Does Berrycast redraw the cursor?

No. Sceed records without the cursor and draws a smooth one back.

No. Sceed exports an MP4 to disk.

Berrycast has a free tier with limits. Sceed has a free plan, and Pro is $25 a month or $115 a year.

Does Berrycast work on Windows?

Berrycast runs on: Windows, Mac. So both run on Windows. Sceed runs on Windows 10 (64-bit) and Windows 11 only.

Berrycast: Free tier, then subscription. Sceed has a free plan (exports up to three minutes, with a small mark), and Sceed Pro is $25 a month or $115 a year.

Where do Berrycast and Sceed keep recordings?

Berrycast: Berrycast cloud. Sceed: on your own disk, in a folder you choose. Sceed never uploads a recording.

What does Berrycast do that Sceed does not?

From this comparison: share link.

What does Sceed do that Berrycast does not?

From this comparison: cursor redrawn after recording, cursor smoothing and looks, zooms, frames and backgrounds, region effects, sections between clips, text and lower thirds, privacy blur, keystroke overlay, 4K export and GIF export.

Can Sceed replace Berrycast?

For the recording and the polish, yes. For the hosted link, no: Sceed writes a file, and you upload it where your team already watches. Many people keep Berrycast for quick messages and use Sceed for anything that should look finished.

How was this comparison made?

From each product’s public pages and documentation, checked in September 2026. Products change; if something here is out of date, write to hello@sceed.io and it will be corrected. Berrycast is a trademark of its owner, and this page is not affiliated with it.

Sceed vs Berrycast

Berrycast records screen and camera on Windows and Mac, uploads, and shares a link with comments and a basic editor online. It is a hosted message tool. Sceed is offline and editing-first.

Cloud recorders · checked September 2026

The short answer

Sceed is a screen recorder and editor for Windows that finishes the video for you. Berrycast runs on: Windows, Mac. Its recordings live: Berrycast cloud. Sceed has cursor redrawn after recording, cursor smoothing and looks, zooms and frames and backgrounds, which Berrycast does not. Berrycast has share link, which Sceed does not.

Key facts

Key facts about Sceed and Berrycast
	Sceed	Berrycast
Runs on	Windows 10 and 11	Windows, Mac
Price	Free plan; Pro monthly or yearly	Free tier, then subscription
Recordings live	On your disk	Berrycast cloud
Works without an account	Free account	No

Where each one is ahead

Of the 19 features compared, Sceed has 16 and Berrycast has 6. They share 5.

Only in Sceed11

Cursor redrawn after recording
Cursor smoothing and looks
Zooms
Frames and backgrounds
Region effects
Sections between clips
Text and lower thirds
Privacy blur
Keystroke overlay
4K export
GIF export

Only in Berrycast1

Share link

In both5

Window, area or monitor
System audio and mic
Webcam
Editor built in
Camera looks

At a glance

Feature comparison of Sceed and Berrycast
	Sceed	Berrycast
Basics
Runs on	Windows 10 and 11	Windows, Mac
Price	Free plan; Pro monthly or yearly	Free tier, then subscription
Recordings live	On your disk	Berrycast cloud
Works without an account	Free account
Capture
Window, area or monitor
System audio and mic
Webcam
Live streaming
Editing
Editor built in		Light, online
Cursor redrawn after recording
Cursor smoothing and looks
Zooms	Numbered points, eased
Camera looks	Many looks	Bubble
Frames and backgrounds	Frames and backgrounds
Region effects	Many kinds
Sections between clips	Many styles
Text and lower thirds
Captions made on the machine
Privacy blur
Keystroke overlay
Output
4K export	4K at 60 fps
GIF export
Share link

Checked September 2026.

Sceed and Berrycast, feature by feature

Basics

Runs on

Differs

The operating systems the app runs on.

Sceed. Sceed is a native Windows app for Windows 10 (64-bit) and Windows 11. It does not run on Mac, Linux, phones or in a browser.

Berrycast. Windows, Mac.

Price

Differs

What it costs, and how it is charged.

Sceed. Sceed is free to download and use. Free exports run up to three minutes and carry a small mark. Sceed Pro removes both and unlocks every effect for $25 a month or $115 a year, with a 14-day money-back guarantee.

Berrycast. Free tier, then subscription.

Recordings live

Differs

Where a recording is stored once you stop.

Sceed. Sceed writes every recording and every export to a folder on your own disk. Nothing is uploaded.

Berrycast. Berrycast cloud.

Works without an account

Differs

Whether you can use it without signing up.

Sceed. Sceed needs a free account. You sign in once through the browser, and that carries your plan to the machine. No card is asked for.

Berrycast does not have this.

Capture

Window, area or monitor

Both

Recording one window, a dragged area, or a whole monitor.

Sceed. Sceed records a window, an area or a whole monitor at up to 60 frames a second, with a countdown.

Berrycast has this.

System audio and mic

Both

Recording the computer’s sound and a microphone.

Sceed. Sceed records system sound and the microphone as separate lanes, with a noise gate and levelling on the mic.

Berrycast has this.

Webcam

Both

Recording your camera along with the screen.

Sceed. Sceed records the webcam as its own layer, so its shape, size and position can change after the take.

Berrycast has this.

Live streaming

Neither

Broadcasting live to a streaming service.

Sceed. Sceed does not stream. It records, edits and exports files.

Berrycast does not have this.

Editing

Editor built in

Both

Editing the recording in the same app that made it.

Sceed. Every take opens in Sceed’s own editor: cuts, speed, zooms, effects, sections and export in one window.

Berrycast. Light, online.

Cursor redrawn after recording

Sceed

Whether the pointer is drawn after the fact, so it can be changed.

Sceed. Sceed records the screen without the cursor and draws its own afterwards. That is what lets the cursor be smoothed, restyled, recoloured or hidden once the take is done.

Berrycast does not have this.

Cursor smoothing and looks

Sceed

Smoothing the pointer’s path and choosing how it looks.

Sceed. Sceed smooths the cursor’s path, offers several pointer looks in any colour, and adds click effects.

Berrycast does not have this.

Zooms

Sceed

Zooming in on part of the screen during the video.

Sceed. Zooms are blocks on the timeline aimed at numbered points or at the cursor. The camera eases in, can pan from point to point, and eases out. There are two kinds: crop in, or move the whole window closer.

Berrycast does not have this.

Camera looks

Both

Ready-made ways to show the webcam.

Sceed. One-click camera looks: a corner bubble, a hero card, side by side, full screen and more, changeable for each part of the video.

Berrycast. Bubble.

Frames and backgrounds

Sceed

A frame round the recording and a background behind it.

Sceed. Window frames (Mac, browser, Windows and device frames) on gradient, solid, picture or video backgrounds, with padding, corners and shadow.

Berrycast does not have this.

Region effects

Sceed

Effects placed on a region of the screen.

Sceed. Region effects are dragged straight onto the preview: callouts, pop-outs, focus, reveals, arrows and many more, each a block on the timeline.

Berrycast does not have this.

Sections between clips

Sceed

Cards that play between or over clips.

Sceed. Sections play between clips or over them: titles, numbers, charts, steps, quotes and end cards, in matching themes.

Berrycast does not have this.

Text and lower thirds

Sceed

Text on screen, and name plates.

Sceed. Animated text overlays and lower thirds, by word or by letter.

Berrycast does not have this.

Captions made on the machine

Neither

Subtitles made from the audio, on your own machine.

Sceed. Sceed does not make captions.

Berrycast does not have this.

Privacy blur

Sceed

Hiding private information in the picture.

Sceed. Privacy blur: drag a box over anything that should not be seen, for any stretch of the video.

Berrycast does not have this.

Keystroke overlay

Sceed

Showing the keys you press.

Sceed. A keystroke overlay shows the shortcuts you press, in a pill on the frame.

Berrycast does not have this.

Output

4K export

Sceed

Exporting at 4K resolution.

Sceed. Sceed exports H.264 MP4 at up to 4K and 60 frames a second, straight to disk, using the graphics card’s encoder.

Berrycast does not have this.

GIF export

Sceed

Exporting an animated GIF.

Sceed. Sceed exports GIFs from 480 to 1080 pixels wide, as well as MP4.

Berrycast does not have this.

Share link

Berrycast

A hosted link to send instead of a file.

Sceed. Sceed does not host videos. It writes a file, and you share it wherever you already share video.

Berrycast has this.

Price

Berrycast. Free tier, then subscription. Prices change; check Berrycast's own site for today's.

Sceed pricing in full →

Privacy, and where recordings live

Sceed. Sceed writes every recording and every export to a folder on your own disk. Nothing is uploaded. Exports are written straight to disk, so a recording of a private screen never leaves the machine unless you send it somewhere.

Berrycast. Recordings live: Berrycast cloud. Works without an account: No.

Choose Berrycast if

You want links, comments and a team library.
Windows and Mac both matter.
Light editing is enough.

Choose Sceed if

You want the finished look: cursor, zooms, camera, frames.
You add sections and callouts.
Nothing should be uploaded.

Switching from Berrycast to Sceed

1Download Sceed on a Windows 10 or 11 PC and sign in with a free account. No card is asked for.
2Record the same window, area or monitor you would have recorded with Berrycast. Sceed adds a frame, a background and a smoothed cursor by default.
3Add zoom points where the detail is, then any callouts, sections or a camera look. Each is a block on the timeline.
4Export an MP4 at up to 4K. Where you used to send a Berrycast link, upload the file to wherever your team already watches video.
5Before you switch, note what you would give up: share link.

Questions

Does Berrycast redraw the cursor?: No. Sceed records without the cursor and draws a smooth one back.
Does Sceed host?: No. Sceed exports an MP4 to disk.
Which is free?: Berrycast has a free tier with limits. Sceed has a free plan, and Pro is $25 a month or $115 a year.
Does Berrycast work on Windows?: Berrycast runs on: Windows, Mac. So both run on Windows. Sceed runs on Windows 10 (64-bit) and Windows 11 only.
Is Berrycast free?: Berrycast: Free tier, then subscription. Sceed has a free plan (exports up to three minutes, with a small mark), and Sceed Pro is $25 a month or $115 a year.
Where do Berrycast and Sceed keep recordings?: Berrycast: Berrycast cloud. Sceed: on your own disk, in a folder you choose. Sceed never uploads a recording.
Can Berrycast change the cursor after recording?: No. Berrycast keeps the cursor as it was captured. Sceed records without the cursor and draws its own afterwards, so it can be smoothed, restyled, recoloured or hidden at any time.
What does Berrycast do that Sceed does not?: From this comparison: share link.
What does Sceed do that Berrycast does not?: From this comparison: cursor redrawn after recording, cursor smoothing and looks, zooms, frames and backgrounds, region effects, sections between clips, text and lower thirds, privacy blur, keystroke overlay, 4K export and GIF export.
Can Sceed replace Berrycast?: For the recording and the polish, yes. For the hosted link, no: Sceed writes a file, and you upload it where your team already watches. Many people keep Berrycast for quick messages and use Sceed for anything that should look finished.
How was this comparison made?: From each product’s public pages and documentation, checked in September 2026. Products change; if something here is out of date, write to hello@sceed.io and it will be corrected. Berrycast is a trademark of its owner, and this page is not affiliated with it.

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