Bandicam vs ScreenPal
Two of the top three screen recorders, compared rule by rule on published facts.
In short
- Bandicam has 75 points and ScreenPal 74, 1 apart on our screen recording software rules.
- Bandicam earns more on capture; ScreenPal earns more on systems.
- First-year price: Bandicam $33.26/yr, ScreenPal $48/yr.
- Only Bandicam meets: 60 frames a second.
Points by group
| Group | Bandicam | ScreenPal |
|---|---|---|
| Capture of 30 | 30 | 24 |
| Editing and sharing of 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Systems of 15 | 10 | 15 |
| Price and licence of 30 | 10 | 10 |
| Total | 75 | 74 |
Rule by rule
What each vendor publishes, and the points it earns. Sources are on each product page.
| Rule (points) | Bandicam | ScreenPal |
|---|---|---|
| Webcam overlay (6) | Yes 6 | Yes 6 |
| System sound and microphone (6) | Yes 6 | Yes 6 |
| 4K recording (6) | Yes 6 | Yes 6 |
| 60 frames a second (6) | Yes 6 | Not published 0 |
| Draw while recording (6) | Yes 6 | Yes 6 |
| Built-in editor (8) | Yes 8 | Yes 8 |
| Share by link (8) | Yes 8 | Yes 8 |
| Automatic captions (9) | Yes 9 | Yes 9 |
| Desktop systems (15) | Windows, macOS 10 | Windows, macOS, Linux 15 |
| Free without watermark or time limit (12) | No 0 | No 0 |
| First-year price (10) | $33.26/yr 10 | $48/yr 10 |
| Open source (8) | No 0 | No 0 |
Bandicam
Bandicam suits people who record games or tutorials on a Windows PC and would rather pay once than subscribe. It records up to 4K, draws on screen while recording and transcribes speech into subtitles. The catch is the free version: each recording stops at 5 minutes, and edited exports carry a watermark.
ScreenPal
ScreenPal suits people who record short lessons or walkthroughs and share them by link. The free plan adds no watermark and includes drawing while recording and basic editing. The catch: free recordings stop at 15 minutes and leave out computer sound, which needs a paid plan from $48 a year.
Both products are scored by the same rules: how we score screen recorders.