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Scribe vs Vidocu

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Entry price
Scribe from $25/seat/mo, Vidocu from $39/mo — different billing units, so no direct winner
Free plan
Both have one
Public API
Both have one
Higher Trust score
Scribe — 84 vs 78 for Vidocu
Best fit
Scribe: Operations and IT teams writing SOPs for software workflows · Vidocu: Support teams producing help centre articles and demo videos from the same recording

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

ScribeRecords a process as you click through it and turns it into a step-by-step guide with screenshots, text and redaction.VidocuOne upload becomes a narrated video, a help article, an SOP and a training doc, in 65-plus languages.

Side by side

FactScribeVidocu
CategoryScreen Recording & Demo VideosScreen Recording & Demo Videos
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$25/seat/mo$39/mo
Public APIYesYes
Trust score84 / 10078 / 100
PlatformsWeb, Chrome extension, APIWeb, API
CompanyColony Labs, Inc.Common Ninja Ltd.
Last verifiedOct 29, 2026Oct 16, 2026

What our research says

Scribe

Scribe is a fast way for operations, IT, HR and training teams to turn routine software processes into shareable SOPs without writing or screenshotting by hand. Teams that need narrated video tutorials, or individuals who only document a few processes, may find the paid tiers expensive for what they use.

Pros

  • Builds a full guide with screenshots and text from a single run-through
  • Free plan for browser workflows with link sharing and embeds
  • Redaction, branding and PDF, HTML and Markdown export on Pro
  • API and MCP access for using captured workflows with AI agents

Cons

  • Desktop and mobile capture and exports require a paid plan
  • Pro Team requires at least five seats
  • Guides are static screenshots, not video

Vidocu

The pitch is that a single source recording should not have to be redone as a video, a help article and an SOP separately. Vidocu generates all three and lets you edit the drafts, which is a real saving for support and enablement teams. Video output is credit-metered and the entry tier's allowance is small enough to notice.

Pros

  • One source produces video, help articles, SOPs and training docs in parallel
  • AI recorder captures a workflow instead of you narrating it
  • Subtitles, voiceover, avatars and translation into 65-plus languages built in
  • Hosted knowledge centre publishes the written output
  • Developer API and MCP support for automating generation

Cons

  • Pro's 820 credits are about 16 minutes of video a month
  • Recordings are capped at 10 minutes on the entry tier
  • Named entity is Common Ninja Ltd., which is not obvious from the product branding
  • The jump from Pro to Business is $39 to $149

Which one fits

Choose Scribe if you need

  • Operations and IT teams writing SOPs for software workflows
  • Trainers and HR teams onboarding new hires onto internal tools
  • Consultants delivering branded process guides to clients

Choose Vidocu if you need

  • Support teams producing help centre articles and demo videos from the same recording
  • Localising process documentation across many languages
  • Turning long training footage into short clips

Scribe vs Vidocu: the questions people ask

Is Scribe cheaper than Vidocu?

They charge in different units, so there is no like-for-like answer: Scribe starts at $25/seat/mo, Vidocu at $39/mo. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it.

Does Scribe or Vidocu have a free tier?

Both: Scribe has a free tier, and Vidocu has a free tier.

Which has a public API, Scribe or Vidocu?

Both ship a public API, so either can be built on; the fact table above shows the platforms each one runs on.

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