Compare / Recorly vs Tella
Recorly vs Tella
By the Recorly Team · facts checked · prices change, so check Tella's pricing page
Tella is built for creators who want polished, edited screen recordings with layouts, backgrounds and clip-based editing.
At a glance
| Recorly | Tella | |
|---|---|---|
| Install needed | No (browser) | No (browser) + desktop app |
| Free plan | Yes | No — 7-day trial |
| Editing depth | Trim, chapters, captions, CTA | Clip editing, layouts, backgrounds |
| Remove branding | Pro (waitlist) | Higher tier |
| Embeds | Yes + oEmbed | Yes |
Tella pricing
No free plan — a 7-day trial; Pro around $13 per month and Premium around $19 per month billed annually (as listed when checked). Removing branding and custom domains sit on the higher tier.
Where Tella is stronger
- Clip-based editing and layouts
- Presentation-style polish for demos and courses
- Custom domains and branding removal on higher tiers
What Recorly offers
- Nothing to install — records in Chrome, Edge and other Chromium browsers
- Free plan (beta limits shown on the pricing page)
- Every recording is private until you turn on its link; turning the link off stops it working
- Share links, embeds and oEmbed for Notion, Slack and WordPress
- Non-destructive trim, chapters, manual captions and a call-to-action button
What Recorly does not do yet
- No desktop app or Chrome extension yet
- No automatic transcripts or AI summaries
- No shared team workspace yet
- Uploads are limited to 30 MB per file during the beta
- Paid plans are not on sale yet (waitlist only)
Which should you choose?
Choose Tella if you produce polished product demos or course videos and want an editor more than a quick recorder.
Choose Recorly if you want something free to start for quick everyday recordings, with private-by-default sharing.