Bandicam

bandicam.com
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Record and Capture everything you want on your PC screen

How to Replace Bandicam

Overview

Bandicam is a lightweight screen recording software for Windows that captures anything on your PC screen as high-quality video. It supports recording gameplay with DirectX/OpenGL/Vulkan graphics, external devices like webcams, and provides high compression while preserving video quality. The software offers multiple recording modes including screen recording, game recording, and device recording.

Features

10 features across 9 categories

Audio(1)

Audio Recording

Record the system audio and your voice at the same time, or record only audio without recording the computer screen

Automation(1)

Scheduled Recording

Start recording at a specific time on a daily/weekly schedule

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Core Recording(1)

Screen Recording

Record everything on your computer screen and save as screencast video files (MP4, AVI) or image files

Device Recording(1)

Webcam Recorder

Record external video devices such as webcam, Xbox/PlayStation, smartphone, IPTV, etc.

Editing(1)

Real-time Drawing

Draw and outline on your video or screenshot in real-time

Also in: Juro, Nuclino, Loom

Effects(1)

Mouse Effects

Add a mouse click effect and animation while recording

Gaming(2)

DirectX/OpenGL/Vulkan Support

Capture games that use DirectX, OpenGL, or Vulkan graphics technologies

Game Recording

Record various 2D/3D games with 4K UHD video and capture up to 480 FPS

Overlay(1)

Webcam Overlay

Add a webcam video of yourself on the video that you are recording

Performance(1)

High Compression

Capture with high compression ratio while preserving video quality

Cost Calculator

Pricing data not available for Bandicam. Check their website for current pricing.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Bandicam alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 10 features.

Buy Bandicam

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$12,000
Maintenance$180/mo
3-year total$18,480
Dev time~1 months

Buying Bandicam saves ~$18,480 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 10 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

3 known integrations

BandicutVimeoYouTube