Celtx vs Production Slate

Celtx is cloud-based software for writing, planning and managing media-production projects, including film, television, commercials, documentaries and interactive media. Script editors cover film and television screenplays, stageplays, multi-column audiovisual scripts and game scripts. Story development includes Beat Sheet, Storyboard and Script Goals & Insights; production planning tools cover breakdowns, catalogs, shot lists, scheduling, cast and crew, sides, budgets, call sheets and reports. Users can collaborate in real time with comments, presence awareness, permissions and shareable read-only links. Script revisions, feedback and approvals have a history. The cloud product runs in a browser, while Celtx Screenplay is listed for Windows computers and Android devices; mobile browsers include iPhone Safari support. The free plan allows one project, and the Writer plan supports up to three. Paid Writer billing is $11.24 a month when billed yearly, and a seven-day trial is listed. The maker is based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and was founded in 2000.

Production Slate is production management software for budgets, schedules, crew, call sheets, and read receipts. It is aimed at line producers, production managers, assistant directors, and small production companies working on films, shorts, music videos, commercials, branded content, web series, or TV. Users can import FDX scripts, read them in the app, and highlight text to tag props, wardrobe, and set dressing. Scheduling includes movable scene strips, labor cost calculations, crew and location assignments, and day-out-of-days reports. Call sheets can gather crew, cast, scenes, weather, sunrise and sunset, and nearest hospital information. Organizations can share projects and assign Owner, Editor, or Viewer access at page level. The Pro plan supports Excel, CSV, and Movie Magic Budget import and export; budgets can also be exported as PDFs. Production Slate is available on Android, iOS, and web. The Free plan has project, budget, crew, shoot-day, and call-sheet limits. Pro costs $12 a month, or $99/year.