ScreenPal vs Vmaker AI

ScreenPal

• Teachers recording lessons and adding quizzes for their LMS
• Individuals who want a recorder, editor and hosting on a small budget
• Trainers and support teams producing tutorial videos

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

ScreenPal

• The free plan limits each recording to 15 minutes and hosting to 10 videos.
• ScreenPal AI, including text-based editing and the AI video generator, needs Solo Max or a team plan.
• Listed prices are for annual payment; monthly subscriptions are offered at a higher rate.
• Team Business requires at least 3 creators, and SAML SSO and team management are limited to team plans.

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.

ScreenPal

Screen and webcam recorder

Record the full screen, a window or any area, with the webcam alone or as picture-in-picture. Draw and zoom while recording; no watermark is added on any plan.

Video editor

Cut, crop and combine clips, add text, shapes, animations, overlays, music and voiceover narration, and remove silences. The full editor starts with Solo Deluxe.

Screenshots and image editing

Capture screenshots, including scrolling and time-delayed ones, then annotate, blur or highlight them. The image editor with OCR text recognition is listed for Windows and Mac.

Hosting and channels

Host videos and images with folders, channels, password and privacy controls, scheduled publishing and custom thumbnails. Hosting is capped at 10 videos on the free plan.

Interactive video

Add quizzes, polls and ratings to a video and embed it in a learning management system or website. Free and Deluxe allow 5; Max and team plans are unlimited.

ScreenPal AI

Generates titles, summaries, captions, quiz questions and translated transcripts, and adds text-based editing, filler-word removal and an AI video generator. Included in Solo Max and Team Business.

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.

ScreenPal

• Free$0

  Recordings up to 15 minutes, basic editing, screenshots, 10 hosted videos, 720p playback and 5 quizzes.

• Solo Deluxe$4

  per month, paid annually

  Unlimited recording time and hosting, the full video editor, storyboards, AI speech-to-text captions and standard stock media.

• Solo Max$10

  per month, paid annually

  Deluxe plus ScreenPal AI, auto-captions and transcriptions, AI text-to-speech, the AI video generator, premium stock media, 4K playback and unlimited quizzes.

• Team Business$8

  per user / month, paid annually (3 users minimum)

  Max features plus collaboration tools, team management, advanced integrations and SAML SSO. The plan card carries a 22% off label.

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.

ScreenPal

• Education

  Education plans from $3 a month

  ScreenPal's education plans page lists Deluxe Edu at $3 a month and Max Edu at $6 a month, paid annually, against $4 and $10 for the standard Solo plans.

• Annual discount

  Discounted annual subscriptions

  ScreenPal's plans FAQ says monthly subscriptions are available for the Solo plans and Team Business and describes the annual subscription pricing as discounted.

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.