Cap vs Tella

Cap

• Teams that want an open-source Loom alternative they can self-host
• Developers sending bug reports and async updates as video links
• Product demos and tutorials that need zooms, backgrounds and captions

Tella

• Product demos and tutorials that need more polish than a raw screen capture
• People who want to record in the browser without installing an app
• Teams that want hosted video links with viewer analytics

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.

Tella

• There is no free plan: once the trial ends, existing videos can be viewed and shared, but recording, editing and export need a subscription.
• Monthly billing costs about twice the yearly rate: $26 versus $13 per user / month on Pro.
• There is no mobile app, and editing is desktop-only; phones and tablets can record quick camera videos in the browser.
• Custom domains, branding removal, advanced analytics and 60 FPS export beyond 5 minutes need Premium.

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.

Tella

Separate screen and camera tracks

Screen and camera are recorded as separate tracks, so you can change the layout, resize the camera or hide either source afterwards.

Editor with layouts and zooms

Trim and split clips, switch between side-by-side, picture-in-picture and full-screen layouts, and add zoom effects and backgrounds.

Transcript-based editing

Remove mistakes and filler words by deleting them from the transcript. Transcription covers 106 languages and can be shown as captions.

AI assistance

AI generates titles, chapters and automatic layouts from the transcript, and can turn a video into a summary or document.

Link sharing and analytics

Share a video by link or embed it and track viewers. Paid plans have no storage or bandwidth limits and no cap on video count.

API, webhooks and MCP server

A public REST API, webhooks and an MCP server for assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT are included on every plan.

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.

Tella

• Pro$13

  per user / month, billed yearly ($26 monthly)

  Unlimited recordings up to 6 hours per clip, unlimited storage, the full editor, 4K export, sharing and analytics.

• Premium$19

  per user / month, billed yearly ($39 monthly)

  Adds a custom domain, domain restriction for embeds, Tella branding removal, 60 FPS export at any length and advanced analytics.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Everything in Premium plus SSO and SCIM, a shared Slack channel, personalized onboarding and volume discounts.

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.

Tella

• Annual discount

  About 50% off with yearly billing

  Pro is $13 per user per month billed yearly versus $26 billed monthly, and Premium is $19 versus $39. Tella's pricing page labels the annual option as 50% off.

• Education

  Tella for Education: 6 months free

  Teachers, professors and students at accredited institutions can get Tella Pro free for 6 months, then 50% off for as long as they qualify. The free term covers one user per workspace.

• Nonprofit

  50% off for verified nonprofits

  Verified nonprofits, including US 501(c)(3) organizations and registered charities elsewhere, get 50% off Pro or Premium with no expiry while their status holds.