Is Bluedot or Kap better?

Neither clearly leads. Bluedot starts at Free and Kap at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Bluedot or Kap?

Bluedot starts at Free and Kap at Free.

Does Bluedot or Kap run on more platforms?

Bluedot runs on Web, Chrome, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android. Kap runs on Mac.

Can I use Bluedot for free?

Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.

What is Bluedot best used for?

Bluedot is most often used for a sales team where prospects decline to admit recording bots but the manager still needs call notes in the crm, a recruiter conducting interviews who wants a structured summary per candidate without a visible third party in the call, a customer success team of thirty where only four people run calls, so per-recorder pricing costs a fraction of a per-seat competitor, cutting a short clip from a long call to share internally, done by deleting text from the transcript rather than opening a video editor. Of those, a sales team where prospects decline to admit recording bots but the manager still needs call notes in the crm and a recruiter conducting interviews who wants a structured summary per candidate without a visible third party in the call are not what Kap is typically brought in for.

What can Bluedot do that Kap cannot?

Bluedot covers Bot-free capture, Transcript-based video editing, Custom note templates, Record-only seat pricing. Kap covers Multi-format export, Area, window or display capture, Plugin system, Basic trimming.

Productivity · head to head

Bluedot vs Kap

Bluedot

Productivity

Bot-free meeting recorder and AI note taker that runs as a browser extension

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Kap

Utilities

Free open source screen recorder for macOS, focused on video and GIF capture rather than annotation

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Bluedot cancelling ends access immediately and recordings are permanently deleted after thirty days, so the product is unsuitable as a meeting archive and any record you need to keep must be exported before the subscription lapses.; Kap it has no annotation tools at all, so any still-image markup work needs a separate app such as Shottr or CleanShot X.
They diverge on capability: Bluedot covers Bot-free capture, Kap covers Multi-format export.
Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bluedot and Kap actually diverge.

Attributes where Bluedot and Kap differ
Attribute	Bluedot	Kap
Pricing model	Per recording user per month	Open source, no licence fee
Platforms	Web, Chrome, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android	Mac
Category	Productivity	Utilities

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Bluedot

Bot-free capture
Transcript-based video editing
Custom note templates
Record-only seat pricing
CRM and ATS push
Imports
Webhooks
SSO and SCIM

Only in Kap

Multi-format export
Area, window or display capture
Plugin system
Basic trimming
Menu bar operation
Open source

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Bluedot

A sales team where prospects decline to admit recording bots but the manager still needs call notes in the CRMnot Kap
A recruiter conducting interviews who wants a structured summary per candidate without a visible third party in the callnot Kap
A customer success team of thirty where only four people run calls, so per-recorder pricing costs a fraction of a per-seat competitornot Kap
Cutting a short clip from a long call to share internally, done by deleting text from the transcript rather than opening a video editornot Kap

Kap

A developer recording a demo GIF for a README or documentation pagenot Bluedot
A marketer capturing a quick product walkthrough clip without buying screen recording softwarenot Bluedot
Someone creating App Store style device-framed screenshots for a listingnot Bluedot
A user who only needs video capture and does not want to pay for a suite of annotation features they will not usenot Bluedot

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Bluedot

Cancelling ends access immediately and recordings are permanently deleted after thirty days, so the product is unsuitable as a meeting archive and any record you need to keep must be exported before the subscription lapses.
The Basic tier at $14 records audio only and caps recordings at one hour, which excludes most workshops, training sessions and long client calls and pushes anyone with real meetings to Pro.
The free tier gives five meetings in total rather than five a month, so it functions as an extended trial and cannot be used as a genuine free option for occasional users.
Recording without a visible bot removes the prompt that alerts participants, but not the consent obligation in jurisdictions requiring all parties to agree, and the product design makes that omission easy to overlook.
It is a small independent vendor in a category where Zoom, Microsoft and Google now bundle equivalent summarisation into subscriptions customers already hold, which is sustained pressure on both pricing and survival.

Kap

It has no annotation tools at all, so any still-image markup work needs a separate app such as Shottr or CleanShot X.
There is no scrolling capture or OCR, features both Shottr and CleanShot X include.
Editing is limited to basic trimming, so anything beyond a simple cut needs a dedicated video editor afterward.
It is Mac only, offering nothing for screen recording needs on Windows.
As a volunteer-maintained open source project, updates and bug fixes depend on community contribution rather than a company with paid support obligations.

Pricing, plan by plan

Bluedot

Free

FreeFree
- 5 meetings in total, not per month
- Chrome extension and desktop and mobile apps
- Basic integrations
Basic$14/month
- Unlimited audio meetings
- One hour maximum per recording
- Webhook access
Pro$20/month
- Video meetings as well as audio
- No recording duration limit
- Custom templates
Business$32/month
- CRM and applicant tracking integrations
- SSO and SCIM
- Admin controls

Kap

Free

KapFree
- Free and open source under the MIT licence
- MP4, WebM, GIF and device frame export
- Plugin system for extended workflows

Which should you pick?

Choose Bluedot if

You need bot-free capture.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Chrome, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android.
You also want transcript-based video editing.

Bluedot review

Choose Kap if

You need multi-format export.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Mac.
You also want area, window or display capture.

Kap review

Questions people ask

Is Bluedot or Kap better?: Neither clearly leads. Bluedot starts at Free and Kap at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bluedot or Kap?: Bluedot starts at Free and Kap at Free.
Does Bluedot or Kap run on more platforms?: Bluedot runs on Web, Chrome, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android. Kap runs on Mac.
Can I use Bluedot for free?: Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Bluedot best used for?: Bluedot is most often used for a sales team where prospects decline to admit recording bots but the manager still needs call notes in the crm, a recruiter conducting interviews who wants a structured summary per candidate without a visible third party in the call, a customer success team of thirty where only four people run calls, so per-recorder pricing costs a fraction of a per-seat competitor, cutting a short clip from a long call to share internally, done by deleting text from the transcript rather than opening a video editor. Of those, a sales team where prospects decline to admit recording bots but the manager still needs call notes in the crm and a recruiter conducting interviews who wants a structured summary per candidate without a visible third party in the call are not what Kap is typically brought in for.
What can Bluedot do that Kap cannot?: Bluedot covers Bot-free capture, Transcript-based video editing, Custom note templates, Record-only seat pricing. Kap covers Multi-format export, Area, window or display capture, Plugin system, Basic trimming.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Bluedot: Does Bluedot join the meeting as a bot?

No. It captures through the browser extension or desktop app, so no additional participant is visible to anyone in the call.

Kap: Is Kap free?

Yes, entirely. It is open source under the MIT licence with no paid tier.

Bluedot: How is it priced?

Per workspace, with charges only for users who record. Free covers five meetings in total, Basic is $14, Pro is $20 and Business is $32 a month on annual billing.

Kap: Does Kap do screenshots or only video?

It is focused on video and GIF recording. For still screenshots with annotation, pair it with Shottr or CleanShot X.

Bluedot: What happens to my recordings if I cancel?

Access ends at cancellation and recordings are permanently deleted after thirty days. Export anything you need to keep before you cancel.

Kap: Can Kap export directly to GIF?

Yes, GIF is one of its native export formats alongside MP4, WebM and Apple device frames.

Bluedot: Can I record video, not just audio?

Only from the Pro tier. Basic is audio only and limits each recording to one hour.

Bluedot vs Kap

Bluedot

Kap

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Bluedot

Only in Kap

What people use each for

Bluedot

Kap

Where each one falls short

Bluedot

Kap

Pricing, plan by plan

Bluedot

Kap

Which should you pick?

Choose Bluedot if

Choose Kap if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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