| Pricing model | $0 for 7 days, then $9.99/mo; $95.99/yr; or $399 once | Free plan; per user, billed annually: Create $9.95 a month ($119.40 a year) or Collaborate $12 ($144 a year) |
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| One-time lifetime | Yes ($399 once, all updates included) | No |
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| Free tier | No (a 24-hour no-card trial, then a plan) | Yes (1 GB, 5-minute recordings at up to 720p, last 50 captures) |
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| Runs on | Mac (macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon), Windows 10 (1809 or later) or 11 (64-bit), Linux (64-bit), iPhone and iPad (iOS 17 or later), Android 8.0 or later, and the web | Mac (macOS 13.5 or later), Windows, iOS (13 or later), a Chrome extension and the web; no Linux or Android app |
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| Capture on your phone | No (the phone apps are companions) | Yes: its iPhone app records your screen |
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| Mac requirements | macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon only | macOS 13.5 or later, Intel and Apple silicon |
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| Account needed | Yes (a Bravely Account) | Yes: a free Zight account |
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| Region / window / fullscreen capture | Yes | Yes |
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| Scrolling capture | Yes (Mac, Windows; Linux on an X11 desktop) | Yes (every plan) |
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| Markup editor | 8 tools plus crop, unlimited undo | Shapes, arrows, lines, text, marker, stickers |
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| Blur | Yes, on every app (a soft blur on Linux) | Paid plans (Create and up) |
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| OCR / grab text | Yes, on-device, on every app | In its Mac app; on the web only on its Scale plan |
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| Screen recording | Yes: MP4 on your computer, with system sound and mic (Linux: X11) | Yes: cloud-hosted, up to 4K on paid plans, with AI transcripts |
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| GIF | No | Yes (15 s free, 60 s paid) |
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| Instant share link | Yes: screenshots, from the phone, web and Windows apps; each link lasts 24 hours | Every capture, as you take it |
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| 50+ integrations | No | Yes: 90+ tools; Slack, Teams and Gmail from Create; Jira, Zendesk and Notion are add-ons below Scale |
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| Team workspace / analytics | No | Yes |
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| AI titles / summaries | No | Yes: AI titles from Create; summaries 5 a month on Create, unlimited from Collaborate |
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| Personal private library | 2 GB per account, private to you | 1 GB free, 5 GB on Create |
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| Cross-device clipboard | One way: Mac or Windows to the iPhone, iPad and Android apps | No |
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| Chrome extension | No | Yes: full-page captures and screen or webcam recording, in Chrome |
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