ScreenBuddy review 92/100 on verified data
ScreenBuddy is a screen recording tool: Screen recorder and video editor for Windows and Mac with automatic zoom, cursor effects, captions and local MP4 or GIF export.
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
- Score (rank 6 of 23)
- 92/100
- Coverage (5 of 6 criteria)
- 75%
- From, per month
- $10
- Free plan
- Yes
Paid plans start at $10 per month billed monthly ($5 billed yearly) on the Subscription plan, and there is a free plan.
In our screen recording tools ranking ScreenBuddy scores 92/100, rank 6 of 23, based on 5 of 6 criteria (75% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).
ScreenBuddy at a glance
- Pricing model
- Free plan + paid plans source, Oct 14, 2026
- Cheapest paid plan
- Subscription: $10/mo source, Oct 14, 2026
- Free plan
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Free trial
- No source, Oct 14, 2026
- Data export
- MP4 and GIF video exports up to 4K, and captions source, Oct 14, 2026
ScreenBuddy plans
Free download
Not stated
- Billed monthly
- Not stated
- Billed yearly
- Free
- Charged per
- Not stated
Published limits
None statedSubscription
$10per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $10
- Billed yearly
- $5
- Charged per
- per workspace
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 ScreenBuddy pricing and plan limitsHow ScreenBuddy scores
Score
92/100
Rank #6 of 23
Coverage 75%
5 of 6 criteria. Ranked at 60% or more.
Entry price
80/100
Weight 33%$10/month billed monthly on Subscription; $5/month billed annually on Subscription (scored on the monthly price) source
Free plan or trial
100/100
Weight 20%Free plan (Free download) source
Pricing transparency
93/100
Weight 13%2 of 2 plans have a public price source
Verified features
100/100
Weight 20%6 of 9 tracked features verified: ai assistant, camera overlay, automatic captions, instant share links, built-in editing, desktop app source 1source 2
API, integrations and export
100/100
Weight 13%documented data export source
Cost per user (team of 3)category criterion
Excluded
Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.
ScreenBuddy features
- 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
5 more details we track are not published by the vendor or not verified yet. How we verify
ScreenBuddy 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 ScreenBuddy cost?
Paid plans start at $10 per month billed monthly ($5 billed yearly) on the Subscription plan, according to ScreenBuddy's pricing page (checked Oct 14, 2026).
Does ScreenBuddy have a free plan?
Yes: ScreenBuddy has a free plan (checked Oct 14, 2026).
How does ScreenBuddy score?
In our screen recording tools ranking ScreenBuddy scores 92/100, rank 6 of 23, based on 5 of 6 criteria (75% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).
What are the best ScreenBuddy 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.