The Tella Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Tella in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Tella
The Insider’s Guide
Screen recorder with a built-in editor, layouts and 4K export
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among screen recording and video tools, read from Tella’s own pages.
Made by Tella HQ Inc. · checked Oct 4, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Tella’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Tella’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 4, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.6
GPA, above 28 of the 52 other screen recording and video tools we grade
Tella records your screen, camera and audio and pairs the recorder with an editor for trimming, layouts, zooms, captions and sound cleanup. Screen and camera are captured as separate tracks, so the layout can be changed after recording. Finished videos are shared by link or exported in up to 4K. Tella has no free plan; new workspaces get a 7-day trial of Pro.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Tella, taken from its own pages and our grades.
But there's no free plan, monthly billing doubles the price, there's no mobile app, and branding removal needs Premium.
- 1
Best for screen recordings you can re-edit afterwards
Tella is a screen recorder with an editor attached.
- 2
Paid plans start at $13 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $13 per user / month, billed yearly ($26 billed monthly).
- 3
You can try it first
7-day free trial of Pro, no credit card required; owners can extend it once by 7 days
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, macOS and Windows, with a browser extension too.
- 5
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.
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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.
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Transcript-based editing
Remove mistakes and filler words by deleting them from the transcript. Transcription covers 106 languages and can be shown as captions.
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A 2.6 GPA, above 28 of 52
That is against the other screen recording and video tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Tella you would be making a video editor. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Tella at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $13 per user / month, billed yearly ($26 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial of Pro, no credit card required; owners can extend it once by 7 days
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows, Browser extension
- Made by
- Tella HQ Inc.
- Category
- Screen Recording & Video
- Our grade
- 2.6 GPA, good
The report card
Best for screen recordings you can re-edit afterwards
Tella is a screen recorder with an editor attached. It records screen and camera as separate tracks, so you can change the layout afterwards, and you cut mistakes by deleting words from the transcript. Pro is $13 per user a month billed yearly. But there's no free plan, monthly billing doubles the price, there's no mobile app, and branding removal needs Premium.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Pro is $13 per user a month on the year, a little above this category's $10 middle, for unlimited recordings, unlimited storage and 4K export. By the month it doubles to $26, and Premium at $19 holds the custom domain and branding removal. |
| Free plan and trial | C | No free plan. New workspaces get a 7-day trial of Pro with no card needed, extendable once by 7 days. After that you can view and share what you made, but recording, editing and export all need paying. |
| Features | B | Screen and camera on separate tracks so layouts change afterwards, zooms, transcript editing in 106 languages, AI titles and chapters, hosted links with analytics, 4K export, and a REST API, webhooks and MCP server on every plan. No gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | B | No store rating on record, but you can record in the browser with nothing installed, and fixing a fluff means deleting the word from the transcript rather than hunting for it on a timeline. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, Mac and Windows apps and a Chrome extension, with Zapier, Slack, Notion, Linear and Intercom plus a public API. No phone app: phones and tablets only record quick camera videos in a browser. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Tella is for
- Fits if you record demos and tutorials and want to change the layout after recording
- Works for teams that share hosted video links with viewer analytics, at $13 per user a month
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as recording, editing and export stop when the 7-day trial ends
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $26 per user against $13 billed yearly
- Not for you if you edit on a phone or tablet, since editing is desktop-only and there's no mobile app
- Watch out: custom domains, branding removal and advanced analytics need Premium at $19, and SSO needs custom-priced Enterprise
Good to know
Good for
- 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
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$13
A month to start, for each person
Tella is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $13 per user / month, billed yearly ($26 billed monthly).
After that you can view and share what you made, but recording, editing and export all need paying.
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.
Enterprise
Custom
Everything in Premium plus SSO and SCIM, a shared Slack channel, personalized onboarding and volume discounts.
Trying it first
7-day free trial of Pro, no credit card required; owners can extend it once by 7 days
Read from tella.com on Oct 4, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on tella.comEducation
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.
Stated on tella.comNonprofit
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.
Stated on tella.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
4
Places it runs: Web, macOS, Windows and Browser extension
Screen recorder with a built-in editor, layouts and 4K export. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, transcription, noise cancellation, screen recording, video editing.
Web, Mac and Windows apps and a Chrome extension, with Zapier, Slack, Notion, Linear and Intercom plus a public API.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- macOS
- Windows
- Browser extension
What it works with
- Zapier
- Slack
- Notion
- Linear
- Intercom
- Claude
- ChatGPT
Tella is made by Tella HQ Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
28/52
Other screen recording and video tools it is graded above
Tella's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 28 of the 52 other screen recording and video tools we grade, and level with 9.
It stands best on features (B, above 26 of 52) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 4).
Its paid plans start at $13 a month for each person, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 27 of the 41 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 53 screen recording and video tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Tella’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 10 of 52
- CFree plan and trialAbove 4 of 52
- BFeaturesAbove 26 of 52
- BEase of useAbove 20 of 52
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 15 of 52
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 46 screen recording and video tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Tella is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Tella you would be making a video editor. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $156 a year.
What you could not
- A video editor.
- Audio cleaned up live as you speak.
- Recording the screen with its sound, and somewhere to keep the video.
- Speech turned into text you can trust.
- A real app for macOS and Windows. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- It plugs into other products, Zapier, Slack and Notion among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Tella’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Loom, Screen Studio, Descript, CleanShot X and Riverside
The 5 tools Tella is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.8GPA
Loom
Free plan · from $18/mo
Screen and camera recorder for shareable video messages.
- Loom has a free plan. Tella does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Tella lists a web app.
- Only Loom lists iOS and Android apps.
- 1.6GPA
Screen Studio
From $9/mo
Mac screen recorder with automatic zooms and cursor smoothing.
- Only Tella lists a web app.
- Only Tella lists a Windows app.
- Only Tella lists a browser extension.
- 2.4GPA
Descript
Free plan · from $16/mo
Audio and video editor that works by editing the transcript.
- Descript has a free plan. Tella does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Tella lists a browser extension.
- 2.0GPA
CleanShot X
From $35 one-time
Mac screenshot and screen recording app with a one-time license.
- Only Tella lists a web app.
- Only Tella lists a Windows app.
- Only Tella lists a browser extension.
- 2.6GPA
Riverside
Free plan · from $9.99/mo
Remote recording studio for podcasts and video interviews.
- Riverside has a free plan. Tella does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Tella lists a Windows app.
- Only Tella lists a browser extension.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
15
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Tella free?
No, Tella is a paid product, but you can try it first. 7-day free trial of Pro, no credit card required; owners can extend it once by 7 days.
How much does Tella cost?
Tella lists 3 plans. Pro: $13 per user / month, billed yearly ($26 monthly).
What platforms does Tella work on?
Tella is available on Web, macOS and Windows. It also has a browser extension.
Does Tella offer any discounts?
Tella publicly lists the following: About 50% off with yearly billing; Tella for Education: 6 months free; 50% off for verified nonprofits.
Does Tella have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 4, 2026. Tella is listed for Web, macOS and Windows.
Does Tella have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 4, 2026. Tella is listed for Web, macOS and Windows.
Is Tella open source?
Tella is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 4, 2026.
Does Tella have an API?
Yes. Tella offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Tella integrate with?
Tella's listing names Zapier, Slack, Notion, Linear, Intercom, Claude and ChatGPT.
Does Tella have a student discount?
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.
Who makes Tella?
Tella is made by Tella HQ Inc.
What are the alternatives to Tella?
The closest alternatives to Tella in our directory are Loom, Screen Studio, Descript, CleanShot X and Riverside.
How does Tella compare with other screen recording and video tools?
Tella's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 28 of the 52 other screen recording and video tools we grade, and level with 9.
Is Tella good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Tella C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $13 a month for each person, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 27 of the 41 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Tella?
To replace Tella you would be making a video editor. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Tella’s own pages on Oct 4, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Tella's own pages on 4 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-07-27.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Tella HQ Inc. Prices change, so check tella.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Tella, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/tella
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Tella’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Tella is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Tella HQ Inc. Prices and plans change: check tella.com before you buy.