Our take
Pick CleanShot X if mac makers who will pay Basic $35 once (1 year of updates, Cloud 1 GB) while they restore a first History capture — not Pro $10/user/mo first unless they need unlimited Cloud, custom domain, and team SSO, and not a Windows recorder (there isn’t one). Pick Kap if mac makers who will stay on MIT Kap at $0 while they trim a first GIF — not Screen Studio Yearly $9 unless they need auto zooms, and not
Best for
CleanShot X A Mac capture you start at a public $
Kap A short capture you start at $0
Free plan
CleanShot X No free plan
Kap $0 · ). MIT. Apple silicon and Intel downloads, or brew install --cask kap
Lowest paid
CleanShot X CleanShot Pro $10/user/mo yearly
Kap Not published by the vendor
Next step up
CleanShot X CleanShot Basic $35/yr
Kap
Watch out
CleanShot X macOS only
Kap macOS only
Last checked
CleanShot X 2026-10-23 · cleanshot.com/pricing
Kap 2026-10-23 · getkap.co
mac makers who will pay Basic $35 once (1 year of updates, Cloud 1 GB) while they restore a first History capture — not Pro $10/user/mo first unless they need unlimited Cloud, custom domain, and team SSO, and not a Windows recorder (there isn’t one).
Read the CleanShot X pagemac makers who will stay on MIT Kap at $0 while they trim a first GIF — not Screen Studio Yearly $9 unless they need auto zooms, and not a Windows recorder (there isn’t one).
Read the Kap page
