OSSHunt

Checked 2026-10-21

Cap

Open-source alternative · mapped from 1 paid tool. Fit is not feature parity.

Facts

License
Paid-feature tier U
Self-host
Paid-feature limits2 noted
  • Official distributed desktop binaries require a paid commercial license for business use; self-built source versions exempt
  • Cap Pro cloud plan gates unlimited sharing, transcription, analytics, custom domains and Loom importer; self-host parity not fully verified

Tier U: Pinned root LICENSE states AGPLv3 except MIT cap-camera/scap crate families. Commercial-license docs explicitly exempt self-built versions; core qualifies as OSS. U reflects unverified self-host feature gates, not license uncertainty. License source. Repository: CapSoftware/Cap. Self-host: hybrid; hosted offer from the project: yes.

Replaces

  • LoomEntry price Not established

    Fit:

    Closer capture-and-sharing workflow with own-server deployment. Loom importer supports URLs/CSV but is Pro-gated, requires download access and maps space labels rather than nested folder hierarchy. Build desktop from source for commercial-license exemption.

    Sources: cap.so, cap.so, cap.so · checked 2026-10-21

    Full comparison: Loom vs Cap