Screen Studio vs Tella
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Screen Studio
Mac screen recorder with automatic zooms and cursor smoothing
Tella
Screen recorder with a built-in editor, layouts and 4K export
Where they differ
- Screen Studio starts at $9 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly). Tella starts at $13 per user / month, billed yearly ($26 billed monthly).
- Only Tella lists a web app.
- Only Tella lists a Windows app.
- Only Tella lists a browser extension.
- Tella also covers noise cancellation.
At a glance
| Screen Studio | Tella | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | $9 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly) | $13 per user / month, billed yearly ($26 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | 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 | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Timpler Adam Pietrasiak | Tella HQ Inc. |
| Price read from | screen.studio | tella.com |
| Checked | Oct 4, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Screen Studio
- Product demos and launch videos recorded on a Mac
- Makers who want zooms and cursor polish without manual editing
- Developers showing iPhone or iPad apps inside device frames
Tella
- Product demos and tutorials that need more polish than a raw screen capture
- People who want to record in the browser without installing an app
- Teams that want hosted video links with viewer analytics
Worth knowing
Screen Studio
- macOS only, requiring Ventura 13.1 or later. The vendor says there are no near-future plans for Windows.
- Subscription only: one-time licenses are no longer sold, though earlier purchases remain valid.
- Paying monthly costs $29 per month, more than three times the $9 per month yearly rate.
- The site does not mention a free trial, and the terms state that fees are non-refundable.
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
Screen Studio
- Automatic zoom
- Zooms are added automatically as you record and can be edited, added by hand or turned off afterwards.
- Smooth cursor movement
- Cursor motion is smoothed and given motion blur and click effects, and the cursor can be hidden in chosen sections.
- iPhone and iPad recording
- Record an iPhone or iPad screen and present the footage inside a device mockup.
- Webcam layouts
- Camera footage can appear fullscreen, in a split screen, as an overlay or as a cutout.
- Captions and transcripts
- Generates a transcript of the recording and adds automatic captions.
- Export and shareable links
- Export MP4 at up to 4K and 60 fps or a GIF, or publish a shareable link at 1080p and 60 fps for videos up to 30 minutes.
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.
- AI assistance
- AI generates titles, chapters and automatic layouts from the transcript, and can turn a video into a summary or document.
- 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
Screen Studio
Yearly$9
per month, billed yearly
All features: export up to 4K at 60 fps, shareable links, cloud transcript and project sharing.
Monthly$29
per month, billed monthly
The same features as the yearly plan, paid month to month.
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, sharing and analytics.
Premium$19
per user / month, billed yearly ($39 monthly)
Adds a custom domain, domain restriction for embeds, Tella 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
Screen Studio
- Annual discount
Save 69% with yearly billing
Screen Studio lists the yearly plan at $9 per month, which it labels a 69% saving over the $29 monthly plan.
- Education
40% off for students and educators
Students and educators get 40% off by using an email address from an educational institution or sending proof of student status.
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.
