Loom charges $15/month. Screencastify charges $7/month. OBS is free but takes hours to configure. Zumie is $39 once — with automatic zoom, click highlights, and zero recurring charges.
Monthly fees look small until you add them up. Here's the real cost of subscription screen recorders.
| Tool | Price | Year 1 | Year 2 | Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loom Business | $15/mo | $180 | $360 | Subscription |
| Screencastify Submit | $7/mo | $84 | $168 | Subscription |
| Vidyard Plus | $19/mo | $228 | $456 | Subscription |
| OBS Studio | Free | $0 | $0 | Free (complex) |
| Zumie | $39 once | $39 | $39 | One-time |
After 2 years, Loom costs $360. Zumie still costs $39. That's 89% cheaper.
Loom and Vidyard host your videos on their servers. That costs them money monthly, so they charge you monthly. Zumie stores locally — no server costs.
SaaS companies are valued on recurring revenue. Subscriptions make investors happy, not users. A screen recorder doesn't need to be SaaS.
Cancel Loom and lose access to your recordings. Subscription tools keep you paying by holding your data hostage. Zumie files live on your machine.
Most screen recorders use cloud storage and team collaboration features to justify recurring revenue. They host your videos on their servers, which costs them money monthly. Zumie stores recordings locally on your device, so there are no ongoing server costs to pass on to you.
OBS is genuinely free and open-source. The catch is complexity — it's designed for live streaming, not quick screen recordings. There's no automatic zoom, no click highlights, and the learning curve is steep. Most people spend hours configuring OBS before making their first recording.
You get all future updates included. The $39 lifetime deal covers the current version and every update that follows. No upgrade fees, no version-gating.
Yes. Your license key works on any computer where you install the Chrome extension. Log into Chrome with your profile and your license carries over.
Zumie offers a 7-day money-back guarantee. If you're not happy, contact us for a full refund — no questions asked.
Try Zumie free. Upgrade for $39 once. Never pay monthly again.