Screenvod vs Tella
Screenvod vs Tella
The screen recorder where videos live in YOUR own cloud — Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox — with a real free plan, not just a 7-day trial.
Looking for a Tella alternative? The difference that matters isn't the feature list — it's where your videos live. With Screenvod, every screen recording goes straight to your own cloud: Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox. With Tella, your videos sit on their servers, inside a video studio built for polished, edited productions.
There's also a practical difference right at the door: Tella has no permanent free plan, just a 7-day trial. Screenvod has a real free plan and keeps the files in your own cloud account, with no lock-in. This comparison focuses on what's genuinely different between the two — and where each one wins.
| Feature | Screenvod | Tella |
|---|---|---|
| Where your videos are stored | Your own cloud (Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox) | Tella's servers |
| Access to videos if you cancel | They stay in your cloud, always | Tied to your Tella account |
| Free plan | Yes — free forever, 10 uploads/mo | No — 7-day trial only |
| Paid plan price | $7/mo | From $19/mo ($12/mo annual) |
| Password protection | Yes (Starter) | Yes (paid plans) |
| No third-party servers holding your data | Yes — stays in your cloud | Data on their servers |
| Product focus | Record and share fast, in your cloud | Video studio with AI editing |
| Advanced editing (zoom, backgrounds, AI silence removal) | Simple, straight-to-the-point recording | Yes — Tella's strength |
| UI in PT, EN, and ES | Yes | English-first |
Your videos, your own cloud
With Screenvod, you connect the storage you already use and pay for (Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox). Recordings are saved there, in your account. We generate the share link and handle streaming, but the file is yours, in your cloud.
With Tella, the video is uploaded to their infrastructure and played through their own player. It's a polished video studio, but it means one more data silo outside your control: access to the file depends on your account and your plan.
A real free plan vs. a 7-day trial
Tella has no permanent free plan: after the 7-day trial, you have to subscribe to keep using it. If you only record occasionally, that becomes a fixed bill even in light months.
Screenvod has a free-forever plan with 10 uploads per month and unlimited recording time. You record, share the link, and keep everything in your own cloud — no credit card needed to start.
No vendor lock-in: cancel anytime
Cancelled Screenvod? Your videos stay exactly where they've always been: in your cloud. Nothing disappears and nothing is held hostage by a subscription.
With tools that host your videos for you, stopping payment can mean losing access, hitting limits, or rushing to export everything. If you send videos to clients or keep important recordings, that difference matters.
When Tella makes more sense
Tella is an excellent video studio for polished productions: AI editing (silence and filler-word removal), zoom effects, backgrounds, layouts, and branding. If your goal is to record courses, marketing videos, or demos with a professional, produced look, Tella does that very well.
Screenvod is for people who value control, privacy, and price: professionals and teams who want to record their screen, share a link, and keep videos in their own cloud — no lock-in and with a real free plan.