CleanShot X vs Droplr

CleanShot X

• Mac users who take and annotate many screenshots
• Buyers who prefer a one-time license to a subscription
• Support and product teams sharing quick captures by link

Droplr

• Individuals who want low-cost links for screenshots and recordings
• Support and design teams pasting annotated screenshots into Slack or Jira
• Sending files of up to 10 GB as a short link

CleanShot X

• macOS only, requiring macOS 13.0 or newer. The vendor says there are no plans for a Windows version.
• There is no free trial; purchases are covered by a 30-day money-back guarantee.
• The $35 Basic license includes one year of updates; later updates need an optional $19 per year renewal.
• Unlimited cloud storage, custom domains, team features, SSO and SCIM need the Pro subscription.

Droplr

• The pricing page lists no free plan; the help center describes a free trial that lasts 3 days.
• Pro Plus and Team include 100 GB of storage and 500 GB of bandwidth a month; only Enterprise is unlimited.
• SSO, viewer analytics and AI auto-redaction are Enterprise only, and Enterprise is aimed at teams of 16 or more.
• Downloads are listed for Mac, Windows, Chrome and Edge; the apps page offers no mobile or Linux app.

CleanShot X

Screenshots and scrolling capture

Capture an area, a window, the full screen or scrolling content in either direction, with a self-timer, crosshair and magnifier.

Screen recording

Record to MP4 or GIF with microphone and computer audio, a camera overlay, and keystrokes and clicks shown on screen.

Built-in video editor

Add zooms, refine cursor movement and adjust backgrounds on a screen recording without leaving the app.

Annotation and backgrounds

Highlight or hide parts of a screenshot, add annotations, and place captures on styled backgrounds from 20 presets.

Text recognition

Copy text out of any image and read QR codes, with on-device recognition in more than 30 languages.

CleanShot Cloud

Upload a capture to get a share link with password protection, self-destruct timers and video transcription. Basic has 1 GB; Pro is unlimited.

Droplr

Annotated screenshots

Captures part of the screen, the whole screen or a full web page, then adds text, highlights, lines, arrows and boxes. A blurring tool is included on every plan.

Screen recorder

Records the full screen or a selected area, with an optional webcam, as HD video or a GIF. Recording length is unlimited on every plan and videos can be trimmed.

Automatic cloud links

Each capture is saved to your Droplr cloud account and its link is copied to the clipboard. Captures can be downloaded as PNG, WebM or MPEG-4.

File uploads and link shortener

Drag and drop any file of up to 10 GB to share it as a link, and shorten other URLs. Analytics for the URL shortener are limited to Enterprise.

Privacy controls

Drops can be public or private, set to self-destruct, and grouped into private folders protected by a password.

Branding and team controls

Team adds a custom theme, branding, a custom domain, team analytics and roles. Pro Plus users can buy a custom domain for $25 a year or a custom logo for $7 a year as add-ons.

CleanShot X

• CleanShot Basic$35

  one-time payment; optional update renewal at $19 per year

  The Mac app to keep, with one year of updates and 1 GB of CleanShot Cloud storage. A license is active on one Mac at a time.

• CleanShot Pro$10

  per user / month, billed annually

  Always up to date, with unlimited cloud storage, custom domain and branding, team features, SSO and SCIM.

Droplr

• Pro Plus$6

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

  For individuals: unlimited recording length, annotation and blur, 10 GB uploads, 100 GB of storage, 500 GB of bandwidth a month and click analytics.

• Team$7

  per user / month, billed annually ($84); $9 billed monthly

  For teams of up to 15: adds team controls, custom theme, branding and domain, team analytics, access roles and centralized billing.

• EnterpriseCustom

  For 16 or more members: SSO, viewer analytics, AI auto-redaction and risk assessment, shortener analytics, and unlimited storage and bandwidth.

CleanShot X

• Lifetime license

  One-time license for $35

  CleanShot Basic is a pay-once license that keeps working indefinitely. It includes one year of updates, and renewing updates afterwards is optional at $19 per year.

• Annual discount

  17% off Pro with yearly billing

  The pricing page marks yearly billing for CleanShot Pro as 17% cheaper than monthly, at $10 per user per month billed annually.

• Education

  30% educational discount

  Entering a university-issued email address gives 30% off. For Cloud Pro or update renewals, CleanShot asks students to email from their university address.

• Other savings

  20% off for PixelSnap customers

  Existing PixelSnap 2 customers get 20% off CleanShot, according to the pricing page.

• Other savings

  Included with Setapp

  CleanShot is also available through a Setapp subscription, which bundles it with more than 200 other apps.

Droplr

• Annual discount

  Lower price with annual billing

  Billed annually, Pro Plus is $72 a year against $8 a month, and Team is $84 per user a year against $9 per user a month.