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Compare Camtasia and VideoLan 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (54.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (52.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$39.00 Per Year
No pricing available
Camtasia
Star Rating
(1,631)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (54.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$39.00 Per Year
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansVideoLan
Star Rating
(620)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (52.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about VideoLanCamtasia vs VideoLan
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found VideoLan easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers felt that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Reviewers felt that VideoLan meets the needs of their business better than Camtasia.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Camtasia and VideoLan provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of VideoLan over Camtasia.
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:
VideoLan
No pricing availableFree Trial
Camtasia
Free Trial is available
VideoLan
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
1,411
9.5
555
Ease of Use
9.0
1,440
9.3
559
Ease of Setup
9.3
601
9.4
63
Ease of Admin
9.0
261
9.2
46
Quality of Support
8.8
1,001
8.8
422
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
249
9.0
38
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
1,389
9.1
542
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
Not enough data
9.5
765
Not enough data
8.1
669
Not enough data
Platform Content
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.5
760
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.9
631
Not enough data
7.5
558
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Screen and Video Capture
5.7
34
Not enough data
Platform Features
9.4
99
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.4
98
Not enough data
8.3
94
Not enough data
9.5
99
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Organization
7.5
91
Not enough data
7.3
90
Not enough data
8.2
91
Not enough data
Customization
7.8
91
Not enough data
8.5
90
Not enough data
8.4
90
Not enough data
Analytics
6.7
89
Not enough data
6.6
88
Not enough data
6.6
89
Not enough data
Editing
8.0
532
Not enough data
7.2
455
Not enough data
8.1
537
Not enough data
8.0
483
Not enough data
8.4
498
Not enough data
9.1
569
Not enough data
8.8
545
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
515
Not enough data
8.7
529
Not enough data
7.3
437
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.3
363
Not enough data
6.0
357
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Editing
5.6
35
Not enough data
5.6
36
Not enough data
6.4
35
Not enough data
5.9
36
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
192
Not enough data
Publishing
7.8
202
Not enough data
Social Media
7.1
199
Not enough data
Planning
5.7
204
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
353
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
217
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
311
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
5.7
21
Not enough data
5.5
20
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Camtasia and VideoLan share no categories
Unique Categories
Camtasia is categorized as Video Content Creation, AI Video Generators, Video Communications, Content Creation, Video Editing, and Screen and Video Capture
VideoLan is categorized as Other Video
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Camtasia
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
VideoLan
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
14.4%
Information Technology and Services
8.6%
Higher Education
7.0%
Marketing and Advertising
5.7%
E-Learning
5.1%
Other
59.3%
Computer Software
11.4%
Information Technology and Services
10.6%
Marketing and Advertising
5.5%
Media Production
5.1%
Entertainment
4.1%
Other
63.3%
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
How many DVD regions is VL able to support?
4 Comments
BD
I use VLC player as my primary media player. So far I have not found any type of video it wont play.
Its a good program that works really well.Read more
Is VideoLAN safe to use?
4 Comments
YS
Yes Its Safe for you and Also Support is very quick and Easy to Acces.Read more
Is there anything better than the VLC app?
3 Comments
CM
In the Mobile I always use VLC as in the PC, since it integrates very well and does not need additional extensions to reproduce almost any audio format, just...Read more
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