Video messages for car dealers
CarShots vs Vidyard
Vidyard is a video tool for B2B sales teams, with a free plan and a paid Starter plan per seat. CarShots Video messages is built for car sales: free for one salesperson, $19 a month for the whole store.
The short answer
Vidyard is a good fit if you sell to businesses, record long screen walkthroughs, or want AI avatar videos. CarShots Video messages is built for car salespeople who want to start free, pay $19 a month for the whole store, and send the video with the car's page under it.
Free forever for 1 salesperson. No card, no demo.
CarShots vs Vidyard at a glance
| Compared on | CarShots Video messages | Vidyard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free forever for 1 salesperson, unlimited videos. $19 a month for the whole dealership (Store plan). Included with Studio ($50) and Car Pages Pro ($149). Published | Free; Starter $59 a seat a month paid yearly, $89 monthly; Teams and Enterprise custom Source |
| 5 salespeople a month | $19 a month for the whole store, any number of salespeople | $295 paid yearly, $445 monthly on Starter Source |
| Free plan | 1 salesperson, unlimited videos, with a "Sent with CarShots" badge | 5 video recordings a month, up to 30 minutes each; no captions on the free plan Source |
| Longest recording | 2 minutes | Up to 30 minutes on the free plan Source |
| AI avatars | None | AI videos and custom AI avatars, some on the free plan Source |
| Video with the car | A personal page for one shopper: a video page, or the video on top of the car's Car Page with studio photos, the 360° walkaround, window sticker, price and lead form | Not published |
Vidyard facts checked November 2, 2026 from its own website and pricing page. Cells marked Secondhand come from someone else's report, not Vidyard, and may be out of date. Prices are as published, per seat, before tax. Spotted something wrong? Email us.
Why dealers pick CarShots over Vidyard
One price for the whole store
$19 a month covers every salesperson, so a five-person sales team costs the same as one.
Start free today
One salesperson records and sends unlimited videos free, forever, with a small "Sent with CarShots" badge.
The car comes with the video
Send the video on top of the car's Car Page, with studio photos, the walkaround, the window sticker and the price, not a video on its own like Vidyard usually sends.
When Vidyard may be the better choice
Be honest about what you need. Vidyard may suit you better if:
- You sell software or services to other businesses and use a B2B sales stack.
- You need recordings longer than 2 minutes, like screen walkthroughs.
- You want AI avatar videos.
Just need to send one video? Send a video by link, free with no signup. See every plan.
FAQ
How much does Vidyard cost?
Vidyard has a free plan with 5 recordings a month. Starter is $59 a seat a month paid yearly or $89 monthly; Teams and Enterprise are custom.
Is Vidyard good for car salespeople?
It records and sends videos well, but it doesn't know about cars: no page with the car's photos, price and window sticker, and no dealer CRM lead copy.
What is a free Vidyard alternative?
CarShots Video messages is free forever for 1 salesperson with unlimited videos. For a one-off video by link, the free send a video tool needs no signup.
Sources
Last verified November 2, 2026.
- Vidyard pricingvidyard.com
- Vidyard pricing, machine-readable versionvidyard.com
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- Send a video by link: free, no signupHow to send a video through email when it is too big to attach. Record or upload up to 2 minutes, get a link and a preview to paste. Free, no signup.
Send your next lead a video
Free forever for 1 salesperson, with unlimited videos. $19 a month for the whole store, with your logo. No contract, cancel anytime.