Screencastify vs Vmaker AI

Screencastify

• Teachers recording lessons and collecting video assignments
• Schools that run on Chromebooks and Google Workspace
• Teams that want quick screen recordings without installing an app

Vmaker AI

• Creators cutting podcasts and webinars into captioned short clips
• Trainers turning documents and slides into avatar-presented videos
• People who want a screen recorder and an AI editor in one account

Screencastify

• Recording works through the Chrome and Edge extensions; the site lists no desktop or mobile app.
• The Free plan covers a user's first 10 videos and limits each recording to 30 minutes.
• Captions, transcripts, translations and 4K recording need Pro; Starter records up to 60 minutes at 1080p.
• Free, Starter and Pro accounts hold up to 5 members; SSO, LMS integrations and admin controls need Enterprise & EDU.

Vmaker AI

• The Free plan watermarks videos and includes no exports; the pricing page lists pay-per-download at $3 each.
• Starter includes 10 downloads a month and Teams 30, with further downloads at $3 and $2 each.
• Screen recordings are capped at 1 minute on Free and 30 minutes on Starter, and computer audio and the blur tool need a paid plan.
• Single sign-on, 4K export, the editor brand kit and advanced analytics are Enterprise only.

Screencastify

Tab, screen and webcam recording

Record a browser tab, the full screen or the webcam with microphone narration, and draw on the screen or emphasize the mouse while recording.

Castify Edit

Trim and stitch videos and add text, boxes and blur from Starter. Pro adds editing by transcript and other AI editing tools.

Questions and polls

Add interactive questions and polls to a video to check what viewers understood. Available from Starter, with AI-generated questions on Pro.

Submit video requests

Ask students or colleagues for a video response and collect the recordings in one place. A Submit AI add-on drafts rubrics, suggested grades and feedback.

Captions and translation

Pro generates captions and transcripts and translates videos into more than 90 languages, with AI voiceovers.

Sharing and export

Share a watch page by link, upload to Google Drive or YouTube, or export as MP4, animated GIF or MP3. Analytics show who watched.

Vmaker AI

AI video editor

Edits raw footage from a text prompt, adding subtitles, transitions and B-roll. The Free plan includes 5 Edit with AI credits a month; paid plans list unlimited credits.

Long-to-short clip maker

Turns podcasts, webinars and interviews into short clips with AI reframing and animated subtitles. Monthly credits are 600 on Free, 2,000 on Starter and 3,500 on Teams.

Screen and webcam recorder

Records the screen and webcam with a Mac app, a Windows app or a Chrome extension. Recordings are capped at 1 minute on Free, 30 minutes on Starter and 4 hours on Teams.

AI subtitles and translation

Generates subtitles in more than 35 languages with animated styles and translates them into 100+ languages. Translation and SRT download start on the Starter plan.

AI avatar videos

Turns text, audio, documents and slides into videos with AI human avatars. Avatar minutes are 36 a year on Starter and 144 a year on Teams; the Free plan has none.

Hosting and social publishing

Videos get a hosted player with embedding and viewer insights. Starter can publish 10 videos a month to YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, and Teams 30.

Screencastify

• Free$0

  Up to 10 videos, 30 minutes per recording, uploads of your own videos, link sharing and privacy controls.

• Starter$7

  per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)

  Unlimited videos, recordings up to 60 minutes, basic editing, questions and polls, video requests and advanced collaboration.

• Pro$10

  per user / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly)

  Recordings up to 180 minutes in up to 4K, AI editing, captions and transcripts, translations and voiceovers, and an AI teleprompter.

• Enterprise & EDUCustom

  Unlimited members, central admin controls, LMS integrations, Google and Microsoft SSO, dedicated training and a success manager.

Vmaker AI

• Free$0

  600 long-to-short credits and 20 subtitle minutes a month, 4 AI avatars, 5 GB of storage and 1-minute screen recordings. Watermarked, with no included exports.

• Starter$18

  per month, billed yearly ($216); $24 billed monthly

  10 watermark-free downloads a month at 1080p, 2,000 long-to-short credits, 60 subtitle minutes, 30-minute screen recordings and 36 avatar minutes a year.

• Teams$25

  per month, billed yearly ($300); $39 billed monthly

  30 downloads a month at 2K, 3,500 long-to-short credits, 120 subtitle minutes, 4-hour screen recordings, video dubbing and a branded video page.

• EnterpriseCustom

  4K export, videos of up to 3 hours, single sign-on, an editor brand kit, a company-wide shared library, advanced analytics and an account manager.

Screencastify

• Annual discount

  About 60% less with annual billing

  Starter is $7 per user a month billed annually against $19 billed monthly, and Pro is $10 against $25, a saving of roughly 60% on either plan.

Vmaker AI

• Annual discount

  Lower price with annual billing

  The pricing page advertises 25% off annual billing: Starter is $216 a year ($18 a month) against $24 monthly, and Teams is $300 a year ($25 a month) against $39 monthly.