Compare OBS Studio and ShareX 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (69.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (62.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
OBS Studio
Star Rating
(125)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (69.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about OBS StudioShareX
Star Rating
(80)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about ShareXOBS Studio vs ShareX
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found ShareX easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with OBS Studio.
- Reviewers felt that ShareX meets the needs of their business better than OBS Studio.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that ShareX is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of ShareX over OBS Studio.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
OBS Studio
No pricing availableShareX
No pricing availableFree Trial
OBS Studio
No trial information availableShareX
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
98
9.7
69
Ease of Use
8.1
98
8.7
69
Ease of Setup
8.5
24
9.0
14
Ease of Admin
8.4
17
7.8
9
Quality of Support
7.9
64
8.6
43
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
12
9.0
5
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
88
9.1
68
Features by Category
Platform Basics
9.2
44
10.0
34
9.3
46
9.6
33
7.6
25
8.4
30
Platform Content
8.9
35
9.1
31
8.2
24
8.7
20
9.3
45
9.7
31
Platform Additional Functionality
7.4
24
9.5
31
7.1
23
8.6
19
Agentic AI - Screen and Video Capture
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
OBS Studio and ShareX are categorized as Screen and Video Capture
Unique Categories
OBS Studio has no unique categories
ShareX has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
OBS Studio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
ShareX
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
Entertainment
9.8%
Computer Software
8.1%
Broadcast Media
6.5%
Religious Institutions
5.7%
Computer Games
5.7%
Other
64.2%
Computer Software
28.7%
Information Technology and Services
18.8%
Computer Games
5.0%
Accounting
3.8%
Higher Education
3.8%
Other
40.0%
Discussions
Is Open Broadcaster software good?
2 Comments
KE
OBS is great for streaming and recording video. Most streamers and youtubers and even companies use it for live events and to record videos
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OBS as a Professional TV Station (?); wait for Ver. 100
1 Comment
KF
that would be frustrating. I found assigning hot keys to seldom used keys to be the best option such as the f row. Also Elgato makes an inexpensive stream...Read more
Di live
1 Comment
RG
We mainly do free radio broadcasting for medical professionals and patients, especially those who live in poverty and a state of elite-derived deprivation....Read more
ShareX has no more discussions with answers
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