Kommodo vs Zight (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Kommodo grades higher than Zight: 2.8 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Kommodo grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan 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
Zight
Screen recordings, screenshots and GIFs shared as instant links
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 Zight if
- Fits if you answer support tickets and want to reply with a short recording
- Works for getting a screen recording back from a customer who won't install anything
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free: recordings stop at 5 minutes and 720p, with 1 GB and only your last 50 captures
- Pricey if you need Zendesk, Intercom or Jira hooked up, since premium integrations are a paid add-on below Scale
- Watch out: transcription, captions and blur start on Create, and unlimited AI actions on Collaborate at $12 a user
- Skip it if your phone is an Android, because the mobile app is iOS only
- Skip it if you need SSO, SCIM or HIPAA on a small team, as those need Scale, for 10 or more people
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAKommodoGood | 2.4GPAZightFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CCreate is $9.95 per user a month billed annually, a whisker under this category's $10 middle, for unlimited 4K recording, transcription and 5 GB. Zendesk, Intercom, Jira and the other premium integrations are a paid add-on below Scale. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree plan: 1 user and unlimited recordings, but each is available for 60 days. Older ones need Premium. | CThe Share plan gives you annotated screenshots, 15-second GIFs and 5 Video Requests a month free. But recordings stop at 5 minutes and 720p, storage at 1 GB, and you can only reach your last 50 captures. |
| 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. | CIt does the capture-and-share job completely: recordings, scrolling screenshots, GIFs, Request Video links, a meeting recorder, transcription in 50+ languages. That's a smaller job than video proper, and blur, captions and transcription all start on Create. |
| 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. | B4.5 from 1,214 App Store ratings. The link is on your clipboard when you stop recording, and whoever gets a Request Video link needs no account. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, a Chrome extension, iOS and Android, with Google Calendar, Slack and Jira, plus an API and MCP. | BMac, Windows, a Chrome extension, the web and an iPhone app, connecting to Slack, Microsoft Teams, Gmail, Jira and Notion. The phone app is iOS only, with nothing for Android, which caps it at a B. |
| Best for | recording the screen and turning it into guides | support teams trading screen recordings with customers |
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 Zight. 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. Zight starts at $9.95 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
Kommodo scores higher and starts $0.95 a month lower. Of the other screen recording and video tools on the chart, none scores higher than Kommodo for less, and 6 score higher than Zight 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
- Zight also covers screenshots and file sharing.
At a glance
| Kommodo | Zight | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9 per user / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly) | $9.95 per user / month, billed annually ($12.95 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. | Share plan: recordings up to 5 minutes at up to 720p, annotated screenshots, 15-second GIFs, 5 Video Requests a month, 1 GB of storage and access to the last 50 captures. |
| Free trial | None listed | Paid-plan trials for teams are arranged through sales |
| Web | ||
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| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Kommodo | Zight |
| Price read from | kommodo.ai | zight.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 6, 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.
Zight
- The free Share plan limits recordings to 5 minutes at up to 720p, with 1 GB of storage and only the last 50 captures.
- Transcription, captions and blur start on Create, and unlimited AI summaries and Smart Actions on Collaborate.
- Zendesk, Intercom, Jira, Notion and other premium integrations are a paid add-on below the Scale plan.
- SCIM, HIPAA compliance and SSO beyond Google sign-in need Scale; the desktop apps cover Windows and Mac and the mobile app is iOS only.
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.
Zight
- Screen and webcam recording
- Record the screen, the webcam or both from the Mac or Windows app or the Chrome extension. The link to the finished recording is copied to the clipboard automatically.
- Screenshots and annotation
- Capture the visible area or a scrolling page and mark it up with shapes, arrows, text and stickers. Blur and redaction need a paid plan.
- Request Video links
- Send a link that lets anyone record their screen and return it with no account or install. Share includes 5 requests a month, Create 10 and Collaborate 50.
- Zight AI and Smart Actions
- Transcribes recordings in 50+ languages and generates titles, captions, summaries and chapters. Smart Actions turn a recording into documents such as step-by-step guides.
- Meeting recorder
- Zight joins the calls on your calendar and returns notes and action items, which can be queried from AI tools through its MCP server.
- GIF maker and editing
- Record GIFs of up to 15 seconds on the free plan and 60 seconds on paid plans. Paid plans can also trim, split, crop and merge videos on every platform.
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.
Zight
Share$0
1 user, 5-minute recordings at up to 720p, screenshots, 15-second GIFs, 5 Video Requests a month and 1 GB of storage.
Create$9.95
per user / month, billed annually ($12.95 billed monthly)
Unlimited recording time at up to 4K, transcription and captions, 5 AI smart actions and 10 Video Requests a month, and 5 GB of storage.
Collaborate$12
per user / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
For teams of 2 or more: unlimited AI and Smart Actions, 50 Video Requests, custom branding and CTAs, advanced analytics and user management.
ScaleCustom
For organizations of 10 or more: premium integrations, SSO and SCIM, HIPAA compliance with a BAA, custom data retention and view-only licenses.
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.
Zight
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
Zight's pricing page says annual billing saves 20% compared with paying monthly: Collaborate is $12 per user a month billed annually against $15, and Create is $9.95 against $12.95.
- Education
Free and discounted plans for education
Zight's pricing FAQ says it offers free and discounted plans for teachers and for students with a valid educational email address, arranged through sales.
- Nonprofit
Discounted plans for qualifying nonprofits
The same FAQ says qualifying nonprofits can get free or discounted plans by talking to sales. The size of the discount is not stated.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Kommodo or Zight?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Kommodo is cheaper to start with: $9 a month for each person, against $9.95 a month for each person for Zight. Kommodo starts at $9 per user / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly), and Zight starts at $9.95 per user / month, billed annually ($12.95 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Kommodo or Zight?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Kommodo and Zight have a free plan.
Which platforms do Kommodo and Zight run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Kommodo lists an Android app. Both list a web app, macOS, Windows and iOS 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.