Tella review

Tella brings screen, camera and audio recording, video editing and sharing into one tool. You can record in the web app or native apps, with screen, camera and audio available as separate tracks. The editor includes a timeline, transcript editing, layout options, audio enhancement, zoom effects and media tools.

Tella is built for more than quick screen recordings: its listed uses include demos, video messages, tutorials and longer videos. After editing, you can publish to platforms or download in up to 4K. Sharing options include a link, an embed or password protection. Teams can use a shared workspace to edit, review, organize and publish, and track views and attention.

An AI video agent can handle tasks such as removing filler words and pauses, adding subtitles, changing layouts, making Shorts and publishing. How much agent use is included depends on the plan’s monthly credit allowance.

Tella covers the workflow from recording through sharing, so you don’t need to piece together a recorder, editor and separate hosting tool for the features it lists. Separate screen, camera and audio tracks, transcript editing, layout controls and zoom effects give you options to polish a recording without moving it into another editor.

Sharing is also part of the product rather than an afterthought: you can send a link, embed a video or password-protect it. Team workspaces add editing, review and publishing, while analytics include views and attention. The AI agent can also take on edits and publishing tasks, though its included credits vary by plan.

The pricing page lists Pro at $13 per user per month when billed annually. It includes unlimited videos, 4,500 credits per user per month, 106 languages and 4K export. Premium is $19 per user per month, billed annually, and raises the allowance to 9,000 credits while adding a custom domain, Tella-brand removal and 60 FPS export. That gives small teams a clear published starting point, even if monthly pricing isn’t available on the page.

The biggest catch is the pricing structure: the published $13 Pro and $19 Premium rates require annual billing. The pricing page advertises 50% off for annual billing, but doesn’t publish monthly prices. There’s no free plan, only a 7-day trial, so trying Tella without committing to a paid subscription is time-limited.

Plan limits matter if you rely on the AI agent. Pro includes 4,500 credits per user each month and Premium includes 9,000; the published pricing details don’t say how many credits individual tasks consume. Top-ups cost $25 to $2,250 for 25,000 to 2,500,000 credits, and extra monthly credits are offered at the same amounts and prices. Enterprise pricing is custom. SSO and SCIM are paid add-ons, but their prices aren’t published.

There are also user-reported reliability concerns: one Reddit thread describes audio and image lag on Tella and Loom, including desktop and web use, while another commenter says Tella’s monthly cost was hard to justify. Those are individual reports, not proof of a general fault, but they’re worth weighing against the annual commitment.

Tella has no free plan; the pricing page lists a 7-day free trial. Pro costs $13 per user per month when billed annually, and Premium costs $19 per user per month on the same billing basis. The page advertises 50% off for annual billing, but does not publish monthly prices, so you can’t compare the annual commitment with month-to-month billing upfront.

Pro is for individuals and small teams. It includes unlimited videos, 4,500 credits per user per month, 106 languages and 4K export. Premium doubles the credit allowance to 9,000 and adds a custom domain, Tella branding removal and 60 FPS export. That’s a $6-per-user monthly increase on annual billing; the main stated difference is sharing and export controls, not more videos.

Credit top-ups cost $25–$2,250 for 25,000–2,500,000 credits, with larger amounts including up to 10% off. Extra monthly credits use the same amounts and prices. Enterprise pricing is custom. SSO and SCIM are paid add-ons, but their prices aren’t published.

Tella combines recording, editing and sharing, so switching means evaluating more than a screen recorder. The published product details say it has web and native recording, a timeline and transcript editor, and a shared workspace for teammates to edit, review, organize and publish. They don’t describe imports from other video tools or a migration service, so check whether your existing projects and collaboration setup can move before committing.

On the way out, Tella supports downloading videos in up to 4K, but the published information doesn’t specify bulk export, project-file export, or whether analytics and comments can be transferred. Treat those as open questions if you need to preserve more than finished videos. Link sharing, embeds and password protection are listed, but the sources don’t explain what happens to links after cancellation.

We don’t have Reddit reports in the published material, so we can’t responsibly name user-reported reasons for leaving. The clearest switching friction in the available details is the annual-only published pricing: monthly rates aren’t listed, and there’s no free plan.