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Arcade vs Tella

Arcade and Tella are both video & screen recording tools. Arcade is aimed at small businesses and enterprise, while Tella is aimed at creators and freelancers. Tella costs less, from $13/mo versus $50/mo for Arcade. Only Arcade has a free plan.

Arcade

Interactive product demos and AI product videos for SaaS marketers

Tella

Polished screen recordings and demos

PricingFreemium · $50Paid · $13
Starting price$50/mo$13/mo
Free planYesNo
Free trial—7 days
Built forSmall businesses, Enterprise, AgenciesCreators, Freelancers
Platformswebweb, macos
CountryUS · 2021NL · 2020
Rating——

Choose Arcade if

Product marketing and growth teams at product-led SaaS companies that want interactive demos and product videos live quickly.

  • Very fast to build a polished demo, often in minutes
  • Free plan with unlimited views for one published demo
  • Embeds cleanly in websites, docs, help centers and Notion pages

Look elsewhere if: Teams that need in-app onboarding checklists and tooltips (Userflow, Stonly) or simple async screen recording (Loom).

Choose Tella if

Founders, product marketers and educators making polished screen videos.

  • Polished results with no editing skills
  • Clip-based recording reduces retakes
  • Beautiful defaults

Look elsewhere if: Quick internal updates (Loom).

Arcade vs Tella pricing

Arcade

  • Free$01 published demo, unlimited views, Arcade branding
  • Growth (demos)$50/seat/mo$42.50 billed annually; unlimited demos, up to 10 users
  • Pro (AI video)$59/mo$49 billed annually; 1,000 credits/mo, 4K, 10 seats
  • EnterpriseCustomCustom domain, SSO, native Salesforce, audience reveal

Tella

  • Pro$13/user/moBilled annually; unlimited videos, 4K export
  • Premium$19/user/moBilled annually; custom domain, no branding
  • EnterpriseCustomSSO & SCIM, volume discounts

Arcade · Key features

  • Chrome extension that captures clicks, screen and camera with smart zooms
  • Clickable demos with hotspots, branching paths and chapters
  • AI voiceovers and AI translations of demos into other languages
  • Lead forms and CTAs inside demos, plus custom landing pages
  • MP4 and GIF export for social posts and documentation
  • AI video generator for launch videos, changelogs and tutorials

Cons

  • Demos and AI video are billed as separate subscriptions
  • Custom domain, SSO and native Salesforce require Enterprise
  • Screenshot-based demos are less realistic than full HTML sandboxes

Tella · Key features

  • Screen and camera recording in clips
  • Layouts, backgrounds and automatic zooms
  • Trim and retake individual clips
  • Captions and transcripts
  • Share links, embeds and 4K export
  • Brand presets

Cons

  • No free plan
  • Less suited to quick async messages
  • Limited advanced editing

Arcade vs Tella: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Arcade or Tella?

Tella starts at $13/mo and Arcade at $50/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Arcade and Tella have a free plan?

Arcade has a free plan. Tella has no free plan, a 7-day free trial.

Which is better for small businesses, Arcade or Tella?

Arcade lists small businesses as a core audience, while Tella is aimed more at creators and freelancers.

Not sure yet?