FilmBase vs ScenePaper
FilmBase
filmbase.io
ScenePaper
scenepaper.comSide by side
| Figure | FilmBase | ScenePaper |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $29.08/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Film Production Scheduling Software | 8.0 (#13) | 8.4 (#8) |
| Budgeting | Budgets can be imported from Movie Magic Budgeting XML or Excel, and line items update when shoot days move. | Budgets include cost reports and change orders routed through an approval chain. |
| Integrations | FilmBase supports Movie Magic Budgeting XML, Excel, and Final Draft FDX imports or exports. | The privacy policy identifies Google sign-in and Google Calendar as connected third-party services. |
| Offline use | The pricing page says the app works offline once installed; it needs internet to install and confirm a subscription. | ScenePaper says it runs in the browser rather than offline. |
| Scheduling | Its schedule optimizer considers production rules including location grouping, day and night, actor and location availability, and page counts. | The product provides colour-coded stripboards, what-if scheduling scenarios and Day Out of Days generated from breakdown data. |
| Script breakdown | FilmBase can use AI to tag props, cast, vehicles, and wardrobe on the user's computer. | Scripts can be tagged scene by scene for cast, props, wardrobe, vehicles, stunts, VFX and locations. |
Plans
In their own words
ScenePaper
ScenePaper has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.