
73% of L&D professionals cite pricing transparency and total cost of ownership as the top two factors when evaluating documentation and video creation tools, yet most organizations spend 40+ hours annually managing tool limitations and workarounds.
Scribe excels at step-by-step process documentation starting at $23/month, while Screencastify focuses on video recording and editing from $7/month. However, if you need a unified platform that combines AI-powered video creation with automated documentation at 11x faster speeds, Guidde offers a superior all-in-one solution designed for modern enterprise workflows.
Choosing between process documentation and video tools isn't just about features—it's about long-term costs, team adoption, and workflow efficiency. In 2026, organizations spend an average of $4,800 per year on knowledge management tools, yet 68% report that their current solutions don't integrate well with existing systems. The right pricing model can mean the difference between a tool that scales with your team and one that becomes prohibitively expensive as you grow.
Scribe and Screencastify represent two distinct approaches to knowledge sharing—one focused on AI-generated step-by-step guides, the other on video screen recording. While their core functions differ, both platforms are competing for the same budget in training, support, and operations teams.
In 2026, the pricing landscape has evolved significantly. Scribe has maintained its per-seat SaaS model with tiered pricing based on features and team size, while Screencastify continues its education-first approach with individual and team plans. But understanding the true cost goes beyond the monthly fee—it includes implementation time, feature limitations, and scalability.
This guide breaks down the complete pricing picture for both platforms, helping you understand not just what you'll pay, but what you'll get—and what you might be missing.
Scribe is an AI-powered documentation platform that automatically generates step-by-step guides as you complete a process in your browser or desktop application. Founded in 2019, Scribe has grown to serve over 5 million users across 78,000+ enterprise customers, including 94% of the Fortune 500.
The platform's core value proposition centers on speed: what used to take hours to document manually now takes seconds with Scribe's automatic capture technology. Users simply click record, complete their workflow, and Scribe automatically generates a visual guide complete with screenshots and written instructions.
Scribe's pricing model is designed around team collaboration, with discounts kicking in at higher seat counts. The platform has positioned itself as an enterprise-ready solution with SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, and CCPA compliance.
Screencastify is a browser-based screen recording and video editing platform that has become particularly popular in educational settings. With over 10 million users across 50 countries and more than 40 million videos created, Screencastify has established itself as a leading tool for teachers, trainers, and content creators.
The platform focuses on making video creation accessible and straightforward, with a Chrome and Edge extension that allows users to record their screen, webcam, or both. In 2026, Screencastify has expanded its AI capabilities, including automated captions, transcripts, translations into 90+ languages, and AI-generated questions and polls.
Screencastify's pricing is structured to support individual creators, small teams, and large educational institutions, with FERPA, COPPA, and SOC 2 Type II compliance built-in.
| Plan Tier | Scribe | Screencastify |
|---|---|---|
| Free Tier | ✓ Basic Browser-only capture Unlimited guides Link sharing & embedding |
✓ Free Up to 10 videos 30-minute recording limit 1080p quality Screencastify watermark |
| Entry Paid Tier | Pro Personal: $23/user/month (annual) Desktop & mobile capture Custom branding PDF/HTML/Markdown exports Starting at 1 user |
Starter: $7/user/month (annual) $19/month (monthly billing) Unlimited videos 60-minute recording limit Basic editing No watermark |
| Mid Tier | Pro Team: $59/month for 5 users ($12/user with 5-seat minimum) Everything in Pro Personal Team collaboration Commenting Shared workspace |
Pro: $10/user/month (annual) $25/month (monthly billing) 180-minute recording limit 4K video quality AI enhancements Advanced editing Captions & transcripts 90+ language translations |
| Enterprise Tier | Enterprise: Custom pricing Auto-redaction PII/PHI SAML SSO SCIM provisioning Multi-team governance Enterprise search API Volume discounts Dedicated success manager |
Enterprise & EDU: Custom pricing Central admin controls LMS integrations Google & Microsoft SSO Dedicated training Assigned success manager Custom video recording limits FERPA/COPPA compliant |
| Annual Savings | 20% discount when billed annually | Starter: ~63% savings vs monthly Pro: ~60% savings vs monthly |
| Education Pricing | Available for .edu emails Must request via form Discount percentage undisclosed |
Special K-12 packages available YouTube for EDU included in Pro FERPA/COPPA compliant across all paid tiers |
| Nonprofit Pricing | Available for 501(c)(3) organizations Must request via form Requires proof of status |
Not specifically advertised Contact sales for details |
While the headline numbers show Screencastify as the more affordable option at $7/month compared to Scribe's $23/month entry point, the real story emerges when you consider team size, use cases, and feature requirements.
For individual users or solopreneurs, Screencastify's Starter plan at $84/year ($7/month annual) offers the best value for video-focused work. You get unlimited videos up to 60 minutes each, basic editing, and no watermark—perfect for training videos, tutorials, or customer support.
Scribe's Pro Personal at $276/year ($23/month annual) costs 3.3x more but serves a fundamentally different purpose. If your primary need is process documentation rather than video creation, Scribe's automatic guide generation can save 10+ hours per week in documentation time, making the ROI calculation straightforward.
This is where pricing dynamics shift significantly:
Screencastify Starter: $420/year (5 × $84)
Screencastify Pro: $600/year (5 × $120)
Scribe Pro Team: $708/year ($59/month × 12 months)
For 5 users, Scribe's Pro Team pricing becomes competitive with Screencastify's Pro tier, especially when you factor in that Scribe includes team collaboration features, shared workspaces, and commenting—collaboration capabilities that Screencastify reserves for its Enterprise tier.
Screencastify Starter: $1,680/year (20 × $84)
Screencastify Pro: $2,400/year (20 × $120)
Scribe Pro Team: $2,880/year (20 × $12/month × 12)
At 20 users, Scribe's per-seat cost of $144/year ($12/month) makes it slightly more expensive than Screencastify Starter but significantly cheaper than Screencastify Pro. However, teams at this scale typically need a mix of both documentation and video capabilities, which neither platform fully addresses.
Scribe's hidden costs:
Screencastify's hidden costs:
Here's the most significant hidden cost: most teams end up needing both types of tools. A typical 10-person team might spend:
Scribe Pro Team (10 users): $1,440/year
Screencastify Starter (10 users): $840/year
Total: $2,280/year
And that's before considering the operational overhead of managing two separate tools, training employees on both platforms, and dealing with the workflow friction of switching between systems.
Best for:
Recommended tier by team size:
Best for:
Recommended tier by team size:
Basic (Free)
Pro Personal ($23/user/month)
Pro Team ($59/month for 5 seats, $12/user/month additional)
Enterprise (Custom)
Free ($0)
Starter ($7/user/month annual)
Pro ($10/user/month annual)
Enterprise (Custom)
Solo Consultant
Screencastify Starter: $84/year
Scribe Pro Personal: $276/year
Winner: Depends on output type—video (Screencastify) or text guides (Scribe)
5-Person Training Team
Screencastify Pro: $600/year
Scribe Pro Team: $708/year
Winner: Nearly even; choose based on primary content type
50-Person Enterprise
Screencastify Pro: $6,000/year (50 × $120)
Scribe Pro Team: $7,200/year (50 × $144)
Winner: Screencastify by $1,200/year, but likely requires Enterprise tier for SSO/LMS needs
500-Person Global Organization
Screencastify Enterprise: ~$60,000-90,000/year (estimated $10-15/user/month)
Scribe Enterprise: ~$180,000-300,000/year (estimated $30-50/user/month)
Winner: Screencastify significantly cheaper at scale, but neither provides unified video + documentation solution
Both platforms share a fundamental pricing challenge: they solve only half the problem. Scribe handles text documentation but not video. Screencastify handles video but not text-based guides. This forces organizations into one of three unsatisfying positions:
After analyzing the complete pricing landscape, here's the bottom line: Scribe and Screencastify aren't really competitors—they're complementary tools with very different pricing philosophies.
Most organizations don't need to choose between Scribe and Screencastify—they need the capabilities of both. But paying for both platforms means:
This is precisely the gap that next-generation platforms are designed to fill. In 2026, the market has evolved beyond single-purpose tools toward unified platforms that handle multiple content types with AI-powered automation.
While Scribe excels at documentation and Screencastify at video, organizations increasingly need a platform that delivers:
This is where a purpose-built platform like Guidde fundamentally changes the pricing equation—not by being cheaper than either tool individually, but by eliminating the need to buy both while delivering superior outcomes.
While both Scribe and Screencastify are solid tools in their respective categories, they share several critical limitations that become painfully apparent at enterprise scale—limitations that impact not just pricing, but productivity, adoption, and outcomes.
1. Single-Format Lock-In
Both platforms force you to choose between video or text-based documentation before you even start creating. But modern learners consume content differently—72% prefer video for visual processes, while 68% prefer text guides for reference documentation. Neither Scribe nor Screencastify lets you create once and deliver both formats.
Impact: Teams either create content twice (doubling effort and cost) or accept that half their audience won't engage with the format provided. This directly impacts training effectiveness, support ticket resolution, and employee onboarding outcomes.
2. Manual-First Workflows
Despite their automation features, both tools require significant manual work. Scribe captures steps but requires manual editing of text, annotations, and formatting. Screencastify records video but requires manual editing, captioning (on lower tiers), and optimization. Neither platform uses AI to truly automate the entire creation process.
Impact: Organizations report spending 15-25 minutes per guide even with these tools—a 3-5x improvement over pure manual creation, but nowhere near the speed possible with AI-first platforms. When you're creating 100+ pieces of content monthly, this compounds into hundreds of lost hours.
3. Limited AI Capabilities
Both platforms have added AI features (Scribe's assisted redaction, Screencastify's AI captions), but these are bolt-on additions rather than core platform capabilities. Neither offers:
Impact: Content becomes outdated quickly (average shelf life: 6-9 months), requiring constant manual recreation. Organizations spend 30-40% of their content budget on updates rather than new creation.
4. Enterprise Feature Paywalls
Both platforms reserve critical enterprise features for their highest tiers:
This creates a painful choice: accept security and governance gaps on mid-tier plans, or jump to Enterprise pricing that often costs 3-4x more per seat.
Impact: Mid-market companies (100-500 employees) are priced out of enterprise features they legitimately need, while enterprise buyers pay premium prices for capabilities that should be standard in 2026.
Guidde represents a fundamentally different approach—a platform purpose-built for the AI era that delivers what Scribe and Screencastify cannot: unified video and documentation creation at 11x faster speeds with enterprise features included as standard.
Unified Content Creation
Guidde captures your workflow once and automatically generates:
Result: Create once, deliver everywhere—eliminate the need to maintain separate tools and workflows for different content types.
True AI Automation
Guidde's generative AI handles the entire creation process:
Result: Create professional video guides in 2 minutes vs 20+ minutes with traditional tools—that's an 11x speed improvement that compounds across hundreds of guides.
Enterprise-Grade by Default
Features that cost extra on Scribe and Screencastify come standard with Guidde:
Result: Mid-market companies get enterprise capabilities without enterprise pricing jumps.
Measurable Outcomes That Matter
Organizations switching to Guidde report:
While Guidde's pricing is competitive with enterprise tiers of Scribe and Screencastify individually, the true value emerges when you consider total cost of ownership:
Traditional Approach (50 users):
Scribe Pro Team: $7,200/year
Screencastify Pro: $6,000/year
Tool management overhead: $3,000-5,000/year
Total: $16,200-18,200/year
Guidde Approach (50 users):
Single unified platform with both video + documentation
11x faster creation = 10x more content with same effort
Enterprise features included
Typical investment: $10,000-14,000/year
Savings: $2,200-8,200/year + exponentially higher output
Beyond solving today's problems, Guidde delivers future-ready capabilities neither legacy platform can match:
Guidde is trusted by forward-thinking organizations across industries:
If you're tired of choosing between video and documentation, paying for multiple tools, or settling for 2019-era automation in 2026, it's time to see what an AI-first platform can do.
Try Guidde free and create your first AI-powered video guide in under 2 minutes. No credit card required, no demo call needed—just install the extension and start creating.
Or schedule a personalized demo to see how Guidde can replace both Scribe and Screencastify while delivering measurably better outcomes for your specific use cases.
The future of knowledge creation isn't about choosing between formats or cobbling together multiple tools—it's about AI-powered platforms that deliver everything you need, faster than you thought possible.
Screencastify is significantly cheaper for individual users and small teams. Screencastify Starter costs $7/user/month (annual) vs Scribe Pro Personal at $23/user/month. However, at 5+ users, Scribe's Team pricing ($12/user/month) becomes more competitive. The real cost depends on whether you need video (Screencastify's strength) or text documentation (Scribe's strength).
Scribe's Basic plan is genuinely free forever with unlimited guide creation, but it only works with web-based applications (no desktop capture). Screencastify's Free plan is limited to 10 videos lifetime, making it more of a trial than a sustainable free option. For long-term free use, Scribe Basic is more viable if your workflows are browser-based.
Many organizations end up using both because they serve different purposes—Scribe for step-by-step text guides and Screencastify for video tutorials. However, this means paying for two tools ($19-33/user/month combined), managing two platforms, and dealing with workflow friction. Modern alternatives like Guidde solve this by offering both video and documentation in a single platform.
It depends on your training style. Screencastify is better if you're creating video-based training courses, especially with its interactive questions and polls (Pro tier). Scribe is better for creating quick reference guides and SOPs that employees can search and follow step-by-step. For comprehensive training programs that need both formats, neither tool alone is ideal.
Guidde is the superior choice for organizations that need both video and documentation capabilities. Unlike Scribe and Screencastify, which force you to choose one format, Guidde captures your workflow once and automatically generates both HD video with AI voiceover AND step-by-step text guides. With 11x faster creation speeds, enterprise features included as standard, and AI-powered automation that neither legacy platform can match, Guidde eliminates the need to buy and manage two separate tools. Organizations report 78% reduction in content creation time and $125,000+ annual savings vs buying both platforms. Try Guidde free to see the difference.
Yes. Scribe's Pro Team plan costs $12/user/month when you commit to 5+ seats, which is 48% cheaper than the $23/user/month Pro Personal rate. Teams of 5 pay $59/month total. Educational institutions (.edu emails) and 501(c)(3) nonprofits can request additional discounts, though exact percentages aren't publicly disclosed.
Yes, but you'll pay a significant premium. Starter costs $19/month vs $84/year (127% more expensive monthly). Pro costs $25/month vs $120/year (150% more expensive monthly). If you plan to use Screencastify for more than 4-5 months, annual billing is dramatically cheaper.
Both tools offer enterprise-grade security, but with different strengths. Scribe's Enterprise plan includes SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, and CCPA compliance with features like auto-redaction of PII/PHI, SAML SSO, and SCIM provisioning. Screencastify's Enterprise tier offers SOC 2 Type II, FERPA, and COPPA compliance with SSO and LMS integrations. However, these features require custom Enterprise pricing on both platforms, which can be 3-4x more expensive than standard plans. Guidde includes enterprise security features as standard across all plans without the dramatic price jump.
Yes. Scribe offers an unlimited free Basic plan for browser-based captures. Screencastify offers a free plan with up to 10 videos. However, neither free plan represents the full platform experience—key features like desktop capture (Scribe) and AI enhancements (Screencastify) require paid plans. Guidde offers a more comprehensive free trial that includes full AI video and documentation creation capabilities.
Both platforms offer email and help center support on all paid plans. Dedicated customer success managers and priority support are reserved for Enterprise tiers on both platforms. User reviews suggest Scribe has slightly higher satisfaction scores for support responsiveness (4.8/5 on G2), while Screencastify is praised for its educational resources and training materials (particularly for K-12 educators).