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Stepcairn vs Scribe
Both turn a process you click through into a step-by-step guide with screenshots. Scribe is a cloud service built for sharing and teams. Stepcairn is a Chrome extension that keeps every guide on your computer. Here is how they differ, plan by plan.
How we compared. Every Scribe fact below comes from Scribe's own public pages and links to the page it came from. We read them on 18 Oct 2026; plans and prices change, so check the linked page before you decide. Stepcairn is made by us, Busywright. If something here is out of date, email busywright@mail.grokbot.com and we will fix it.
Side by side
| Topic | Stepcairn | Scribe |
|---|---|---|
| Paid plan price | Pro: $6/month or $48/year. Source: Stepcairn pricing | Pro Personal: $35 per seat/month billed monthly, $25 billed yearly, from 1 seat. Pro Team: $29 per seat/month billed monthly, $23 billed yearly, from 5 seats. Enterprise: custom pricing. Source: Scribe pricing, as of 18 Oct 2026 |
| Free plan | 5 guides, HTML and Markdown export, password blurring and manual blur. Source: Stepcairn pricing | Basic is free: works with any web app, quick customization, sharing by link and embed. Export and redaction are not included in Basic. Source: Scribe pricing, as of 18 Oct 2026 |
| Where guides are stored | In your Chrome profile on your computer (IndexedDB). Never uploaded, not synced. Source: Stepcairn privacy policy | In Scribe's hosted service ("Secure hosting" on every plan). Scribe says its infrastructure is hosted in SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 compliant data centers, with data encrypted at rest (AES-256). Source: Scribe security, as of 18 Oct 2026 |
| Sharing | Send the exported file. Pro adds a Stepcairn guide file a teammate can import and edit. No share links. Source: Stepcairn page | Share with a link, embed, or share as video, on every plan. Source: Scribe pricing, as of 18 Oct 2026 |
| Export | Free: one self-contained HTML file, or Markdown with an images folder. Pro: print-ready PDF layout, saved through Chrome's print dialog. Source: Stepcairn pricing | Export to PDF, HTML, Markdown and Microsoft Word on Pro and Enterprise; not on Basic. Source: Scribe pricing, as of 18 Oct 2026 |
| Blur and redaction | Free: password fields are always blurred; drag to blur any area. Pro: automatic redaction of emails, phone, card and account numbers. Blurs replace the pixels in exports. Source: Stepcairn pricing | Manual and assisted redaction on Pro Personal and Pro Team. Enforced and custom automatic redaction, and auto-redaction of PII and PHI, on Enterprise. Source: Scribe pricing, as of 18 Oct 2026 |
| What it can capture | Tabs in Chrome on desktop. Source: Stepcairn page | Chrome and Edge extensions on every plan. Desktop app capture on Pro and Enterprise; Pro lists web, mobile and desktop apps. Source: Scribe pricing, as of 18 Oct 2026 |
| Teams and integrations | None. No accounts, no workspace, no integrations. Source: Stepcairn privacy policy | Comments on Pro Team; SSO, roles, SCIM and governance on Enterprise. Confluence integration on Pro and up; Slack bot and Copilot integrations are also listed. Source: Scribe pricing, as of 18 Oct 2026 |
What Scribe does better
- Cloud sharing. A link or an embed is often easier than sending a file, and the guide stays current when you edit it.
- Team features. Shared team workspaces, comments, roles, SSO and admin controls.
- Integrations. Confluence, a Slack bot and Copilot integration, plus export to Microsoft Word.
- More places to capture. Edge as well as Chrome, and desktop apps on paid plans.
- More automation. AI features such as Autocapture, and automatic PII and PHI redaction on Enterprise.
- Version history and video sharing.
Where Stepcairn is different
- Guides stay on your computer. Nothing is uploaded, so screenshots of internal tools and customer records never leave your machine. You need no account.
- Price. $6/month or $48/year for Pro, and HTML and Markdown export on the free plan.
- Plain files. Guides export as one HTML file or as Markdown you can paste into a wiki or a repo.
- The trade-off. Nothing syncs, so export the guides you want to keep. Uninstalling Stepcairn deletes them.
Which one fits
Choose Scribe if your team shares guides by link, works in a shared library, or needs SSO, integrations or desktop capture. Choose Stepcairn if your guides show things that should not sit on someone else's server, if you are happy to share files, or if you want a lower price and a free plan with export.
Sources
- Scribe pricing (scribehow.com/pricing), read 18 Oct 2026
- Scribe security (scribehow.com/security), read 18 Oct 2026
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