Best Lecture Capture Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Opencast is ranked #1 of 19 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of PuMuKIT and Presentations2Go. The best-ranked option with a free plan is PuMuKIT. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Stream at $2.42/mo.
Lecture capture software covers recording and delivering teaching sessions for learners to revisit or follow live. Compare deployment and multi-camera capture with live streaming and LMS delivery to see which production and distribution options are listed. Automatic captions and searchable transcripts are useful points to weigh for access and finding recorded material; retention period also shows how long content is kept. Check free-plan availability and paid-from pricing alongside those capabilities. Opencast, PuMuKIT, and Presentations2Go are among the entries to compare.
19 lecture capture software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
2 of the 19 here have a free tier you can use, 0 have open-source code on record, and 0 have full bars: free, open, on most of your devices and documented.
| # | App | Signal | Free tier | Open code | Devices | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OpencastWeb · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | 2 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 2 | PuMuKITWeb · Self-hosted | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.3 | |
| 3 | Presentations2GoWeb · Windows · Mac · Android · iPhone · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | — | 5 of 6 | — | 5.8 |
| 4 | Planet eStreamWeb · Windows · Linux · Android · iPhone · Self-hosted | Two bars | — | — | 5 of 6 | — | 5.7 |
| 5 | YuJa Lumina Video PlatformWeb · Windows · Mac · Android · iPhone | Two bars | — | — | 5 of 6 | — | 5.7 |
| 6 | Vbrick Enterprise Video PlatformWeb · Android · iPhone · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.6 |
| 7 | Impartus Lecture Capture SystemWeb · Android · iPhone | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
| 8 | Lecture2GoWeb · Self-hosted | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 9 | lectureStudioWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux | One bar | — | — | 4 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 10 | Galicaster-PROWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 11 | GoCastWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 12 | iCaptureWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 13 | UbiCast NudgisWeb · Windows · Mac · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | $375/mo | 5.2 |
| 14 | PanoptoWeb · Windows · Mac · Android · iPhone | One bar | — | — | 5 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 15 | Viz CaptureCastWeb · Windows | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 16 | Echo360Web · Windows · Mac | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.0 |
| 17 | ShareStream Video PlatformWeb · iPhone | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.0 |
| 18 | StreamWeb · Self-hosted · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $2.42/mo | 5.0 |
| 19 | Canvas LMSAPI | One bar | — | — | 0 of 6 | — | 4.9 |
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Questions about this list
Which lecture capture software is ranked first on Freedom251?
Opencast is ranked #1 of 19 with a score of 6.5. PuMuKIT is second and Presentations2Go third.
How many of these have a free plan?
2 of the 19 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Stream has the lowest first paid tier we found: $2.42/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.