FlowShare vs Scribe

Your Data Stays Local.

FlowShare captures everything on Windows, keeps your data local, and lets you export guides the way your company actually needs.

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FlowShare Capture

Trusted by teams that run their operations on clear, consistent documentation.

Scribe or FlowShare

Which One Actually Fits Your Setup?

Both tools create step-by-step guides automatically. The right choice depends on your architecture, compliance needs, and how you distribute documentation.

Choose Scribe if...

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Your workflows need cloud connectivity at all times.

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Most of your workflows are browser-based (Scribe’s desktop app works for Pro+ users too, but all captures go to the cloud immediately)

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Your team is comfortable with cloud-hosted capture and US data storage.

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You don’t need custom Word/PPT templates, video exports, or Interactive Demos or LMS-ready formats.

Choose FlowShare if...

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You document desktop applications (SAP GUI, Citrix, RDP, legacy software) alongside browser workflows.

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You need offline or air-gapped operation.

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Data residency is non-negotiable.

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You want 10+ export formats with corporate templates

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You’d rather plug into SharePoint, Confluence, and your LMS than adopt a new ecosystem.

What sets

FlowShare Apart

Four differences that matter when you’re evaluating documentation tools

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Your data, your network

Capture and review everything locally before you share. Scribe offers Smart Blur at capture time, but every capture goes straight to their US cloud.

export

10+ export format, one click

10+ exports: Word, PPT, PDF, HTML, Interactive Demo, AI video, SCORM, xAPI.

export

Desktop + browser

FlowShare captures any Windows app at OS level. SAP GUI gets a dedicated connector.

cost

Customer-funded, not VC-funded

FlowShare is bootstrapped and lovingly built in Hamburg since 2017. is profitable since 2020 and has never raised prices on existing customers.

FlowShare vs Scribe
What Actually Makes a Difference

FlowShare

Works offline

Air-gapped deployment

Desktop app capture
(Citrix, RDP, legacy)

Captures SAP GUI

10 + Export formats

Custom Word & PPT templates

Interactive Demo export

AI-avatar video export

AI assistant for end users

Price (per seat, annual)

Price locked for existing
customers

Expert human support < 2 h

FlowShare

YES,

Works fully offline

YES,

Runs on-prem, no internet required

YES,

Windows-level capture, any app

YES,

Purpose-built connector

YES,

PDF, DOCX, PPTX, , MP4, SCORM, xAPI, OpenRPA

YES,

Full template import

YES,

Create interactive training demos

YES,

Via HeyGen / Synthesia

YES,

Built-in assistant (FlowShare Assist)

YES,

Flexible, no seat minimums

YES,

Price stays stable for existing customers

YES,

Fast human support (<2h)

Scribe

NO,

Requires cloud connection

NO,

US cloud only (AWS)

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Limited desktop support,
primarily browser-based

NO,

No SAP GUI integration

NO,

PDF, DOCX, HTML, Markdown (4)

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Basic branding only

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Not available

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Not available

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Limited / separate AI features

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Minimum seats required
on team plans

NO,

Annual increases possible

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Limited to US business hours

FlowShare plugs into your stack

we don’t replace it

Already have a DMS, LMS, or knowledge base? FlowShare feeds directly into where your users already are.

What Teams Say About FlowShare

Real stories from people who simplify their work with automated documentation.

4.8 rating

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Chris Malin

Chris Malin

CTO at FetchGoat

Review

"No more excuse for non-existing documentation, and no grumpy Devs — win-win!"

Dr. Christian Schmidt

Dr. Christian Schmidt

Founder of Augmenticon AG & PharmerCon GmbH

Review

"The AI, which accurately captures how you navigate through an application, is the key feature in my opinion."

Marie O'Sullivan

Marie O'Sullivan

Owner at Marie O'Sullivan

Review

"It makes capturing steps and creating interactive tours effortless, saving me time on tech tutorials! "

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know before getting started.

What is Scribe, and what is it best at?

Scribe is a cloud-based documentation tool that turns workflows into shareable step-by-step guides automatically. The free plan captures the browser only; the paid Pro plan extends capture to desktop applications, but both route processing through Scribe’s own cloud. It’s quick, widely used, and a good fit for teams that are comfortable with their process screenshots being processed in the cloud.

When your processes are browser-based, your team is on Mac as well as Windows, and cloud storage of process screenshots is acceptable to your security policy. FlowShare is Windows-only and will not fit a mixed-platform team.

FlowShare records the Windows desktop entirely locally, so it can document ERP clients, legacy systems and other installed applications, including SAP process documentation, without uploading anything during capture. Scribe’s desktop capture, by contrast, runs through Scribe’s cloud, which is what makes FlowShare usable in air-gapped and regulated environments where Scribe isn’t an option.

FlowShare is on-premise documentation software: captured processes stay on the machine that recorded them, and publishing anywhere is a deliberate step you take. Cloud-first tools store captures in their own platform by default. For teams whose screenshots contain customer or patient data, this is usually the whole decision.

Not directly. There is no import path between the two, so existing guides stay in Scribe or get recreated by re-recording the process. Since re-recording takes roughly as long as performing the task, teams usually migrate the processes they still use and let the rest lapse.

Ready to Get Started?

Try FlowShare for free for 7-days and create your first guide in minutes.

Or talk to our team and find out how FlowShare can best support you in your onboarding, support and compliance workflows.

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