What are the best video prospecting tools in 2026?

Record, personalize and send sales videos that get replies, at a price per rep you can defend.

Video prospecting means sending a short, personal video to a prospect instead of, or after, a plain text email or LinkedIn message. A 60-second clip with your face, their website on screen and one clear ask stands out in an inbox full of templates. The tool decides how fast you record, whether AI can personalize it for hundreds of contacts, and what lands in your CRM.

The short answer. Vidyard is the best all-round pick for sales teams, free to start and $59 per seat per month billed annually on Starter. Sendspark leads on AI personalization at scale, from $49 a month. Loom is the simplest recorder, free for 25 videos. Hippo Video is the value pick at $20 per user billed annually, BombBomb suits relationship selling, Dubb has a free plan with landing pages, and Potion is a cheap way into AI cloning.

We compared every plan on its pricing page and say each time whether a price is billed monthly or annually.

Romain CochardCEO
Updated 20267tools ranked, prices read on their pricing pages$59Vidyard Starter, per seat per month billed annually25videos per person on Loom's free plan

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At a glance

7 video prospecting tools compared

This ranking is for B2B sales reps and teams who add video to cold outreach and follow-ups by email and LinkedIn. The comparison column shows what a typical buyer pays, with the billing stated.

Best forTypical costFree planTeam sizeVisit
1VidyardBest all-round for sales teams$708 a year per seat (Starter)4.1/5Free, then $59/seat/mo yearly✓Sales teamsVisit →
2SendsparkBest for AI personalization at scale$99 a month for 3 seats (Growth)4.0/5$49/mo monthly—Outbound teamsVisit →
3LoomBest simple recorder$18 per user a month (Business)3.9/5Free, then $18/user/mo monthly✓Any repVisit →
4Hippo VideoBest value per seat$20 per user a month yearly (Pro)3.8/5Free, then $20/user/mo yearly✓Small teamsVisit →
5BombBombBest for relationship selling$36 per user a month yearly (Core)3.7/5$36/user/mo yearly—Relationship salesVisit →
6DubbBest free plan for video pages$42 a month yearly (Pro)3.6/5Free, then $42/mo yearly✓Solo repsVisit →
7PotionBest AI clone per workspace$39 a month for 250 AI videos3.5/5$39/mo per workspace—FoundersVisit →

Scores on five weighted criteria, detailed in our method. Prices read in 2026 on each vendor's pricing page, in USD; "yearly" means a monthly price paid upfront for the year.

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How we scored

How we compared and scored

Recording and personalization weigh 25%: how fast a rep records, and whether AI can personalize names, voices and backgrounds for many prospects. Sales workflow and CRM weigh 25%: Gmail, LinkedIn, sequencers such as Outreach or Salesloft, and CRM sync. Viewer analytics weigh 15%: who watched, how long, and alerts. Price per rep weighs 20%, compared on the same billing. User feedback weighs 15%: we read the negative reviews first.

Video is one layer of a prospecting stack. For the rest, see our picks for B2B prospecting tools and cold email software.

  1. Recording and personalizationRecording speed, AI names, voices, backgrounds.
    25%
  2. Sales workflow and CRMGmail, LinkedIn, sequencers, CRM sync.
    25%
  3. Viewer analyticsViews, watch time, alerts.
    15%
  4. Price per repSame billing, seats included, overage.
    20%
  5. User feedbackPublic reviews, repeated complaints.
    15%
7tools ranked
6other options covered
2026prices read

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1
Best all-round for sales teams

Vidyard

4.1/5

Vidyard is the name most video prospecting guides start with, and it covers both halves of the job. You record a face or screen video from the browser, Gmail or LinkedIn, and you can also generate videos from a script with an AI avatar built on your own face. Its prospecting page lists Salesloft, HubSpot, Gong, Salesforce, Outreach, Marketo and Zapier.

The free plan is a real starting point: 15 AI videos, 3 custom AI avatars and a limited number of recorded videos per month. Starter costs $59 per seat per month billed annually, which is $708 a year for one rep, with unlimited recording, full analytics, password-protected videos and a branded sharing page. The Video Agent add-on, which creates and sends personalized videos automatically, costs another $24 per seat per month billed annually.

The catch sits in the plan grid: CRM and marketing automation integrations are listed under Teams, which is on quote and described as best for teams of 5 or more. A single rep on Starter can record and track views, but plan on Teams if every view must land in Salesforce or HubSpot. Public user reviews are thin and harsh in 2026: 10 reviews on one major review site, all one star, mostly about support and billing.

Tip: the same Starter seat costs $89 a month on monthly billing, against $59 a month billed annually (the page currently shows Starter as 10% off). Price a full year before you commit a whole team on monthly billing, and check whether the promotion still runs on the day you buy.

Standout features
  • Free plan with AI avatars
  • Video Agent add-on
  • Salesforce, HubSpot, Outreach, Salesloft
+Pros
  • ✓Records and generates videos
  • ✓Deep sales stack integrations
  • ✓Strong viewer analytics
−Cons
  • ✗CRM sync on the Teams plan
  • ✗Starter at $708 a year per seat
  • ✗Support complaints in 2026
Verdict

The safest pick for a sales team that wants one tool for recorded and AI video. Solo reps on a budget can start with Loom or Hippo Video.

See Vidyard pricing →
2
Best for AI personalization at scale

Sendspark

4.0/5

Sendspark is built for one trick: you record a video once, and its AI clones your voice to say each prospect's name and company, over a background showing the prospect's own website. Each viewer gets a personalized thumbnail and a landing page with your call to action and a booking calendar. Contacts come in by CSV, from your CRM, or through an API or automation.

Pricing is per team, not per seat. Solo costs $49 a month billed monthly for one seat, Growth $99 for 3 seats, Team $299 for 10 seats and Business $699 for 25 seats. Extra dynamic video minutes cost $0.39 on Solo, down to $0.19 on Business, so a big campaign can add to the bill.

The catch: field feedback is mixed. Sendspark averages 2.7/5 over 54 public user reviews, with a 2026 reviewer writing "I can't cancel my plan. I have to contact support to cancel my plan.", while others praise support. Its pricing FAQ says you can cancel anytime from your account settings, but payments already made, including the remaining months of an annual term, are not refunded.

Tip: three reps cost $99 on Growth, against $147 for three Solo seats. Count your team before choosing a plan.

Standout features
  • AI voice cloning
  • Prospect's website as background
  • Seats included per plan
+Pros
  • ✓Real personalization at scale
  • ✓Landing page with calendar
  • ✓Team pricing, not per seat
−Cons
  • ✗Overage on dynamic minutes
  • ✗Mixed public reviews
  • ✗No free plan
Verdict

The pick when volume matters more than a handmade video per prospect. For a few high-value accounts, a plain Loom or Vidyard recording feels more personal.

See Sendspark pricing →
3
Best simple recorder

Loom

3.9/5

Loom is the recorder most reps already have installed. You record your screen and camera, get a link, and paste it anywhere: email, LinkedIn, Slack. Its sales page also describes Variables, to record once and auto-personalize for many with prospect names, titles and companies, and it names Salesforce, Zoom, Slack, Google Workspace and Calendly. On the pricing grid, the Salesforce integration sits on Enterprise, which is on quote.

Starter is free with up to 25 videos per person and 5-minute screen recordings, enough to try video on a handful of deals. Business costs $18 per user per month on monthly billing, with unlimited videos and recording time, and Business + AI $24. The page says you save up to 17% on yearly billing.

The catch: Loom is a communication tool first, now part of Atlassian, so prospecting extras like branded landing pages with a calendar, AI voice cloning or sequencer integrations are where Sendspark and Vidyard go further. Field mood is poor in 2026: 1.4/5 over 283 public user reviews, one user writing "I am grieving the way Loom used to be."

Tip: the 25-video cap counts every video in your library, archived ones included, and new recordings stop once you reach it. Delete the clips you no longer need rather than archiving them, and the free plan lasts much longer for occasional prospecting.

Standout features
  • Free plan
  • Variables for personalization
  • Link works in any channel
+Pros
  • ✓Fast to record and share
  • ✓Low price per user
  • ✓Familiar to buyers
−Cons
  • ✗Few prospecting extras
  • ✗25-video cap on free
  • ✗Weak public review score
Verdict

The easiest way to start video prospecting today. Move to Vidyard or Sendspark once video becomes a daily part of your sequences.

See Loom pricing →
4
Best value per seat

Hippo Video

3.8/5

Hippo Video mixes a recorder with automated personalization and video sales pages. Its free plan includes 50 automated personalized videos, 2 sales page templates, website and LinkedIn background personalization, a teleprompter, and Gmail, Outlook and LinkedIn integrations.

Pro costs $20 per user per month billed annually, or $30 billed monthly, and adds virtual backgrounds and interactive videos. Teams costs $60 billed annually ($75 billed monthly) and brings personalized videos integrated into your sales tools. Enterprise is listed at $80 per user per month billed annually, with a minimum of 10 seats, and is the plan that names a Salesforce integration.

The catch: Hippo Video has only a handful of public user reviews on the main consumer review site (7), so field feedback is harder to judge. The pricing page also has a separate text-to-video tab, so make sure you are reading the video messaging grid.

Tip: the free plan's 50 personalized videos are enough to run a real pilot on one sequence before paying for a seat.

Standout features
  • 50 personalized videos free
  • Pro at $20 billed annually
  • Video sales pages
+Pros
  • ✓Low entry price
  • ✓Personalization on the free plan
  • ✓Teleprompter included
−Cons
  • ✗Few public user reviews
  • ✗Two pricing tabs to read
  • ✗Teams needed for sales tool sync
Verdict

A good Vidyard alternative for a team of 3 to 10 reps on a tight budget.

See Hippo Video pricing →
5
Best for relationship selling

BombBomb

3.7/5

BombBomb has done video email for years and its own guide to video prospecting covers outbound, inbound replies, appointment setting and meeting recaps. It lists integrations with Gmail, Outlook, Chrome, Outreach and Total Expert, a CRM used in mortgage and banking. On the pricing grid, browser extensions and email add-ins come with Core, but business integrations and the integrations library start on Pro.

Core costs $36 per user per month billed annually, or $42 billed monthly. Pro costs $56 billed annually, or $70 billed monthly, and adds features such as contact relationship scores. Enterprise is priced on quote.

The catch: BombBomb is built for warm, personal follow-ups more than high-volume AI personalization. Independent user reviews are almost absent on the main consumer review site (one review), so look at its case studies with care: they are written by the vendor.

Tip: its guide suggests keeping first videos under 60 seconds and recording personal videos for top prospects while reusing evergreen videos for everyone else. That split keeps the time cost reasonable.

Standout features
  • Video email and mobile apps
  • Outreach and Total Expert integrations on Pro
  • Relationship scores on Pro
+Pros
  • ✓Mature video email product
  • ✓Good for follow-ups
  • ✓Monthly or yearly billing
−Cons
  • ✗Pricier than Loom per user
  • ✗Few public reviews
  • ✗Less AI personalization
Verdict

A solid choice for relationship-driven reps. For cold outbound at volume, Sendspark or Vidyard fit better.

See BombBomb pricing →
6
Best free plan for video pages

Dubb

3.6/5

Dubb sends video by email and SMS and wraps each one in a landing page with your call to action. Its free Starter plan includes 25 SD videos, video email and SMS and basic landing pages, with no card needed.

Pro costs $59 a month billed monthly, or from $42 a month billed yearly. Pro Plus costs $129 a month billed monthly, or from $90 billed yearly. A separate Dubb Sales Agent costs $50 a month for a pool of 50,000 credits, spent on each action the agent takes, such as researching a lead or sending a video.

The catch: the Sales Agent is billed on top of the video plans, so a full setup is two lines on the invoice, and the Salesforce and HubSpot integrations are listed under Enterprise, on custom pricing. Dubb's pricing FAQ says annual plans are billed upfront and can be cancelled before the next renewal; one 2024 reviewer wrote "you cannot cancel your service. You can only pause it", so cancel from the dashboard before renewal and keep a confirmation.

Tip: start on the free plan to check that your prospects actually click the landing page, then upgrade.

Standout features
  • Free plan, 25 SD videos
  • Branded landing pages
  • AI Sales Agent by credits
+Pros
  • ✓Real free plan
  • ✓Email and SMS
  • ✓Yearly discount
−Cons
  • ✗Agent billed separately
  • ✗SD video on free
  • ✗Few public reviews
Verdict

A good free start for video landing pages. Teams that need deep CRM sync should look at Vidyard first.

See Dubb pricing →
7
Best AI clone per workspace

Potion

3.5/5

Potion turns one recording into many AI-personalized videos, with face, voice and gesture cloning, dynamic backgrounds, multi-language generation and screen recording to AI video. Its pricing page lists more than 50 CRM integrations.

Plans are per workspace: Personal costs $39 a month for 250 dynamic AI videos, Starter $99 for 750, and Professional $299 for unlimited AI videos. Each of these three plans starts with a 7-day free trial; Enterprise is on quote.

The catch: Potion has no public user reviews yet on the main consumer review site, against 10 for Vidyard and 54 for Sendspark, and cloned videos need a careful review before sending, since a wrong name or a strange gesture hurts more than a plain text email.

Tip: at $39 for 250 videos, Personal works out to about 16 cents per video, a cheap way to test AI personalization on one campaign.

Standout features
  • Face, voice and gesture cloning
  • Per-workspace pricing
  • 50+ CRM integrations
+Pros
  • ✓Low entry price for AI video
  • ✓Multi-language videos
  • ✓Flat workspace pricing
−Cons
  • ✗No public user reviews yet
  • ✗Clones need checking
  • ✗No free plan
Verdict

Worth a trial for a small team curious about AI video. Larger teams will find more workflow depth in Sendspark or Vidyard.

See Potion pricing →
How to choose

Volume, stack, budget: three questions first

Answer these before comparing feature lists. They usually leave two tools on the table.

How many videos a week, for how many prospects?

A rep sending ten handmade videos a week to key accounts needs a fast recorder: Loom, Vidyard Free or Hippo Video. A team sending hundreds needs AI personalization from one recording: Sendspark, Potion or Vidyard's Video Agent.

Where must the views go?

If every view must reach Salesforce or HubSpot and trigger a task, check which plan carries the integration. On Vidyard it is listed under Teams. If you run sequences in a tool like lemlist or Apollo, a video link with a thumbnail works in any of them.

What can you spend per rep?

On the same yearly billing, Hippo Video Pro costs $20 per user a month, BombBomb Core $36 and Vidyard Starter $59. Sendspark prices by team: $99 a month covers 3 seats. Five reps on Vidyard Starter cost $3,540 a year, before the Video Agent add-on.

  • Count videos per rep per week
  • List the CRM and sequencer you use
  • Compare prices on the same billing
  • Check which plan holds the CRM integration
  • Read the cancellation terms before paying
The method

How to run video prospecting that gets replies

The tool is half the job. These steps come from the guides that rank on this query and from the vendors' own playbooks, trimmed to what a rep can do this week.

01

Pick a trigger, not a whole list

Step 1

Video works best with a reason to reach out: a new hire, a funding round, a product launch, a job change. Start with the 20 accounts where you have one, rather than recording for a cold list of 500.

02

Send text first, video second

Step 2

Several sales coaches advise against opening with video by email. Send a short text email, then follow up with a video once the prospect opened or clicked. It keeps deliverability safe and puts your time on people who showed interest.

03

Record 60 to 90 seconds

Step 3

Say their name, show their website or LinkedIn profile on screen, name one problem you can solve, and end with one ask. Skip the script and the green screen: a small stumble feels more human than a polished ad. BombBomb's guide suggests staying under 60 seconds at first.

04

Use a thumbnail that links to a page

Step 4

Email clients do not play embedded video. Paste an animated GIF thumbnail that links to the tool's landing page, where the prospect can watch, click your calendar and reply. On LinkedIn, native video plays in the feed without a click away.

05

Measure meetings, not views

Step 5

View alerts tell you when to call. What counts is replies and booked meetings, logged in your CRM. Run the same sequence with and without video for two weeks and compare the two groups before buying seats for the whole team.

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Other options worth knowing

These names come up in video prospecting searches. They are left out of the ranking because they target another job or a different buyer.

01

HeyGen: AI avatar videos for marketing

AI video

HeyGen makes avatar videos from a script, with a free plan of 3 videos a month and Creator at $29 a month. It is a strong content tool, but sales workflow features such as sequencer sync and prospect landing pages are the core of Vidyard and Sendspark instead. See our picks for AI avatar video generators.

02

Covideo: video email on quote

On quote

Covideo is a long-standing video email tool. Its pricing page sends you to a quote form, so budget a sales call before you know the price.

03

Tavus: a developer API

API

Tavus now sells an API for conversational AI video, priced from $22 a month for builders. It suits a product team building its own tool, not a rep who wants to send videos tomorrow.

04

Wistia: marketing video hosting

Marketing

Wistia hosts marketing videos with lead forms and CRM links. It is built for website video more than one-to-one prospecting; read our full Wistia review or our list of video hosting platforms.

05

VEED: editing, not sending

Editing

VEED shows up in several guides as an editor for captions, trims and logos. Pair it with a sending tool if you polish evergreen videos.

06

Supademo: interactive demos

Demos

Supademo builds click-through product demos. It is a good follow-up asset after a first video, not a video messaging tool.

Traps

What makes video prospecting cost more than planned

These come back again and again in pricing pages, FAQs and reviews.

01

Comparing a yearly price with a monthly one

Price

Vidyard and Hippo Video show yearly prices by default; Sendspark, Loom and Dubb open on monthly. Hippo Video Pro is $20 billed annually and $30 billed monthly. Compare on the same billing.

Gap
$10 a month on Hippo Video Pro
02

AI features billed on top

Price

Vidyard's Video Agent adds $24 per seat a month billed annually to Starter, so $59 becomes $83. Dubb's Sales Agent is a separate $50 a month. Sendspark charges extra dynamic minutes at $0.39 to $0.19.

Vidyard Starter + Agent
$83 per seat a month yearly
03

Prices copied from old lists

Research

Lists ranking on this query still show plans that no longer exist on the vendors' pages. Always open the pricing page itself before a budget meeting.

04

Cancelling before the renewal

Contract

Yearly plans renew. Dubb bills annual plans upfront and lets you cancel before the next renewal. Sendspark says you can cancel from account settings. Put the renewal date in your calendar the day you subscribe.

FAQ

Your questions on video prospecting

  • What is video prospecting?

    It is sending a short, personalized video to a potential buyer as part of outreach, by email, LinkedIn or SMS. The video usually shows your face, the prospect's website or profile, and one clear next step, such as booking a call.

  • Does video prospecting actually work?

    It can, when it targets the right people. Vendor studies report higher reply rates, but they come from the vendors themselves. The honest test is your own: run one sequence with and without video for two weeks and compare booked meetings.

  • How long should a prospecting video be?

    Between 30 and 90 seconds. Most guides on this topic aim for about one minute: their name in the first seconds, one problem, one ask.

  • Can I embed a video directly in a cold email?

    No, most email clients do not play embedded video, and attachments hurt deliverability. Use a thumbnail or animated GIF that links to the video's landing page. Your video tool gives you that link.

  • What should a video prospecting script include?

    Four parts: a trigger, a challenge, a solution and a soft ask. Open with the reason you are reaching out (a recent hire, a new product, a funding round) in about 5 seconds, link it to a known pain point in 15 to 20 seconds, show briefly how you solve it in 20 to 30 seconds, and close with a 10 to 15 second call to action. Skip "hope you're well": the first seconds decide whether they keep watching.

  • What should I send after a prospecting video?

    Something useful, not a bump. A follow-up that only says "thoughts?" adds nothing; send a relevant blog post, a customer story close to their situation, or a tip based on what you said in the video, in the same email thread or LinkedIn conversation. Use the view alert to time it, since your tool tells you when the video was watched.

  • Is there a free video prospecting tool?

    Yes. Vidyard, Loom, Hippo Video and Dubb all have free plans: 15 AI videos on Vidyard, 25 videos on Loom, 50 automated personalized videos on Hippo Video, 25 SD videos on Dubb. Sendspark and Potion offer a 7-day trial instead.

  • Are AI-cloned prospecting videos a good idea?

    They save hours, but check every video before it goes out. A mispronounced name or a wrong company on screen costs more trust than a plain email. Start with one campaign and review a sample of videos by hand.

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