Kommodo vs ScreenPal (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick ScreenPal: it is first in our ranking of screen recording and video tools, and it grades higher too, 3.0 against 2.8.
Checked Oct 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
ScreenPal grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Kommodo
AI screen recorder that turns recordings into guides and notes
ScreenPal
Screen recorder, video editor and video hosting in one low-cost suite
Which one is for you
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
Pick ScreenPal if
- Fits if you teach and want to record a lesson with a quiz in it for your LMS
- Works for training or support tutorials if $4 a month, billed annually, is your budget
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free: each recording stops at 15 minutes, hosting at 10 videos and playback at 720p
- Not for you if you want the AI tools or more than 5 quizzes on Solo Deluxe, as both need Solo Max at $10 a month
- Watch out: the $4 and $10 prices are for annual billing, and monthly plans cost more
- Skip it if you're a team of two, because Team Business, with SSO and team management, needs at least 3 users
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAKommodoGood | 3.0GPAScreenPalVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | BSolo Deluxe is $4 a month paid annually, which is inside the cheapest quarter of this category, where the middle plan is $10. For that you get unlimited recording and hosting and the full editor. Solo Max, with the AI, is $10. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree plan: 1 user and unlimited recordings, but each is available for 60 days. Older ones need Premium. | CFree with no watermark, but each recording stops at 15 minutes, hosting at 10 videos, quizzes at 5 and playback at 720p, and those are caps you meet quickly. |
| Features | 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. | BRecord screen, window or area with the webcam on top, then cut, crop, add text, music and narration, host it in channels with passwords, and drop quizzes and polls in for an LMS. Screenshots with OCR too. The listing shows no gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record. It is an app and extension you install and start recording with, though meetings need a connected calendar. | B4.59 from 5,375 App Store ratings, short of the 4.7 an A needs. You can draw and zoom mid-recording, and there's a Chrome recorder if you'd rather install nothing. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, a Chrome extension, iOS and Android, with Google Calendar, Slack and Jira, plus an API and MCP. | AWeb, Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android and a Chrome extension, connecting to Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Canvas, Blackboard, YouTube and Google Slides. Only the image editor with text recognition is desktop-only. |
| Best for | recording the screen and turning it into guides | screen recording, editing and hosting on a small budget |
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: Kommodo and ScreenPal. How we grade
Price against what you get
Kommodo starts at $9 a month for each person and scores 3.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. ScreenPal starts at $4 a month and scores 3.3.
They score the same, and ScreenPal starts $5 a month lower. Of the other screen recording and video tools on the chart, none scores higher than Kommodo for less, and none scores higher than ScreenPal 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
- Kommodo also covers meeting notes.
- ScreenPal also covers templates and screenshots.
At a glance
| Kommodo | ScreenPal | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9 per user / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly) | $4 per month, paid annually (Solo Deluxe) |
| Free plan | 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. | Unlimited recordings of up to 15 minutes each with no watermark, basic video editing, screenshots, 10 hosted videos, 3 channels and 5 video quizzes. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
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| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Kommodo | ScreenPal |
| Price read from | kommodo.ai | screenpal.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
ScreenPal
- The free plan limits each recording to 15 minutes and hosting to 10 videos.
- ScreenPal AI, including text-based editing and the AI video generator, needs Solo Max or a team plan.
- Listed prices are for annual payment; monthly subscriptions are offered at a higher rate.
- Team Business requires at least 3 creators, and SAML SSO and team management are limited to team plans.
Key features
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.
ScreenPal
- Screen and webcam recorder
- Record the full screen, a window or any area, with the webcam alone or as picture-in-picture. Draw and zoom while recording; no watermark is added on any plan.
- Video editor
- Cut, crop and combine clips, add text, shapes, animations, overlays, music and voiceover narration, and remove silences. The full editor starts with Solo Deluxe.
- Screenshots and image editing
- Capture screenshots, including scrolling and time-delayed ones, then annotate, blur or highlight them. The image editor with OCR text recognition is listed for Windows and Mac.
- Hosting and channels
- Host videos and images with folders, channels, password and privacy controls, scheduled publishing and custom thumbnails. Hosting is capped at 10 videos on the free plan.
- Interactive video
- Add quizzes, polls and ratings to a video and embed it in a learning management system or website. Free and Deluxe allow 5; Max and team plans are unlimited.
- ScreenPal AI
- Generates titles, summaries, captions, quiz questions and translated transcripts, and adds text-based editing, filler-word removal and an AI video generator. Included in Solo Max and Team Business.
Plans
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.
ScreenPal
Free$0
Recordings up to 15 minutes, basic editing, screenshots, 10 hosted videos, 720p playback and 5 quizzes.
Solo Deluxe$4
per month, paid annually
Unlimited recording time and hosting, the full video editor, storyboards, AI speech-to-text captions and standard stock media.
Solo Max$10
per month, paid annually
Deluxe plus ScreenPal AI, auto-captions and transcriptions, AI text-to-speech, the AI video generator, premium stock media, 4K playback and unlimited quizzes.
Team Business$8
per user / month, paid annually (3 users minimum)
Max features plus collaboration tools, team management, advanced integrations and SAML SSO. The plan card carries a 22% off label.
Ways to pay less
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.
ScreenPal
- Education
Education plans from $3 a month
ScreenPal's education plans page lists Deluxe Edu at $3 a month and Max Edu at $6 a month, paid annually, against $4 and $10 for the standard Solo plans.
- Annual discount
Discounted annual subscriptions
ScreenPal's plans FAQ says monthly subscriptions are available for the Solo plans and Team Business and describes the annual subscription pricing as discounted.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Kommodo or ScreenPal?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Kommodo starts at $9 per user / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly), and ScreenPal starts at $4 per month, paid annually (Solo Deluxe). 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, Kommodo or ScreenPal?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Kommodo and ScreenPal 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.