[Compare](https://stagewright.ai/compare) **ScreenCI** # Stagewright vs ScreenCI ScreenCI and Stagewright start from the same idea: a script in your repo becomes a narrated video of your real app, a coding agent can write it, and CI re-records it so a broken flow fails like a test. ScreenCI is a focused, polished video tool with an MIT-licensed CLI, 79 languages and published prices. Stagewright is built for the product team's workflow around the recording: a verdict on every pull request with before and after frames, intended changes approved, regressions filed with video and proven fixed, content published to the help center with a verified stamp, and drop-off measured against the narration. Per ScreenCI's public material as of October 2026, it re-records on releases rather than pull requests, and documents none of those workflow pieces. Last verified 2026-10-11. Claims about ScreenCI come from its own public pages, linked below; anything we couldn't find is phrased "per their public docs as of October 2026", which means not documented, not proven absent. Spotted something wrong or out of date? Email [support@stagewright.ai](mailto:support@stagewright.ai) and we'll fix it. ## What ScreenCI is, in its own words ScreenCI’s headline is “Tutorial videos of your app, from one prompt,” and its subhead is “Describe a feature and paste the prompt into your coding agent. It records a narrated walkthrough of your real app.” A coding agent writes a Playwright script, it records locally, a web editor syncs narration edits back to the script, and “Add to CI” re-records on every release so a broken flow fails the build. The CLI and authoring API are MIT-licensed. ## How they differ The recording is close to the same in both. If a narrated video from a script is all you need, ScreenCI is simpler and has published prices. Stagewright’s work is what happens after the recording. On a pull request, each affected walkthrough runs against the preview, and the result is a verdict rather than pass or fail: unchanged, changed on purpose (approve it, and the player and help article update when the PR merges), or broken (filed with the clip, assigned to the PR’s author, handed to a coding agent if you like, and replayed on the fix PR to prove it). Published videos carry the build they came from, and drop-off is measured by the second against the narration. ## Side by side ### The recording | Capability | Stagewright | ScreenCI | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Script in your repo | YAML walkthrough, or import from Playwright tests | A .screenci.ts Playwright script | [source](https://screenci.com) | | Written by a coding agent | Copy prompt, MCP server, Claude Code and Codex plugin | "paste the prompt into your coding agent" | [source](https://screenci.com) | | Records locally | Yes | Yes | [source](https://screenci.com) | | Narration | AI voice, timed to each step | AI narration with per-cue style | [source](https://screenci.com) | | Auto-zoom | Yes | Yes | [source](https://screenci.com) | | Overlays and slides | Animated slide templates, or React compositions in the repo | Overlays from your own React, Vue or Svelte components | [source](https://screenci.com) | | Redaction | No. Masks exclude regions from diffs only; blur in video is planned | Redaction before capture | [source](https://screenci.com) | | Languages | Each locale recorded and checked on the PR | 79 languages, localized recordings and subtitles (by plan) | [source](https://screenci.com/pricing) | | License | Not decided yet | CLI and authoring API are MIT; rendering, editor and hosting are paid | [source](https://github.com/screenci/screenci) | Last verified 2026-10-11 against ScreenCI's public pages, linked in each row. ### The workflow around it | Capability | Stagewright | ScreenCI | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | When it runs in CI | Every pull request, only the walkthroughs the change affects | "Add to CI" re-records on every release | [source](https://screenci.com) | | PR check and comment with before and after frames | Yes | No. Not found in their public material as of October 2026 | [source](https://screenci.com) | | Approve intended changes | Yes | No. Not found in their public material as of October 2026 | [source](https://screenci.com) | | Regressions filed with video, fix proven on the fix PR | Linear, Jira Cloud, GitHub Issues | No. A failed flow fails the build | [source](https://screenci.com) | | Help-center publishing | Productlane, Intercom, Zendesk | No | [source](https://screenci.com) | | Editing without the repo | Script mode and Propose change in the dashboard | A web editor that syncs narration edits back to the script | [source](https://screenci.com) | | Verified stamp, drop-off by narration | Yes | No | [source](https://screenci.com) | | Price | Not priced yet (private beta) | Pro $99/mo, Business $249/mo, Enterprise custom | [source](https://screenci.com/pricing) | Last verified 2026-10-11 against ScreenCI's public pages, linked in each row. ## Where ScreenCI is better - **Licensing.** Its CLI is MIT open source today. Stagewright’s license is undecided. - **Languages and polish.** 79 languages, speed ramps, redaction before capture, and overlays from your own components. - **Clear pricing**, from $99 a month. - **Simplicity.** One job, done well, with nothing else to set up. ## Choose ScreenCI if - You want narrated tutorial videos from scripts, re-recorded each release, and nothing more. - Open-source tooling or many languages matter most. ## Choose Stagewright if - You want the verdict on the pull request, with frames, and approvals as the gate to publishing. - Broken flows should land in your issue tracker with the video, and fixes should be proven. - Support and product need the content in the help center, current, with numbers on where viewers stop. ## FAQ **Can I start from Playwright tests?** Yes. `stagewright import playwright tests/team.spec.ts` converts a test to a walkthrough, and the `@stagewright-ai/playwright` fixture records tagged tests as they run. **Do I need an account to try it?** No. `npx stagewright init` and `record` work offline. ## Sources - [screenci.com](https://screenci.com) https://screenci.com - [ScreenCI pricing](https://screenci.com/pricing) https://screenci.com/pricing - [ScreenCI on GitHub](https://github.com/screenci/screenci) https://github.com/screenci/screenci ## Install it with one command Record a first walkthrough on your machine with no account. 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