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Camtasia
Camtasia
(1,532)
4.6 out of 5
Camtasia
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ScreenPal
ScreenPal
(103)
4.4 out of 5
ScreenPal
By ScreenPal
At a Glance
Camtasia
Camtasia
Star Rating
(1,532)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.9% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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ScreenPal
ScreenPal
Star Rating
(103)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.2% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 1 Creator Per Month
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  • Users report that Camtasia excels in its Clip Editing feature, scoring 9.1, which allows for precise adjustments and seamless transitions, while ScreenPal, with a score of 8.6, offers a more basic editing experience that some users find limiting.
  • Reviewers mention that Camtasia's Audio Mixing capabilities, rated at 7.9, provide a more robust set of tools for enhancing sound quality compared to ScreenPal's score of 7.8, which some users feel lacks depth in audio editing options.
  • G2 users highlight Camtasia's superior Screen Capture functionality, rated at 9.5, which is praised for its clarity and ease of use, while ScreenPal, with a score of 9.2, is noted for being slightly less intuitive in capturing high-quality visuals.
  • Users on G2 report that Camtasia's Transcription feature, scoring 7.2, is less effective than ScreenPal's 8.0, with some users finding ScreenPal's transcription more accurate and easier to integrate into their workflow.
  • Reviewers say that Camtasia's Customization options, particularly in Annotations (8.9), allow for greater personalization of videos, while ScreenPal's score of 8.3 indicates a more limited range of annotation tools, which some users find restrictive.
  • Users report that Camtasia's Video Management features, rated at 9.2, provide a comprehensive solution for organizing and distributing content, whereas ScreenPal's management capabilities, while decent, do not match the depth and flexibility offered by Camtasia.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Camtasia
Camtasia Starter
Free
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ScreenPal
Free
$0.00
1 Creator Per Month
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Free Trial
Camtasia
Free Trial is available
ScreenPal
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
1,319
9.0
77
Ease of Use
9.0
1,344
8.9
80
Ease of Setup
9.3
506
9.5
26
Ease of Admin
9.0
243
8.8
18
Quality of Support
8.8
938
8.4
50
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
232
9.2
15
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
1,298
8.0
75
Features by Category
Content MarketingHide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Screen and Video CaptureHide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
8.5
3,060
8.7
343
Platform Basics
Feature Not Available
9.3
49
9.5
699
9.5
50
8.1
604
8.2
42
Platform Content
Feature Not Available
8.6
40
Feature Not Available
7.4
34
9.5
695
9.6
52
Platform Additional Functionality
7.9
567
8.7
42
7.5
495
7.9
34
Video HostingHide 24 FeaturesShow 24 Features
Not enough data
8.2
111
Hosting
Not enough data
9.4
12
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Management
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
9.5
11
Not enough data
9.5
10
Not enough data
6.3
10
Marketing
Not enough data
5.9
11
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Insights
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
7.5
10
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video CMSHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
7.5
50
Customization
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Organization
Not enough data
5.7
5
Not enough data
6.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Video CommunicationsHide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
8.1
891
8.0
199
Platform Features
9.5
75
9.7
13
Feature Not Available
7.5
14
9.5
74
8.9
14
8.3
71
7.7
13
9.5
75
9.6
14
Feature Not Available
7.0
14
Organization
7.6
67
7.9
13
7.2
66
7.3
13
8.2
67
7.6
13
Customization
7.9
67
7.7
13
8.8
67
8.2
13
8.6
67
7.8
13
Analytics
6.9
65
7.7
13
6.8
65
7.9
13
6.8
65
7.8
13
Video EditingHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
7.8
5,053
8.1
205
Editing
7.9
466
7.9
19
7.1
388
8.1
20
8.1
472
7.2
19
8.0
417
7.8
19
8.4
433
8.2
19
9.1
499
8.8
19
8.8
480
8.4
20
Platform
8.5
449
8.9
19
8.7
463
9.0
19
7.3
374
8.2
19
Generative AI
6.3
309
Feature Not Available
5.9
303
6.3
13
Synthetic MediaHide 22 FeaturesShow 22 Features
Not enough data
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
Content CreationHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
5.9
1,081
Not enough data
Planning
5.8
137
Not enough data
Publishing
7.7
147
Not enough data
Social Media
7.0
143
Not enough data
Planning
5.6
145
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.6
104
Not enough data
5.4
102
Not enough data
5.3
101
Not enough data
5.3
100
Not enough data
5.4
102
Not enough data
AI Video GeneratorsHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Editing - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
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 Content CreationHide 21 FeaturesShow 21 Features
7.6
4,224
Not enough data
Video creation - Video Content Creation
9.2
311
Not enough data
7.4
293
Not enough data
8.0
302
Not enough data
7.6
294
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
178
Not enough data
6.5
282
Not enough data
7.0
291
Not enough data
7.7
282
Not enough data
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
279
Not enough data
8.6
294
Not enough data
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.4
267
Not enough data
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
7.3
272
Not enough data
8.0
272
Not enough data
Integrations - Video Content Creation
7.7
171
Not enough data
7.7
278
Not enough data
6.2
158
Not enough data
Other - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Camtasia
Camtasia
ScreenPal
ScreenPal
Camtasia and ScreenPal are categorized as Video Communications, Video Editing, and Screen and Video Capture
Unique Categories
Camtasia
ScreenPal
ScreenPal is categorized as Video CMS and Video Hosting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Camtasia
Camtasia
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
53.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
26.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
19.5%
ScreenPal
ScreenPal
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
61.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
28.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
10.7%
Reviewers' Industry
Camtasia
Camtasia
Computer Software
14.6%
Information Technology and Services
9.0%
Higher Education
7.1%
Marketing and Advertising
5.6%
E-Learning
5.0%
Other
58.7%
ScreenPal
ScreenPal
Higher Education
11.7%
Marketing and Advertising
10.7%
Primary/Secondary Education
8.7%
Information Technology and Services
8.7%
E-Learning
8.7%
Other
51.5%
Most Helpful Reviews
Camtasia
Camtasia
Most Helpful Favorable Review
John H.
JH
John H.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

Now, to be fair I should mention that I have tried only a few screen capture programs. With that said, Camtasia is far and away the best of the ones I have tried. It neatly plugs into a variety of other programs like PowerPoint. It plays nice with any mic I...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Raviraj R.
RR
Raviraj R.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

It doesn't support importing all types of media files, there are certain restrictions with file types.

ScreenPal
ScreenPal
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Abhijeet D.
AD
Abhijeet D.
Verified User in Education Management

It has so many features to edit your screencasts, and is extremely easy for anyone to use

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

I cant record computer sound The app keep crashing You need to constantly restarting the app My recording stop on its on. My mic have distort sound when its recording i have to record on zoom and then edit on screencastomatic The app is just so buggy I am a...

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Discussions
Camtasia
Camtasia Discussions
Is Camtasia easy to use?
6 comments
Randy M.
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
What other products are using to compliment Camtasia?
4 comments
Daisy Y.
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
Can you get Camtasia for free?
4 comments
Tushar J.
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
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ScreenPal
ScreenPal Discussions
Is screencast O Matic free?
1 comment
Donna L.
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
Neel Kamal K.
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
Donna L.
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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