Pre-production software calculator

Find the optimal software stack for your workflow.

Pick what you need. See what a separate-tools stack would cost — and what Filmustage replaces.

What you need
Team size 3 people Free invites on Filmustage
Each tool's published yearly price (most save ~2 months vs monthly). Filmustage: same $/mo billed yearly + bonus coins.
You save with Filmustage
$0
FilmustageAll-in-one · AI included
$49/mo
    Separate toolsTools you'd license individually
    $0/mo
    Monthly total$0/mo
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    ▸ How we calculate this

    Live competitor prices, billed per seat. Filmustage is one flat plan that scales with usage, not seats.

    Reference prices (per seat, 2026 published rates)

    • Yamdu — $69/user/mo, or $690/user/yr billed annually. Production management: breakdown, schedule, shot lists, call sheets, storyboards, annotations (alt: StudioBinder from $29/mo, fewer features).
    • Movie Magic Scheduling — $45/mo or $450/yr per seat, the 1st AD industry standard (alt: Gorilla Scheduling ~$35/mo).
    • Movie Magic Budgeting — $42.99/mo or $299.88/yr per seat.
    • Boords — $24/mo or $230/yr per seat for storyboards & shot lists (alt: ShotPro, Storyboarder).
    • SetHero — $19/mo or $190/yr per seat for call sheets (alt: Croogloo).
    • Final Draft 13 — $199.99 perpetual licence per seat, shown amortized at $16.67/mo, for script annotations, revisions & coloured pages.
    • Scenechronize (Entertainment Partners) — quote-based; modelled at $79/user/mo ($790/user/yr) for team chat & collaboration.
    • Filmustage Director's Cut — from $79/mo ($948/yr, same dollars paid yearly + bonus coins). Unlimited free invites, unlimited projects, AI script breakdown included.

    For every job you select we build the cheapest valid competitor stack (lowest cost per job covered), so the comparison is deliberately conservative — real-world stacks usually cost more. Alternatives are listed under each row.

    Not in any competitor

    • AI script breakdown · VFX breakdown · Script sides with QR-verified change tracking · AI Agent · Movie Magic native import/export

    Filmustage is the only platform that covers the full pre-production workflow end-to-end. filmustage.com

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