Zight
Screen Recording · zight.com
Zight is a screen capture and screen recording tool for creating, editing, and sharing screenshots, GIFs, and videos with AI features like transcription, summaries, and step-by-step guides.
Switching to Cap saves $119.40 / year and covers 56% of the compared capabilities.
Find my alternative
Way less money.
Top Zight alternatives
We compared 8 products and found 7 cheaper alternatives · vs Zight Create at $9.95/mo · scenario: single user, monthly billing, USD.
Zight’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.
Zight costs $9.95/mo on the Create 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 9 compared capabilities. Zight's own free plan covers this scenario, so downgrading may beat switching.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TOP PICK Cap Desktop License plan · missing: Mobile app, Data export, GIF creation, Step-by-step guide generation | 56% | $2.42/mo how? ⓘ | $90.40 / year 76% cheaper | |
CleanShot X App + Cloud Basic plan · missing: Transcription & captions, 4K export, Mobile app, Data export, GIF creation, Step-by-step guide generation capture editor — adjacent | 33% | $2.42/mo how? ⓘ | $90.40 / year 76% cheaper | |
Screen Charm Lifetime plan · missing: Mobile app, SSO (SAML/SCIM), Data export, GIF creation, Password-protected shares, Custom domain, Step-by-step guide generation capture editor — adjacent | 22% | $6.58/mo how? ⓘ | $40.40 / year 34% cheaper |
Which Zight alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best free plan
- Cap — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 56%
- Best open source or self-hosted
- Cap — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 56%
- Need transcription & captions, 4K export, SSO (SAML/SCIM), password-protected shares or custom domain?
- Cap — from $0/mo (Free plan)
- Need mobile app?
- Loom — from $0/mo (Starter plan)
- Need step-by-step guide generation?
- Komodo — from $0/mo (Free plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Zight has that the top alternatives lack.
- Transcription & captions — Automatically transcribe recordings into captions or text.Missing from Komodo.
- 4K export — Export a recording at 4K resolution.Missing from Komodo.
- Mobile app — Record and manage videos from a mobile app.Missing from Cap, Tella.
- SSO (SAML/SCIM) — Sign in through your company's SSO (SAML/SCIM).Missing from Komodo.
- Data export — Export raw analytics data for use in other tools.Missing from Cap, Loom, Tella, Komodo.
- GIF creation — Turn a recording into a shareable GIF.Missing from Cap, Loom, Tella, Komodo.
- Password-protected shares — Restrict a shared recording behind a password.Missing from Komodo.
- Custom domain — Share recordings from your own domain.Missing from Loom, Komodo.
- Step-by-step guide generation — Automatically turn a recording into a step-by-step guide.Missing from Cap, Loom, Tella.
Feature comparison
Zight vs the top alternatives, on the 9 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Zight | Cap | Loom | Tella | Komodo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transcription & captions from Create | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| 4K export from Create | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Mobile app | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| SSO (SAML/SCIM) from Scale | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Data export from Collaborate | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| GIF creation | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Password-protected shares | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Custom domain | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Step-by-step guide generation | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $9.95/mo Create | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Starter | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free |
✓ 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 Zight covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Transcription & captions — from Create
- ✓ 4K export — from Create
- ✓ Mobile app
- ✓ SSO (SAML/SCIM) — from Scale
- ✓ Data export — from Collaborate
- ✓ GIF creation
- ✓ Password-protected shares
- ✓ Custom domain
- ✓ Step-by-step guide generation
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://zight.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-26)
- https://zight.com/plans/ (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-26)
Frequently asked
How much does Zight cost?
Zight's Create plan costs $9.95/mo in our scenario (single user, monthly billing). A free plan exists.
Is there a free Zight alternative?
Yes. Cap has a free plan that covers 56% of the 9 capabilities we compared against Zight.
What is the cheapest Zight alternative?
In our scenario (single user, monthly billing), Cap is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free plan).
Does Zight have a free plan?
Yes. Zight's free plan is limited to 1 seat.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-08-26 and 2026-09-07, on the vendors' official pricing pages.