Cap vs Kommodo (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Cap grades higher than Kommodo: 3.2 against 2.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Cap grades higher on value for money and the free plan. Kommodo grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Cap
Open-source screen recorder with instant share links and an editor
Kommodo
AI screen recorder that turns recordings into guides and notes
Which one is for you
Pick Cap if
- Fits if your team wants an open-source Loom alternative it can host itself
- Works for developers sending bug reports and updates as video links
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you record for work and won't pay, as the free version is for personal use only
- Tight if you share long recordings, since links stop at 5 minutes on Free and on the Desktop License
- Not for you if you record from your phone, because no iOS or Android app is listed
- Watch out: the Windows build is still beta, and AI summaries, the Loom importer and S3 storage are Cap Pro only
- Pricey if you need SSO, which is a flat $199 a month on top of Cap Pro, or a BAA at $99 a month
Pick Kommodo if
- Fits if you record walkthroughs and want them as written step-by-step guides
- Works for teams that share recordings by link and need Slack and Jira hooks
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: recordings expire after 60 days
- Skip it if you need downloads or uploads free, as both are Premium
- Watch out: free shows only the first 10 steps of shared guides, and 3 visual SOPs
- Watch out: Premium bills and renews yearly, and the monthly option is $15 a user
- Watch out: the roster listed this as Komodo Decks, but the site now trades as Kommodo
How we grade them
| 3.2GPACapVery good | 2.8GPAKommodoGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AA Desktop License is $29 a year, about $2.42 a month, or $58 once for life, and that covers commercial use with unlimited local recording and editing. That's well under the $10 middle for video tools here. Cap Pro is $8.16 a user a month billed annually. | CPremium is $9 a user a month billed yearly ($15 monthly), a little above the $8.33 where the cheaper quarter of video tools starts. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree for personal use with Studio Mode, the full editor and 4K 60fps export, so someone recording for themselves could really live on it. Two walls: share links stop at 5 minutes, and using it for work needs a paid license. | CFree plan: 1 user and unlimited recordings, but each is available for 60 days. Older ones need Premium. |
| Features | BInstant share links, a local editor with automatic zoom, blur masks and scenes, styled screenshots, share pages with comments and chapters, and captions transcribed on the device in 19 languages. The recording job is covered. The gap the listing names: the Windows build is still labelled beta. | BScreen, webcam and meeting recording, transcripts, summaries, visual SOPs, transcript editing and a page builder. Nothing in the listing is missing from the core recording job. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record, but there's nothing to set up: record, stop, paste the link, and whoever you send it to needs no account or download. Self-hosting is there if you want it, and nobody has to. | BNo store rating on record. It is an app and extension you install and start recording with, though meetings need a connected calendar. |
| Platforms and integrations | BMac, Windows and Linux apps plus a Chrome extension, with a CLI and a local MCP server so coding agents like Claude Code and Cursor can drive it. No iOS or Android app, so nothing on a phone. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, a Chrome extension, iOS and Android, with Google Calendar, Slack and Jira, plus an API and MCP. |
| Best for | an open-source screen recorder you can host yourself | recording the screen and turning it into guides |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Cap and Kommodo. How we grade
Price against what you get
Cap starts at $2.42 a month when paid by the year for each person and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Kommodo starts at $9 a month for each person and scores 3.3.
Kommodo scores higher, and starts $6.58 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other screen recording and video tools on the chart, none scores higher than Cap for less, and none scores higher than Kommodo for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Cap is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Cap also covers screenshots.
- Kommodo also covers meeting notes.
At a glance
| Cap | Kommodo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $29 per year for a Desktop License; Cap Pro is $8.16 per user / month, billed annually | $9 per user / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free for personal use: Studio Mode with the full editor, 4K 60fps export and share links for recordings of up to 5 minutes. Commercial use needs a paid license. | 1 user, unlimited recordings, but each recording stays available to you and your viewers for 60 days; 3 free visual SOPs and the first 10 steps of shared guides. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
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| Made by | Cap Software, Inc. | Kommodo |
| Price read from | cap.so | kommodo.ai |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Cap
- The free version is licensed for personal use only; commercial use needs a Desktop License or Cap Pro.
- Share links on the Free plan and the Desktop License are limited to recordings of up to 5 minutes; unlimited cloud sharing needs Cap Pro.
- AI titles, summaries and chapters, cloud transcriptions, the Loom importer and custom S3 or Google Drive storage are Cap Pro only.
- The Windows build is labeled beta on the download page, and no iOS or Android app is listed.
Kommodo
- On the Free plan each recording is available for 60 days; older ones need Premium.
- Downloading videos and uploading outside recordings are Premium features; Free shows the first 10 steps of a shared guide.
- Premium bills yearly and renews yearly; the monthly option is $15 per user.
- The roster listed this tool as Komodo Decks; the site now trades as Kommodo.
Key features
Cap
- Instant Mode
- Uploads in the background while you record, so a share link is on the clipboard the moment you stop. Viewers watch in a browser with no account or download.
- Studio Mode and editor
- Records locally at up to 4K and 60fps with separate screen, camera and microphone tracks, then opens an editor with backgrounds, automatic zoom, cursor effects, blur masks and scenes.
- Screenshot Mode
- A hotkey captures a window or an area, and the image can be given a background, padding and a shadow before it is copied to the clipboard or shared as a link.
- Share pages
- Each capture gets a page with comments, reactions, a transcript and chapters. Password protection, a custom domain and viewer analytics are part of Cap Pro.
- Cap AI and captions
- Cap Pro generates titles, summaries, clickable chapters and transcriptions for every recording with no usage limit. Studio Mode can also transcribe captions on the device in 19 languages.
- Own storage, self-hosting and agents
- Cap Pro can store recordings in a custom S3 bucket or Google Drive, and the whole platform can be self-hosted. A CLI and local MCP server let AI coding agents record and manage videos.
Kommodo
- Screen, webcam and meeting recording
- Records the screen with or without a webcam, and can record meetings from a connected Google calendar.
- AI transcript and summaries
- Videos get a generated transcript, and meetings get summaries, notes and action items.
- Visual SOPs and guides
- Turns recordings into step-by-step guides; the Free plan includes 3 and Premium is unlimited.
- Edit from the transcript
- The comparison table lists editing a video through its transcript, with resolution up to 4K.
- Page Builder
- Turns a Kommodo video into a landing page with links, buttons and text.
- API and MCP
- Premium lists a workflow API and connecting AI assistants through MCP.
Plans
Cap
Free$0
Personal use only: Studio Mode with the full editor, 4K 60fps export and share links for recordings of up to 5 minutes.
Desktop License$29
per license / year, or $58 once for a lifetime license
Commercial use for one user, unlimited local recording and editing, and 20 cloud share links a month of up to 5 minutes each.
Cap Pro$8.16
per user / month, billed annually ($12 billed monthly)
Unlimited cloud storage and sharing, AI titles, summaries, chapters and transcripts, custom domain, password protection and viewer analytics.
EnterpriseCap Pro price + add-ons
Cap Pro for large organizations, with optional SAML SSO at a flat $199 a month and a signed BAA at $99 a month per organization.
Kommodo
Free$0
1 user, unlimited recordings with 60-day access, screen, webcam and meeting recording, sharing by link, Google Calendar connection.
Premium$9
per user / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
No age limit on recordings, downloads and uploads, personal folders, every guide step, password protection and link expiry, team seats and shared folders.
Ways to pay less
Cap
- Annual discount
Save 32% on Cap Pro with annual billing
The pricing page lists Cap Pro at $8.16 per user a month when billed annually, against $12 per user billed monthly.
- Lifetime license
Lifetime Desktop License for $58
The Desktop License can be bought once for $58 as a license that never renews, instead of paying $29 per license each year.
- Education
30% student discount
Cap's student discount page offers students 30% off any premium plan, applied with a discount code at checkout.
Kommodo
- Annual discount
Yearly billing saves 40%
Premium is $9 per user a month billed yearly against $15 billed monthly, a saving of $72 a year per user.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Cap or Kommodo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Cap is cheaper to start with: $2.42 a month when paid by the year for each person, against $9 a month for each person for Kommodo. Cap starts at $29 per year for a Desktop License; Cap Pro is $8.16 per user / month, billed annually, and Kommodo starts at $9 per user / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Cap or Kommodo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Cap and Kommodo have a free plan.
Which platforms do Cap and Kommodo run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Cap lists a Linux app and only Kommodo lists a web app and iOS and Android apps. Both list macOS and Windows apps and a browser extension. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.