| Price from | $5/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 2 |
| Spec score · Screenshot Annotation Software | 8.6 (#5) | 7.7 (#49) |
| Annotation | Its editor supports arrows, shapes, text, numbers, highlighters, freehand drawing, focus, blur, crop, and image backgrounds. | The annotation tools include arrows, numbered steps, text, shapes, blurs, and highlights, with undo/redo and snapping guides. |
| Export formats | PNG, JPEG | PNG, JPG, and WebP exports are free; PDF, SVG, GIF, MP4, and WebM are listed as Cloud Pro formats. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Intended users | The maker says ApexShot is built for Linux users and describes its team pilot research as aimed at Linux-heavy companies and open-source organizations. | The maker presents use cases for support and success, bug reporting, product launches, app store listings, developer writing, and documentation or tutorials. |
| Purpose | ApexShot is an open-source Linux app for capturing screenshots, annotating images, recording the screen, extracting text with OCR, and detecting QR codes. | FyShot is a browser-based screenshot studio for annotating, redacting, framing, sizing, and exporting screenshots. |
| Support | The download page directs users to Discord for installation help, bug reports, and feature requests, and also links to GitHub issues. | The FAQ invites users to email the maker with questions and says the team reads everything. |
