# Tella vs Panopto

> Tella gives individuals and teams what Panopto gives universities: secure hosting, analytics, and SSO. No six-figure enterprise contract or clunky LMS-era editor.

Panopto is an enterprise video platform built for universities and large organizations. It has strong hosting, analytics, SSO, custom domain, and playlists, but its editor is basic (no zoom, auto-layouts, or AI audio enhancement), and pricing requires a custom quote that often starts around $15 per user/mo.

Tella gives individuals and teams the same secure hosting, SSO, custom domain, and analytics at a published $13–19/mo per user — plus a modern editor with AI auto-cut, auto-zoom, and auto-layouts Panopto doesn't ship.

## Feature comparison

### Recording

| Feature | Tella | Panopto |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Screen recording | ✓ | ✓ |
| Webcam recording | ✓ | ✓ |
| Microphone recording | ✓ | ✓ |
| System audio recording | ✓ | ✓ |
| Teleprompter | ✓ | — |
| Recording resolution | Up to 4K | Up to 1080p (4K experimental) |
| Recording length | 6 hours | Unlimited |
| Transcription | 106 languages | ✓ |

### Editing

| Feature | Tella | Panopto |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Timeline editing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Transcript editing | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI mistakes finder | ✓ | — |
| Buffer removal | ✓ | — |
| Silence removal | ✓ | — |
| Filler word removal | ✓ | — |
| Layout editing | ✓ | — |
| Auto Layouts | ✓ | — |
| Zoom effects | ✓ | — |
| Auto Zoom | ✓ | — |
| Blur | ✓ | — |
| Highlight | ✓ | — |
| Backgrounds | ✓ | — |
| Borders | ✓ | — |
| Subtitle editing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Subtitle styling | ✓ | — |
| Screen cropping | ✓ | — |
| Camera reframing | ✓ | — |
| Audio level editing | ✓ | — |
| AI audio enhancement | ✓ | — |
| Background music | ✓ | — |
| Adjust canvas size | ✓ | — |
| Logo overlay | ✓ | ✓ |

### Sharing & storage

| Feature | Tella | Panopto |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Video expiry | Unlimited | — |
| Video hosting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Embedded player | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom branding | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom domain | ✓ (Premium plan and above) | ✓ |
| Password protection | ✓ | — |
| Domain restriction | ✓ (Premium plan and above) | ✓ |
| White-label | ✓ (Premium plan and above) | Enterprise only |
| Title & description | ✓ | ✓ |
| Video chapters | ✓ | ✓ |
| Comments | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reactions | ✓ | — |
| Call-to-action buttons | ✓ | — |
| Playback speed control | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI document generation | ✓ | ✓ |

### Download

| Feature | Tella | Panopto |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Video export | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio export | ✓ | ✓ |
| Separate clips export | ✓ | — |
| Raw recordings export | ✓ | — |
| Thumbnail export | ✓ | — |
| Subtitles export | ✓ | ✓ |
| Playback speed & timelapse | ✓ | — |
| 4K | ✓ | ✓ |
| 60 FPS | ✓ | ✓ |

### Analytics

| Feature | Tella | Panopto |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Total views | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unique viewers | ✓ | ✓ |
| Watch time | ✓ | ✓ |
| Engagement | ✓ | ✓ |
| Conversion funnels | ✓ | — |
| Individual viewers | ✓ | ✓ |
| Traffic sources | ✓ | — |
| Viewer locations | ✓ | — |
| History | All time | ✓ |

### Organization & collaboration

| Feature | Tella | Panopto |
| --- | --- | --- |
| User management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Personal playlists | ✓ | ✓ |
| Shared playlists | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team playlists | ✓ | ✓ |
| Public playlists | ✓ | ✓ |

### Apps & integrations

| Feature | Tella | Panopto |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Native macOS recorder | ✓ | ✓ |
| Native Windows recorder | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chrome extension | ✓ | — |
| Slack integration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Notion integration | ✓ | — |
| Linear integration | ✓ | — |

### Support & security

| Feature | Tella | Panopto |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Email support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Priority support | ✓ (Premium plan and above) | Enterprise only |
| Shared Slack channel | ✓ (Enterprise plan only) | — |
| SSO / SAML | ✓ (Enterprise plan only) | ✓ |
| SCIM | ✓ (Enterprise plan only) | — |
| Loom migration tool | ✓ | — |
| Batch import tool | ✓ | ✓ |

### Plans & pricing

| | Tella | Panopto |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free plan available | Yes, forever free | — |
| Entry paid price | From $13/mo (Pro, annual) | $15/user/mo |
| Top tier price | Custom (Enterprise) | Custom |
| Billing cadence | Monthly or annual | Monthly |

## Sources

- [Homepage](https://www.panopto.com/)
- [Features](https://www.panopto.com/features/)
- [Analytics](https://www.panopto.com/capabilities/tracking-and-analytics/)

## Try Tella

Get started at https://www.tella.com or sign up at https://www.tella.tv/api/signup.