Compare screen recording software
Screen recording software records your screen, so you can show someone how to do something.
Prices for 9 screen recording tools, read from each company's pricing page on October 26, 2026.
9 screen recording tools
| Tool | Cheapest paid plan | Paid monthly | Paid yearly | Free plan | Pricing page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap | Desktop License: one person per license, $29 a year or $58 once; recordings stay on your computer | $58, paid once | $2.42 ($29 a year) | No | Cap's pricing page |
| Loom | Business | $18 | $15 ($180 a year) | Up to 50 people; 25 videos each, up to 5 minutes long | Loom's pricing page |
| OBS Studio | No paid plans | $0 | $0 | Free and open source, for Windows, macOS and Linux | OBS Studio's website |
| Screen Studio | Screen Studio: the page does not say how many people one subscription covers | $29 for each subscription | $9 for each subscription | No | Screen Studio's pricing page |
| ScreenPal | Deluxe: for 1 person; paid yearly | No monthly price shown | $4 | 1 person; recordings up to 15 minutes; 10 hosted videos | ScreenPal's pricing page |
| Snagit | Snagit Individual: billed yearly; the license cannot be moved to another person | No monthly price shown | $3.25 ($39 a year) | No | Snagit's pricing page |
| Tella | Pro | $26 | $13 | No | Tella's pricing page |
| Vidyard | Starter: the card says now 10% off, with no full price or end date given | $89 | $59 | 5 videos a month, up to 30 minutes each | Vidyard's pricing page |
| Zight | Create: up to 2 people | $12.95 | $9.95 | 1 person; recordings up to 5 minutes; 1 GB of storage | Zight's pricing page |
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Help with these prices
- We show each screen recording tool's cheapest paid plan that lists everything you picked, and say if its free plan does too.
- Prices are for one person, unless the table says otherwise.
- Yearly prices are shown per month.
- "Paid once" means one payment, with nothing to pay again.
- Prices are in US dollars, before tax and before extras. We read them on October 26, 2026.