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Compare Final Draft and Scrivener 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (84.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (82.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $9.85 1 per month billed annually
No pricing available
Final Draft
Star Rating
(44)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (84.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $9.85 1 per month billed annually
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Star Rating
(86)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about ScrivenerFinal Draft vs Scrivener
- Reviewers felt that Final Draft meets the needs of their business better than Scrivener.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Scrivener is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Scrivener over Final Draft.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Final Draft
Final Draft 13 EDU Site License
Starting at $9.85
1 per month billed annually
Final Draft, A Cast & Crew Company, values its relationships with schools, educational organizations, studios, and production companies. The Final Draft Site License is the appropriate license if your organization, company, or school needs several licenses for multiple employees, students or enterprise usage.
With its flexible license agreements and remote deployment capability, the Final Draft Site License enables any member of your organization to use the latest version of Final Draft both at home and on campus at no additional charge. Easy accessibility is affordable with free version upgrades and tiered discount pricing. An assigned Enterprise Associate can help add more users at any point in your contract year.
Pay for only one semester’s worth of users and receive 2 semesters or 4 quarters worth of the same user count annually for no additional cost.
** Non-profits, churches and theatre groups qualify for the discounted Final Draft Educational Site License
- Easy Installer Deployment/Org Admin dashboard for remote license management
- Secure & Easy Home Use - No personal data is ever collected!
- Remote Collaboration
Scrivener
No pricing availableFree Trial
Final Draft
Free Trial is available
Scrivener
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.6
39
9.3
69
Ease of Use
9.1
39
7.9
71
Ease of Setup
8.3
5
7.9
15
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
9.2
8
Quality of Support
8.4
33
8.6
45
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.6
6
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
39
8.5
70
Features by Category
Document Creation
8.9
11
7.9
8
8.5
10
8.1
8
9.4
12
8.5
8
9.1
9
9.4
6
Workflow
6.8
11
6.4
6
7.0
10
6.9
8
Platform
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.9
7
6.9
6
Agentic AI - Screenwriting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
6.8
12
Collaboration
Not enough data
5.3
6
Not enough data
4.8
7
File Types
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
4.3
7
Edit & Revise
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
5.9
11
Not enough data
9.4
13
Integrate & Embed
Not enough data
5.2
8
Not enough data
5.5
7
Not enough data
5.0
7
Operating System
Not enough data
9.8
11
Not enough data
9.8
9
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Final Draft and Scrivener are categorized as Document Creation and Screenwriting
Unique Categories
Final Draft has no unique categories
Scrivener has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Final Draft
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Scrivener
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Entertainment
29.5%
Motion Pictures and Film
22.7%
Writing and Editing
11.4%
Media Production
6.8%
Marketing and Advertising
4.5%
Other
25.0%
Writing and Editing
31.4%
Higher Education
8.1%
Publishing
7.0%
Information Technology and Services
4.7%
Libraries
3.5%
Other
45.3%
Discussions
How much does final draft cost?
1 Comment
AS
Final Draft 12 enterprise site license is a yearly subscription. Pricing depends on user count and industry type (Studio, Educational, Non-Profit, Government...Read more
What is Final Draft educational?
1 Comment
AS
The Final Draft 12 EDU Site License is a yearly subscription enterprise license for universities, K12 schools, non-profits and government agencies. Read more
Is Final Draft a one time purchase?
1 Comment
AS
Final Draft 12 Site License is a yearly subscription enterprise license.Read more
How do i integrate this application with Google Drive?
2 Comments
MG
Here's a great tutorial on how to sync scrivener with google drive. https://simonkjones.com/how-to-sync-scrivener-with-a-chromebook/Read more
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