Tella

Screen Recording · www.tella.com

Tella is a video recording tool for screen, webcam, and audio capture with editing, hosting, sharing, and viewer analytics features.

video messagingFree plan availablePaid plans from $13/seat/mo (Pro)Prices verified 2026-08-26

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Honest answer

Tella Free covers this scenario

downgrading saves $156 / year

Switching to Loom saves $156 / year and covers 50% of the compared capabilities.

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Top Tella alternatives

We compared 8 products and found 7 cheaper alternatives · vs Tella Pro at $13/mo · scenario: single user, monthly billing, USD.

Honest note: you might not need to switch.

Tella’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.

The short version

Tella costs $13/mo on the Pro plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 7 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 12 compared capabilities. Tella's own free plan covers this scenario, so downgrading may beat switching.

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Product	Match	Price	Annual savings
Cap Desktop License plan · missing: No watermark, Funnels, Teleprompter, Video editing & trimming, Viewer analytics, Shareable links & embeds, Auto-zoom & cursor effects	42%	$2.42/mo how? ⓘ	$127 / year 81% cheaper	See Cap pricing ↗Compare vs Tella
CleanShot X App + Cloud Basic plan · missing: 4K export, Transcription & captions, No watermark, Funnels, Teleprompter, Video editing & trimming, Viewer analytics, Auto-zoom & cursor effects capture editor — adjacent	33%	$2.42/mo how? ⓘ	$127 / year 81% cheaper	See CleanShot X pricing ↗Compare vs Tella
Screen Charm Lifetime plan · missing: No watermark, SSO (SAML/SCIM), Funnels, Video editing & trimming, Password-protected shares, Custom domain, Viewer analytics capture editor — adjacent	42%	$6.58/mo how? ⓘ	$77 / year 49% cheaper	See Screen Charm pricing ↗Compare vs Tella
Zight Create plan · missing: No watermark, Funnels, Teleprompter, Video editing & trimming, Viewer analytics, Shareable links & embeds, Auto-zoom & cursor effects	42%	$9.95/mo how? ⓘ	$36.60 / year 23% cheaper	See Zight pricing ↗Compare vs Tella
Screenity Pro plan · missing: 4K export, No watermark, SSO (SAML/SCIM), Funnels, Teleprompter, Custom domain, Viewer analytics capture editor — adjacent	42%	$10/mo how? ⓘ	$36 / year 23% cheaper	See Screenity pricing ↗Compare vs Tella

Which Tella alternative for which situation

Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.

Best free plan: Loom — $0/mo (Starter plan) · covers 50%
Best open source or self-hosted: Cap — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 42%
Need 4K export, transcription & captions, SSO (SAML/SCIM), video editing & trimming, password-protected shares or viewer analytics?: Loom — from $0/mo (Starter plan)
Need no watermark?: Komodo — from $0/mo (Free plan)
Need teleprompter, shareable links & embeds or auto-zoom & cursor effects?: Screen Charm — from $0/mo (Free plan)
Need custom domain?: Cap — from $0/mo (Free plan)

What you give up

Capabilities Tella has that the top alternatives lack.

4K export — Export a recording at 4K resolution.
Missing from Screenity.
No watermark — Share recordings without the provider's watermark.
Missing from Loom, Cap, Screen Charm, Screenity.
SSO (SAML/SCIM) — Sign in through your company's SSO (SAML/SCIM).
Missing from Screen Charm, Screenity.
Funnels — See where visitors drop off across a multi-step process.
Missing from Loom, Cap, Screen Charm, Screenity.
Teleprompter — Read from an on-screen teleprompter while recording.
Missing from Loom, Cap, Screenity.
Video editing & trimming — Trim and edit a recording after capture.
Missing from Cap, Screen Charm.
Password-protected shares — Restrict a shared recording behind a password.
Missing from Screen Charm.
Custom domain — Share recordings from your own domain.
Missing from Loom, Screen Charm, Screenity.
Viewer analytics — See who watched a recording and how far they got.
Missing from Cap, Screen Charm, Screenity.
Shareable links & embeds — Share a recording via a link or embed it elsewhere.
Missing from Loom, Cap.
Auto-zoom & cursor effects — Automatically zoom and highlight the cursor during a recording.
Missing from Loom, Cap.

Feature comparison

Tella vs the top alternatives, on the 12 compared capabilities.

Capability	Tella	Loom	Cap	Screen Charm	Screenity
4K export from Pro	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗
Transcription & captions from Free	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
No watermark from Premium	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗
SSO (SAML/SCIM) from Enterprise	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗
Funnels from Premium	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗
Teleprompter	✓	✗	✗	✓	✗
Video editing & trimming	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓
Password-protected shares	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓
Custom domain	✓	✗	✓	✗	✗
Viewer analytics	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗
Shareable links & embeds	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓
Auto-zoom & cursor effects	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓
Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan	$13/mo Pro	$0/mo Starter	$0/mo Free	$0/mo Free	$0/mo Free Chrome extension

✓ 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 Tella covers

The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.

✓ 4K export — from Pro
✓ Transcription & captions — from Free
✓ No watermark — from Premium
✓ SSO (SAML/SCIM) — from Enterprise
✓ Funnels — from Premium
✓ Teleprompter
✓ Video editing & trimming
✓ Password-protected shares
✓ Custom domain
✓ Viewer analytics
✓ Shareable links & embeds
✓ Auto-zoom & cursor effects
✗ Mobile app

Price ladder

Observed prices from the official pricing page.

Free

$0/mo

Free

Pro

$13/seat/mo

Premium

$19/seat/mo

Enterprise

Contact sales / custom pricing

Sources

Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.

https://www.tella.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-26)

Frequently asked

How much does Tella cost?

Tella's Pro plan costs $13/mo in our scenario (single user, monthly billing). A free plan exists.

Is there a free Tella alternative?

Yes. Loom has a free plan that covers 50% of the 12 capabilities we compared against Tella.

What is the cheapest Tella alternative?

In our scenario (single user, monthly billing), Loom is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Starter plan).

What is the cheapest Tella alternative with No watermark?

Komodo covers No watermark and costs $0/mo (Free plan) in our scenario.

Does Tella have a free plan?

Yes. Tella's free plan exists; its limits are not stated on the pricing page.

When were these prices checked?

Between 2026-08-26 and 2026-09-07, on the vendors' official pricing pages.

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