ScreenshotAgent vs Scribe
Scribe turns your clicks into a written how-to guide. ScreenshotAgent keeps the screenshots in your docs current after the UI changes. Here is when to use each.
The short verdict
For writing a new process guide quickly, Scribe is better and much cheaper: record a workflow once and you get numbered steps with screenshots, starting free. Scribe does not refresh those screenshots when your product changes, so someone has to re-record. ScreenshotAgent does the refreshing, but it will not write the guide for you. Teams that publish public docs for a product that ships weekly tend to need what we do. Teams writing internal SOPs for tools they do not control are better served by Scribe.
ScreenshotAgent vs Scribe at a glance
| Compared on | ScreenshotAgent | Scribe |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | A library of product screenshots that recapture on a schedule or on deploy | Step-by-step guides with text and screenshots, generated from a recording |
| Pricing | Pro $199/mo (400 captures, 2,000 AI annotations). Business $499/mo (1,200 captures, 6,000 AI annotations). Enterprise from $1,499/mo. Unlimited users, Recapture API, MCP server and search API on every plan. 14-day trial with 5 captures and 10 AI annotations, no card; 30 captures and 100 AI annotations with a card. | Free Basic plan. Pro Personal $35/seat/mo ($25 billed annually). Pro Team $17/seat/mo ($13 annually), 5-seat minimum. Enterprise custom. |
| Updates when the UI changes | Yes, scheduled (daily, weekly, monthly) or via API | No, you re-record the affected steps |
| Writes step text | No | Yes, automatically |
| Captures desktop apps | No, web only | Yes, on Pro and up |
| Export | PNG, JPEG, WebP via stable URLs | PDF, HTML, Markdown, Word on paid plans; share links |
| Sensitive data | Hide elements by CSS selector, or blur with an AI annotation rule, on every capture | Manual redaction; automatic PII redaction on Enterprise |
| Best known for | Public docs, help centers, and marketing pages for a changing web app | Internal SOPs, training, and onboarding guides |
Scribe details checked on October 2, 2026 from their public website. Pricing changes, so confirm on their site before buying.
Choose Scribe if
- You need to document a process quickly and want the step text written for you.
- The guides cover tools you do not own, such as Salesforce, an ERP, or internal admin apps.
- You need desktop app capture.
- Budget is tight: Scribe has a free plan and paid seats from $13 a month.
- Screenshots that go a little out of date are acceptable for your audience.
Choose ScreenshotAgent if
- Your product ships often and customer-facing docs keep showing old UI.
- You already have written docs and only the images go stale.
- You want one image URL that updates everywhere it is embedded.
- You want approval before a new capture goes live.
- You want recaptures tied to deploys through an API.
- Many people need access and you do not want to pay per seat: every plan includes unlimited users.
Where Scribe is better
- Creating the guide
- Scribe captures each click, writes the instruction, and lays out the guide. With ScreenshotAgent you still write every word yourself.
- Price and reach
- Scribe has a free tier, paid seats from $13 a month, and a very large user base. Our cheapest plan is $199 a month.
- Desktop and third-party tools
- Scribe can record desktop software. We capture web pages only.
FAQ
- Can I use Scribe and ScreenshotAgent together?
- Yes. Write the guide in Scribe or your docs tool, then swap in ScreenshotAgent image URLs for the screens that change most often, so those images refresh on their own.
- Does Scribe update screenshots automatically?
- Its pricing page lists no such feature as of October 2, 2026. Updating a guide means re-recording or replacing the affected steps.
- Does ScreenshotAgent write step-by-step instructions?
- No. It captures and maintains screenshots. You write the surrounding text.
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