A Zight alternative for longer recordings, paid for once
Zight, formerly CloudApp, does screenshots, GIFs and screen recordings in one app, with annotations and AI on paid plans. It runs on Mac, Windows, iOS, Android and Chrome.
Its free plan stops at 5-minute recordings, 720p and 1 GB of storage. Paid plans are billed per user. Showthrough only does video, with no time limit and one payment.
Zight prices checked on 10 November 2026 from Zight’s pricing page. Prices change; check there before you buy.
Zight vs Showthrough at a glance
| Zight | Showthrough | |
|---|---|---|
| Captures | Screenshots, GIFs and video | Video only |
| How you pay | Per user, monthly or yearly | One payment ($29) |
| Recording length | 5 minutes on Free, unlimited on paid | No limit |
| Storage | 1 GB free, 5 GB on Create | Your Cloudflare: 10 GB free, then about $0.015 per GB a month |
| Your own storage | Custom S3 on the Scale plan only | Always: your own Cloudflare account, connected in one click (we handle the rest) |
| AI features | On paid plans | Coming soon |
| Runs on | Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome | Chrome on Mac, Windows, Linux and ChromeOS |
Zight pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Share | Free | 5-minute recordings, 720p, 1 user, 1 GB storage, last 50 captures |
| Create | $9.95 per user per month, billed annually | Up to 4K, unlimited length, AI transcription and titles, 2 users, 5 GB |
| Collaborate | $12 per user per month, billed annually | Up to 100 users, branding, password-protected items, unlimited AI |
| Scale | Custom | SSO, HIPAA, custom S3 storage |
Zight's page shows annual prices and says annual billing saves 20% over monthly.
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 Zight is better
- Zight does screenshots, annotated images and GIFs as well as video. Showthrough only records video.
- It has desktop and mobile apps.
- Paid plans include AI transcription, titles and summaries, and password-protected items.
Where Showthrough is better
- Storing videos in your own cloud is the default, not an enterprise add-on.
- No 5-minute limit and no storage cap beyond your own Cloudflare account.
- One payment instead of a per-user subscription.
Which one should you pick?
Pick Zight if you want one tool for screenshots, GIFs and video, or need its mobile apps.
Pick Showthrough if video is what you send, and you want long recordings stored in your own account.
Questions about Zight and Showthrough
Is Zight the same as CloudApp?
Yes. CloudApp renamed itself Zight. The product does screenshots, GIFs and screen recordings.
What is Zight's free plan limit?
Zight's free Share plan allows recordings up to 5 minutes at 720p, with 1 GB of storage and the last 50 captures kept.
How much storage do I get with Showthrough?
Videos go to your own Cloudflare account, which you connect in one click while we handle the rest. Cloudflare's free plan includes 10 GB, and viewing is always free. Past 10 GB, Cloudflare charges about $0.015 per GB a month.
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