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Screen recording software statistics 2026
First-party data on the 99 screen recording tools Toolradar tracks: 76% free tier, and Clipchamp at 3.50 from 5,150 reviews against Loom at 4.70 from 2,944.
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Key findings
What the data shows.
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99 screen recording tools tracked, holding 34,840 aggregated third-party reviews. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
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76% offer a free tier. Capture is a free-first motion. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
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Clipchamp sits at 3.50 from 5,150 reviews. Loom sits at 4.70 from 2,944. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
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The median paid plan starts at $11 a month. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
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The review-weighted average is 4.42. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
About the research
How we built this report.
Toolradar tool database. Editorial review with weekly pricing verification.
2026. Snapshot taken September 17, 2026. Refresh due Dec 17, 2026.
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Screen recording is free to start, and the bundled default does not win. Toolradar tracks 99 tools holding 34,840 reviews. 76% offer a free tier. Clipchamp holds 5,150 reviews at 3.50. Loom holds 2,944 at 4.70. LogRocket holds 2,463 at 4.70. VEED holds 2,328 at 4.60. The Windows-adjacent recorder owns volume. The purpose-built recorder owns the score.
Every figure below is computed from the Toolradar directory on September 17, 2026. The live dashboard is Screen recording statistics. The buyer ranking is best screen recording software.
How large the category is
We track 99 published tools, or 0.9% of the 10,619 tools in the directory. 87% (86 of 99) were added to Toolradar in 2026. "Added" means added to our directory, not founded this year.
A $11 recorder is the published plan. The session-replay suite is a different product.
How these tools are priced
24% of the 99 tools are paid-only. 76% offer a free tier or freemium plan (75 tools). 14% are fully free.
n = 99 tools, September 17, 2026How screen recording software are priced
For the 32 tools that publish a paid tier, the median entry price is $11 a month and the mean is $29.
n = 32 tools with a published paid tierEntry price distribution
The catalog-wide median entry is $20 (software pricing statistics).
How these tools are rated
67 of 99 tools carry a rating (68%). Those ratings rest on 34,840 reviews. Unweighted mean 4.48. Review-weighted mean 4.42.
n = 67 rated toolsRating distribution
The most-reviewed tools on September 17, 2026:
| Tool | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Clipchamp | 3.50 | 5,150 |
| Loom | 4.70 | 2,944 |
| LogRocket | 4.70 | 2,463 |
| VEED | 4.60 | 2,328 |
Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.
Clipchamp has more reviews than Loom and sits 1.20 lower. A bundled editor collects every kind of Windows user. Loom collects people who sent a video instead of a meeting.
The highest-rated tools with at least 150 aggregated reviews:
| # | Tool | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Supademo | 4.80 | 649 |
| 2 | Loom | 4.70 | 2,944 |
| 3 | LogRocket | 4.70 | 2,463 |
| 4 | Screenrec | 4.70 | 1,357 |
| 5 | OBS Studio | 4.70 | 1,212 |
| 6 | Sendspark | 4.70 | 458 |
| 7 | Userback | 4.70 | 361 |
| 8 | Plerdy | 4.70 | 317 |
| 9 | VEED | 4.60 | 2,328 |
| 10 | Camtasia | 4.60 | 2,217 |
Supademo leads at 4.80.
Review volume by platform:
| Review platform | Tools with a profile | Aggregated reviews | Mean rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| G2 | 61 | 22,334 | 4.58 |
| Trustpilot | 6 | 6,838 | 3.16 |
| Capterra | 33 | 5,387 | 4.62 |
| SourceForge | 13 | 266 | 4.37 |
| TrustRadius | 2 | 15 | 4.66 |
Three tools worth comparing are Loom, Clipchamp, and Fathom. Fathom is the meeting recorder next door.
How often pricing moves
Our pricing tracker logged 11 pricing changes for these tools in 2026, 0 of them applied.
How this data was measured
Every figure in this report is computed live from the Toolradar directory on September 17, 2026, covering the 99 published tools we categorize under Screen recording. Pricing model is read from each vendor's official pricing page. The entry price is the cheapest positive monthly tier a tool publishes. Ratings and review counts are aggregated from third-party platforms (G2, Capterra, Trustpilot and others), not from Toolradar's own reviews. The leaderboard floor is 150 aggregated reviews. This is a directory snapshot, not a survey.
Cite this report
- APA: Corneloup, L. (2026). Screen recording software statistics 2026. Toolradar Research. https://toolradar.com/reports/screen-recording-software-statistics
- MLA: Corneloup, Louis. "Screen recording software statistics 2026." Toolradar Research, 17 Sept. 2026, toolradar.com/reports/screen-recording-software-statistics.
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