Screencastify vs Vidyard
No clear leader: Vidyard (70.6) and Screencastify (66.2) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for screen recording. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Screencastify
A cloud-based video recording platform that lets users capture screen and webcam content, apply AI-powered editing and enhancements, add captions and translations, and share with interactive elements like quizzes and questions.
Vidyard
Vidyard is a cloud-based video platform enabling sales and marketing teams to create, share, and automate personalized video messaging. It includes AI-powered video avatars, trigger-based workflow automation, and analytics that track viewer engagement and link video performance to revenue outcomes.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Screencastify
From $7/user/month billed annually. Free tier available.
- FreeFree
- Upload your own videos
- Share instantly with a link
- Control video privacy
- Starter$7/user/month billed annually ($19/month when billed monthly)
- Everything in Free
- Create unlimited videos
- Record up to 60 minutes
- Add questions and polls
- Request & collect videos
- +1 more
- Pro$10/user/month billed annually ($25/month when billed monthly)
- Everything in Starter
- AI video enhancements
- AI questions & polls
- Captions & transcripts
- Translations & voiceovers
- +3 more
- Enterprise & EDUContact sales
- Everything in Pro
- Central admin controls
- LMS integrations
- Dedicated training
- Assigned success manager
- +2 more
Vidyard
Free tier with 14-day trial. Starter and Enterprise plans at custom pricing. Per-seat subscription model with annual or multi-year invoice billing.
- FreeFree
- Limited automated video creation and delivery
- Limited videos per month
- Limited integrations
- StarterContact sales
- Full video analytics
- Team performance analytics
- Folder management
- CRM/MAP integrations
- Advanced team performance analytics
- +2 more
- EnterpriseContact sales
- Unlimited custom-avatar video creation
- Video Agent included
- API and ingestion-based integrations
- Advanced analytics
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- Gmail
- Outlook
- YouTube
Screencastify
- Google Drive
- Google Slides
- Google Classroom
- Canvas
- Schoology
Vidyard
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- Marketo
- Salesloft
- Zapier
- Gong
- Slack
- Apollo
- Eloqua
- Pardot
- Drift
- Gainsight
- Bolstra
- Engagio
- Influitive
- Madison Logic
- Uberflip
- WorkRamp
Screencastify or Vidyard: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.