Migrating from GitHub to Loom
Loom and GitHub both handle async standups and product walkthroughs, but they differ on pricing — GitHub comes in $8.5/user/mo/user/mo lower. This guide covers how to move your team across without losing data, context, or momentum.
At a Glance
- Dominant platform for source control and collaboration — used by 100M+ developers, making it the de facto standard for open-source and most commercial software teams
- GitHub Copilot is the leading AI coding assistant, deeply integrated into the platform with code completion, PR summaries, chat, and workspace planning
- GitHub Actions provides powerful, flexible CI/CD built directly into the repository with a massive ecosystem of community-authored actions
- Fastest way to communicate complex ideas asynchronously — record screen + camera in seconds with zero setup
- Loom AI automatically generates titles, summaries, chapters, and action items, saving significant post-recording effort
- Extremely low learning curve — even non-technical stakeholders adopt it instantly, making it ideal for cross-functional PM communication
You leave behind
- −roadmapping
- −sprint planning
- −backlog management
Migration Steps
Audit and export your current workspace
Before touching Loom, document what lives in GitHub: projects and tasks, custom fields, automations, integrations, and team permissions. Export a full CSV backup — most tools support this from Settings → Export. Pay particular attention to any custom fields and workflow automations that your team relies on daily.
Set up your Loom workspace
Create your Loom workspace and replicate your project structure using tasks and projects. Loom starts at $12.5/user/mo/user/mo with a free tier available — budget $8.5/user/mo more per user. Run with a single pilot team before migrating everyone.
Map your workflow equivalents
Find the closest Loom equivalent for each GitHub feature your team relies on. projects and tasks in GitHub maps to tasks and projects in Loom. Prioritise the critical path: task creation, status tracking, and assignment.
Import your data
Loom supports CSV import for tasks and projects and has 20+ native integrations. For automations that don't have a native equivalent in Loom, Zapier or Make can bridge the gap. Start with your most active project rather than importing everything at once.
Onboard your team
Run a 30-minute walkthrough covering the daily workflow: how to create tasks and projects, update status, and find your board. Loom has a gentle learning curve — most PMs are fully productive within 1–2 days. Focus the session on the UI differences rather than feature training.
Run GitHub in parallel for two weeks
Keep GitHub read-only while your team works primarily in Loom. This reduces risk and lets people reference historical context — old decisions, archived tickets, past sprint data — without slowing the migration. After two weeks with no new work going into GitHub, archive the workspace and make Loom the official home.
Ready to switch?
Read the full Loom review for pricing, integrations, and team fit details.