Tella

Screen recording tool with a built-in editor for creating polished async videos.

Pricing Free / Pro $15/mo / Team $25/mo

Category Async Video

Quick take

Tella is the async video tool for quality-conscious creators. If your recordings represent your brand (demos, onboarding, sales outreach), Tella's layout and editing features produce better output than Loom. If you just need to record a quick update for your team, Loom is simpler and cheaper.

Tella scorecard

How we grade

B 75/100

Overall grade

Polished editing makes recordings look professional.

Idea B+ Editing-first recording fills a real gap for polished video.

Brand B- Growing name but smaller than Loom.

Product B+ Canvas editor with zoom, backgrounds, multi-clip.

Market fit B Good for demos and tutorials, slower for quick clips.

Adoption B- Smaller user base, no G2 signal.

Features B+ Strong built-in editing, limited analytics.

Security B- No specific signal, default rating.

Value B+ Reasonable pricing for the editing capability.

Overview

Tella is an async video tool for people who care about how their recordings look. While Loom optimizes for speed (record and share fast), Tella optimizes for presentation quality: multiple layout options (camera + slides, side-by-side, picture-in-picture), built-in editing, transitions, and custom backgrounds. The result is recordings that look like produced content, not raw screen captures.

Strengths & limitations

Strengths

+Best built-in editing for screen recordings
+Professional-looking output
+Good for product demos and tutorials

Limitations

–More time-consuming than quick Loom-style recordings
–Smaller user base
–Limited viewer analytics

Pricing

FreePro $15moTeam $25mo

Free: limited recordings with watermark. Pro ($19/month): unlimited recordings, custom branding, analytics, no watermark. Team (custom): shared workspace, collaboration features.

Who it's for

Marketing and sales teams creating demo videos and product walkthroughs. Onboarding teams producing training content. Anyone who needs async videos that look polished without a separate editing step. If speed matters more than aesthetics, Loom is faster.