# Vidyard review (2026)

Source: https://thebestscreenrecorder.com/reviews/vidyard/
By Sam Fisher, updated October 6, 2026. Part of The Best Screen Recorder (https://thebestscreenrecorder.com/). Method: https://thebestscreenrecorder.com/how-we-test/

Vidyard records your screen and camera and shares the video as a link you can track. It is built for sales and customer teams.

## At a glance

- Score: 8.2/10 as a video messaging tool
- Best for: You sell or support customers and want to know when they watch the videos you send.
- Works on: Windows, Mac, Linux, Browser, iPhone, Android
- Free recording: 30 min per video
- Watermark when free: Not documented
- Price: From $89/mo (Starter plan, $59 per seat per month billed yearly ($89 billed monthly). Free plan's video cap is 5 recordings per month. Prices from vidyard.com/pricing, 6 Oct 2026.)
- Max resolution: 4K
- Made by: Vidyard (Buildscale, Inc) (https://www.vidyard.com)
- Last checked: October 2026

## Plans

- Free: free, free. 5 recorded videos a month, 30 min each, no downloads
- Starter: $89/month, $708/year. Unlimited recording, analytics, branded sharing page, downloads
- Teams: n/a, n/a. Custom pricing; CRM integrations, captions
- Enterprise: n/a, n/a. Custom pricing; SSO

## Subscores

- Sharing: 10.0/10
- Recording features: 9.0/10
- Editing: 5.0/10
- Free plan: 6.0/10
- Value for money: 4.0/10
- Ease of use: 9.0/10
- Platforms: 10.0/10

## What we like

- Desktop app records up to 4K on Windows and Mac
- Free plan allows recordings up to 30 minutes
- Browser extension works on Windows, Mac, Linux and ChromeOS

## What to watch

- Free plan: 5 recorded videos a month and no downloads
- Full system audio only on Windows and ChromeOS
- Mobile apps record the camera only, not the screen


## Our verdict

Vidyard is a video messaging tool for sales and customer teams. You record your screen and camera, copy a link and send it. Paid plans add view analytics, a branded sharing page and calls to action. The desktop app records up to 4K, and the browser extension runs in Chrome and Edge on most computers, including Chromebooks.

The free plan is usable for occasional videos: 5 recordings a month, each up to 30 minutes, with trim and cut. You can't download them. Starter costs $708 per seat a year, more than most tools here. Full system audio works only on Windows and ChromeOS.

If you send updates to colleagues rather than prospects, [Loom](/reviews/loom/) or [Zight](/reviews/zight/) cost less. If you want an open-source recorder with a strong editor, try [Cap](/reviews/cap/).