| Price from | $5/mo | $2.08/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 4 |
| Spec score · Screen Capture Software | 8.8 (#3) | 7.9 (#24) |
| Spec score · Screenshot Annotation Software | 8.6 (#5) | 7.9 (#38) |
| Annotation | Its editor supports arrows, shapes, text, numbers, highlighters, freehand drawing, focus, blur, crop, and image backgrounds. | Its virtual canvas lets users add editable annotations beyond the original image boundary. |
| Export formats | PNG, JPEG | PNG, JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, WebP, PI |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The GNOME Shell extension is installed automatically when applicable and provides preview windows and recording overlays. | The maker lists Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, OneNote, Evernote, Microsoft Office, Jira, FTP, email, YouTube, and Vimeo as sharing destinations. |
| 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 describes the free plan as suitable for personal and business use, the Personal/Non-profit plan for personal or nonprofit use, and Business for business use. |
| Support | The download page directs users to Discord for installation help, bug reports, and feature requests, and also links to GitHub issues. | The pricing page lists email support for all plans, with 12/5 support for Personal/Non-profit and 24/7 support for Business. |
