CleanShot X vs Tango

Price, free plan and alternatives, side by side

The comparison in short

Cheapest per year

Not enough public prices to compare the cost.

Who has a free plan
  • CleanShot Xno free plan
  • Tangohas a free plan
Easiest to rebuild

CleanShot X

Buildable

one sitting

To start without paying, Tango has a free plan. If you would rather build it, CleanShot X is the simplest to rebuild.

Side-by-side comparison

APPLICATIONCleanShot XScreen recordingTangoScreen recording
Monthly billing$35 once$30/moPro Personal
Per year—$264/yrannual plan · −27%
Billing modelOne-time paymentPer person
Free tierno free tier and no direct CleanShot trial; Setapp offers a separate 7-day trial5 shared workflows, browser capture and up to 10 users in the workspace
Additional costsThe $29 purchase includes updates for only one year and just 1 GB of cloud; continued updates/cloud service costs $19/year, while Pro is per user and subject to fair-use limits.Every Pro user is billable; Enterprise adds a platform fee based on the number of users supported.
Can you rebuild it?Buildableone sittingWith trade-offsone sitting
Free alternatives
Checked on10/20/202610/20/2026
Buy on the official siteBuy View app pageBuy View app page

The free plan compares up to 2 apps. Pro compares up to 4. See plans →

ProTotal cost over up to 3 years, for your teamWith Pro you see what each app costs over 1, 2 or 3 years for your team size and export the comparison as CSV or Markdown.Unlock with Pro →
Total cost over up to 3 years, for your team

With Pro you see what each app costs over 1, 2 or 3 years for your team size and export the comparison as CSV or Markdown.

Unlock with Pro

Also compare with

Direct rivals of the apps on this page, from the same category.

Prices from each app’s latest check; confirm on the official site before buying.