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6 Cheapest Free Screen Recorders of 2026

By the Rankozo research desk · Updated November 10, 2026

Among the 10 tools in our best free screen recorders ranking, ScreenPal has the lowest verified paid starting price at $4 per month. Prices below are quoted from each vendor's US pricing page.

1. 01

   ScreenPal

   Teachers and support staff who want a simple recorder with editing, no watermark and an optional cheap upgrade.

   Free plan with 15-minute recordings; Deluxe from $4 per month paid annually

   Full entry, No. 2 overall

   Starts at

   $4

   Score 8.6

2. 02

   Screencastify

   Teachers and Chromebook users who record lessons in the browser.

   Free plan; Starter $7 per user per month billed annually or $18 monthly

   Full entry, No. 8 overall

   Starts at

   $7

   Score 7.5

3. 03

   Zight

   Support teams that mix screenshots, short GIFs and recordings in tickets.

   Free Share plan; Create from $9.95 per user per month billed annually

   Full entry, No. 9 overall

   Starts at

   $9.95

   Score 7.4

4. 04

   Microsoft Clipchamp

   Beginners who want to record, caption and edit a tutorial in one place without a watermark.

   Free recorder and editor; premium features with Microsoft 365 Personal at $9.99 per month

   Full entry, No. 4 overall

   Starts at

   $9.99

   Score 8.4

5. 05

   Loom

   Teams that send short walkthroughs and bug videos through Slack, Jira and GitHub.

   Free Starter plan; Business $18 per user per month

   Full entry, No. 7 overall

   Starts at

   $18

   Score 7.8

6. 06

   Vidyard

   Salespeople who record personal video messages and want CRM integrations.

   Free plan; Starter $59 per seat per month billed annually

   Full entry, No. 10 overall

   Starts at

   $59

   Score 7.0

Scores and prices come from our Best Free Screen Recorders ranking, which uses one method for every tool. Questions or corrections: editorial@rankozo.com