Boords vs Drawstory

Boords is a web-based video preproduction tool that brings scripts, storyboards, animatics, and client approvals together. Frames can use original artwork, uploaded images, or AI-generated images with consistent characters. Its script editor supports free-form, audio/visual, and screenplay formats, and scripts can be turned into storyboard frames. Clients can use a shared link to comment on frames and approve them or request changes without an account. Storyboards can be timed to voiceover or music; boards export as PDF or image, while animatics export as MP4. Boords also offers a public API and signed webhooks, with Slack notifications, Dropbox, and Google Drive listed as integrations. The free plan is limited to five active storyboards and up to five team members. Paid pricing is listed from $26/user/mo annually. Boords says customer content is not used to train its AI models, and account administrators can disable AI features. It is designed for video and advertising agencies, creative directors, production managers, in-house brand teams, and animation studios.

Drawstory is a web-based AI storyboard tool for scriptwriters, directors, and creative professionals. It can turn a story into a storyboard, comic, or animation, and users can upload scripts and shot lists without writing prompts. Its assistant director analyzes scripts for shots, characters, locations, and camera angles; scripts up to 100 pages are supported. Users can upload characters or choose and customize characters generated from script descriptions. An object remover can remove a selected object or character while preserving the scene. Exports include high-resolution images and MP4, and team collaboration is supported. The free plan provides 10 image generations per month. Top-up costs $16 a month for 50 monthly image generations, while Director is $50 a month for 500. Unlimited costs $150 a month. Enterprise pricing is custom. Drawstory says files are encrypted in transit and at rest, and that scripts and storyboards are not used to train AI models. Users can delete accounts or projects. Paid plans include priority support.