CleanShot X review 57/100 on verified data

CleanShot X is a screen recording tool: Mac app for taking screenshots and screen recordings, with annotation tools, a video editor and optional cloud sharing.

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Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify

Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026

Score (rank 19 of 23): 57/100
Coverage (6 of 6 criteria): 100%
From, per month: $10/user
Free plan: No

CleanShot XFrom $10/user/moVisit

Paid plans start at $10 per user per month billed yearly on the CleanShot Pro plan, and there is no free plan.

In our screen recording tools ranking CleanShot X scores 57/100, rank 19 of 23, based on 6 of 6 criteria (100% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

CleanShot X at a glance

Each value links the vendor page it was read from and the date we checked it.

Pricing model: Paid only source, Oct 14, 2026
Cheapest paid plan: CleanShot Pro: $10/user/mo (billed yearly) source, Oct 14, 2026
Free plan: No source, Oct 14, 2026
Free trial: No source, Oct 14, 2026
Data export: Recordings can be exported as MP4 video or GIF source, Oct 14, 2026

CleanShot X plans

2 published plans, per month, billed monthly and yearly.

CleanShot Basic
$35 once
Billed monthly
$35 once
Billed yearly
–
Charged per
Not stated
Published limits
- 1 storage gb
CleanShot Pro
$10per month, billed yearly
Billed monthly
Not offered
Billed yearly
$10
Charged per
per user
Published limits
- Unlimited storage gb

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 CleanShot X pricing and plan limits

How CleanShot X scores

The screen recording tools scorecard applied to CleanShot X's verified data: 57/100, rank 19 of 23, based on 6 of 6 criteria.

Score

57/100

Rank #19 of 23

Coverage 100%

6 of 6 criteria. Ranked at 60% or more.

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Entry price
26/100
Weight 25%$10/month per seat billed annually on CleanShot Pro; no monthly-billed price published (scored against annual-billed prices) source
Free plan or trial
0/100
Weight 15%No free plan or free trial shown on the pricing page source
Pricing transparency
93/100
Weight 10%2 of 2 plans have a public price source
Verified features
100/100
Weight 15%5 of 9 tracked features verified: team access, camera overlay, instant share links, built-in editing, desktop app source 1 source 2
API, integrations and export
100/100
Weight 10%documented data export source
Cost per user (team of 3)category criterion
65/100
Weight 25%$10 per user per month on CleanShot Pro (team of 3, billed annually) source

CleanShot X features

5 of the 9 features we compare screen recording tools on, as CleanShot X publishes them.

Team access: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Camera overlay: 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

6 more details we track are not published by the vendor or not verified yet. How we verify

CleanShot X alternatives

The highest-scoring of 41 comparable tools.

Top CleanShot X 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

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Questions, answered from the data

How much does CleanShot X cost?

Paid plans start at $10 per user per month billed yearly on the CleanShot Pro plan, according to CleanShot X's pricing page (checked Oct 14, 2026).

Does CleanShot X have a free plan?

No: CleanShot X has no free plan (checked Oct 14, 2026).

How does CleanShot X score?

In our screen recording tools ranking CleanShot X scores 57/100, rank 19 of 23, based on 6 of 6 criteria (100% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

What are the best CleanShot X alternatives?

By our scorecard the top-ranked alternatives are better-shot (98/100), Clipchamp (98/100) and ScreenX (97/100).

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