Apowersoft Free Screen Capture vs Gyazo

Apowersoft Free Screen Capture captures visible screen content, including selected regions, active windows, drop-down menus, webpages, video frames, and gameplay. Users can start with the camera icon or Print Screen key; the tool detects application windows as the pointer moves over them. A quick editor adds lines, arrows, text, shapes, or blur to cover sensitive information. Captures can be saved as JPG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, or PDF. Sharing options include copying to the clipboard, emailing, uploading to Screenshot.net, or sharing to listed social networks; uploads receive links, and the product page says free cloud space is provided. The web-based tool does not need Java Applet, but first-time users must install a launcher. It is listed as free, with a free plan for unlimited screenshots after launcher installation. The listed platforms are web, Windows, and macOS. Apowersoft Free Screen Capture is headquartered in Hong Kong, and the maker was founded in 2010.

Gyazo captures images and video, then creates links that can be shared. It supports still images, videos, frames, webcam footage, and voice explanations, with scrolling capture and exports in JPG, PNG, GIF, and MP4. OCR recognizes text in captures and makes those words searchable. Passwords, viewer permissions, and hashed URLs provide ways to control access. Gyazo runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and the web, with Chrome, Firefox, and Edge support. The free plan allows unlimited screenshot capture and uploads, and unlimited HD video recording and uploads, but only the 10 latest images are accessible and recordings are limited to 7 seconds. Gyazo Pro costs $6.99 a month on a 12-month monthly plan, or $71.88 a year. Pro supports video recording up to 10 minutes and replay recording up to 30 seconds. Teams has a five-user minimum and includes private team sharing, multi-user management, team billing, a custom subdomain, and optional Google Workspace SSO.