Comparison · All-in-one

StoryboardCanvas vs. Celtx

Celtx pioneered the all-in-one idea. StoryboardCanvas is what all-in-one looks like when you rebuild it for 2026 with AI, real storyboards, and real sync.

Celtx was the original all-in-one filmmaking tool. StoryboardCanvas is its modern successor - same all-in-one idea, radically better storyboard and AI tooling, and a cleaner synchronization model.

Feature-by-feature

Side by side.

Feature
Celtx
StoryboardCanvas
Screenplay editor
Yes
Yes - with full revision mode
Breakdown tagging
Yes
Yes - auto-tagged by Dolly
Scheduling
Yes
Yes
Call sheets
Yes
Yes
Storyboard canvas
Basic
Full - infinite canvas, Draw engine, AI Artist
AI integrated into every app
No
Yes - Dolly
Animatic playback
No
Yes
Feature gating
Yes - lots
No
Starting price
$14.99/mo
£19/mo - but nothing gated

Pricing and feature comparison verified November 2025 from each vendor's public pricing page. We refresh whenever a vendor publishes a new tier. Celtx pricing: $14.99-$59.95/mo.

The verdict

"Celtx's tier model hides half the product behind Pro. StoryboardCanvas gives you everything, every tier."

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See it for yourself

Step inside a real production, completely free.

Open the actual software on Origin: Ascension, a finished short film, and explore every app exactly as the crew left it. Read the script, walk the boards, open the budget, print the call sheet. Fully read-only, with no sign-up. Nothing you touch is saved.

Try the free demo20 apps · one project file · 0 seconds of setup
No sign-upNo cardNo downloadFully read-onlyNothing you touch is saved
Live demo · Origin: Ascension
The AI Artist app in the free demo, generating an Origin: Ascension storyboard frame in the project's locked house style.
The Draw studio in the free demo, painting over an Origin: Ascension storyboard frame on the GPU canvas.
The Animate app in the free demo, playing back the timed Origin: Ascension animatic.
The Call Sheet app in the free demo, showing a finished Origin: Ascension shoot-day call sheet.

Script · breakdown · boards · animatic · call sheets · budget

The demo is a view-only copy shared for exploration. Some features need a paid subscription to run.

Storyboard Canvas · the complete production suite

The complete script-to-screen suite - start free

Twenty synchronised apps, one project file. Every app on every plan - pick a tier by team size, not features.

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