any CRM here: you always see which proposals are waiting, what the next step is and what is likely to close.
Watch for: No free plan, and prices are per seat. If you only track a handful of relationships, HubSpot CRM Free, Attio Free or a spreadsheet is enough.
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Loom | Pipedrive | |
|---|---|---|
| Quick facts | ||
| Pricing sanity | Free, paid from $15/mo | From $14/mo |
| Setup speed | 5 min setup | 30 min setup |
| Integrations | 4+ | 8+ |
| Score breakdown | ||
| Outcome fit | 19/25 | 22/25 |
| Setup speed | 18/20 | 14/20 |
| Pricing sanity | 10/15 | 12/15 |
| Integrations | 12/15 | 14/15 |
| UX polish | 14/15 | 12/15 |
| Trust & support | 10/10 | 10/10 |
| Summary | ||
| Best for | Consultants onboarding clients, explaining deliverables, or replacing status update meetings. | Consultants who run a steady flow of proposals and want every open deal and next step on one board. |
| Main weakness | Weaker on pricing | Slower to set up |
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Limits (vendor's wording) |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | Free | 25 videos; 5-minute screen recordings; unlimited meeting length |
| Business | $15 per user / month, billed annually$18 per user / month, billed monthly | Unlimited videos and recording time; basic editing; no Loom branding |
Prices checked October 22, 2026loom.com pricing page
| Plan | Price | Limits (vendor's wording) |
|---|---|---|
| Lite | $14 per seat / month, billed annually$24 per seat / month, billed monthly | Per seat, billed yearly ($24 billed monthly). Lead, calendar and pipeline management, AI report creation, 500+ integrations |
| Growth | $39 per seat / month, billed annually$49 per seat / month, billed monthly | Per seat, billed yearly ($49 billed monthly). Adds full email sync with tracking, automations and nurturing sequences, subscriptions and forecast reports, meeting scheduler |
| Premium | $59 per seat / month, billed annually$79 per seat / month, billed monthly | Per seat, billed yearly ($79 billed monthly). Adds lead generation and routing, custom scoring, contracts and e-signatures, shared inboxes |
| Ultimate | $79 per seat / month, billed annually$99 per seat / month, billed monthly | Per seat, billed yearly ($99 billed monthly). Adds security rules and alerts, phone and email data enrichment, sandbox account, extended phone support |
Prices checked October 23, 2026pipedrive.com pricing page
Cost calculator
$15 per month · $180 per year
Cheapest plan that fits: Business, $15 per seat or user
$14 per month · $168 per year
Cheapest plan that fits: Lite, $14 per seat or user
Uses list prices from each vendor's pricing page, before tax and discounts. Free plans and custom-quote plans are left out.
Method
Used by consultants
From consultants who wrote about this tool. This does not affect the score.
Common questions
Pipedrive scores 84/100 and Loom scores 83/100 on Curalo's consultant rubric. The biggest gap is Pricing sanity: Pipedrive 12/15 vs 10/15.
Loom's cheapest paid plan is Business at $15 per user / month, billed annually. Pipedrive's cheapest paid plan is Lite at $14 per seat / month, billed annually.
Loom has a free plan (Starter): 25 videos; 5-minute screen recordings; unlimited meeting length. Pipedrive lists no free plan.
Loom: $15 a month on Business. Pipedrive: $14 a month on Lite. Annual list prices where available, before tax.
If your clients prefer live interaction for everything, async video adds friction instead of removing it.
No free plan, and prices are per seat. If you only track a handful of relationships, HubSpot CRM Free, Attio Free or a spreadsheet is enough.
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