Naviga Newsroom Planner vs Newsmind Stories

Naviga Newsroom Planner is a browser-based planning hub for editorial teams tracking events, plans, and assignments from an idea through publication. Editors can manage article, photo, video, and digital-development work while viewing asset status in one place. Different asset types can be linked under a coverage plan and edited from that plan. Story ideas and pitches can remain in a backlog, then move onto the publication schedule or support changed plans. Assignments identify who is responsible and when; email notifications alert reporters and photographers to assignments and plan changes. An article assignment can create a draft in Naviga Writer. Template-based setup supports plans with tagging, while newsroom metadata and terminology can be configured for local workflows. Teams can use the product as delivered or configure it further. Integrations include Naviga Writer, Naviga Photos, and Publication Planner. The Content Creation Tools API supports plugins and integrations. Naviga hosts and manages the SaaS product in Amazon Web Services. Access is listed for web and API, with calendar views and multi-channel support. Pricing is not published.

Newsmind Stories is web-based editorial software for planning topics, developing channel-specific content, and managing work through publication. Teams can plan topics centrally and create multiple stories for different channels from each topic. Personal dashboards and calendars display story status, responsibilities, and publishing plans, while configurable workflows support planning, approvals, and publishing. Built-in AI can assist with research, summaries, writing, metadata suggestions, and routine-task automation. Social tools support editing, previews, and scheduled publication to X, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Integrations include CMS exports, MAM search and import, distribution-system export and sync, user-directory integration, and email or IMAP import; other integrations are available on request. The cloud service has a mobile version for smartphones and tablets. Basic is listed at €39 a month, billed at €39 per user per month for up to 15 users across two teams. Pro is €99 a month, billed at €99 per user per month. All-In pricing is on request. After a live demo, prospective customers may receive temporary access to try the features, with no trial duration stated.