Short answer: Tella is a genuinely generous web video studio, record yourself + your screen, get beautiful auto-layouts, host and share from their cloud, on paid plans from $13 per user a month billed yearly (checked 29 Oct 2026). Girato is a local-first auto-editor, your clicks become cinematic zooms and the file never leaves your machine. Pick by where you want your footage to live and what should be in the frame: your face, or your product.
Side by side (checked 29 Oct 2026)
| Tella | Girato | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Mac and Windows recorders, a Chrome extension and cloud hosting | Local app + browser, file output |
| Free tier | No, a 7-day Pro trial | Full editor, 1080p/60, small badge |
| Paid | Pro $13 · Premium $19 per user/mo billed yearly ($26 · $39 monthly) | $12/mo · $8/mo yearly · $99 lifetime |
| 60fps export | Up to 5 min on Pro; no cap on Premium | All tiers incl. free |
| 4K export | Every plan | Pro |
| Branding on exports | Removed on Premium and up | Badge after 3 clean exports a month; Pro removes it |
| Auto cursor-follow zoom | Not on its pricing page | Signature: 3D tilt from real clicks |
| Footage location | Their cloud (that's the product) | Your device, always |
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Where Tella genuinely wins
Talking-head-plus-screen content. Its auto-layouts make a person + slides + screen look designed with zero effort, and hosting with share links is built in. Course intros, async updates, founder-style videos. Tella is excellent.
Where Girato wins
Product-first demos where the software is the star: auto 3D zooms from your actual clicks, typing effects from real keystrokes, on-device captions, and a hard privacy line, recordings never upload. Plus 60fps on the free tier and a lifetime option, which Tella doesn't offer.
Could you use both?
Honestly, yes, they barely overlap. Tella for you-facing content, Girato for product-facing clips. If the budget covers one: choose by whether your typical video shows your face or your interface.
Frequently asked questions
Does Tella have a free plan?
- No. Only paid plans, plus a 7-day Pro trial.
- Pro: $13 per user a month billed yearly ($26 monthly).
- Premium: $19 per user a month billed yearly ($39 monthly).
- Pro caps 60fps exports at 5 minutes; Premium removes the cap.
- Checked 29 Oct 2026.
Does Tella work offline or locally?
- Tella is web-first, with apps.
- Your videos live in its cloud; that is the point.
- It is built for hosting and links.
- Footage must never leave your machine? A local-first tool like Girato fits.
Which makes the more 'cinematic' output?
- Different flavours.
- Tella auto-layouts you and your screen for talking-head content.
- Girato builds 3D cursor-follow zooms from your actual clicks.
- That suits product-focused demos.
See it on your screen
- Record and edit in your browser, nothing to install
- Desktop apps zoom on every click
- Free to start, no time limit