Awesome Screenshot vs Monosnap

Awesome Screenshot

• People who mainly need annotated full-page browser screenshots
• Occasional recorders who can stay within 20 cloud recordings
• Small teams sharing captures in a free workspace of up to 5 members

Monosnap

• Annotated screenshots with arrows, text and blur on Mac or Windows
• People who keep captures in their own Dropbox, S3 or FTP storage
• Home users who need screenshots and short clips at no cost

Awesome Screenshot

• The Free plan keeps up to 100 screenshots and 20 recordings in the cloud, at up to 720p.
• Basic lifts only the screenshot limit; unlimited recordings, 4K and the Slack, Trello, Asana, Jira and GitHub integrations need Professional.
• On Free and Basic, recordings saved to the computer are limited to 5 minutes each.
• The site links browser extensions and Mac, Windows and iOS apps; no Android or Linux app is listed.

Monosnap

• The Free and Non-Commercial plans are for personal use only; any commercial use needs the Commercial plan.
• Free accounts are limited to 5 minutes of video recording, 2 GB of storage and 100 MB per upload, and lose the cloud integrations after 30 days.
• Mac App Store purchases are priced separately, at $4.49 a month or $44.99 a year for the non-commercial version.
• Apps are offered for Mac, Windows and Chrome only; no Linux or mobile app is listed.

Awesome Screenshot

Full-page and region screenshots

Captures the visible part of a page, the entire scrolling page, a selected area or a window, and saves the result as PNG, JPG or PDF.

Screenshot annotation

Marks up a capture with arrows, rectangles, text, highlights, callouts and numbered steps, and blurs private details. The Free plan has the basic tools only.

Screen and camera recording

Records the screen together with the camera, up to 6 hours per recording, in WebM or MP4. Resolution is up to 720p on Free and Basic and up to 4K on Professional.

Video editor

Cuts a recording and adds text and shapes to it. On Free and Basic, editing and downloading apply only to recordings shorter than 1 hour.

Cloud library and share links

Uploads captures to a cloud account where they can be organized and shared by link, or saves them to the local disk instead.

Team workspaces

A workspace gives members shared access to videos and images. Workspace Lite is free for up to 5 members; Workspace Premium removes the limits.

Monosnap

Screenshot capture

Captures the full screen, part of it or a selected window, with an 8x magnifier for exact crop edges, customizable hotkeys and delayed screenshots.

Annotation editor

Highlights details with a pen, text, arrows and shapes and blurs private information. A capture can also be opened in an external editor.

Video and GIF recording

Records screencasts and GIFs and can highlight details while recording. The Free plan allows 5 minutes of video; paid plans are unlimited.

Monosnap storage and short links

Uploads a capture or any dropped file to Monosnap's cloud and returns a short link. Storage is 2 GB on Free and starts at 10 GB on paid plans.

External storage integrations

Paid plans can send captures to Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, Evernote, Yandex.Disk, Amazon S3, FTP, sFTP or WebDAV. Free accounts get this for 30 days.

Team accounts and private links

The Commercial plan adds a team account and private links. Enterprise adds single sign-on, advanced access control and central settings control.

Awesome Screenshot

• Free$0

  Up to 100 screenshots and 20 recordings in the cloud at up to 720p, basic annotation tools, and recovery from the trash within 3 days.

• Basic$5

  per month, billed annually ($60); $6 billed monthly

  Unlimited screenshots with all annotation tools and a 30-day trash. Recordings stay at 20 in the cloud and 720p, as on Free.

• Professional$6

  per month, billed annually ($72); $8 billed monthly

  Unlimited screenshots and recordings, resolution up to 4K, editing with no 1-hour limit, and the Slack, Trello, Asana, Jira and GitHub integrations.

• Workspace Lite$0

  A free team workspace with up to 20 videos, up to 50 images and up to 5 members.

• Workspace Premium$8

  per member / month, billed annually ($96); $10 billed monthly

  A team workspace with unlimited videos, unlimited images and unlimited members.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Enterprise support for a workspace. Custom domains and SSO are listed as coming soon.

Monosnap

• Free$0

  Personal and family use only: unlimited screenshots, 5 minutes of video recording, 2 GB of storage and a 100 MB limit per uploaded file.

• Non-Commercial$2.5

  per month, billed yearly; $3 billed monthly

  Still personal use only: unlimited video recording, 10 GB or more of storage, a 2 GB upload limit and integrations with external cloud services.

• Commercial$5

  per user / month, billed yearly; $10 billed monthly

  Licensed for commercial use, with a team account, private links, 10 GB or more of storage per member and the cloud integrations.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Single sign-on, advanced access control, settings control, a tailored SLA and custom contracts and invoicing, arranged through sales.

Awesome Screenshot

• Annual discount

  Lower rates with annual billing

  The pricing page labels annual billing a 20% saving. Basic is $60 a year against $6 a month, Professional $72 against $8, and Workspace Premium $96 per member against $10.

Monosnap

• Annual discount

  Save up to 50% with yearly billing

  The pricing page lists Non-Commercial at $2.5 a month billed yearly against $3 monthly (16% off), and Commercial at $5 against $10 (50% off).

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime non-commercial license for $99.99

  The Mac App Store listing offers the paid non-commercial version as a lifetime purchase for $99.99, alongside monthly and yearly subscriptions.