Markup Hero vs Awesome Screenshot
Pick Awesome Screenshot if you need screen and camera video recording alongside screenshots. Pick Markup Hero if your work is mostly marking up screenshots, images and multi-page PDFs and sharing them with a link, including from Google Drive and Slack. The biggest difference is video: Awesome Screenshot records your screen, Markup Hero does not record video at all. On price, both have a free plan, and Markup Hero Premium is $3/month billed yearly.
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Markup Hero vs. Awesome Screenshot at a glance
Checked on November 8, 2026.
Which one should you choose?
Choose Markup Hero if
- You annotate PDFs, Google Docs, Sheets and Slides as well as screenshots, all in the same editor.
- You want to start right away in the browser with no account, then share a link others can add their own notes to.
- You work in Google Drive or Slack and want to open files there straight into an annotation tool.
- You prefer paying once: the $199 lifetime plan replaces a subscription.
- You use Linux, where Markup Hero has a desktop screenshot app in beta alongside its Mac and Windows apps.
Choose Awesome Screenshot if
- You need to record your screen and camera, not just capture still images.
- You use Safari, Edge, Brave or Opera and want a browser extension made for that browser.
- You want a native iPhone app rather than a mobile web editor.
- You take a lot of quick screenshots for free: its free plan allows up to 100, compared with 25 markups on Markup Hero's free plan.
Pricing compared (as of November 2026)
Markup Hero has a free Basic plan with 25 markups, annotations that stay editable for 24 hours and uploads up to 8 MB. Premium is $10/month, or $3/month billed yearly ($36/year), with unlimited markups and annotations that stay editable forever. Teams pay $4 per user per month on the annual plan, and there is a one-time Lifetime plan for $199.
Awesome Screenshot lists prices in USD with a free plan, a Basic plan for unlimited screenshots and a Professional plan for unlimited screenshots and recordings. Billed yearly, Basic is $5/month and Professional is $6/month. Billed monthly, Basic is $6/month and Professional is $8/month. It also sells team workspace plans.
Screen recording: where Awesome Screenshot is ahead
Awesome Screenshot is a screen recorder and a screenshot tool in one. Its site says you can record both your screen and your camera, and even the free plan includes up to 20 recordings at up to 720p, while Professional raises recording to 4k. You can also annotate while recording and trim videos.
Markup Hero does not record video of any kind. If you explain things with short walkthrough videos, Awesome Screenshot covers that and Markup Hero does not.
Screenshots, PDFs and documents: where Markup Hero focuses
Markup Hero is built around marking up still content. Beyond screenshots and images, you can import a multi-page PDF, upload several images at once, or paste screenshots as new pages, then export everything as one PDF. The free Google Drive app opens Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, images and PDFs straight into the editor, and the Slack app does the same for files shared in channels and direct messages.
Editing tools include text, arrows, lines, shapes, pen, highlighter, blur for sensitive details, signatures and crop. The Magic tool copies text from any area of an image or PDF to your clipboard.
Where each one runs
Awesome Screenshot offers browser extensions for Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox, Brave, Opera, Yandex and Vivaldi, plus desktop apps for Windows and Mac and an iOS app.
Markup Hero runs in any modern desktop, tablet or phone browser. For capturing, there is a free Chrome extension with full page screenshots, a Firefox add-on, and small desktop screenshot apps for Mac, Windows and Linux (beta) that open each capture in the browser editor. There is no Safari extension and no native mobile app, though the editor works in Safari and mobile browsers.
- Chromebook: the Markup Hero Chrome extension and editor both run in Chrome, so nothing else needs installing.
- No account needed to try it: open Markup Hero and start marking up.
Sharing and working with others
Both tools let you share a capture with a link. Awesome Screenshot also lets you save to your own disk and connects to tools such as Trello, Slack, Asana and Jira. Markup Hero share links show a thumbnail preview in email, Slack and social posts, and people you share with can add their own annotations or duplicate the markup to edit their own copy. You can control sharing and privacy settings for each markup, and organize your history with titles, tags, favorites and collections.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free alternative to Awesome Screenshot?
Markup Hero has a free Basic plan with 25 markups, and you can try it without an account. It covers screenshots, images and PDFs with arrows, text, shapes, blur and share links. It does not record video, so if you need free screen recording, Awesome Screenshot's own free plan includes up to 20 recordings.
How much does Awesome Screenshot cost compared with Markup Hero?
As of November 2026, Awesome Screenshot Basic is $5/month billed yearly or $6/month billed monthly, and Professional is $6/month yearly or $8/month monthly. Markup Hero Premium is $3/month billed yearly or $10/month monthly, and there is a $199 one-time Lifetime plan.
Can Markup Hero record my screen like Awesome Screenshot?
No. Markup Hero has no screen recording or video capture. It takes screenshots, including full page screenshots with the Chrome extension, and focuses on annotating and sharing images and PDFs.
Which one works on a Chromebook?
Markup Hero works on a Chromebook through its Chrome extension and the browser editor, with nothing else to install. Awesome Screenshot also offers a Chrome extension.
Can I annotate PDFs?
Markup Hero lets you import multi-page PDFs, annotate and sign them, and export the result as a PDF, including PDFs opened from Google Drive with its free Drive app. Awesome Screenshot's pricing page lists screenshot and video features and does not list PDF annotation.
Are my share links private?
Markup Hero has custom sharing and privacy settings for each markup, so you decide how a shared link behaves. See pricing for what each plan includes.
Prices and features checked on November 8, 2026 on each product's own website: awesomescreenshot.com, awesomescreenshot.com, support.awesomescreenshot.com. Prices can change; check the vendor's site before you buy.
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