Awesome Screenshot vs Camtasia Snagit

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

Camtasia Snagit

• Technical writers and support teams documenting software
• Turning a clicked-through process into a step-by-step guide
• Quick annotated screenshots and short screen recordings

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.

Camtasia Snagit

• There is no free plan: after the 15-day trial it needs a yearly subscription, and TechSmith does not offer monthly billing.
• Individual subscriptions cannot be transferred; teams that need reassignable seats buy the Business license, priced per user per year.
• Available for Windows and macOS, and some features are tied to one of them, such as time-lapse and printer capture on Windows.
• Video tools stop at trimming and combining clips; TechSmith points people who need fuller editing to Camtasia Editor.

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.

Camtasia Snagit

Screenshots and scrolling capture

Captures a region, window or full screen, and grabs long web pages, documents and spreadsheets in a single scrolling capture.

Step Capture

Records each click as you walk through a process and turns the screenshots into a numbered guide that can be shared.

Annotation and themes

Adds arrows, callouts, shapes, step markers and stamps, and applies a team's colors, fonts and styles through Themes.

Smart Redact

Finds emails, phone numbers and card details in a capture and blurs or blocks them. The analysis runs locally on the device.

Screen recording

Records the screen, webcam, microphone and system audio, then trims or combines clips, removes background noise or exports a GIF.

Library and sharing

A searchable library keeps captures organized, and they can be shared by Screencast link or sent to apps such as Slack and Google Drive.

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.

Camtasia Snagit

• Snagit Individual$39

  per user / year, billed yearly

  For one named person: unlocked by signing in, not transferable, and kept up to date for the length of the subscription.

• Camtasia Starter$39

  per year, billed yearly

  The entry Camtasia plan, which bundles Snagit with a watermarked Camtasia Editor. Every higher Camtasia plan includes Snagit too.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Site license with a flat annual fee that covers every user, pricing locked for three years and a dedicated 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.

Camtasia Snagit

• Education

  Student offer: Snagit for $20 a year

  Verified students in the US, Canada and the UK can get Snagit for $20 a year, billed yearly, through Student Beans.

• Education

  Education discount for educators

  Accredited institutions can buy a discounted, transferable educator license, priced per user per year, on the Education tab of the store.

• Other savings

  Volume discount from 10 Business licenses

  The Business license, sold per user per year for teams of up to 99, is discounted when you buy 10 or more seats.