Kommodo vs Tella (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Kommodo grades higher than Tella: 2.8 against 2.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Kommodo grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, features and ease of use.
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
Tella
Screen recorder with a built-in editor, layouts and 4K export
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 Tella if
- Fits if you record demos and tutorials and want to change the layout after recording
- Works for teams that share hosted video links with viewer analytics, at $13 per user a month
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as recording, editing and export stop when the 7-day trial ends
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $26 per user against $13 billed yearly
- Not for you if you edit on a phone or tablet, since editing is desktop-only and there's no mobile app
- Watch out: custom domains, branding removal and advanced analytics need Premium at $19, and SSO needs custom-priced Enterprise
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAKommodoGood | 2.6GPATellaGood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CPro is $13 per user a month on the year, a little above this category's $10 middle, for unlimited recordings, unlimited storage and 4K export. By the month it doubles to $26, and Premium at $19 holds the custom domain and branding removal. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree plan: 1 user and unlimited recordings, but each is available for 60 days. Older ones need Premium. | CNo free plan. New workspaces get a 7-day trial of Pro with no card needed, extendable once by 7 days. After that you can view and share what you made, but recording, editing and export all need paying. |
| 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. | BScreen and camera on separate tracks so layouts change afterwards, zooms, transcript editing in 106 languages, AI titles and chapters, hosted links with analytics, 4K export, and a REST API, webhooks and MCP server on every plan. 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. | BNo store rating on record, but you can record in the browser with nothing installed, and fixing a fluff means deleting the word from the transcript rather than hunting for it on a timeline. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, a Chrome extension, iOS and Android, with Google Calendar, Slack and Jira, plus an API and MCP. | BWeb, Mac and Windows apps and a Chrome extension, with Zapier, Slack, Notion, Linear and Intercom plus a public API. No phone app: phones and tablets only record quick camera videos in a browser. |
| Best for | recording the screen and turning it into guides | screen recordings you can re-edit afterwards |
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 Tella. 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. Tella starts at $13 a month for each person and scores 3.0.
Kommodo scores higher and starts $4 a month lower. Of the other screen recording and video tools on the chart, none scores higher than Kommodo for less, and 3 score higher than Tella 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.
- Tella also covers noise cancellation.
At a glance
| Kommodo | Tella | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $9 per user / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly) | $13 per user / month, billed yearly ($26 billed monthly) |
| 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. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial of Pro, no credit card required; owners can extend it once by 7 days |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Kommodo | Tella HQ Inc. |
| Price read from | kommodo.ai | tella.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 2, 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.
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.
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.
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.
- Tella Agent and AI generation
- A chat agent edits the video, builds animated graphics (Tella Motion), generates clips from a prompt and, on paid plans, films a web page demo itself. Credits don't roll over; extra start at $25 for 25,000.
- 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.
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.
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, analytics and 4,500 AI credits per user a month.
Premium$19
per user / month, billed yearly ($39 monthly)
Adds 9,000 AI credits per user a month, a custom domain, embed domain restriction, 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.
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.
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Kommodo or Tella?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Kommodo is cheaper to start with: $9 a month for each person, against $13 a month for each person for Tella. Kommodo starts at $9 per user / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly), and Tella starts at $13 per user / month, billed yearly ($26 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Kommodo or Tella?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Kommodo has a free plan. Tella does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Kommodo and Tella run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Kommodo lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app, 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.