Zight review: $9.95 Pro and a 15-second free plan
Zight is the cheap way to put screenshots, GIFs and short recordings behind one share link, and its free plan is a demo rather than a tier. Our check of zight.com on 11 June 2026 recorded Pro at $9.95 a month, Team at $9 per user and 15-second recordings on free.
The short answer
Buy Zight Buy Zight Pro if you explain things visually several times a day and want screenshots, annotations, GIFs and clips in one place with an instant link. Pro was $9.95 a month, or $7.95 billed annually, when we checked zight.com on 11 June 2026, which is $95.40 across a year on the annual rate.
Skip it if screen recording is the only job and viewer analytics matter. Loom was $18 per user a month on Business when we checked it on 1 October 2026, priced per creator seat, and it owns the team video library that Zight only sketches.
Where Zight fits
Zight is a visual communication tool that happens to record screens, and that framing explains both its price and its limits. The daily use is a screenshot with an arrow drawn on it, a three-second GIF of a bug, or a two-minute walkthrough, each turned into a link you paste into Slack. Nothing in that list needs an editor, which is why the tool is cheap.
The free plan is the first thing to understand, because it is not a tier anyone can work on. Our 11 June 2026 check recorded 15-second recordings, 50 stored items and a 25MB upload cap. Fifteen seconds is long enough to show a button and nothing else, so treat free as a look at the interface rather than a plan.
Pro at $9.95 a month is where the product starts working, and the same check recorded $7.95 a month billed annually. Across a year that is $119.40 against $95.40, a saving of $24, by our own arithmetic on the two rates. Paid plans lifted the recording cap entirely and added AI transcription and cloud hosting.
The team tiers are priced per user and the unit matters. Our check recorded Team at $9 per user a month, $8 per user billed annually, with a two-user minimum, and Business at $15 per user a month. The minimum means the cheapest Team arrangement is $16 a month on the annual rate, which is $8 times two, and $192 across a year.
Business at $15 per user a month is the tier that carries custom branding, custom domains and the better analytics. Five seats there is $75 a month and $900 across a year, which is the same arithmetic every per-seat tool produces: cost grows with headcount rather than with how much you capture.
Against the category, Zight is the breadth option at the bottom of the price range. Tella was $19 a month on Pro, verified 11 June 2026, the same day, and makes recordings look produced. Loom was $18 per user a month on Business, verified 1 October 2026, and is the team standard for async video. Scribe was $35 a month on Pro Personal, verified 6 October 2026, and turns a click-through into a written guide.
The date on all of this is 11 June 2026, four months before this review was written, and we have not re-verified it. Zight has also changed name once, from CloudApp, and a vendor mid-rebrand is a vendor that repackages plans. Read the current rate card before committing, and the screen recording category holds the alternatives with their own dates.
Zight pricing
Zight prices per seat above a free demo tier, with a two-user minimum on Team. The figures below come from our check of zight.com on 11 June 2026 and have not been re-verified since, so confirm them before you buy.
| Plan | Price | What it adds |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | 15-second recordings, 50 stored items, 25MB upload cap |
| Pro | $9.95/mo | $7.95/mo billed annually. Unlimited recording time, AI transcription, cloud hosting |
| Team | $9/user/mo | $8/user/mo billed annually, minimum 2 users. Shared libraries and user management |
| Business | $15/user/mo | Custom branding, custom domains, advanced analytics |
| Enterprise | Custom | Quoted. Single sign-on, data retention and audit controls |
Two things set the bill here, which tier you need and how many people need it. Five drivers in practice:
- The recording cap, which only binds on free. Fifteen seconds as of 11 June 2026, so any real use means Pro at $9.95 a month, or $7.95 annually.
- Seat count on Team and Business, since both are per user. Five seats on Business at $15 is $75 a month and $900 across a year.
- The two-user minimum on Team. The cheapest Team arrangement was $16 a month on the annual rate, which is $8 times two, and $192 across a year.
- Branding and analytics, which sat on Business at $15 per user a month rather than on Team at $9.
- Billing period. Pro annual saved $2 a month on our check, which is $24 across a year, and the Team annual rate saved $1 per user a month.
Zight pricing against the other screen recorders
Zight was the cheapest paid plan of the recorders we track at the time of our check. Tella was $19 a month on Pro, verified 11 June 2026, and is built for video you publish rather than video you paste into a chat. Loom was $18 per user a month on Business, verified 1 October 2026, priced per creator seat, with the viewer analytics and team library that Zight keeps on its Business tier. Scribe was $35 a month on Pro Personal, verified 6 October 2026, for teams that would rather read a guide than watch one. The Loom and Scribe dates are more recent than Zight's, so the comparison is not like for like.
Zight billing terms worth knowing
The 15-second free cap and the two-user Team minimum are the two terms that shape what you end up paying.
- Free plan
- 15-second recordings, 50 items and a 25MB upload cap, as of 11 June 2026.
- Pro
- $9.95 per month, or $7.95 billed annually. That is $119.40 or $95.40 across a year.
- Team
- $9 per user per month, or $8 billed annually, with a minimum of 2 users.
- Two seats on Team
- $16 a month on the annual rate, which is $8 times two, and $192 across a year.
- Business
- $15 per user per month. Five seats is $75 a month and $900 across a year.
- Trials
- 7 days on Pro and 14 days on Team, as recorded on 11 June 2026.
- Check date
- 11 June 2026. Not re-verified since, so confirm before buying.
Every number above carries a June 2026 date, and if the current rate card disagrees then the rate card is right and this page is out of date. Our creator tool cost calculators will total a capture and recording stack once you have today's figures.
What Zight gives up
The free plan is not usable, and saying it has one oversells it. Fifteen-second recordings and 50 stored items as of 11 June 2026 make it a product tour, so budget for Pro at $9.95 a month, or $7.95 annually, from the start.
Editing is minimal. Trim the ends, draw on a frame, and that is close to the whole of it, so a recording that needs cuts in the middle or a second camera angle belongs in Tella at $19 a month, verified 11 June 2026, or in a real editor.
Analytics are basic until you reach Business at $15 per user a month. If you need to know who watched and where they stopped, the figure to compare is $15 per seat rather than $9.95, and Loom at $18 per user a month, verified 1 October 2026, is the tool built around that question.
Mobile support is iOS only, so an Android phone cannot capture into the same library. For a team that is half Android, part of the workflow lives somewhere else, which undoes the single-tool argument the product rests on.
The two-user minimum on Team means there is no cheap path from one person to two. A pair on the annual rate is $16 a month, $8 times two, and $192 across a year, which is more than two Pro seats would suggest for features most pairs do not need.
The CloudApp rebrand still shows. Older documentation, integration listings and support articles refer to the former name, which makes searching for an answer slower than it should be and makes third-party guides hard to date.
Our pricing evidence is from 11 June 2026, which is the weakest part of this page. Four months is enough for a tier to move, a cap to change or a minimum to appear, and a vendor that has repackaged itself once is likely to do it again.
How Zight compares
The three tools below are the ones weighed against Zight, and the axis is breadth and price against polish and analytics. Prices are each vendor's published rates with the date we checked them, and those dates differ, so compare them with that in mind. The wider field sits in the screen recording category.
| Tool | Best for | Price | Where it breaks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zight | Screenshots, GIFs, annotations and short clips in one tool | Free, $9.95/mo Pro (June 2026) | Free plan caps recordings at 15 seconds; editing is minimal |
| Loom | Async video messages with viewer analytics | Free Starter, $18/user/mo Business | Priced per creator seat, so cost tracks headcount |
| Tella | Clip-based recording of video you publish | $19/mo Pro, no free plan | No free tier, and 4K export is capped at 5 minutes on Pro |
| Scribe | Turning a click-through into a written guide | Free Basic, $35/mo Pro Personal | Produces documents, so video-first teams will look elsewhere |
What to test on the Zight free plan and trials
Our 11 June 2026 check recorded a free plan with 15-second recordings and 50 items, a 7-day Pro trial and a 14-day Team trial. Confirm those terms first, because the figures here are four months old.
- Check the current plans and caps on zight.com/plans. Our figures date from June 2026 and this is the step not to take on trust.
- Capture the way you work for one day: screenshots, a GIF, a short clip. Breadth is what you are paying for, so test the mix rather than the recorder alone.
- Hit the 15-second free cap deliberately. It tells you immediately whether free is a plan or a demo for your use.
- Start the 7-day Pro trial and record something past the cap with narration, then read the AI transcription. Accuracy on your own voice is the only test that counts.
- Count seats before you pick a team tier. Team has a two-user minimum at $8 per user annually, which is $16 a month and $192 across a year.
- If you need branding or real analytics, price Business at $15 per user a month: five seats is $75 a month and $900 across a year.
- If viewer analytics are the point, price Loom at $18 per user a month, verified 1 October 2026, and use the cost calculators to total both options for a year.
Zight questions buyers ask
How much does Zight cost per month?
Zight's Pro plan costs $9.95/month ($7.95/month if billed annually). The Team plan is $9/user/month ($8/user/month annually, minimum 2 users). The Business plan is $15/user/month. Enterprise pricing is custom. There's also a free plan, but it limits recordings to 15 seconds and stores only 50 items: it's really just a demo.
Does Zight have a free plan?
Technically yes, but it's heavily limited. Free Zight accounts get 15-second screen recordings, 50 stored items, and a 25MB file upload cap. That's barely enough to evaluate the interface. For actual use, you'll need the Pro plan ($7.95/month annually) or to use the 7-day free Pro trial to properly test the tool.
Who is Zight best for?
Zight is built for people who communicate visually throughout their workday: remote workers, product managers, designers, customer support reps, and developers. It's especially useful if you need a mix of screenshots, screen recordings, GIFs, and annotations in a single tool rather than juggling three or four separate apps.
Zight vs Loom: which is better?
Loom is better for dedicated screen recording with deep viewer analytics, AI summaries, and team video libraries. Zight is better if you need screenshots, GIFs, and annotation alongside recordings: it is a broader visual communication tool at a lower price. Zight's Team plan was $8 per user a month billed annually on our 11 June 2026 check, while Loom's Business plan was $18 per user a month, or $15 per user a month billed annually, verified 1 October 2026. Choose Loom if screen recording is your primary workflow. Choose Zight if you capture a mix of visual formats throughout the day.
What happened to CloudApp? Is Zight the same thing?
Yes. CloudApp rebranded to Zight in 2023. It's the same product, same team, same features. If you had a CloudApp account, it transferred to Zight automatically. Some older integrations and documentation still reference CloudApp, but the product and pricing have continued evolving under the Zight name.
What does Zight integrate with?
Zight integrates with Slack, Microsoft Teams, Jira, Asana, Trello, GitHub, Zendesk, Freshdesk, Notion, Google Docs, and Confluence. Most integrations work through auto-generated shareable links or drag-and-drop. The Slack and Jira integrations are the most polished, with link previews and inline embedding.
What are Zight's AI Smart Actions?
Smart Actions are AI-powered features that automatically turn your screen recordings into structured documents. Record a walkthrough, and Smart Actions can generate a step-by-step guide, SOP, bug report, FAQ, or meeting summary from the transcription. You can export these to Notion, Google Docs, or Confluence. It works best when you narrate while recording: the AI uses both visual and audio context.
Can teams collaborate in Zight?
Yes. The Team plan ($8/user/month annually) includes shared workspaces, centralized content libraries, user management, and basic analytics. Team members can organize recordings and screenshots into shared folders, comment on content, and access a unified brand experience. The Business plan adds custom branding, custom domains, and advanced analytics.
Is Zight worth it compared to free screen recorders?
If you only record your screen occasionally, a free tool like Loom's Starter plan or ScreenPal's free tier will cover you. If you capture 5+ screenshots, recordings, or GIFs daily and want them all in one place with instant links, AI transcription, and annotation, Zight Pro at $7.95/month pays for itself in time saved. The value depends on volume: high-frequency visual communicators get the most out of it.
Can I cancel Zight anytime?
Yes. Zight subscriptions can be cancelled anytime from your account settings. Monthly plans stop immediately at the end of the billing cycle. Annual plans continue through the end of the prepaid year. There's no cancellation fee, but annual plans aren't prorated: you won't get a partial refund for unused months.