Best Steam Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from game recording software ranked against Steam on the same published basis.
- 1Steam vs OBS Studio
- 2Steam vs SteelSeries Moments
- 3Steam vs Outplayed
- 4Steam vs NVIDIA ShadowPlay
- 5Steam vs Medal
- 6Steam vs Streamlabs Highlighter
- 7Steam vs Segra
- 8Steam vs Bandicam
- 9Steam vs GamePlay
- 10Steam vs Revidi
- 11Steam vs FBX
- 12Steam vs Razer Game Clips
- 14Steam vs Captail
- 15Steam vs Action!
- 16Steam vs RePlays
- 17Steam vs PlayShot
- 18Steam vs Rewind
- 19Steam vs LoiLo Game Recorder
- 20Steam vs Vice
- 21Steam vs GameHQ
Steam alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OBS Studio | 8.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | SteelSeries Moments | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 3 | Outplayed | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 4 | NVIDIA ShadowPlay | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 5 | Medal | 7.8 | Free plan | $7.99/mo | Android, iOS, Windows |
| 6 | Streamlabs Highlighter | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Segra | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 8 | Bandicam | 7.0 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 9 | GamePlay | 6.7 | Free plan | $9/mo | Windows |
| 10 | Revidi | 6.7 | Free plan | $4.99/mo | Windows |
| 11 | FBX | 6.6 | Free plan | $16.63/mo | Windows |
| 12 | Razer Game Clips | 6.3 | No | — | Windows |
| 14 | Captail | 6.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 15 | Action! | 6.1 | No | — | Windows |
| 16 | RePlays | 6.1 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 17 | PlayShot | 6.1 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 18 | Rewind | 6.0 | No | — | Mac, Windows |
| 19 | LoiLo Game Recorder | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 20 | Vice | 5.9 | No | — | Linux |
| 21 | GameHQ | 5.8 | No | — | Windows |
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Questions about Steam alternatives
What is the best alternative to Steam?
OBS Studio, number 1 in game recording software with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: SteelSeries Moments, Outplayed, NVIDIA ShadowPlay and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Steam?
OBS Studio is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.