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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (88.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (36.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
$39.00 Per Year
Descript
Star Rating
(825)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (88.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(5,714)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$39.00 Per Year
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Snagit excels in screen capture capabilities, scoring a remarkable 9.8, while Descript's screen capture feature only scores 8.3. Reviewers mention that Snagit's ability to capture scrolling windows and annotate images is particularly useful for creating tutorials and documentation.
- Reviewers mention that Snagit offers a robust image editor with a score of 9.1, which allows for detailed modifications and enhancements. In contrast, Descript's image editing capabilities are limited, scoring only 7.1, leading users to feel that they need additional software for comprehensive image editing tasks.
- Users on G2 highlight Snagit's ease of use, scoring 9.3, as a significant advantage, especially for small businesses. In comparison, Descript's ease of use score of 8.4 suggests a steeper learning curve, which some users find challenging when trying to navigate its more complex features.
- Reviewers mention that Snagit's quality of support is rated at 9.1, with many users praising the responsiveness and helpfulness of the support team. Descript, with a score of 8.4, has received mixed reviews regarding support, with some users expressing frustration over response times.
- Users report that Descript shines in AI text generation and summarization, scoring 7.5 and 7.7 respectively, which is a significant draw for content creators looking to streamline their workflow. Snagit's scores in these areas are notably lower at 5.7, indicating that it may not meet the needs of users focused on AI-driven content creation.
- G2 users highlight that Snagit's screen recording feature is highly effective, scoring 9.5, making it ideal for creating instructional videos. Descript's screen recording score of 8.5 suggests it is competent but may lack some of the advanced features that Snagit offers, such as seamless integration with editing tools.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Descript
Free
$0.00
Get started on your creative journey with text-based editing and give our AI tools a spin.
- 1 media hour / month
Snagit
Personal Subscription
$39.00
Per Year
- No keys needed, just sign in
- Non-transferable
- Always up-to-date
Free Trial
Descript
Free Trial is available
Snagit
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
659
9.4
5,102
Ease of Use
8.4
674
9.3
5,196
Ease of Setup
9.0
424
9.4
2,065
Ease of Admin
8.5
111
9.3
1,208
Quality of Support
8.4
447
9.1
2,982
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
102
9.4
1,084
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
638
8.6
5,100
Features by Category
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.3
128
9.8
2520
8.6
135
9.1
2328
7.1
116
9.1
2457
Platform Content
7.4
111
8.8
2311
Feature Not Available
8.3
2041
8.7
137
9.1
2297
Platform Additional Functionality
8.5
134
8.4
2080
8.0
110
7.9
1925
Agentic AI - Screen and Video Capture
Not enough data
6.6
126
Platform Basics
7.7
20
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
9.2
21
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.8
21
Not enough data
8.2
21
Not enough data
8.8
22
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.4
19
Not enough data
6.1
19
Not enough data
8.2
20
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.4
19
Not enough data
7.4
16
Not enough data
7.0
16
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
5.9
16
Not enough data
7.3
19
Not enough data
6.7
17
Not enough data
Voice
8.0
313
Not enough data
7.8
393
Not enough data
Transcription
8.3
371
Not enough data
8.6
356
Not enough data
8.8
337
Not enough data
7.8
172
Not enough data
Editing
8.4
312
Not enough data
7.8
155
Not enough data
8.8
370
Not enough data
7.4
136
Not enough data
Integration
8.3
279
Not enough data
7.3
240
Not enough data
8.6
317
Not enough data
8.1
264
Not enough data
7.5
252
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Transcription
7.1
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
Integration
7.8
105
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Speech Output
8.6
123
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
121
Not enough data
7.6
60
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
105
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Audio Format
7.9
112
Not enough data
8.5
118
Not enough data
8.6
52
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
88
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video Creation
Not enough data
9.3
154
Not enough data
8.9
146
Not enough data
8.5
139
Not enough data
7.9
133
Not enough data
7.9
134
Software Delivery
Not enough data
7.4
133
Not enough data
7.7
135
Not enough data
7.4
124
Analytics
Not enough data
7.4
130
Not enough data
7.4
129
Not enough data
7.2
125
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
98
Not enough data
7.4
96
Not enough data
7.4
95
Not enough data
6.9
96
Agentic AI - Video Email
Not enough data
7.8
9
Platform Features
8.4
50
9.4
318
7.9
47
9.2
321
7.8
50
9.7
326
7.9
47
9.1
314
8.6
49
9.4
323
Feature Not Available
8.4
288
Organization
8.4
47
8.2
279
8.2
44
8.1
269
8.6
46
8.5
277
Customization
7.8
47
Feature Not Available
8.2
49
8.6
290
8.1
47
Feature Not Available
Analytics
7.5
42
7.7
259
Feature Not Available
7.5
254
7.7
43
7.6
254
Editing
7.8
267
Not enough data
9.0
275
Not enough data
7.6
259
Not enough data
7.9
241
Not enough data
8.2
255
Not enough data
8.6
272
Not enough data
8.8
263
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
247
Not enough data
8.7
259
Not enough data
8.1
228
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
224
Not enough data
7.7
224
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Editing
8.2
20
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
Audio
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
6.4
114
6.6
454
Publishing
7.7
122
7.5
463
Social Media
7.3
122
7.1
463
Planning
6.2
116
6.8
459
Generative AI
7.5
124
5.8
297
7.5
122
5.8
295
7.8
121
5.8
293
6.4
112
5.8
291
6.4
110
5.7
290
Agentic AI - Content Creation
7.8
10
6.2
64
7.6
9
6.9
65
8.0
9
6.8
64
8.1
9
6.8
64
8.3
8
6.6
64
8.3
9
6.3
64
8.3
9
6.3
63
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
8.1
19
Not enough data
7.8
16
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
8.1
20
Not enough data
6.7
15
Not enough data
6.6
15
Not enough data
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
7.6
14
Not enough data
Editing - AI Video Generation
8.8
20
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
Video creation - Video Content Creation
8.0
194
Not enough data
8.9
211
Not enough data
7.4
182
Not enough data
7.2
192
Not enough data
7.7
198
Not enough data
7.7
183
Not enough data
8.1
182
Not enough data
7.6
185
Not enough data
8.0
179
Not enough data
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
169
Not enough data
8.8
200
Not enough data
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.1
162
Not enough data
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
7.1
184
Not enough data
7.9
178
Not enough data
Integrations - Video Content Creation
7.9
193
Not enough data
7.7
185
Not enough data
6.9
158
Not enough data
Other - Video Content Creation
7.7
177
Not enough data
7.6
164
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Voice cloning - Voice Dubbing
8.8
10
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Translation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Real-time preview - Voice Dubbing
9.4
8
Not enough data
Security and Privacy - Voice Dubbing
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Output - Voice Dubbing
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
Text to Video Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Emotion and Gesture control
Not enough data
Not enough data
Real-time rendering
Not enough data
Not enough data
Live streaming
Not enough data
Not enough data
Script-based automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Editing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Storage & Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Core Recording & Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Live Collaboration & Direction
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Post & Editing Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI & Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Descript and Snagit are categorized as Screen and Video Capture, Content Creation, and Video Communications
Unique Categories
Descript is categorized as Virtual Recording Studio, Video Editing, AI Video Generators, Text to Speech, AI Avatar Generators, Video Content Creation, Video Translation, Presentation, Audio Editing, and Transcription
Snagit is categorized as Video Email
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Descript
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Snagit
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
12.4%
Media Production
10.3%
Professional Training & Coaching
6.3%
Computer Software
5.8%
Consulting
5.0%
Other
60.1%
Computer Software
12.8%
Information Technology and Services
12.6%
Marketing and Advertising
5.5%
Hospital & Health Care
3.8%
Financial Services
3.6%
Other
61.7%
Discussions
Can you add in another video to an existing project?
2 Comments
KY
We are a well-trained service provider who takes care of the risks associated with fitting electronic parts so our technician will arrive at your place and...Read more
In my trained AI Overdub Voice
1 Comment
RL
Yes, it can. Training your Overdub voice takes about 30 minutes of audio recording (and then a few hours of processing time). Once it is complete, you can...Read more
Why is combining multiple audio files into one track so difficult?
1 Comment
TP
YES! I struggle with it tooRead more
What is Snagit software used for?
10 Comments
SM
copying and editing images. Easy, quick, lots of good tools, intuitive in use optionsRead more
Is there a free version of Snagit?
10 Comments
JF
It is very inexpensive and worth its weight in gold, there may be a free trial, but this product is worth supporting!Read more
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