Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026
Best Screen Recording (2026)
The cheapest screen recording is Loom at $0/mo. 4 offer a free tier (Loom, OBS Studio, ScreenPal). This page compares 8 options on entry price, free tier, HIPAA/SOC 2 and best-for — every figure linked to its source, updated June 2026.
8 options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked cheapest-first. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show “—”, never a guess.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: Loom at $0/mo (Starter).
- Typical paid price: from $2.78/mo, median $6/mo, up to $15/mo — across 7 with published pricing.
- Free tier: Loom, OBS Studio, ScreenPal, Vimeo Record.
- Tracked: 8 vendors, data current through 2026-06-15.
Comparison
| # | Screen Recording | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loom | $0/mo Starter | Yes | — | Yes | Remote team async communication | loom.com |
| 2 | OBS Studio | $0/mo Free (Open Source) | Yes | — | — | Live streamers and podcasters needing zero-cost professional broadcasting | obsproject.com |
| 3 | ScreenPal | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | K-12 and higher education instructors | screenpal.com |
| 4 | Vimeo Record | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Marketing teams hosting ad-free branded video content | vimeo.com |
| 5 | Bandicam | $2.78/mo Personal Annual (1-PC) | No | — | — | PC gamers capturing high-FPS gameplay without frame-rate penalty | bandicam.com |
| 6 | Snagit | $3.25/mo Individual | No | — | Yes | IT and support teams creating visual documentation | getapp.com |
| 7 | Droplr | $6/mo Pro Plus | No | — | — | Support and customer success teams sharing annotated screenshots quickly | droplr.com |
| 8 | Camtasia | $14.99/mo Essentials | No | — | Yes | Corporate L&D and instructional design teams | getapp.com |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest screen recording?
Loom has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Starter), as of 2026-06-15.
How much does screen recording cost per month?
Across the 7 screen recording with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $6/mo, ranging from $2.78/mo to $15/mo, as of 2026-06-15. 4 also offer a free tier.
Which screen recording have a free plan?
Loom, OBS Studio, ScreenPal, Vimeo Record offer a free tier.
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How we compiled this
Prices fetched directly from official vendor pricing pages where available. TechSmith (Camtasia, Snagit) and Movavi official pages returned EUR prices due to geo-IP routing; USD prices for Camtasia and Snagit sourced from GetApp and SoftwareAdvice aggregators (noted in provenance). Movavi excluded because no verified USD price could be found from any source. Vimeo annual-billing monthly rates corrected on verification to $12 (Starter) / $25 (Standard) / $75 (Advanced) per uscreen.tv and multiple aggregators; prior $13/$26/$76 figures were each $1 too high and were fixed. Camtasia Starter monthlyUsd set to null: Capterra describes a free watermarked tier but the official TechSmith page lists Starter as a paid ~EUR 39.57/year subscription, so the free claim could not be confirmed. Camtasia Pro ($499/yr), Snagit Individual ($39/yr) and Business ($48/yr), and Loom Business ($18 m2m / ~$15 annual) and Business+AI ($24 m2m / ~$20 annual) were independently confirmed and left unchanged. OBS Studio is free/open-source with no paid tiers. All prices are recurring monthly costs expressed as the annualized monthly rate where annual-only billing applies. accessedAt = 2026-06-14 on all sources.
Last verified 2026-06-15. We re-check published prices and compliance on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.
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