Scribe vs Sunsama
Scribe and Sunsama are both personal productivity tools. Scribe is aimed at small businesses and enterprise, while Sunsama is aimed at freelancers and small businesses. Scribe costs less, from $17/mo versus $22/mo for Sunsama. Only Scribe has a free plan.
Auto-generated step-by-step guides and SOPs from screen activity
Daily planner that pulls tasks from your tools
| Pricing | Freemium · $17 | Paid · $22 |
| Starting price | $17/mo | $22/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | — | 14 days |
| Built for | Small businesses, Enterprise, Freelancers | Freelancers, Small businesses |
| Platforms | web, windows, macos | web, macos, windows, ios, android |
| Country | US · 2019 | US · 2017 |
| Rating | — | — |
Choose Scribe if
Operations, IT and enablement teams that need accurate screenshot-based SOPs and training guides without writing them by hand.
- Turns a ten-minute documentation task into a quick recording
- Guides are consistent and easy to update after UI changes
- Embeds cleanly in Confluence, Notion, SharePoint and help centers
Look elsewhere if: Teams that want narrated video explainers or in-app guided tours inside their product (Loom, Whatfix).
Choose Sunsama if
Individuals who want intentional daily planning across many tools.
- Encourages realistic days
- Unifies tasks from many tools
- Calm, intentional design
Look elsewhere if: People who want automation (Motion) or a free tool (TickTick).
Scribe vs Sunsama pricing
Scribe
- Basic$0Browser extension for web apps; share by link or embed
- Pro Personal$35/seat/mo$25 billed annually; desktop app, branding, redaction
- Pro Team$17/seat/mo$13 billed annually; 5-seat minimum, comments
- EnterpriseCustomSSO, auto PII/PHI redaction, roles, translations
Sunsama
- Pro$22/mo$17 billed yearly; unlimited usage and integrations
- EnterpriseCustomContact sales
Scribe · Key features
- Records clicks and keystrokes and writes each step automatically
- Annotated screenshots with manual editing and blur redaction
- Browser extension for Chrome and Edge plus Windows and Mac desktop app
- Combine multiple recordings into longer SOP documents
- Export to PDF, HTML and Markdown or embed in wikis
- Company branding on shared guides on Pro plans
Cons
- Desktop app recording requires a paid plan
- Pro Team needs at least five seats
- Whole team must be on the same plan
Sunsama · Key features
- Guided daily planning ritual
- Import tasks from many tools
- Timeboxing on calendar
- Workload warnings for overcommitment
- Daily shutdown and weekly review
- Focus mode
Cons
- Single pricing tier, not cheap
- Manual planning takes minutes daily
- Not a team project tool
Scribe vs Sunsama: FAQ
Which is cheaper, Scribe or Sunsama?
Scribe starts at $17/mo and Sunsama at $22/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.
Do Scribe and Sunsama have a free plan?
Scribe has a free plan. Sunsama has no free plan, a 14-day free trial.