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 Rectangle if mac users on macOS 14+ who will stay on Free OSS at $0 while they snap a first Top Left, then Pro if they want the window throw —
Best for
CleanShot X A Mac capture you start at a public $
Rectangle A snap you start at a public $
Free plan
CleanShot X No free plan
Rectangle $0 · mIT-style OSS at rxhanson/Rectangle. macOS 14+
Lowest paid
CleanShot X CleanShot Pro $10/user/mo yearly
Rectangle Not published by the vendor
Next step up
CleanShot X CleanShot Basic $35/yr
Rectangle
Watch out
CleanShot X macOS only
Rectangle Free Rectangle needs macOS 14+
Last checked
CleanShot X 2026-10-23 · cleanshot.com/pricing
Rectangle 2026-10-23 · rectangleapp.com/pro
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 users on macOS 14+ who will stay on Free OSS at $0 while they snap a first Top Left, then Pro if they want the window throw — not Pro first unless they need custom snap targets and iCloud sync.
Read the Rectangle page
