Most tools, including Scribe, stop at screenshots and text instructions. That can be helpful, but it often falls short when you're trying to make training content that makes an impact.

Different people learn in different ways. Some like to skim text and find what they need quickly. Others prefer to watch and listen. With Trails, you don’t have to pick one or the other.

Every guide you create automatically comes with a polished, AI-narrated video that’s ready to share.

The best part is that your videos stay in sync with your content. If you change a line of text or swap out a screenshot, the video narration and visuals update automatically. No editing tools or re-recording required.

Take a look at guides created by our platform and theirs side-by-side. Notice a difference?
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When you’re creating training content, sensitive info almost always sneaks in: emails, names, or customer data you don’t want shared. Blurring that out is essential.

Most tools, including Scribe, let you blur after capture, but only once your screenshots have been uploaded to their servers. That’s not ideal if you’re documenting internal systems or private data.

Trails handles blurring differently. Redacting data happens securely on your device before anything is uploaded. You can quickly hide sensitive details as you capture, keeping private information private.

Our smart blur can even detect and automatically hide things like emails, numbers, and names — all locally, without sending a single pixel to the cloud.
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Many teams are already used to creating short videos for documentation. With Scribe, you have to start from scratch to turn each video into a guide manually. Trails takes a different approach.

Upload any existing video, and Trails automatically turns it into a structured, step-by-step guide. It breaks down key actions, adds screenshots, and generates clear descriptions for each step. You end up with both a polished video and a written guide with no extra editing required.

This feature is especially useful for teams who are used to creating ad-hoc Loom videos or Zoom recordings.

Instead of letting that content collect dust (because who is really watching those 20+ minute recordings?), you can repurpose it into something searchable, easy to skim, and reusable.
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There’s another big difference between Trails and Scribe that doesn’t show up on a feature list.

It’s how each company operates.

Scribe has raised over $100M in venture funding, which puts them under immense pressure to grow quickly, spend generously on marketing, and tailor their features for large enterprises.

It means their product needs to be complex to cater to enterprise users. And it also means their pricing needs to be purposely designed to get expensive fast.

In contrast, Trails is bootstrapped and proud of it.

We’re lean and make decisions based on what helps our customers most. Without outside investors to satisfy, we can offer more competitive pricing and spend our effort making the product simple but powerful.

Both are great products, but the answer depends on what you value.

	Trails	Scribe
Who is it for?	Teams that want an easy-to use tool to help them create engaging, branded training videos and guides.	Large enterprises that need a comprehensive workflow capture solution with all of the bells and whistles.
Pricing	$15/mo per editor $5/mo per private viewer	$29/mo per user or $15/mo per user for 5+ seats
Can it create videos?	Every guide automatically includes a branded, AI-narrated video that stays in sync with your content	X
Can it import videos?	Upload existing videos (meeting recordings, ad-hoc training) and Trails automatically converts them into step-by-step guides.	X
Privacy	Redaction and blurring happen locally before upload; sensitive info never leaves your device.	Blurring happens after upload to their servers, which may include sensitive data.
Collaboration & Sharing	Easy link sharing, embeds, and team libraries for guides and videos. Updates instantly across shared links.	Same!
Desktop recording	Currently available through video import feature. Native app desktop capture coming soon.	Native Mac and PC apps enable desktop capture.
Version history, Analytics	X – We currently don’t have these more advanced features, but they are on our roadmap.