Scribe vs Guidie: step-by-step guide generators compared

Guidie and Scribe side by side

Feature	Guidie	Scribe
Price	Free during the beta	Basic is free; Pro Personal from $25 per seat/month billed annually ($35 monthly); team and Enterprise plans available
How steps are written	AI writes one instruction per step (verb first, button in bold), plus title, summary and tips	Auto-generated from clicks; AI improvements on Pro
Screenshots	Taken just before each click, target outlined	One per step; annotations on Pro
Video	Narrated MP4 with gliding cursor, outlines and subtitles	Share as video on all plans
Typed text and passwords	Typed text never sent; password fields skipped	Manual/assisted redaction on Pro; enforced automatic redaction on Enterprise
Exports	MP4; PDF and Markdown in development	PDF, HTML, Markdown on Pro
Browsers and desktop	Chrome; web apps only	Chrome and Edge extensions; desktop capture on Pro

Scribe details come from its public website (see sources below). Guidie is in a free beta; features change quickly on both sides.

Which one fits you

Choose Guidie if

Free beta

Your audience needs a video as well as written steps
You want privacy protections on a free account
You like screenshots taken just before each click, with the target outlined

Choose Scribe if

You need PDF, HTML or Markdown exports and branding (Pro)
You document desktop software as well as web apps (Pro)
You want on-screen walkthroughs and a mature team library
You need SSO, audit logs and translation (Enterprise)

Same start, different finish

Press record, do the task, stop. Both tools give you a list of steps with screenshots. That is where the similarity ends.

Scribe is a documentation platform. Its paid plans add exports, branding, desktop capture, redaction, on-screen guidance and analytics, and Enterprise adds SSO, audit logs and translation. If you run a documentation programme across a company, that breadth matters.

Guidie is narrower and free during the beta. Its extra is the second output: from the same recording, it renders a narrated MP4 that plays like a screen recording, so you don't need a separate video tool for people who'd rather watch.

The screenshot detail that matters

A guide is only as good as its screenshots. Guidie keeps a recent frame of the page and uses the one from just before your click, then outlines the element you clicked. A screenshot taken after the click often shows the next screen or an open menu instead of where to click. It is a small thing that saves readers from getting lost.

How each handles sensitive data

Recording in real accounts means real data on screen. Guidie's extension masks fields before every screenshot, never sends the text you type, skips password fields, and suggests blurs where it sees emails, phone numbers or API keys. Scribe offers manual and assisted redaction on Pro and enforced automatic redaction on Enterprise.

When to choose which

Choose Scribe if exports, desktop capture, branding or on-screen walkthroughs are must-haves today.
Choose Guidie if you want written steps and a narrated video from one take, for free, with privacy protections included.

Questions people ask

Is Guidie free like Scribe Basic?

Guidie is free during its beta with no limit on guides, and includes the narrated video and privacy protections. Scribe Basic is free too, but exports, redaction and desktop capture are on Pro.

Does Guidie export to PDF like Scribe?

Not yet. Guidie exports MP4 video today; PDF and Markdown export are in development. Scribe exports PDF, HTML and Markdown on Pro.

Which is better for documenting tasks in a live CRM?

Both work. Guidie never sends typed text and skips password fields on every account, and flags emails, phones and keys on screen for blurring. Scribe's redaction tools are on paid plans.

Scribe vs Guidie: written guides, video and privacy compared