# Tella vs Screencastify

> Tella records without a Chrome extension lock-in, edits with AI in the browser, and shares instantly. Every feature Screencastify puts behind Pro, and then a recording cap.

Screencastify is a Chrome-extension-only recorder positioned at education. It has basic editing, cloud hosting, watch analytics, and Google Classroom integrations, but recording is capped by tier (30 min free, 60 min Starter, 180 min Pro), AI features are Pro+, and there's no native desktop recorder.

Tella records without a Chrome extension dependency, on Mac, Windows, and any browser, with AI editing and 4K export on every paid plan — and none of Screencastify's tier-based recording caps.

## Feature comparison

### Recording

| Feature | Tella | Screencastify |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Screen recording | ✓ | ✓ |
| Webcam recording | ✓ | ✓ |
| Microphone recording | ✓ | ✓ |
| System audio recording | ✓ | ✓ |
| Teleprompter | ✓ | Paid only |
| Recording resolution | Up to 4K | Up to 4K (Pro+) |
| Recording length | 6 hours | 30 min (Free) / 60 min (Starter) / 180 min (Pro) |
| Transcription | 106 languages | Paid only |

### Editing

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

### Sharing & storage

| Feature | Tella | Screencastify |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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) | — |
| Title & description | ✓ | ✓ |
| Video chapters | ✓ | Paid only |
| Comments | ✓ | — |
| Reactions | ✓ | — |
| Call-to-action buttons | ✓ | — |
| Playback speed control | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI document generation | ✓ | Paid only |

### Download

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

### Analytics

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

### Organization & collaboration

| Feature | Tella | Screencastify |
| --- | --- | --- |
| User management | ✓ | Paid only |
| Personal playlists | ✓ | — |
| Shared playlists | ✓ | Paid only |
| Team playlists | ✓ | Paid only |
| Public playlists | ✓ | — |

### Apps & integrations

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

### Support & security

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

### Plans & pricing

| | Tella | Screencastify |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free plan available | Yes, forever free | ✓ |
| Entry paid price | From $13/mo (Pro, annual) | See pricing |
| Top tier price | Custom (Enterprise) | Custom |
| Billing cadence | Monthly or annual | Varies |

## Sources

- [Homepage](https://www.screencastify.com/)
- [Pricing](https://www.screencastify.com/pricing)

## Try Tella

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