ClipCast vs Zight

ClipCast records a browser tab, window, screen or selected area, with optional camera and microphone capture, then creates a share link. Its browser editor can trim and cut clips, add zoom, blur, text, captions, backgrounds or music, and export MP4 or GIF files. Pro adds searchable transcripts and summaries with clickable timestamps. Reviewers can leave timestamped comments and reactions, reply with screen or camera recordings, discuss in threads and mark items resolved. Team users can invite clients to review a folder as guests without taking a paid seat. Webhooks are available on all plans; Pro adds automatic saving to Dropbox, Google Drive and Box. It supports web, Windows, macOS, Linux and a browser extension. The free plan is free, billed forever, and includes five-minute recordings, 200 MB storage, 25 active clips, 720p and 30-day retention. Pro costs $5 a month, billed monthly. Team costs $12 a month, billed monthly, with a two-seat minimum.

Zight is a recording and sharing tool that captures video on macOS, Windows, Chrome, and iOS. Recordings can include webcam footage, system audio, and microphone audio, at video quality up to 4K. Its free Share plan includes one user, limits each recording to five minutes, and provides 1 GB of storage, five video requests per month, and GIFs up to 15 seconds. Create removes the recording-time limit and includes 5 GB of storage, ten video requests and five AI smart actions per month, with two users. Collaborate includes unlimited recording time, 50 video requests per month, and up to 100 users. Scale also offers unlimited recording time and users, with custom video request volume. Zight uses a freemium model, with paid plans starting at $9.95/user/mo (annual). The maker, Zight, is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA.