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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (61.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$39.00 Per Year
$0.00 1 Creator Per Month
Camtasia
Star Rating
(1,655)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$39.00 Per Year
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(134)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 1 Creator Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansCamtasia vs ScreenPal
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, Camtasia is easier to set up While ScreenPal is easier to do business with overall. and administer.
- Reviewers felt that ScreenPal meets the needs of their business better than Camtasia.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Camtasia and ScreenPal provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Camtasia over ScreenPal.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Camtasia
Starter
$39.00
Per Year
For better screen captures
- Image capabilities:
- Capture full-screen, window, region, panoramic, and steps
- Video capabilities:
ScreenPal
Free
$0.00
1 Creator Per Month
Get started for free with easy screen capture and video editing tools.
- 15 minute screen recording limit
- Easy video editing
- Blur webcam background
Free Trial
Camtasia
Free Trial is available
ScreenPal
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
1,425
9.1
106
Ease of Use
9.0
1,454
9.0
109
Ease of Setup
9.3
617
9.1
54
Ease of Admin
9.0
263
8.8
23
Quality of Support
8.8
1,011
8.8
72
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
251
9.1
21
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
1,402
8.4
104
Features by Category
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Feature Not Available
9.4
72
9.5
770
9.5
74
8.1
672
8.4
65
Platform Content
Feature Not Available
8.8
63
Feature Not Available
7.8
53
9.5
765
9.7
76
Platform Additional Functionality
7.9
633
9.0
64
7.5
560
8.3
56
Agentic AI - Screen and Video Capture
5.8
34
8.6
7
Hosting
Not enough data
9.3
17
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Management
Not enough data
9.1
16
Not enough data
9.6
16
Not enough data
9.6
15
Not enough data
7.2
15
Marketing
Not enough data
6.3
15
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
9.2
8
Insights
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
7.6
13
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.2
7
Not enough data
5.5
7
Not enough data
4.6
8
Platform
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
6.2
7
Security
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Agentic AI - Video Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Organization
Not enough data
6.4
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.3
7
Agentic AI - Video CMS
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Features
9.4
100
9.8
22
Feature Not Available
8.3
23
9.4
99
9.3
23
8.3
95
8.5
22
9.5
101
9.8
23
Feature Not Available
7.9
21
Organization
7.6
92
8.6
20
7.4
91
8.3
21
8.2
92
8.6
22
Customization
7.8
92
8.5
21
8.6
91
8.6
20
8.4
92
8.5
20
Analytics
6.6
90
8.5
21
6.6
89
8.5
20
6.6
90
8.6
21
Editing
8.0
538
8.4
31
7.2
459
8.2
32
8.1
542
7.7
31
8.0
486
8.1
30
8.4
500
8.3
31
9.1
578
8.9
31
8.8
550
8.9
32
Platform
8.6
518
9.2
32
8.8
531
9.2
31
7.3
439
8.4
31
Generative AI
6.3
365
7.4
20
6.0
361
7.4
25
Agentic AI - Video Editing
5.9
36
Not enough data
5.9
37
Not enough data
6.6
36
Not enough data
6.1
37
Not enough data
Audio
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
5.8
193
Not enough data
Publishing
7.8
203
Not enough data
Social Media
7.1
200
Not enough data
Planning
5.7
205
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.6
155
Not enough data
5.4
152
Not enough data
5.3
151
Not enough data
5.3
149
Not enough data
5.3
149
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Creation
5.6
26
Not enough data
5.6
26
Not enough data
5.6
26
Not enough data
5.8
26
Not enough data
5.8
26
Not enough data
5.6
26
Not enough data
5.7
26
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
7.0
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.0
11
Not enough data
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Editing - AI Video Generation
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
8.8
11
Not enough data
7.0
11
Not enough data
6.7
11
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
Video creation - Video Content Creation
9.2
355
Not enough data
7.4
333
Not enough data
8.0
343
Not enough data
7.6
334
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
218
Not enough data
6.5
321
Not enough data
7.0
331
Not enough data
7.7
321
Not enough data
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
318
Not enough data
8.6
334
Not enough data
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.4
305
Not enough data
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
7.4
311
Not enough data
8.0
312
Not enough data
Integrations - Video Content Creation
7.7
210
Not enough data
7.6
316
Not enough data
6.3
196
Not enough data
Other - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
6.0
21
Not enough data
5.8
20
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Camtasia and ScreenPal are categorized as Video Communications, Video Editing, and Screen and Video Capture
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Camtasia
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
ScreenPal
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
14.2%
Information Technology and Services
8.6%
Higher Education
6.9%
Marketing and Advertising
5.6%
E-Learning
5.1%
Other
59.5%
Marketing and Advertising
12.9%
Higher Education
12.9%
Primary/Secondary Education
9.1%
Education Management
9.1%
Information Technology and Services
8.3%
Other
47.7%
Discussions
Is Camtasia easy to use?
6 Comments
RM
Obviously, if you have any video editing experience (DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere Pro, or other products), you will be able to navigate the program quite...Read more
Can you get Camtasia for free?
5 Comments
TJ
Yes you can get Camtasia for free for 30 days, which is sufficient to evaluate the product if it works for you.
You may want to check this page...Read more
What other products are using to compliment Camtasia?
4 Comments
DY
Our company also uses Finalcut pro to edit video content and Adobe audition for higher quality audio for VO and longer narration.Read more
Is screencast O Matic free?
1 Comment
DL
There is a free version with some editing options but no captioning. The very reasonable-priced option allows you to add closed captions.Read more
What is Screencast-O-Matic used for?
1 Comment
NK
You can record the screen and webcam. Create how-to videos on software or game capture.Read more
How do you screen cast O Matic?
1 Comment
DL
I manage our LMS and I S-O-M to create closed-captioned how-to videos for our faculty.Read more
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