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Best free Tella alternatives (open source, self-hosted) 2026
The best open-source alternative to Tella is OpenScreen or papermark, self-hosted on Railway. Record a demo, ship a link. Loom or Tella without the Business seat.
Estimated save $2,160 a year.
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How Tella compares
| Tella | OpenScreen | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Hosted subscription | Open-source or fair-code license; you pay the host |
| Hosting | Vendor cloud | Self-hosted on Railway or any VPS |
| Rough monthly cost | Public list price not verified this run | Hosting only — no SaaS seat meter in this repo |
- OpenScreen
Open-source screen recorder, no watermark
- papermark
Hosted watch link and view analytics
FAQ
- What is the best free open-source Tella alternative?
- The best open-source alternative to Tella is OpenScreen or papermark, self-hosted on Railway. Record a demo, ship a link. Loom or Tella without the Business seat.
- Is it free?
- The OpenScreen licenses are open source or fair-code. You still pay hosting (Railway or any VPS) and any APIs the stack calls. There is no Tella seat or task bill on this path.
- Can I migrate from Tella?
- Yes. Start with the workflows or data you actually use, then cut over. The OpenScreen stack page has the agent prompt and the cost table; most teams rebuild the slice that matters and leave old Tella links until they expire.
- How do I deploy it?
- Open the OpenScreen stack, copy the agent prompt, and deploy on Railway (one service, PORT, and a volume when the app needs disk). OpenScreen is a desktop recorder. Pair it with Papermark or copyparty on Railway if you need a hosted watch link and view counts.
- What does this replace?
- Loom / Tella. The published small-team estimate on this stack is $2,160 a year.
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