Awesome Screenshot vs Screencastify

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

Screencastify

• Teachers recording lessons and collecting video assignments
• Schools that run on Chromebooks and Google Workspace
• Teams that want quick screen recordings without installing an app

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.

Screencastify

• Recording works through the Chrome and Edge extensions; the site lists no desktop or mobile app.
• The Free plan covers a user's first 10 videos and limits each recording to 30 minutes.
• Captions, transcripts, translations and 4K recording need Pro; Starter records up to 60 minutes at 1080p.
• Free, Starter and Pro accounts hold up to 5 members; SSO, LMS integrations and admin controls need Enterprise & EDU.

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.

Screencastify

Tab, screen and webcam recording

Record a browser tab, the full screen or the webcam with microphone narration, and draw on the screen or emphasize the mouse while recording.

Castify Edit

Trim and stitch videos and add text, boxes and blur from Starter. Pro adds editing by transcript and other AI editing tools.

Questions and polls

Add interactive questions and polls to a video to check what viewers understood. Available from Starter, with AI-generated questions on Pro.

Submit video requests

Ask students or colleagues for a video response and collect the recordings in one place. A Submit AI add-on drafts rubrics, suggested grades and feedback.

Captions and translation

Pro generates captions and transcripts and translates videos into more than 90 languages, with AI voiceovers.

Sharing and export

Share a watch page by link, upload to Google Drive or YouTube, or export as MP4, animated GIF or MP3. Analytics show who watched.

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.

Screencastify

• Free$0

  Up to 10 videos, 30 minutes per recording, uploads of your own videos, link sharing and privacy controls.

• Starter$7

  per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)

  Unlimited videos, recordings up to 60 minutes, basic editing, questions and polls, video requests and advanced collaboration.

• Pro$10

  per user / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly)

  Recordings up to 180 minutes in up to 4K, AI editing, captions and transcripts, translations and voiceovers, and an AI teleprompter.

• Enterprise & EDUCustom

  Unlimited members, central admin controls, LMS integrations, Google and Microsoft SSO, dedicated training and a success manager.

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.

Screencastify

• Annual discount

  About 60% less with annual billing

  Starter is $7 per user a month billed annually against $19 billed monthly, and Pro is $10 against $25, a saving of roughly 60% on either plan.