Iorad vs Scribe (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Scribe grades higher than Iorad: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Iorad grades higher on the free plan. Scribe grades higher on value for money and ease of use. They get the same grade on features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Iorad
Captures software workflows as interactive step-by-step tutorials
Scribe
Step-by-step guides captured automatically as you work
Which one is for you
Pick Iorad if
- Fits if you write support or training guides for software and want click-through tutorials
- Works for teams happy to publish tutorials publicly on the free plan
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you work alone, as paid plans are priced per creator from $200 a month
- Skip it if your tutorials must be private, since that needs a paid plan
- Watch out: Team is $500 a month for 1 seat plus $50 for each extra, and Enterprise starts at 20 creators
- Watch out: Live Guidance, AI agents and the MCP connector are beta features
Pick Scribe if
- Fits if you write SOPs and paste screenshots into documents by hand today
- Works for solo consultants documenting a client's process, as Pro Personal starts at 1 seat
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if there are two or three of you, because Pro Team starts at 5 seats at $13 each billed yearly, so $65 a month
- Skip it if you need to capture desktop apps or export guides for free, as both are paid
- Watch out: the free plan's guide limit isn't stated, and Pro Team's price on the pricing page went from $23 to $13 a seat within a month, so confirm it at checkout
- Not for you if you need SSO, SCIM, translation or the Slack integration without an Enterprise contract
- Watch out: every member of a team has to be on the same plan, and no phone apps are listed
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAIoradFair | 2.4GPAScribeFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DIndividual is $200 a month for 1 creator, which is more than ten times the category's $18 middle and close to its dearest tenth at $249. Team is $500 for 1 seat. | CPro Team is $13 a seat a month billed yearly, $17 monthly, with at least 5 seats, so $65 a month before anyone has written a word. That's this category's $13 middle. One person on Pro Personal pays $25, and the pricing page showed Pro Team at $23 a month earlier. |
| Free plan and trial | BUnlimited capture, unlimited public tutorials and unlimited learners, with no time limit. One person could live on it if public tutorials are fine. | CBasic is free and captures whatever you do in Chrome or Edge, with editing and sharing by link, embed or video. There is a cap, though: unlimited guides are a paid feature and the pricing page never says where free stops. No exports and no desktop capture either. |
| Features | CCapture, learning modes, audio and video, exports, libraries and integrations. Gaps in the listing: private tutorials, branding and analytics need a paid plan, and Live Guidance and AI agents are beta. | CClick through a process and you get a guide with a screenshot and instruction per step, replayable as an on-screen walkthrough, with Autocapture drafting guides from work already done. It does that job fully, and it's a narrower job than a wiki: redaction, branding and export are paid, SSO and translation Enterprise. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You install the extension or desktop app and capture each workflow, then edit the steps yourself. | BNo app rating on record, but there's nothing to set up: add the Chrome or Edge extension, do the task once, and the guide is written for you. No screenshots to take by hand. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, a browser extension, Mac and Windows, with Zendesk, Slack, ServiceNow, Freshdesk, Confluence and HubSpot connections. No phone apps. | BA web app and a Chrome or Edge extension, with Mac and Windows apps on paid plans, and connections to Confluence, SharePoint, Notion, Microsoft Teams and Zendesk. The Slack and Copilot integrations are Enterprise only, and no phone apps are listed. |
| Best for | step-by-step tutorials captured from software | how-to guides that write themselves as you click |
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: Iorad and Scribe. How we grade
Price against what you get
Iorad starts at $200 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Scribe starts at $13 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
Scribe scores higher and starts $187 a month lower. Of the other docs and wiki tools on the chart, 31 score higher than Iorad for less, and 9 score higher than Scribe 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
- Iorad also covers help center and text to speech.
- Scribe also covers documents.
At a glance
| Iorad | Scribe | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $200 per month for 1 creator | $13 per seat / month, billed yearly (Pro Team, 5-seat minimum) |
| Free plan | Unlimited tutorial capture, unlimited public tutorials and unlimited learners, with no time limit. | Basic plan: capture web processes with the Chrome or Edge extension, edit text and steps, and share guides by link, embed or video. Unlimited guide creation, exports and desktop capture need a paid plan. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | iorad Inc. | Colony Labs, Inc. dba Scribe |
| Price read from | iorad.com | scribe.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Iorad
- Paid plans are priced per creator, starting at $200 a month, which is high for one occasional user.
- Private tutorials, branding and analytics need a paid plan; the free plan's tutorials are public.
- Education pricing is separate: Educator is $10 a month and Institutions $1,200 a year, per the pricing FAQ.
- Live Guidance, AI agents and the MCP connector are marked as beta features.
Scribe
- The free Basic plan captures web apps only and leaves out desktop capture, unlimited guides, exports, custom branding and redaction. The pricing page does not state a guide limit.
- Scribe's pricing page showed Pro Team at $23 a seat ($29 monthly) on October 9, 2026 and at $13 ($17 monthly) on November 9, so confirm the price at checkout.
- Pro Team starts at 5 seats, and every member of a team has to be on the same plan.
- SSO, SCIM, role-based access, translation and the Slack and Copilot integrations are Enterprise only.
Key features
Iorad
- Capture
- Captures steps in Chrome, Firefox or Edge with an extension, and in desktop programs with a Mac or Windows app.
- Learning modes
- A tutorial can be viewed as Try, Scroll, Slide, Watch or Quiz.
- Audio and video
- Basic text-to-speech on paid plans, premium neural voices and custom voice-overs on higher tiers, plus video per step.
- Exports
- Tutorials export to MP4 video, Word, Google Docs and Slides; the Enterprise plan adds HTML, SCORM and SharePoint packages.
- Tutorial libraries
- Libraries can be a web page, a browser-extension panel or a widget embedded in an app.
- Integrations
- Direct links to Zendesk, Slack, ServiceNow, Freshdesk, Confluence, HubSpot and several learning platforms.
Scribe
- Automatic guide capture
- Recording a process produces a step-by-step guide with a screenshot and written instruction for each action. Web capture is on every plan; desktop capture needs a paid plan.
- Autocapture
- Autocapture documents work in the background without anyone pressing start or stop, then turns a discovered workflow into a shareable guide in one click.
- On-screen walkthroughs
- Any guide can be launched as a walkthrough that leads a person through the steps inside the web app itself, and guides can be pinned to an element of a page.
- Editing and redaction
- Paid plans add custom branding, screenshot annotation, and manual or assisted redaction. Enforced automatic redaction of sensitive data is limited to Enterprise.
- Sharing and export
- Guides are shared by link, embedded in other tools or sent as video on every plan. Export to PDF, HTML, Markdown and Microsoft Word starts on Pro Personal.
- Workflow insights
- Scribe analyzes captured workflows to point out bottlenecks, repeated work and steps that could be automated. Advanced insights and AI suggestions are on paid plans.
Plans
Iorad
Free$0
Unlimited capture and public tutorials with unlimited learners.
Individual$200
per month for 1 creator
Unlimited private tutorials, data masking, basic audio narration, version history and an engagement dashboard.
Team$500
per month for 1 seat, plus $50 per extra seat
Team collaboration, custom branding, premium audio and video, SSO and advanced analytics.
EnterpriseCustom
For 20+ creators: security features, advanced exports, translation into 100+ languages and live-mode guidance. Quote on request.
Scribe
Basic$0
Browser capture through the Chrome or Edge extension, text and step editing, on-screen walkthroughs, and sharing by link, embed or video.
Pro Personal$25
per seat / month, billed yearly ($35 billed monthly)
From 1 seat: unlimited guides, desktop capture, custom branding, screenshot editing and redaction, and export to PDF, HTML, Markdown and Word.
Pro Team$13
per seat / month, billed yearly ($17 monthly); min. 5 seats
Everything in Pro Personal for teams of 5 or more seats, plus comments for collaboration.
EnterpriseCustom
SAML SSO and SCIM, role-based access, enforced automatic redaction, translation, multiple workspaces, and the Slack, Copilot and search API integrations.
Ways to pay less
Iorad
- Annual discount
One month free on annual Business plans
The pricing FAQ says Business plans get one month free when annual billing is chosen at checkout.
- Education
Educator and Institutions plans
Educator is $10 a month and Institutions $1,200 a year, according to the pricing FAQ.
Scribe
- Annual discount
Lower per-seat prices with yearly billing
Pro Personal is $25 per seat a month billed yearly against $35 billed monthly, and Pro Team is $13 against $17. The pricing page labels the yearly option as saving 20%.
- Education
Pro discount for schools and universities
The pricing FAQ says people with a .edu email address can apply for an Education discount on Pro through a form. It does not state the size of the discount.
- Nonprofit
Pro discount for nonprofits
501(c)(3) organizations, and those with an equivalent international designation, can apply for a nonprofit discount on Pro with proof of status. The amount is not stated.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Iorad or Scribe?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Iorad starts at $200 per month for 1 creator, and Scribe starts at $13 per seat / month, billed yearly (Pro Team, 5-seat minimum). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Iorad or Scribe?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Iorad and Scribe have a free plan.
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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.