catu vs Zight
Zight, which used to be CloudApp, is a capture-and-share tool for teams, on Mac, Windows, phones and Chrome, with AI transcripts and many integrations. catu is a Mac app for every kind of capture, shared as links encrypted before they leave the Mac, for one person at a time.
- You work on a Mac and want screenshots, recordings, text from the screen, clipboard history and dictation in one free app.
- You want links encrypted on your Mac before upload, with passwords on the basic paid plan.
- You want unlimited recordings, 100 GB and passwords for €4,16 a month.
- Your team is on Windows, Android or Chrome as well as Macs.
- You live in Zendesk, Jira, Salesforce or Slack and want captures to land there.
- You need AI transcripts in many languages, summaries and step-by-step guides.
- You need admin controls, SAML sign-in or HIPAA.
| Side by side | catu | Zight |
|---|---|---|
| Capture | ||
| Screenshots: area, window, whole screen | ||
| Scrolling capture of long pages | ||
| Screenshot editor: arrows, text, steps, blur | Blur on paid plans | |
| Screenshots on a background, for posts and slides | Not listed | |
| Copy text from the screen (OCR) | Mac app | |
| Screen recording with camera and microphone | ||
| System audio in recordings | ||
| Draw on the screen while recording | ||
| Clicks shown in recordings | Not listed | |
| Clipboard history | Not listed | |
| Dictation, transcribed on the device | macOS 26 | Not listed |
| Sharing | ||
| Share as a link | ||
| Link ready as the recording ends (uploads while you record) | ||
| Share any file from the Mac as a link | Up to 200 MB | Not listed |
| Password on a link | Collaborate plan | |
| Links that expire | 7, 30, 90 days or never | From Create |
| Comments pinned to a moment in a video | ||
| Viewers comment without an account | Not listed | |
| View statistics | From Create | |
| Encrypted on your device before upload | On their servers | |
| Editing, price and platforms | ||
| Video editor, with AI | In the browser, Web app | Trim, merge, AI transcripts |
| Platforms | Mac, iPhone, web | Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android, Chrome |
| Free | The whole Mac app | 1 GB, 5-minute recordings |
| Paid plan, one person | €4,16 a month, yearly | $9.95 a month, yearly |
Where Zight is ahead
- Zight runs on Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and Chrome, all with one library.
- Request links let a customer record their screen back to you, with no account or install.
- It connects to Slack, Teams, Gmail, Zendesk, Jira, Salesforce and more.
- AI transcripts in over 50 languages, captions, summaries, chapters and step-by-step guides.
- Team administration: roles, SAML sign-in, SCIM and a HIPAA agreement on its top plan.
Where catu is ahead
- Clipboard history, dictation and copying text from the screen are in the free catu Mac app, and stay on the Mac.
- What you share is encrypted on your Mac before it is uploaded; Zight encrypts on its servers.
- Passwords on links come with catu's one plan; at Zight they start on Collaborate, $12 a person a month.
- Anyone with a catu link can comment at a moment in the video by giving a name.
Questions
Is Zight the same as CloudApp?
Yes. CloudApp renamed itself Zight; the apps and accounts carried over.
Which costs less?
Zight Create is $9.95 a person a month billed yearly, Collaborate $12; the free plan has 1 GB and 5-minute recordings. The Mac app is free. Sharing, the web Library and comments are the Web app plan: €4,99 a month, or €49,90 a year (€4,16 a month), with a 14-day free trial.
Does catu work for a team?
The Web app plan is for one person: each account has its own Library and links. For 10 people or more there is a per-seat plan with single sign-on and admin controls; ask us about it. For a team that needs Windows or many integrations, Zight has more today.
What we say about Zight was checked on 5 November 2026 from zight.com/pricing, zight.com/screen-recorder, zight.com/download, zight.com/trust-security. Prices and features change; if something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it. Zight and CloudApp are trademarks of their owners; catu is not affiliated with Zight.