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Zight
Formerly CloudApp

Overview

What is Zight?

Zight (formerly CloudApp) is a solution with a community of over 4M users, offering visual asynchronous communication, eliminating the need to use different applications for screenshots, GIFs, screen recordings, and web recordings.

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Pricing

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Free

$0

Cloud

Team

$8.00

Cloud
per month per user

Pro

$9.95

Cloud
per month per user

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://zight.com/plans

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

Zight for Microsoft Teams

YouTube

Video Editing Features

YouTube

Getting Started with Chrome

YouTube

Zight File Sharing Overview

YouTube

Zight Custom Branding Overview

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Zight Call To Action Overview

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Product Details

What is Zight?

Zight is a video, image, and screen capture platform for professionals. It is presented as a fast way to instantly capture, edit, and share screenshots, screen recordings, and GIFs throughout business workflows (e.g. software development, design, customer success, support, sales, marketing).

Zight aims to make it quick and easy to share with others, whether the user is a freelance designer, web developer, software engineer, customer service professional, or startup founder. Every file the user creates is securely stored in the cloud, and accessible via the native Mac and Windows Apps, or shareable on the web through unique, secure, and password-protected short links.

Zight Features

  • Supported: Screen Capture
  • Supported: Screen Recording
  • Supported: GIF Maker
  • Supported: Video Editing
  • Supported: Annotations
  • Supported: Security
  • Supported: Analytics
  • Supported: Collections
  • Supported: Embed
  • Supported: Shortcuts
  • Supported: CTA Button
  • Supported: Custom Branding
  • Supported: Zight Artificial Intelligence (AI) Add-On – In Beta

Zight Screenshots

Screenshot of screen capture with annotationsScreenshot of screen recordings and video editingScreenshot of GIFsScreenshot of webcam recordingScreenshot of collections to organize content

Zight Video

Video Recording & Editing

Zight Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Mac
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS
Supported LanguagesEnglish

Frequently Asked Questions

Zight (formerly CloudApp) is a solution with a community of over 4M users, offering visual asynchronous communication, eliminating the need to use different applications for screenshots, GIFs, screen recordings, and web recordings.

Loom, Vidyard, and Droplr are common alternatives for Zight.

The most common users of Zight are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).

Zight Customer Size Distribution

Consumers30%
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)40%
Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees)25%
Enterprises (more than 500 employees)5%
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

CloudApp has become a valuable tool for various teams and individuals across different industries. Users have found it effective for a wide range of tasks, such as taking screenshots, recording GIFs, and creating videos. The Annotate function in CloudApp has been particularly helpful in saving time when communicating changes on marketing content and product interfaces. Its ability to combine multiple communication tools into a centralized hub for screen recordings and annotated screenshots has been appreciated by users.

The organized file system in CloudApp, with sub-folders for each project or client, has made it easy to manage and categorize files. This feature has been highly valued by web design businesses, as it allows them to educate clients on using their new websites. Additionally, CloudApp is widely utilized for collaboration with clients and development partners, enabling the visual demonstration and explanation of problems through video recordings or annotated screenshots.

One of the key benefits of CloudApp is its time-saving functionality. The automatic uploading and copying of screenshots eliminate the need for manual saving and uploading, streamlining workflows. This convenience is especially valued by web developers who need to share progress or issues with dynamic web pages. Furthermore, the eJOY content team has found CloudApp instrumental in composing tutorials for English learners by providing easy screenshot sharing and storage.

The versatility of CloudApp extends beyond internal use. It is frequently used for both internal and client communications, allowing users to create short videos and provide helpful tips on software usage. It also serves as a valuable tool for organizations to provide assistance to clients by visually demonstrating how to complete tasks on their websites. In addition, CloudApp is recommended to team members as a quick and efficient way to share screenshots and videos via links instead of attachments.

Moreover, CloudApp finds extensive use within organizations as a means of capturing and sharing valuable visual information. It is widely used for quickly sharing screenshots, videos, and GIFs both internally among team members and externally with clients or partners. The low-friction nature of CloudApp makes it easy to instantly capture and share anything on the screen without using excessive storage resources.

CloudApp has proven to be an essential tool for various purposes, such as communicating with technical support, delivering screenshots efficiently, capturing software features and bugs, providing step-by-step instructions to clients, training purposes, and explaining process changes through recordings. It has also been utilized in conjunction with other collaboration tools like Trello to demonstrate development bugs and requests. In public engagement groups, CloudApp has facilitated remote teaching by enabling the communication of techniques through short gifs and pictures, which has been particularly helpful for geographically dispersed volunteers. CloudApp has also been valuable for remote workers located globally, allowing them to easily share screenshots, gifs, screen recordings, and more with a simple link. This feature has saved time and enhanced communication among team members, especially when providing updates or explaining changes to those on leave.

The software's flexibility and ease of use make it a preferred choice for sharing specific content in meetings, uploading informational documents, videos, and screenshots. By eliminating the need for file downloads, CloudApp simplifies the process of sharing and annotating screenshots, gifs, and recordings. The support team has found it particularly beneficial for providing step-by-step instructions with images and short videos to clients. Moreover, CloudApp plays a crucial role in facilitating collaboration between product and development teams by allowing them to address bugs through shared screen recordings and screenshots.

CloudApp's usefulness extends beyond internal workflows as well. It has been successfully utilized for training purposes, enabling demonstrations of process changes through recordings. Users have also praised its efficiency in taking quick, shareable screenshots and uploading them to the cloud without any hassle. Additionally, CloudApp serves as an effective tool for web marketing and SEO firms for client work, documentation, meetings, on-screen videos, capturing software development features and bugs, as well as showcasing items on websites, social platforms, and emails.

Overall, CloudApp stands out due to its unique features that are not commonly found in other screen recording or screenshot apps. Its versatility and ability to streamline communication make it a go-to solution for various teams across different industries. With its user-friendly interface and centralized hub for all visual communication needs, CloudApp has become an indispensable tool in many organizations' workflows.

Visually Pleasing and Easy to Use Interface: Users have consistently praised CloudApp for its visually pleasing and easy-to-use interface. Many reviewers have mentioned that the user interface is intuitive and well-designed, making it simple for them to navigate through the various features of the tool.

Capture and Hosting of Media: The ability to capture screenshots, GIFs, videos, including webcam recordings, was highly appreciated by users. They found this feature extremely useful in their day-to-day work. Additionally, users liked that CloudApp automatically hosted the captured media files, saving them storage space on their devices.

Generous Freemium Account: The generous freemium account provided by CloudApp has been well-received by many users. This allows them to experience the features and benefits of the tool without having to commit to a paid plan right away. Several reviewers have mentioned how valuable this offering is in helping them determine if CloudApp meets their needs before upgrading to a paid subscription.

  1. Bugs and slow loading times with large media library: Some users have experienced bugs and slow loading times when dealing with a large library of media, impacting their overall user experience.

  2. Limitations on GIF/video capturing in full-screen mode: Several users have encountered issues with GIF/video capturing in full-screen mode, possibly due to freemium account limitations, which has hindered their ability to capture content effectively.

  3. Difficulty retrieving lost video recordings: A number of users expressed frustration over losing a 20-minute video recording and not being able to retrieve it, highlighting the need for a feature that allows them to recover lost recordings easily.

Attribute Ratings

Reviews

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Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Manpower Efficiency: taking a quick screenshot of something allows for me to free up time for other activities that need more of my time
  • Sometimes, it isn't always more efficient when it takes time to log in or reset the app to take the picture I want it to
  • It allows sales to receive leads faster, and easier: we add the screenshots to our Salesforce database, so we have a record
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • The cost to buy and use in bit more than the output I got so far
  • The features and user friendly UI this app provided is worth using it and getting more contents sharing done in less time
  • The business criteria has met with the use of this app well
Andrew Clark | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Speed. It's incredibly quick and easy to share images, gifs, and videos. That saves us time and makes us more productive.
  • Storage. Everything is kept in one place, so it's easy to go back and reference/keep track of. It keeps us from hunting down previous shares.
  • Annotation. It's very quick to mark things up before sending! Again, the primary benefit here is speed.
  • Cash. We'll occasionally share videos with prospects so they better understand our offerings. Some of those people become customers!
Christopher Page, MBA | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Cut down on screen sharing calls required
  • Improved customer satisfaction due to fewer emails/calls required to review issues/changes required
  • Decrease manual time spent training since videos can easily be recorded & stored
  • Save $ on storage by having files, images, videos stored on CloudApp
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Our customers rave about our customer service because we always go above and beyond to provide not only an explanation but images or videos too. They really enjoy the quick gifs for process related questions. This helps with customer retention and product adoption.
Daniel DiGriz | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • It saves me roughly 2hrs/month in C-level labor.
  • It saves resource costs for storing large images or images of varying and unpredictable sizes in communication tools.
  • It speeds conversations, making them more effective, saving a few hours/month with other stakeholders.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • The amount that I paid for it, I feel that it's paid for itself over and over and over multiple times, if for one reason, and that's time saved. If I have one app that does it all, quickly, and efficiently, that's my positive ROI.
Phillip Guye | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • As a business owner the ROI of time savings is very difficult to calculate into dollars however Cloudapp has cut a conservative 40+% out of my having to explain issues in detail to my team.
  • The ROI of time savings is due to the super easy any fast Retrieval of screenshots with notes pays for Cloudapp on its own.
  • The reduction in text only miscommunication between our in-house and virtual team has sped up "accurately" completed tasks at least 30%
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