Pick OBS Studio if
streamers and recordists who will stay on the GPL app at $0 while they learn Preview → Transition → Program — not a SaaS recorder unless they want Screen Studio’s auto zooms or Loom’s async bubble.
Read the OBS Studio pageOBS Studio vs Screen Studio
Our take
Pick OBS Studio if streamers and recordists who will stay on the GPL app at $0 while they learn Preview → Transition → Program — not a SaaS recorder unless they want Screen Studio’s auto zooms or Loom’s async bubble. Pick Screen Studio if mac makers who will pay Yearly at $9/month while they record a first Expenses + webcam take — not Monthly $29 unless they want month-to-month, and not a Windows recorder (there
Best for
OBS Studio A live scene you start at $0
Screen Studio A polished demo you start at a public $
Free plan
OBS Studio $0 · ). Windows / macOS / Linux. GPL. Download from obsproject.com/download
Screen Studio No free plan
Lowest paid
OBS Studio Not published by the vendor
Screen Studio Yearly $9/mo
Next step up
OBS Studio
Screen Studio Monthly $29/mo
Runs where
OBS Studio Hosted
Screen Studio Hosted
Watch out
OBS Studio You own the encoder
Screen Studio macOS only
Last checked
OBS Studio 2026-10-23 · obsproject.com
Screen Studio 2026-10-23 · screen.studio
Which one, then?
Pick Screen Studio if
mac makers who will pay Yearly at $9/month while they record a first Expenses + webcam take — not Monthly $29 unless they want month-to-month, and not a Windows recorder (there isn’t one).
Read the Screen Studio page