Screenity alternatives
Screen Recording · screenity.io
Screenity is a browser-based screen recorder and video editor that lets you record your screen, camera and mic, edit in scenes with zooms and captions, and share a link or export MP4.
Switching to Screen Charm saves $41 / year and covers 50% of the compared capabilities.
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Top Screenity alternatives
We compared 8 products and found 7 cheaper options (2 of them cover at least half the compared features) · vs Screenity Pro at $10/mo · scenario: single user, monthly billing, USD.
Screenity’s own free plan covers this scenario. If you’re paying for features you don’t use, downgrading beats switching. The paid comparison below is for when you’ve outgrown free tiers — the “Free plans” view shows alternatives if you want free with different limits.
Screenity costs $10/mo on the Pro plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 7 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 1 of them covers at least 75% of the 8 compared capabilities. Screenity's own free plan covers this scenario, so downgrading may beat switching.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CleanShot X App + Cloud Basic plan · missing: Webcam recording, Video editing & trimming, Transcription & captions, Auto-zoom & cursor effects, Annotation & blur, Browser extension | 25% | $2.42/mo how? ⓘ | $91 / year 76% cheaper | |
Cap Desktop License plan · missing: Webcam recording, Video editing & trimming, Transcription & captions, Shareable links & embeds, Auto-zoom & cursor effects, Annotation & blur, Password-protected shares, Browser extension video messaging — adjacent | 0% | $2.42/mo how? ⓘ | $91 / year 76% cheaper | |
TOP PICK Screen Charm Lifetime plan · missing: Video editing & trimming, Annotation & blur, Password-protected shares, Browser extension | 50% | $6.58/mo how? ⓘ | $41 / year 34% cheaper | |
Zight Create plan · missing: Webcam recording, Video editing & trimming, Shareable links & embeds, Auto-zoom & cursor effects, Browser extension video messaging — adjacent | 38% | $9.95/mo how? ⓘ | $0.60 / year 1% cheaper |
Which Screenity alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best open source or self-hosted
- Cap — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 0%
- Best paid drop-in
- Screen Charm — $6.58/mo (Lifetime plan) · covers 50%
- Need webcam recording, video editing & trimming, transcription & captions, shareable links & embeds, auto-zoom & cursor effects or password-protected shares?
- Tella — from $0/mo (Free plan)
- Need annotation & blur?
- Zight — from $0/mo (Share plan)
- Need browser extension?
- Komodo — from $0/mo (Free plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Screenity has that the top alternatives lack.
- Webcam recording — Record your webcam alongside your screen.Missing from Zight, Loom.
- Video editing & trimming — Trim and edit a recording after capture.Missing from Zight, Loom.
- Transcription & captions — Automatically transcribe recordings into captions or text.Missing from Komodo, Zight.
- Shareable links & embeds — Share a recording via a link or embed it elsewhere.Missing from Komodo, Zight, Loom.
- Auto-zoom & cursor effects — Automatically zoom and highlight the cursor during a recording.Missing from Komodo, Zight, Loom.
- Annotation & blur — Annotate or blur parts of a recording.Missing from Tella, Komodo, Loom.
- Password-protected shares — Restrict a shared recording behind a password.Missing from Komodo, Loom.
- Browser extension — Record directly from a browser extension.Missing from Tella, Zight, Loom.
Feature comparison
Screenity vs the top alternatives, on the 8 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Screenity | Tella | Komodo | Zight | Loom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webcam recording from Free Chrome extension | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Video editing & trimming from Pro | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Transcription & captions from Pro | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Shareable links & embeds from Pro | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Auto-zoom & cursor effects | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Annotation & blur from Free Chrome extension | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Password-protected shares | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Browser extension from Free Chrome extension | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $10/mo Pro | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Share | $0/mo Starter |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Screenity covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Webcam recording — from Free Chrome extension
- ✓ Video editing & trimming — from Pro
- ✓ Transcription & captions — from Pro
- ✓ Shareable links & embeds — from Pro
- ✓ Auto-zoom & cursor effects
- ✓ Annotation & blur — from Free Chrome extension
- ✓ Password-protected shares
- ✓ Browser extension — from Free Chrome extension
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://screenity.io (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-29)
Frequently asked
How much does Screenity cost?
Screenity's Pro plan costs $10/mo in our scenario (single user, monthly billing). A free plan exists.
Is there a free Screenity alternative?
We have not verified a free plan that fits this scenario among the assessed alternatives.
What is the cheapest Screenity alternative?
In our scenario (single user, monthly billing), Tella is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free plan).
What is the cheapest Screenity alternative with Shareable links & embeds?
Tella covers Shareable links & embeds and costs $0/mo (Free plan) in our scenario.
Does Screenity have a free plan?
Yes. Screenity's free plan exists; its limits are not stated on the pricing page.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-10-26 and 2026-10-29, on the vendors' official pricing pages.