A simpler Vidyard alternative for client updates, not sales sequences
Vidyard is a video platform for sales teams. Its strengths are CRM integrations, viewer analytics, calls to action and AI avatars, and most of its paid plans need a conversation with sales.
If you are a freelancer, an agency or a small team that just needs to record a walkthrough and send a link, most of that goes unused. Showthrough does the recording and sharing part, for one payment.
Vidyard prices checked on 10 November 2026 from Vidyard’s pricing page. Prices change; check there before you buy.
Vidyard vs Showthrough at a glance
| Vidyard | Showthrough | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Sales prospecting and outreach | Async updates, client walkthroughs, bug reports |
| How you pay | Per seat; Teams and up through sales | One payment ($29), no sales call |
| Free plan | 5 recordings a month | No free plan |
| Recording limit | 30 minutes on Free | No time limit |
| CRM integrations | Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo, Salesloft and more | None |
| Viewer analytics | Full analytics on paid plans | View counts. Who watched and how far: coming soon. |
| AI videos and avatars | Yes | No |
| Where videos are stored | Vidyard's servers | Your own Cloudflare account, connected in one click (we handle the rest) |
Vidyard pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 5 recordings a month, up to 30 minutes each, 15 AI videos, limited integrations |
| Starter | Not listed | Unlimited recordings, full video analytics, CTAs, password-protected videos. 14-day trial. |
| Teams | Custom pricing | CRM and marketing automation integrations, captions, advanced analytics |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | SSO, API access, custom security |
Vidyard's pricing page shows no dollar amounts. It says annual billing saves 30% and that licences are per seat.
Showthrough is one payment, currently $29. The only other cost is Cloudflare storage past its free 10 GB, billed by Cloudflare at about $0.015 per GB a month. Viewing is always free. See pricing.
Where Vidyard is better
- Vidyard connects to Salesforce, HubSpot and other sales tools and logs who watched. Showthrough has no CRM integrations.
- Vidyard has detailed viewer analytics, calls to action and branded sharing pages.
- Vidyard can generate AI videos and avatars. Showthrough records real screens and cameras only.
Where Showthrough is better
- The price is on the page and you pay it once. No seat count and no sales call.
- No limit on how many videos you record or how long they run.
- Videos stay in your own Cloudflare account, which matters when the recordings show client work. Connecting it is one click; we handle the rest.
- Fewer moving parts: click the icon, record, and the link is copied when you stop.
Which one should you pick?
Pick Vidyard if you run sales outreach and need video views tracked in your CRM.
Pick Showthrough if you send updates and walkthroughs to clients or teammates and don't want a sales tool.
Questions about Vidyard and Showthrough
Is Vidyard free?
Vidyard has a free plan with 5 recordings a month, each up to 30 minutes. Paid plans add unlimited recordings and analytics; Vidyard doesn't list their prices on its pricing page.
Does Showthrough show who watched my video?
Showthrough shows view counts today. Seeing who watched and how far they got is on the roadmap.
Can I use Showthrough for sales outreach?
You can record and send a link to anyone, and they can watch without an account. There are no CRM integrations or email tracking, so for a full sales workflow Vidyard is the better fit.
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