Monosnap vs Camtasia Snagit
We give Monosnap and Camtasia Snagit the same GPA: 3.2 out of 4.0. Monosnap grades higher on the free plan. Camtasia Snagit grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Monosnap
Screenshot and screen recording tool with its own cloud storage
Camtasia Snagit
Screen capture and recording tool with annotation and step guides
How we grade them
| 3.2GPAMonosnapVery good | 3.2GPACamtasia SnagitVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | ANon-Commercial is $2.5 a month billed yearly, or $3 monthly, with unlimited video recording and 10 GB or more of storage. Commercial, the one you need at work, is $5 per user billed yearly ($10 monthly). Both sit well under what tools here usually charge. | A$39 per user a year, which works out far below what tools here usually charge. Yearly is the only way to pay, mind: there's no monthly option. Individual subscriptions can't be transferred to someone else either. |
| Free plan and trial | BUnlimited screenshots on the Free plan, which is generous. But video stops at 5 minutes, storage is 2 GB, each upload is capped at 100 MB, and the cloud integrations go after 30 days. It's for personal and family use only, too. | CNo free plan. You get a 15-day free trial with no credit card needed, which is long enough to find out if it suits you. After that it's a yearly subscription or nothing. |
| Features | BFull-screen, area or window captures with an 8x magnifier, delayed shots and custom hotkeys, then a pen, text, arrows, shapes and blur. It records screencasts and GIFs as well. Solid basics. The listing shows no video editor, and team accounts and private links wait until Commercial. | ARegion, window and long scrolling captures, Step Capture that turns your clicks into a numbered guide, arrows, callouts and team Themes, and Smart Redact that finds emails, phone numbers and card details and hides them. It records screen and webcam too. Capture is covered in depth. Video stops at trimming clips. |
| Ease of use | BNo rating is on record to go by, so a B. Capture, mark it up, get a short link: there isn't much to learn. Pointing it at your own Dropbox, S3 or FTP storage is there if you want it, and optional. | BNo rating is on record to go by, so a B. It's a desktop app you unlock by signing in, and a searchable library keeps your captures in one place. Nothing to configure before the first screenshot. |
| Platforms and integrations | BMac, Windows and a Chrome extension, and paid plans send captures to Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, Evernote, Amazon S3, FTP and more. No Linux or mobile app is listed. | BWindows and macOS, sending captures to Slack, Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft Teams, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook and YouTube. No phone app, and some features belong to one system, such as time-lapse and printer capture on Windows. |
| Best for | cheap annotated screenshots with a share link | screenshots and step-by-step guides |
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: Monosnap and Camtasia Snagit. How we grade
Where they differ
- Monosnap starts at $2.5 per month, billed yearly; $3 billed monthly. Camtasia Snagit starts at $39 per user / year, billed yearly.
- Monosnap has a free plan. Camtasia Snagit does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Monosnap lists a browser extension.
- Monosnap also covers file sharing.
- Camtasia Snagit also covers noise cancellation and templates.
At a glance
| Monosnap | Camtasia Snagit | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $2.5 per month, billed yearly; $3 billed monthly | $39 per user / year, billed yearly |
| Free plan | Free plan, for personal and family use only: unlimited screenshots, 5 minutes of video recording, 2 GB of Monosnap storage, 100 MB per upload, and 30 days of access to the cloud integrations. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 15-day free trial, no credit card needed |
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Monosnap Inc. | TechSmith |
| Price read from | monosnap.ai | techsmith.com |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Monosnap
- Annotated screenshots with arrows, text and blur on Mac or Windows
- People who keep captures in their own Dropbox, S3 or FTP storage
- Home users who need screenshots and short clips at no cost
Camtasia Snagit
- Technical writers and support teams documenting software
- Turning a clicked-through process into a step-by-step guide
- Quick annotated screenshots and short screen recordings
Worth knowing
Monosnap
- The Free and Non-Commercial plans are for personal use only; any commercial use needs the Commercial plan.
- Free accounts are limited to 5 minutes of video recording, 2 GB of storage and 100 MB per upload, and lose the cloud integrations after 30 days.
- Mac App Store purchases are priced separately, at $4.49 a month or $44.99 a year for the non-commercial version.
- Apps are offered for Mac, Windows and Chrome only; no Linux or mobile app is listed.
Camtasia Snagit
- There is no free plan: after the 15-day trial it needs a yearly subscription, and TechSmith does not offer monthly billing.
- Individual subscriptions cannot be transferred; teams that need reassignable seats buy the Business license, priced per user per year.
- Available for Windows and macOS, and some features are tied to one of them, such as time-lapse and printer capture on Windows.
- Video tools stop at trimming and combining clips; TechSmith points people who need fuller editing to Camtasia Editor.
Key features
Monosnap
- Screenshot capture
- Captures the full screen, part of it or a selected window, with an 8x magnifier for exact crop edges, customizable hotkeys and delayed screenshots.
- Annotation editor
- Highlights details with a pen, text, arrows and shapes and blurs private information. A capture can also be opened in an external editor.
- Video and GIF recording
- Records screencasts and GIFs and can highlight details while recording. The Free plan allows 5 minutes of video; paid plans are unlimited.
- Monosnap storage and short links
- Uploads a capture or any dropped file to Monosnap's cloud and returns a short link. Storage is 2 GB on Free and starts at 10 GB on paid plans.
- External storage integrations
- Paid plans can send captures to Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, Evernote, Yandex.Disk, Amazon S3, FTP, sFTP or WebDAV. Free accounts get this for 30 days.
- Team accounts and private links
- The Commercial plan adds a team account and private links. Enterprise adds single sign-on, advanced access control and central settings control.
Camtasia Snagit
- Screenshots and scrolling capture
- Captures a region, window or full screen, and grabs long web pages, documents and spreadsheets in a single scrolling capture.
- Step Capture
- Records each click as you walk through a process and turns the screenshots into a numbered guide that can be shared.
- Annotation and themes
- Adds arrows, callouts, shapes, step markers and stamps, and applies a team's colors, fonts and styles through Themes.
- Smart Redact
- Finds emails, phone numbers and card details in a capture and blurs or blocks them. The analysis runs locally on the device.
- Screen recording
- Records the screen, webcam, microphone and system audio, then trims or combines clips, removes background noise or exports a GIF.
- Library and sharing
- A searchable library keeps captures organized, and they can be shared by Screencast link or sent to apps such as Slack and Google Drive.
Plans
Monosnap
Free$0
Personal and family use only: unlimited screenshots, 5 minutes of video recording, 2 GB of storage and a 100 MB limit per uploaded file.
Non-Commercial$2.5
per month, billed yearly; $3 billed monthly
Still personal use only: unlimited video recording, 10 GB or more of storage, a 2 GB upload limit and integrations with external cloud services.
Commercial$5
per user / month, billed yearly; $10 billed monthly
Licensed for commercial use, with a team account, private links, 10 GB or more of storage per member and the cloud integrations.
EnterpriseCustom
Single sign-on, advanced access control, settings control, a tailored SLA and custom contracts and invoicing, arranged through sales.
Camtasia Snagit
Snagit Individual$39
per user / year, billed yearly
For one named person: unlocked by signing in, not transferable, and kept up to date for the length of the subscription.
Camtasia Starter$39
per year, billed yearly
The entry Camtasia plan, which bundles Snagit with a watermarked Camtasia Editor. Every higher Camtasia plan includes Snagit too.
EnterpriseCustom
Site license with a flat annual fee that covers every user, pricing locked for three years and a dedicated success manager.
Ways to pay less
Monosnap
- Annual discount
Save up to 50% with yearly billing
The pricing page lists Non-Commercial at $2.5 a month billed yearly against $3 monthly (16% off), and Commercial at $5 against $10 (50% off).
- Lifetime license
Lifetime non-commercial license for $99.99
The Mac App Store listing offers the paid non-commercial version as a lifetime purchase for $99.99, alongside monthly and yearly subscriptions.
Camtasia Snagit
- Education
Student offer: Snagit for $20 a year
Verified students in the US, Canada and the UK can get Snagit for $20 a year, billed yearly, through Student Beans.
- Education
Education discount for educators
Accredited institutions can buy a discounted, transferable educator license, priced per user per year, on the Education tab of the store.
- Other savings
Volume discount from 10 Business licenses
The Business license, sold per user per year for teams of up to 99, is discounted when you buy 10 or more seats.
