SendRec vs Zight
Zight (formerly CloudApp) is a hosted screenshot and screen recording tool. SendRec offers the video depth — AI on every plan, viewer analytics, custom branding — with EU hosting you choose and open-source transparency.
How SendRec compares to Zight
| SendRec | Zight | |
|---|---|---|
| Open Source | Yes (AGPLv3) | No |
| Self-Hostable | Yes (Docker) | No |
| Free Tier | 25 videos/month, 5 min | Last 50 captures, 5 min, 720p, 1 GB |
| Paid Price | €8–12/month (flat) | $9.95–12/user/mo (annual) |
| AI Features | Included (all plans) | Create plan and up |
| Linux Support | Yes (browser-based) | Mac, Windows, Chrome, iOS only |
Zight details last verified against Zight’s own pricing pages and documentation on 2026-09-20.
What sets SendRec apart
EU Data Sovereignty
Zight is hosted SaaS only — no self-hosting, and no data-residency region published on its plans or in its privacy policy. SendRec lets you host in any EU data center, keeping your data under GDPR jurisdiction.
Your Uploads Don't Disappear
Zight’s free Share plan only keeps your last 50 captures, inside 1 GB of storage. SendRec gives you 25 videos per month with no expiry.
Open Source & Transparent
Zight is closed-source — you can’t inspect what it does with your data. SendRec’s full codebase is on GitHub under AGPLv3.
Stable Platform, No Rebrand Chaos
CloudApp rebranded to Zight in 2023, and the plan line-up was reshuffled again in 2026 from Pro and Team to Share, Create, Collaborate and Scale. SendRec is a stable, predictable platform you can rely on.
Where SendRec and Zight differ
Recording
| Feature | SendRec | Zight |
|---|---|---|
| Screenshot capture | ||
| GIF creation | ||
| Linux support |
Sharing & Collaboration
| Feature | SendRec | Zight |
|---|---|---|
| Email gate | ||
| Custom thumbnails | ||
| CTA buttons | Collaborate+ |
AI & Transcription
| Feature | SendRec | Zight |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic transcription | Create+ | |
| Closed captions | Create+ | |
| AI summaries | All plans | Create (5/mo), Collaborate+ |
| AI chapters | All plans | Create (5/mo), Collaborate+ |
| AI title suggestions | All plans | Create+ |
| Filler word removal | ||
| Trim by transcript | ||
| Bring your own AI model |
Analytics
| Feature | SendRec | Zight |
|---|---|---|
| View counts | Create+ | |
| Completion funnel | Advanced analytics (Collaborate+) | |
| Per-viewer engagement | ||
| CTA click tracking | ||
| View notifications | Create+ |
Customization & Integration
| Feature | SendRec | Zight |
|---|---|---|
| Custom branding | Collaborate+ | |
| Custom CSS | ||
| Webhooks | ||
| Nextcloud integration |
Team & Organization
| Feature | SendRec | Zight |
|---|---|---|
| Team workspaces | Collaborate+ | |
| Role-based access | 4 roles (incl. viewer) | Collaborate+ |
| Free viewer seats | ||
| Video transfer | ||
| Email invites | Collaborate+ | |
| Workspace SSO (OIDC + SAML) | Business | SAML on Scale |
| SCIM provisioning | Business | Scale |
| Workspace branding | Collaborate+ | |
| Workspace billing | Collaborate+ |
Deployment & Control
| Feature | SendRec | Zight |
|---|---|---|
| Self-hostable | ||
| Open source | ||
| No telemetry | ||
| Data export | PostgreSQL + S3 | Manual download |
Both have these 11 features
- Screen recording
- Camera recording
- Camera overlay
- Drawing annotations
- Video upload
- Instant share links
- Password protection
- Link expiry
- Emoji reactions
- Embeddable player
- Slack notifications
Transparent pricing, no surprises
SendRec
Open source. Self-host for free forever, or use the managed platform starting at €0/month.
- Free tier with generous limits
- Pro plan at €8/month
- Self-host option (always free)
- No per-seat pricing
- EU payment processing
Zight
Formerly CloudApp. The free Share plan keeps only your last 50 captures. No self-hosting, no source code.
Questions worth asking any vendor
What to ask a video vendor before you sign — where recordings are stored, who the sub-processors are, whether a DPA exists, and what happens on the day you cancel.
What EU data residency actually gets you — and what it does not, including why the operating entity matters as much as the data centre.
Our own answers are on the sub-processors page and in our data processing agreement.
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