Best Medal Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from game recording software ranked against Medal on the same published basis.
- 1Medal vs OBS Studio
- 2Medal vs SteelSeries Moments
- 3Medal vs Outplayed
- 4Medal vs NVIDIA ShadowPlay
- 6Medal vs Bandicam
- 7Medal vs Streamlabs Highlighter
- 8Medal vs Segra
- 9Medal vs PlayShot
- 10Medal vs Action!
- 11Medal vs Razer Game Clips
- 12Medal vs Captail
- 13Medal vs Revidi
- 14Medal vs GamePlay
- 15Medal vs FBX
- 16Medal vs RePlays
- 17Medal vs Rewind
- 18Medal vs Vice
- 19Medal vs GameHQ
- 20Medal vs Insights Capture
- 21Medal vs Wisp
Medal alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OBS Studio | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | SteelSeries Moments | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 3 | Outplayed | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 4 | NVIDIA ShadowPlay | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 6 | Bandicam | 6.9 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Streamlabs Highlighter | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Segra | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 9 | PlayShot | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 10 | Action! | 6.5 | No | — | Windows |
| 11 | Razer Game Clips | 6.3 | No | — | Windows |
| 12 | Captail | 6.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 13 | Revidi | 6.2 | Free plan | $4.99/mo | Windows |
| 14 | GamePlay | 6.1 | Free plan | $9/mo | Windows |
| 15 | FBX | 6.1 | Free plan | $16.63/mo | Windows |
| 16 | RePlays | 5.9 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 17 | Rewind | 5.9 | No | — | Mac, Windows |
| 18 | Vice | 5.9 | No | — | Linux |
| 19 | GameHQ | 5.8 | No | — | Windows |
| 20 | Insights Capture | 5.8 | No | — | Windows |
| 21 | Wisp | 5.7 | No | — | Windows |
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Questions about Medal alternatives
What is the best alternative to Medal?
OBS Studio, number 1 in game recording software with a score of 7.5 out of 10. The others here: SteelSeries Moments, Outplayed, NVIDIA ShadowPlay and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Medal?
OBS Studio is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.