Compare Camtasia and VideoLan 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (52.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
No pricing available
Camtasia
Star Rating
(1,532)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(615)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (52.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Camtasia 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
Camtasia Starter
Free
Free video editing
- What you get:
- No feature limitations
- Watermarked exports
VideoLan
No pricing availableFree Trial
Camtasia
Free Trial is available
VideoLan
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
1,319
9.5
551
Ease of Use
9.0
1,344
9.3
555
Ease of Setup
9.3
506
9.4
57
Ease of Admin
9.0
243
9.2
45
Quality of Support
8.8
938
8.8
418
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
232
9.0
37
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
1,298
9.1
538
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
699
Not enough data
8.1
604
Not enough data
Platform Content
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.5
695
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.9
567
Not enough data
7.5
495
Not enough data
Platform Features
9.5
75
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.5
74
Not enough data
8.3
71
Not enough data
9.5
75
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Organization
7.6
67
Not enough data
7.2
66
Not enough data
8.2
67
Not enough data
Customization
7.9
67
Not enough data
8.8
67
Not enough data
8.6
67
Not enough data
Analytics
6.9
65
Not enough data
6.8
65
Not enough data
6.8
65
Not enough data
Editing
7.9
466
Not enough data
7.1
388
Not enough data
8.1
472
Not enough data
8.0
417
Not enough data
8.4
433
Not enough data
9.1
499
Not enough data
8.8
480
Not enough data
Platform
8.5
449
Not enough data
8.7
463
Not enough data
7.3
374
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.3
309
Not enough data
5.9
303
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
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
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 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 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
14.6%
Information Technology and Services
9.0%
Higher Education
7.1%
Marketing and Advertising
5.6%
E-Learning
5.0%
Other
58.7%
Computer Software
11.5%
Information Technology and Services
10.3%
Marketing and Advertising
5.6%
Media Production
5.1%
Entertainment
4.1%
Other
63.4%
Most Helpful Reviews
Camtasia
Most Helpful Favorable Review
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.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
It doesn't support importing all types of media files, there are certain restrictions with file types.
VideoLan
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Tapan J.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
The plain and simple interface that can be operated by a naive user with powerful capabilities to play any media format under the hood of the sun.It also supports 7.1 channel surround sound.With apps out for iOS and Android , its a complete package for all...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Education Management
I have had a problem with the software freezing
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...
Tapan J.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
The plain and simple interface that can be operated by a naive user with powerful capabilities to play any media format under the hood of the sun.It also supports 7.1 channel surround sound.With apps out for iOS and Android , its a complete package for all...
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.
Verified User in Education Management
I have had a problem with the software freezing
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
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
Can you get Camtasia for free?
4 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
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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