KitSlate compared with StudioBinder, SetHero, Cheqroom and Booqable
How KitSlate sits beside the tools a production company uses for its shoots, its gear and its paperwork. Every rival cell is from that company’s own pages: pricing, product, help centre and terms, read on 3 November 2026, with the pages listed under the table. “Not stated” means their pages did not say, not that they lack it.
KitSlate’s own figures come from its plans: from $19 a month, with a free Profile plan and the Media Center on every plan.
| What | KitSlateProduction software | StudioBinderPre-production | SetHeroCall sheets | CheqroomEquipment management | BooqableRental software |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The shoot day | |||||
| Call sheets | One email per person, their call time first; PDF attached | Email and SMS call sheets, auto weather and maps | Email, text and PDF call sheets, auto weather | Not stated | Not stated |
| Who has confirmed | Sent, Opened, Confirmed per person, with times | Sent, viewed, confirmed or undeliverable per person | Per person views, view counts and confirmations | Not stated | Not stated |
| Schedule and calendar | Production calendar with holds; day schedule on the sheet | Stripboards, auto scheduling, DOODs, calendars | No stripboard scheduling; day schedule on the sheet | Event records share one equipment calendar | Not stated |
| Script, shot list, storyboard | None: no script breakdown, shot lists or storyboards | Script breakdowns, shot lists, storyboards from script | No breakdowns, shot lists or storyboards | Not stated | Not stated |
| People | |||||
| Crew and contacts | Crew book with roles, rates, paperwork, dietaries | Contacts with roles, pay rates, custom lists | Shared company contacts, departments and positions | Unlimited users with roles; admins are paid seats | Customer database; team logins on Grow and up |
| Clients | Client book; clients open their documents as links | Clients as a contact group; guest page sharing | Not stated | Branded booking portal for invited users (add-on) | Booking page, website builder, embeds, accounts |
| Equipment | |||||
| Gear list for a job | Picked from your inventory, priced by one switch | Not stated | Not stated | Kits, equipment picking, event packing checklists | Orders with bundles, pull sheets, packing slips |
| Equipment inventory | Kits, cases, serials, three day rates; imports | Not stated | Not stated | Items, kits, bulk items, spaces and locations | Bulk and serial-tracked items, bundles, variations |
| Packing and check-out | Packed, returned, missing, faulty, by case; no scanning | Not stated | Not stated | Scan out and in: barcode, QR, RFID, signatures | Pickups and returns; barcode and QR scan add-on |
| Availability and double-booking | Gear, kits and crew checked against every job | Not stated | Not stated | Reservation calendar that flags double bookings | Real-time availability that blocks double bookings |
| Money | |||||
| Quotes | Priced from the gear list and the call sheet | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Online quote requests, quotes sent and e-signed |
| Invoices and payment | From the quote; hosted page; card through your Stripe | Not stated | Not stated | Invoices from reservations; payments not handled | Auto invoices and online payments via Stripe etc. |
| Expenses and receipts | Receipts read, checked, billed with the receipts | Not stated | Not stated | Purchase records and receipts on each item | Not stated |
| Budgets | No budget sheet; the quote against actual spend | Not built in; free Google Sheets template | Not stated | Equipment cost by cost centre, chargeback reports | Not stated |
| Paperwork and files | |||||
| Releases and contracts | Talent and location releases, NDAs; signed on a phone | Docs for release forms; e-signing not stated | Not stated | Branded PDF agreements, e-signature on Business+ | Auto rental contracts; e-signatures on Grow+ |
| Sending video to clients | Up to 1 TB a transfer; plays, notes at a timecode | Media library holds videos; review not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Access | |||||
| On a phone | In the phone's browser; no iOS or Android app | No iOS or Android app; mobile web for recipients | No phone app; app-like call sheets in the browser | Native iOS and Android apps on every plan | iOS and Android app; Mobile POS add-on per user |
| Connects to | Google Calendar, Stripe; QuickBooks, Wave, Xero by file | Script import (PDF, FDX, Fountain); CSV export | Excel import and export; Movie Magic converter | Slack, Zapier, webhooks, REST API, SSO, ERP | Zapier, Xero, Shopify, WordPress, API on Grow+ |
| Security | TLS, AES-256 at rest; no SOC 2 or ISO 27001 yet | Encrypted storage, hourly backups, SSO on Enterprise | Encryption, hashed passwords, 99.99% uptime | SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, SSO on all plans, AWS USA | AWS hosting, Stripe PCI, 2FA (Scale), SSO (Custom) |
| Price | |||||
| Free plan or trial | Free Profile plan; production tools are paid | Free plan forever: 1 project, test call sheets only | First project free; free for students and schools | 7-day trial with sample data; no free plan stated | 14-day full trial, no card; no free plan stated |
| Published price | From $19 a month: Solo $19, Studio $49, Production House $149 | Starter $29, Indie $49, Pro $99, Agency $199/mo | Starter $19, Pro $49, Studio $129/mo, or per project | From $184 per admin/month, billed yearly, 3 min | From $29/mo yearly or $35 monthly; per account |
| Beyond | |||||
| What else it does | Media Center, crew pay, reports, a gear market | Screenwriting, AV scripts, mood boards, task boards | Production reports from the call sheet in one click | Maintenance, repairs, audits, depreciation, reports | Reports, ROI, Bo AI, downtime, deposits, delivery |
Who leads where
One line each way. The full rows, in sentences, are on each comparison page.
KitSlate and StudioBinder
Where StudioBinder leadsStudioBinder leads on pre-production. It turns an imported script into a tagged breakdown, a drag and drop stripboard with auto scheduling, DOOD and one-liner reports, and shot lists and storyboards built by tagging lines of the script. Call sheets are generated from the schedule with weather, maps, parking and hospital details, sent by email and SMS, and tracked per person as viewed, confirmed or undeliverable. Around that it adds a screenplay and AV script editor, mood boards, production calendars with dependencies, task boards, a contacts database with pay rates, a media library and location management. It has a Free plan that never expires, and Enterprise adds single sign-on on request and white labelling.
Where KitSlate leadsKitSlate covers what comes after the schedule. Your own equipment inventory is priced into gear lists and packed by case, availability is checked across every job, the quote is priced from the gear list and the call sheet, the invoice takes cards through your own Stripe, receipts are read and billed with the receipts attached, talent and location releases are signed on a phone, and the Media Center sends rushes that play in the browser.
Every row, with its source →KitSlate and SetHero
Where SetHero leadsSetHero leads on call sheets and on what happens after they go out. Its drag and drop builder publishes call sheets made for each person by email, text and PDF, with automatic weather, sunrise and sunset times, map links and overtime checks. Each person confirms their own call time from a phone with no account or app, and the producer sees who opened it, how many times and who confirmed, with bounce alerts and one click resend. Production reports spin off a call sheet in one click, with union-ready time logs, overtime and meal penalties. Pricing is flexible: a one-time cost per project, weekly billing for long shoots, or a subscription from $19 a month, with the first project free and free use for students and schools.
Where KitSlate leadsKitSlate keeps the rest of the job beside the call sheet. Your own equipment inventory is priced into gear lists and packed by case, availability is checked across every job, quotes and invoices are priced from the job with card payment through your own Stripe, receipts are read and billed with the receipts attached, releases are signed on a phone, and the Media Center sends rushes that play in the browser.
Every row, with its source →KitSlate and Cheqroom
Where Cheqroom leadsCheqroom leads on equipment control for teams that share gear. Every plan includes unlimited users and unlimited items, and only admins are paid seats. It scans barcodes and QR codes with a phone camera on every plan, with RFID as an add-on (included on Enterprise), and keeps a chain-of-custody record with signatures, GPS and before-and-after photos. Its reservation calendar flags double bookings at the point of booking. It has native iOS and Android apps, a branded booking portal add-on for freelancers and vendors, SSO on every plan, SOC 2 Type II, and integrations with Slack, Zapier, webhooks, a REST API and systems such as QuickBooks, Xero and NetSuite. A work orders add-on covers maintenance, repairs, inspections, calibration and event packing checklists.
Where KitSlate leadsKitSlate keeps the shoot the gear goes out on. Call sheets go to each person with their own confirmation, the quote is priced from the gear list, the invoice takes cards through your own Stripe, talent and location releases are signed on a phone, receipts are read and billed with the receipts attached, and the Media Center sends rushes that play in the browser. There is a free plan, and the paid plans are a published monthly price with seats included.
Every row, with its source →KitSlate and Booqable
Where Booqable leadsBooqable leads where a business rents gear to the public. It has a ready-made booking page, an embeddable booking flow for WordPress, Shopify, Squarespace and other sites, and a website builder add-on with 80+ templates, all showing live availability. Customers can request quotes, sign quotes and contracts by e-signature (Grow and up) and pay online through Stripe, PayPal and other providers, with payment links, deposits, card holds and Tap to Pay. An invoice is created for every order and stays in sync as the order changes. It offers barcode and QR scanning, iOS and Android apps, revenue and ROI reports, an AI assistant called Bo, and integrations including Zapier, Xero and Mailchimp. Inventory and orders are unlimited on every plan and it takes no commission on bookings.
Where KitSlate leadsKitSlate is built for a production company that crews and shoots the job as well as owning the gear. Call sheets go to each person with their own confirmation, the crew book keeps roles, rates and dietary needs, receipts are read and billed with the receipts attached, releases are signed on a phone, and the Media Center sends rushes that play in the browser. There is a free plan, and the paid plans include seats for your team.
Every row, with its source →Sources
The pages each rival cell was read from, on that rival’s own site. If something has changed, tell us and we will correct it.
StudioBinder · read 3 November 2026
- Call sheets
- Who has confirmed
- Schedule and calendar
- Script, shot list, storyboard
- Crew and contacts
- Clients
- Budgets
- Releases and contracts
- Sending video to clients
- On a phone
- Connects to
- Security
- Free plan or trial
- Published price
- What else it does
SetHero · read 3 November 2026
- Call sheets
- Who has confirmed
- Schedule and calendar
- Script, shot list, storyboard
- Crew and contacts
- On a phone
- Connects to
- Security
- Free plan or trial
- Published price
- What else it does
Cheqroom · read 3 November 2026
- Schedule and calendar
- Crew and contacts
- Clients
- Gear list for a job
- Equipment inventory
- Packing and check-out
- Availability and double-booking
- Invoices and payment
- Expenses and receipts
- Budgets
- Releases and contracts
- On a phone
- Connects to
- Security
- Free plan or trial
- Published price
- What else it does
Booqable · read 3 November 2026
- Crew and contacts
- Clients
- Gear list for a job
- Equipment inventory
- Packing and check-out
- Availability and double-booking
- Quotes
- Invoices and payment
- Releases and contracts
- On a phone
- Connects to
- Security
- Free plan or trial
- Published price
- What else it does
KitSlate · its own pages
- Call sheets
- Who has confirmed
- Schedule and calendar
- Script, shot list, storyboard
- Crew and contacts
- Clients
- Gear list for a job
- Equipment inventory
- Packing and check-out
- Availability and double-booking
- Quotes
- Invoices and payment
- Expenses and receipts
- Budgets
- Releases and contracts
- Sending video to clients
- On a phone
- Connects to
- Security
- Free plan or trial
- Published price
- What else it does