Thinking of making the switch from CameraTag?

We want to make the decision as easy as possible, so we`ve put together some info that’ll help you decide which option is best for you.

Pipe Has A Better Recording Client

Faster down the wire, more accessible, streams data, recovers recordings, and you can control the recording resolution.

5.9 Times Smaller in Size

The Pipe HTML5 video recording client is just 75.4KB compressed, delivered over 4 HTTP requests. The CameraTag recorder is downloading 540KB over 10 http requests.

No Upload Times

Because the Pipe desktop recorders begins streaming data back to our platform as soon as recording starts, there’s usually no need for an upload wait screen at the end.

Recording Recovery Mechanism

With Pipe, if the user completely loses Internet connection, we recover the streamed data and process it as usual.

Control Video Resolution

With Pipe, it is easy to configure the desktop recorder to record at 320p, 480p, 720p, or at any other resolution. CameraTag decides for you.

TAB Accessible

Our HTML5 recorder is fully TAB accessible. A must if you need to meet the double A WCAG accessibility rating for government websites.

Less HTTP Requests

Our HTML5 recorder, delivered via the new 2.0 embed code, uses only 5 HTTP requests to record. CameraTag requires double that.

Up to 4k Resolution

We correctly process recordings up to 4k in resolution recorded from mobile devices.

Multi Language

The Pipe client supports 4 languages out of the box: English, French, German, and Spanish.

Screen + Camera Recording

You can use Pipe to record both your user’s screen and camera using our built-in, extension-free screen and camera recorder. Works on Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.

Pipe Is Easier to Integrate

With complex single-page apps, websites, or native apps.

Powerful JavaScript SDK

Our new 2.0 JS embed code lets you easily add or remove recorders from your single-page apps with Angular, Vue, React, or plain JS.

6 Webhook Events

Pipe can POST data to your server-side scripts at 6 points in the lifecycle of a recording, allowing for more granular integrations and immediate notifications.

Video Ingestion Through POST

Our private POST API lets you push recordings to the Pipe platform from any server-side code or mobile app, regardless of the technology. For more info, contact us.

Easier to Manage

With the Pipe account dashboard, you can easily view recordings, generate embed codes, manage storage options, track issues through error logs, create environments, and more with just a few clicks.

Manage More Recordings

Pipe’s account dashboard efficiently manages thousands of recordings. We show 50 recordings per page with in-depth info. These make it easy to spot problems or search on the page for specific recordings.

Uses Your Time Zone

On the Pipe account dashboard, all dates and times are in your time zone (which you can change). Every recording and event is now easy to pinpoint in time. No more UTC guesswork.

More Data

With every recording, we collect additional metadata, including device names, audio/video codecs, sample rates, and channel count. This data gives you a clear picture of what’s coming in before transcoding.

Retry Mechanism

If, for some reason, we are unable to push the recording and snapshot to your storage (for example, if your server is down for a while), we retry 12 times over 3 days (https://blog.addpipe.com/pipes-new-retry-mechanism-for-failed-attempts-at-copying-converting-or-storing/).

Track Down Storage Issues

The success/error logs we keep for storage attempts are linked to each recording, searchable by recording ID, and can be filtered to show only problematic transfers.

Account/Subscription Control

At any time, you can cancel your subscription and/or delete your Pipe account, including all recordings and account data.

In Most Cases, You’ll Pay Less

Our plans start at just $50/mo. Here’s how volume recording compares with CameraTag’s prices:

Minutes/month			You save
2500 web	$110 / month	$50 / month	$720 / year
10000 web	$375 / month	$200 / month	$2100 / year
20000 web	$450 / month	$400 / month	$600 / year
1666 SD	$68 / month	$50 / month	$216 / year
6666 SD	$250 / month	$200 / month	$600 / year