Tellscreen vs Zight (October 2026)
Checked and updated
Zight, formerly CloudApp, caps its free Share plan at 5-minute recordings in 720p, 1 GB of storage and your last 50 captures, with no AI; paid plans start at $9.95 per user per month billed annually. Tellscreen is free, records up to 4 hours in the browser, and writes a transcript, summary and chapters for every video.
Tellscreen is ours. Zight's facts come from its pricing page and help centre, checked on 14 October 2026.
Side by side
| Tellscreen | Zight Share (free) | Zight Create | Zight Collaborate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | $0 | $9.95 per user per month billed annually, $12.95 monthly | $12 billed annually, $15 monthly; 2 seats minimum |
| Longest recording | 4 hours | 5 minutes | Unlimited recording time | Same |
| Quality | Up to 1080p download | Up to 720p | ||
| Storage | No per-user quota | 1 GB, last 50 captures | ||
| Transcription | Yes | No AI | Yes | Yes |
| AI summary and chapters | Yes | No | 5 a month | Unlimited |
| Password protection | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Custom domain | No | No | No | Yes |
| Screenshots and GIF capture | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| How you record | In the web page | Mac, Windows, Chrome extension, iOS | Same | Same |
Where Zight is the better choice
- Screenshots and GIFs. Zight captures and annotates screenshots and short GIFs as well as video. Tellscreen only records video, though it makes an email GIF of each one.
- Asking someone else to record. Zight's Video Requests let others record for you with no account and no install.
- Bring your own storage. Zight's Scale plan can store files in your own S3 bucket.
Where Tellscreen is the better choice
- Long recordings free. 4 hours against Zight Share's 5 minutes.
- AI on every video. Zight Share has no AI, and Create allows 5 summaries a month.
- Passwords without a team plan. Zight puts password protection on Collaborate, with a 2-seat minimum.
- No app to install. Tellscreen records from the page.
Sources
- Zight plans, prices and limits: https://zight.com/pricing/
- Downloading files: https://support.zight.com/hc/en-us/articles/5841906651927-How-to-Download-Zight-Files