Scribe vs Zight Comparison 2026
Scribe watches a process once and writes it up as a numbered guide with screenshots automatically, free for the last 25 guides, then $25 a month for one seat. Zight captures a screenshot or short recording and hands back a link before the upload finishes, with annotation and a searchable library, free to start and $9.95 a month for Pro. Scribe builds the finished document for you; Zight is faster for the one-off capture that just needs a link.
At a glance
- Zight starts cheaper, at $9.95.
- Both have a genuinely free tier.
Side by side
Scribe | Zight | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $25 | From $9.95 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| API | Not stated | Not stated |
| Data export |
Scribe
Step-by-step guides captured as you click
Scribe records a process while somebody does it once and turns it into a written guide with screenshots, numbered and ready to hand over. That is the documentation nobody writes, produced as a side effect of the work. Redaction and branding are paid features, and the free plan is capped at the last 25 guides you edited.
Our note
The five-seat minimum on the cheaper per-seat plan is the thing to notice. One person pays $25, a team of five pays $65, and a team of two pays $50 for the personal plan twice.
Only on this side
- Covers project management
Zight
Screenshots and screen recordings with links
Zight, which spent years as CloudApp, captures a screenshot or a short recording and hands back a link before the file has finished uploading. Annotation, GIF capture and a searchable library are the reasons people keep it in the menu bar. The free plan caps recording length and storage, and the cap arrives sooner than expected.
Why people weigh these two
- Zight instead of Scribe
- Zight captures screenshots and recordings with links from $10 with a free tier, closer to Scribe's screenshot-per-step output.
- Scribe instead of Zight
- Scribe turns clicks into a step-by-step guide automatically, with a free tier and plans from $25, documentation rather than Zight's screenshot-and-link speed.
Which one should you pick
Pick Scribe for repeatable process documentation that has to read like a guide: numbered, with screenshots, ready to hand to a contractor or a new hire. That automation costs $25 a month for one seat once the free 25-guide allowance runs out.
Pick Zight for the fast, ad hoc capture: a bug report, client feedback, a quick GIF. Pro is $9.95 a month, under half of Scribe's single-seat price, and its searchable library keeps months of small captures easy to find again.
Common questions
- Which is cheaper for one person?
- Zight. Pro is $9.95 a month, under half of Scribe's Pro Personal at $25 a month for a single seat.
- Does Zight write numbered step-by-step guides like Scribe?
- No. Zight's output is a screenshot or short recording with a link, not a written guide. Producing a numbered guide automatically is Scribe's specific job.
- Do both have a free plan?
- Yes, on different limits. Scribe's free plan covers the last 25 guides edited. Zight's free plan limits recording length and how much history it keeps.
- Does Scribe make GIFs the way Zight does?
- No, GIF capture is not in Scribe's feature list. Zight captures a short loop as a GIF directly, which is often the fastest way to show a bug.
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