Short verdict
Good fit for
Anyone looking for a cheap open-source Loom replacement, with a one-time licence or your own storage.
Less suited to
Anyone who wants to use the free plan for business: it is for personal use only.
Key facts
- Open source, can be self-hosted
- Own S3 storage in a region of your choice on Cap Pro
- Data processing agreement is part of the terms
What is Cap?
Cap is an open-source screen recorder from Cap Software, Inc. in the US. You record your screen, a window or your camera and share a link straight away, or edit the recording first in Studio mode. There are apps for Mac, Windows and Linux. You can import Loom videos, and the source code is on GitHub.
According to the data processing agreement (cap.so/dpa), Cap processes data in the US and wherever its sub-processors are, with standard contractual clauses for transfers from the EU. Cap names no fixed EU region. With Cap Pro you connect your own S3 storage in a region of your choice, and you can also self-host Cap entirely.
Good: a one-time licence for local recording, and with your own storage or self-hosting you keep control of your videos.
Less good: prices are in dollars, and you may not use the free plan for business. Data in the EU is something you arrange yourself.
How much does Cap cost?
Starting price
On request
Prices in dollars. The free plan is for personal use only, no commercial use, with 25 share links per month of at most 5 minutes. Desktop License (business use, local recording) $29 per year or $58 one-time. Cap Pro with unlimited sharing in the cloud $12 per user per month, $8.16 when paid annually.
- No free plan
- No free trial
- The vendor does not say whether this is excl. VAT
Price alert for Cap
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The Netherlands check
Useful if you run a business in the Netherlands. "Unknown" means we could not verify it.
Support in Dutch: Unknown
You would rather ask a question in Dutch, to someone who knows how things work in the Netherlands.
App in Dutch: Unknown
An app in Dutch is quicker to use and avoids mistakes, also for colleagues who read less English.
Data in the EU: Unknown
A screen recording shows everything that was on your screen: emails, customer names, dashboards. If you share through the vendor's cloud, where those videos are stored matters.
More about data in the EU →Data processing agreement: Yes
If you record customer data and put the video in the tool's cloud, the vendor processes it for you and you need a data processing agreement. If everything stays local on your computer, that matters less.
More about the data processing agreement →Company in the Netherlands: No
A Dutch company falls under Dutch law. For some businesses that matters, for example in a dispute.
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Integrations
According to its own site, Cap integrates with, among others:
Google Drive- S3-opslag
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Frequently asked questions about Cap
How much does Cap cost?
Cap does not list a price on its site; pricing is on request. Prices in dollars. The free plan is for personal use only, no commercial use, with 25 share links per month of at most 5 minutes. Desktop License (business use, local recording) $29 per year or $58 one-time. Cap Pro with unlimited sharing in the cloud $12 per user per month, $8.16 when paid annually.
Who is Cap for?
Cap is aimed at freelancers and SMEs. Open-source screen recorder as a Loom alternative, for Mac, Windows and Linux, can also be self-hosted.
Does Cap support iDEAL and Peppol?
Cap does not support Peppol.
Which banks and tools does Cap integrate with?
Cap integrates with Google Drive and S3-opslag, among others.