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ActivePresenter vs Screencastify: Which is a better fit?

Updated on June 23rd, 2024
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 4,486 reviews from Screen Recording users.
% Fit
Missing features
Feature ratings
Screen Capture
4.8
Screen Recording
4.8
Audio Capture
4.8
File Sharing
NA
Video Editing
4.4
% Fit
Missing features
Feature ratings
Screen Capture
NA
Screen Recording
4.5
Audio Capture
4.5
File Sharing
4.3
Video Editing
3.9
User satisfaction
4.7
User reviews67
Ease of use
4.6
Functionality
4.6
Value for money
4.6
Customer support
4.7
4.5
User reviews140
Ease of use
4.5
Functionality
4.3
Value for money
4.3
Customer support
4.2
Price starts from
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Free version
Free trial
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Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Best for

ActivePresenter is ideal for corporate staff training, education, training agencies, and online video marketers.

UX/UI Designers: track and record user mouse movements and facial expressions Sales Teams: practice pitching and record product demos Customer Support: create how-to and troubleshooting videos

User reviews
pros & cons
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Sarah M
Instructional Technologist
5.0

Sarah M.: Hi, I'm Sarah. I'm a K-12 instructional technologist for a public school district. I would give Screencastify five stars out of five. And if you'd like more information and more reviews, click the link below. Prior to using Screencastify. We had a lot of teachers using other screencasting software, Screencast-O-Matic, Loom, some other different software tools. And overall, when we went through our last year with COVID and virtual learning and hybrid learning, we really wanted to find a tool that was reliable for teachers to be able to create their screencast and share those with students and we found that Screencastify was the best choice for our teachers in our district. Screencastify was very user-friendly for both our teachers and our students for creating screencasts from either at school or from home. We found that it was easy to be able to edit the videos, to be able to upload them, share them through Drive, Google Classroom, wherever we needed to. We noticed that there were some changes with the free and the premium version of Screencastify and so personally, I recommended that we upgrade to the premium tools of Screencastify, just so we could have access to all of the amazing editing options within the software. So with Screencastify, as a technology team, we created some tutorials just to get started, letting them know that they could use it from their desktop, but also use it as an extension within their Chrome browser. Teachers easily signed up for their accounts, logged in with Google. They loved being able to have access to all of their videos in one place. The fact that they save right within Drive and so just with a little bit of practice, teachers found it very easy to be able to implement and use. So for any teachers or school districts that are currently working with students who are virtual or quarantined, we found that Screencastify really was the best method to be able to record lessons in the classroom, even if you have in-person students and face-to-face classes currently. And then we would be able to post the link and share that so that students would always have access to the lectures going on, so they're not missing out on what's going on in the classroom. So we would highly recommend checking out Screencastify if you haven't already.

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Prioritize real-user-identified key features according to your needs to find your best fit.

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Access Controls/Permissions
207
Important
Annotations
388
Important

ActivePresenter

12/50
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Application Management
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Calendar Management
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Conferencing
  • Content Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Document Storage
  • Email Management
  • File Management
  • File Sharing
  • File Transfer
  • Live Chat
  • Meeting Management
  • On-Demand Recording
  • Performance Metrics
  • Projections
  • Reminders
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Single Sign On
  • Speech-to-Text Analysis
  • SSL Security
  • Tagging
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Two-Way Audio & Video
  • User Management
  • Video Call Recording
  • Video Conferencing
  • Video Management
  • Video Streaming
  • Video Support
  • Workflow Management
  • YouTube Uploading
  • Annotations
  • API
  • Audio Capture
  • Data Import/Export
  • Drag & Drop
  • Image Editing
  • Interactive Content
  • Multi-Screen Recording
  • Screen Capture
  • Screen Recording
  • Template Management
  • Video Editing
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Screencastify

Top Features
13/50
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ActivePresenter
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Screencastify
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
ActivePresenter
  • By Atomi Systems
  • Located in Vietnam
  • Founded in 2008
Screencastify
  • By Screencastify
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2014
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