Gorilla Scheduling vs Production Slate

Gorilla Scheduling is film production software for screenplay breakdowns, stripboards, shoot days, cast and crew, and production reports. Its online version runs in a browser, supports collaboration, and requires no desktop installation. It can import Final Draft and PDF screenplays, import Movie Magic Scheduling data, and handle Final Draft .fdx imports and exports and Movie Magic .sex exports. Reports include shooting and one-line schedules, Day Out of Days, cast and crew lists, element reports, breakdown sheets, stripboard reports, and calendar reports. Breakdown Assistant AI helps identify and organize screenplay elements for review in the scheduling workflow. Koala Call Sheets uses information in Gorilla Scheduling to create, customize, PDF, email, and distribute call sheets. Online Work Offline mode supports selected breakdown and scheduling edits, which sync when online. The free Online plan has limited features; collaboration and certain reports and exports require a paid plan. Paid offerings include desktop scheduling and budgeting plans. Supported projects can move between Desktop and Online without rebuilding them.

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.