Comparisons
How Scriptory stacks up.
Side-by-side pricing and features against the tools writers already know. Pick one.
Scriptory vs Final Draft
The industry format, with the whole room in the draft.
Final Draft is the long-standing desktop standard. Scriptory opens your .fdx files in a browser tab, lets everyone write in the same draft with live cursors, and sends them back out as .fdx.
Scriptory Pro₹3,499 / yearOr one script free, forever. Updates included.
Final Draft≈ ₹8,799 / yrFinal Draft Suite, billed yearly (US$16.99 monthly). Final Draft 13 alone is US$199.99 once.
| FEATURE | Scriptory | Final Draft |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Free for one script · Pro ₹3,499/yr | US$199.99 once, or US$99.99/yr with Final Draft Cloud |
| Runs in a browser, no install | Yes — Windows, macOS, Linux | Desktop app for macOS and Windows; Final Draft Cloud writes in a browser on the subscription |
| Real-time co-writing | Live multi-cursor editing | Desktop sessions one writer hosts; Final Draft Cloud collaboration is asynchronous |
| Final Draft (.fdx) import & export | Import free · export on Pro | Native format |
| Hindi & Marathi formatting | Yes | Not advertised |
| Beat board & storyboard | Yes | Beat Board; no storyboard tool advertised |
| Generative AI diagnostics | 1 a month free · unlimited on Pro | Not advertised |
| Coloured revisions & scene-number locking | Yes | Yes — plus page locking and omitted scenes |
| Character & location breakdowns | Yes | Yes — reports and production tagging |
| Offline editing | An open script keeps working; edits held encrypted, sync on reconnect | Yes — desktop |
Final Draft prices and features checked October 2026 from the Final Draft product and pricing page. Source. Competitor prices are list prices published by each vendor and subject to change; converted at ₹88 per US$. Scriptory bills in INR.
Switching from Final Draft?
Import your .fdx and keep the page count.