Monosnap vs Zight
We give Monosnap and Zight the same GPA: 3.2 out of 4.0. Monosnap grades higher on value for money. Zight grades higher on features. They get the same grade on the free plan, 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
Zight
Screen recordings, screenshots and GIFs shared as instant links
How we grade them
| 3.2GPAMonosnapVery good | 3.2GPAZightVery 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. | BCreate is $9.95 per user a month billed annually, or $12.95 monthly, for unlimited recording time at up to 4K, transcription and 5 GB of storage. About typical for video tools here. Zendesk, Intercom, Jira and the other premium integrations are a paid add-on below the Scale plan. |
| 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. | BThe Share plan is free, with annotated screenshots, 15-second GIFs and 5 Video Requests a month. But recordings stop at 5 minutes and 720p, storage is 1 GB, and you can only get at your last 50 captures. |
| 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. | AScreen and webcam recording, scrolling screenshots with arrows and text, GIFs, and Request Video links. Paid plans transcribe in 50+ languages and turn a recording into a step-by-step guide. There's a meeting recorder that returns notes and action items too. That covers the job and then some. |
| 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. | B4.5 from about 1,200 App Store ratings. You record, and the link is on your clipboard before you've thought about where to upload it. The person you send a Request Video link to needs no account. |
| 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. | BMac, Windows, a Chrome extension, the web and an iPhone app, and it connects to Slack, Microsoft Teams, Gmail, Jira and Notion. But the mobile app is iOS only, so there's nothing for Android, and that keeps it off an A. |
| Best for | cheap annotated screenshots with a share link | 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: Monosnap and Zight. How we grade
Where they differ
- Monosnap starts at $2.5 per month, billed yearly; $3 billed monthly. Zight starts at $9.95 per user / month, billed annually ($12.95 billed monthly).
- Only Zight lists a web app.
- Only Zight lists an iOS app.
- Zight also covers meeting notes, transcription and video editing.
At a glance
| Monosnap | Zight | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $2.5 per month, billed yearly; $3 billed monthly | $9.95 per user / month, billed annually ($12.95 billed monthly) |
| 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. | 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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| Made by | Monosnap Inc. | Zight |
| Price read from | monosnap.ai | zight.com |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 6, 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
Zight
- Support and success teams answering tickets with a quick recording
- Getting a screen recording back from a customer who installs nothing
- Teams that turn walkthrough videos into written step-by-step guides
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
