Tool matchup
Gamma vs Loom — AI presentations vs async video. Both replace the "let me schedule a call to walk you through this" meeting. Which delivers your ideas better?
AI-generated presentations, documents, and webpages from a text prompt. Describe your idea → get a first-draft deck to refine. Export to PowerPoint or share as a live page.
Prices checked October 18, 2026
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
These tools solve the same problem — communicating ideas without a live meeting — but through completely different formats. Gamma creates AI-powered presentations and documents. You describe what you want, and Gamma generates a polished deck with layouts, images, and structure. For consultants, the use case is client deliverables: project proposals, strategy decks, progress reports, and workshop materials. Gamma's output looks professional without design skills. Free tier gives 400 AI credits (roughly 10 presentations) with Gamma branding. Plus is $8/month for custom branding and analytics. Loom creates async video messages. You record your screen and face, share a link, and the recipient watches when convenient. For consultants, the use case is walkthroughs: explaining a deliverable, walking through data, giving feedback, or replacing a 30-minute status call with a 5-minute video. Loom's viewer analytics show who watched and for how long. Free tier gives 25 videos up to 5 minutes each. Business is $15/month for unlimited recording and custom branding. They're complementary, not competitive. Many consultants use both: Gamma to create the deliverable, Loom to walk the client through it. But if you're choosing one: Pick Gamma if your bottleneck is creating polished visual deliverables. It replaces hours of slide design with minutes of AI generation. Pick Loom if your bottleneck is too many status calls. It replaces synchronous meetings with async videos the client watches at 2x speed.
Loom leads by 6 points (strong advantage).
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Best fit
Best for: Consultants creating client decks and workshop materials without touching PowerPoint.
Why pick it: Turns a text prompt into a polished presentation in 2 minutes. Export to PowerPoint for clients who need .pptx, or share as a live web page.
Watch for: Limited design customization. If your deliverables need pixel-perfect branding or complex animations, use PowerPoint or Google Slides directly.
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.
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Gamma | Loom | |
|---|---|---|
| Quick facts | ||
| Pricing sanity | Free, paid from $9/mo | Free, paid from $15/mo |
| Intelligence | Medium | High |
| Integrations | 2+ | 4+ |
| Score breakdown | ||
| Outcome fit | 20/25 | 19/25 |
| Setup speed | 18/20 | 18/20 |
| Pricing sanity | 12/15 | 10/15 |
| Integrations | 6/15 | 12/15 |
| UX polish | 14/15 | 14/15 |
| Trust & support | 7/10 | 10/10 |
| Summary | ||
| Best for | Consultants creating client decks and workshop materials without touching PowerPoint. | Consultants onboarding clients, explaining deliverables, or replacing status update meetings. |
| Key strength | Strong on UX quality | Strong on trust |
| Main weakness | Fewer integrations | Weaker on pricing |
Pricing
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Free | Free |
| Plus | $9 per seat / month, billed annually |
Prices checked October 18, 2026
| 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
Cost calculator
$9 per month · $108 per year
Cheapest plan that fits: Plus, $9 per seat or user
$15 per month · $180 per year
Cheapest plan that fits: Business, $15 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 a consultant who wrote about this tool. This does not affect the score.
Common questions
For many consulting presentations, yes. Gamma drafts professional layouts from a prompt, so you start from a deck instead of a blank slide. The limitation is highly customized decks with specific brand templates — for those, PowerPoint or Google Slides still gives more control.
Loom scores 83/100 and Gamma scores 77/100 on Curalo's consultant rubric. The biggest gap is Integrations: Loom 12/15 vs 6/15.
Gamma's cheapest paid plan is Plus at $9 per seat / month, billed annually. Loom's cheapest paid plan is Business at $15 per user / month, billed annually.
Gamma has a free plan. Loom has a free plan (Starter): 25 videos; 5-minute screen recordings; unlimited meeting length.
Gamma: $9 a month on Plus. Loom: $15 a month on Business. Annual list prices where available, before tax.
Limited design customization. If your deliverables need pixel-perfect branding or complex animations, use PowerPoint or Google Slides directly.
If your clients prefer live interaction for everything, async video adds friction instead of removing it.
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