Screencastify review 61/100 on verified data

Screencastify is a screen recording tool: Browser-based screen recorder with sharing links, video editing, questions and polls, captions and translation, aimed at education and business teams.

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

Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026

Score (rank 17 of 23): 61/100
Coverage (6 of 6 criteria): 100%
From, per month: $19/user
Free plan: Yes

ScreencastifyFrom $19/user/moVisit

Paid plans start at $19 per user per month billed monthly ($7 billed yearly) on the Starter plan, and there is a free plan with 5 users.

In our screen recording tools ranking Screencastify scores 61/100, rank 17 of 23, based on 6 of 6 criteria (100% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

Screencastify at a glance

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

Pricing model: Free plan + paid plans source, Oct 14, 2026
Cheapest paid plan: Starter: $19/user/mo source, Oct 14, 2026
Free plan: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Free trial: No source, Oct 14, 2026
Data export: Videos as MP4, audio as MP3, GIFs, and documents to Google Drive, .docx or .pdf source, Oct 14, 2026

Screencastify plans

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

Free
Free
Billed monthly
Free
Billed yearly
Free
Charged per
per user
Published limits
- 5 users
Starter
$19per month, billed monthly
Billed monthly
$19
Billed yearly
$7
Charged per
per user
Published limits
- 5 users
Pro
$25per month, billed monthly
Billed monthly
$25
Billed yearly
$10
Charged per
per user
Published limits
- 5 users
Enterprise & EDU
Contact sales
Billed monthly
Contact sales
Billed yearly
Contact sales
Charged per
Not stated
Published limits
- Unlimited users

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.

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How Screencastify scores

The screen recording tools scorecard applied to Screencastify's verified data: 61/100, rank 17 of 23, based on 6 of 6 criteria.

Score

61/100

Rank #17 of 23

Coverage 100%

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

Full ranking of screen recording tools How we score

Entry price
34/100
Weight 25%$19/month per seat billed monthly on Starter; $7/month billed annually on Starter (scored on the monthly price) source
Free plan or trial
100/100
Weight 15%Free plan (Free) source
Pricing transparency
80/100
Weight 10%3 of 4 plans have a public price (1 "contact sales") source
Verified features
100/100
Weight 15%7 of 9 tracked features verified: analytics, team access, ai assistant, camera overlay, automatic captions, instant share links, built-in editing source 1 source 2
API, integrations and export
100/100
Weight 10%documented data export source
Cost per user (team of 3)category criterion
19/100
Weight 25%$19 per user per month on Starter (team of 3, billed monthly) source

Screencastify features

8 of the 9 features we compare screen recording tools on, as Screencastify publishes them.

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: No source, Oct 14, 2026

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

Screencastify alternatives

The highest-scoring of 41 comparable tools.

Top Screencastify 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 Screencastify cost?

Paid plans start at $19 per user per month billed monthly ($7 billed yearly) on the Starter plan, according to Screencastify's pricing page (checked Oct 14, 2026).

Does Screencastify have a free plan?

Yes: Screencastify has a free plan with 5 users (checked Oct 14, 2026).

How does Screencastify score?

In our screen recording tools ranking Screencastify scores 61/100, rank 17 of 23, based on 6 of 6 criteria (100% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

What are the best Screencastify 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.