Loom
loom.com
Record your screen, share a link
from $18/moFree plan
Vimeo
Clean video hosting without the ads
Free plan availableVideo & AudioSince 2004
from $12/moVisit vimeo.com
What Vimeo is
Ad-free hosting with privacy controls, review tools and live streaming — the long-standing alternative to putting business video on YouTube.
People use it to
Current offers
Free plan
Free plan, no card required
Ongoing free tier published by the vendor. Limits vary by plan.
Vimeo alternatives
Other tools in video & audio that cover similar ground. Full comparison.
ElevenLabs
elevenlabs.io
Text to speech that sounds human
from $6/moFree plan
Descript
descript.com
Edit video by editing the transcript
from $24/moFree plan
Where Vimeo sits on price
Entry prices across Video & Audio, cheapest first.
- ElevenLabs$6
- CapCut$7.99*
- VEED$10
- Vimeo$12
- Loom$18
- Descript$24
- Storymode$24
- Riverside$29
- Clipin$29
- Ricebowl AI$29.90
10 of these 11 prices were read from the vendor's own pricing page; the rest are marked * and are indicative. The median is taken across the 9 verified prices in Video & Audio. 1 more tool in this category does not publish an entry price and is not plotted. Showing the 10 cheapest.
Vimeo pricing questions
- How much does Vimeo cost?
- Vimeo starts at $12 a month on its Starter plan, billed annually. That figure was read from vimeo.com's own pricing page on 21 September 2026.
- Does Vimeo have a free plan?
- Yes. Vimeo publishes an ongoing free tier — not a countdown trial. Limits vary by plan, so check what the free tier covers before you commit.
- What is Vimeo used for?
- Ad-free hosting with privacy controls, review tools and live streaming — the long-standing alternative to putting business video on YouTube. People mainly use it to host a video, stream live, share video privately.
- What are the best alternatives to Vimeo?
- The closest alternatives in the same category are Loom, ElevenLabs, Descript, CapCut. ElevenLabs starts lower at $6 a month; CapCut starts lower at $7.99 a month. Loom, ElevenLabs, Descript and CapCut publish a free plan.