Cap review 92/100 on verified data
Cap is a screen recording tool: Open-source screen recorder with instant sharing links, a studio mode with an editor and screenshot mode, plus paid cloud and team features.
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
- Score (rank 7 of 23)
- 92/100
- Coverage (6 of 6 criteria)
- 100%
- From, per month
- $2.42/user
- Free plan
- Yes
Paid plans start at $2.42 per user per month billed yearly on the Desktop License plan, and there is a free plan.
Cap has a public API.
In our screen recording tools ranking Cap scores 92/100, rank 7 of 23, based on 6 of 6 criteria (100% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).
Cap at a glance
- Pricing model
- Free plan + paid plans source, Oct 14, 2026
- Cheapest paid plan
- Desktop License: $2.42/user/mo (billed yearly) source, Oct 14, 2026
- Free plan
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Free trial
- No source, Oct 14, 2026
- Public API
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Data export
- Recordings in any format, up to 4K at 60fps source, Oct 14, 2026
Cap plans
Free
Not stated
- Billed monthly
- Not stated
- Billed yearly
- Free
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
None statedDesktop License
$2.42per month, billed yearly
- Billed monthly
- Not offered
- Billed yearly
- $2.42
- Charged per
- per user
Published limits
None statedCap Pro
$12per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $12
- Billed yearly
- $8.16
- Charged per
- per user
Published limits
None stated
Prices in USD per month, before tax. Read from the vendor's pricing page on Oct 14, 2026. "Not stated" means the page does not publish it.
Full Cap pricing and plan limitsHow Cap scores
Score
92/100
Rank #7 of 23
Coverage 100%
6 of 6 criteria. Ranked at 60% or more.
Entry price
67/100
Weight 25%$12/month per seat billed monthly on Cap Pro; $2.42/month billed annually on Desktop License (scored on the monthly price) source
Free plan or trial
100/100
Weight 15%Free plan (Free) source
Pricing transparency
100/100
Weight 10%3 of 3 plans have a public price source
Verified features
100/100
Weight 15%8 of 9 tracked features verified: analytics, team access, ai assistant, camera overlay, automatic captions, instant share links, built-in editing, desktop app source 1source 2
API, integrations and export
100/100
Weight 10%public API, documented data export source 1source 2
Cost per user (team of 3)category criterion
100/100
Weight 25%$2.42 per user per month on Desktop License (team of 3, billed annually) source
Cap features
- Analytics
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Team access
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- AI assistant
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Camera overlay
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Automatic captions
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Instant share links
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Built-in editing
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Desktop app
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
2 more details we track are not published by the vendor or not verified yet. How we verify
Cap alternatives
| # | Tool | Score | Coverage | From, billed monthly | From, billed yearly | Free plan | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  better-shot | 98/100 | 65%4 of 6 criteria | Free | Free | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 2 |  Clipchamp | 98/100 | 65%4 of 6 criteria | Free | Free | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 3 |  ScreenX | 97/100 | 60%4 of 6 criteria | Not offered | $3.99/mo | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 4 |  BlitzRecorder | 93/100 | 65%4 of 6 criteria | Free | Free | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 5 |  ScreenPal | 93/100 | 90%5 of 6 criteria | Not offered | $4/mo | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
Each value links the vendor page it was read from (hover for the check date). Coverage is the share of the scorecard's weight with verified data, and "N of M criteria" how many criteria the score is based on; a tool is ranked at 60% or more.
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Questions, answered from the data
How much does Cap cost?
Paid plans start at $2.42 per user per month billed yearly on the Desktop License plan, according to Cap's pricing page (checked Oct 14, 2026).
Does Cap have a free plan?
Yes: Cap has a free plan (checked Oct 14, 2026).
Does Cap have an API?
Yes, a public API is documented (checked Oct 14, 2026).
How does Cap score?
In our screen recording tools ranking Cap scores 92/100, rank 7 of 23, based on 6 of 6 criteria (100% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).
What are the best Cap alternatives?
By our scorecard the top-ranked alternatives are better-shot (98/100), Clipchamp (98/100) and ScreenX (97/100).
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Pricing last read Oct 14, 2026. Vendors change prices; the linked page is the final word.