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At a Glance
Celtx
Celtx
Star Rating
(78)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (90.9% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$14.99 Per Month
Free Trial is available
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Scrivener
Scrivener
Star Rating
(86)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.6% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Celtx vs Scrivener

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Celtx easier to use and set up. However, Scrivener is easier to administer. Reviewers agreed that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Scrivener meets the needs of their business better than Celtx.
  • 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 Celtx.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Celtx
Writer
$14.99
Per Month
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Scrivener
No pricing available
Free Trial
Celtx
Free Trial is available
Scrivener
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
63
9.3
69
Ease of Use
8.4
66
7.9
71
Ease of Setup
8.9
32
7.9
15
Ease of Admin
8.3
13
9.2
8
Quality of Support
7.9
45
8.6
45
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
12
8.6
6
Product Direction (% positive)
7.3
61
8.5
70
Features by Category
7.3
38
7.7
8
Document Creation
7.8
35
7.9
8
7.1
32
8.1
8
8.5
38
8.5
8
9.2
38
9.4
6
Workflow
8.2
33
6.4
6
7.5
34
6.9
8
Platform
7.5
37
Not enough data
5.9
32
6.9
6
Agentic AI - Screenwriting
6.7
11
Not enough data
6.7
11
Not enough data
6.8
10
Not enough data
6.1
11
Not enough data
6.7
10
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Organization
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
Production
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Production Management
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
7.2
14
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
Celtx
Celtx
Scrivener
Scrivener
Celtx and Scrivener are categorized as Screenwriting and Document Creation
Unique Categories
Celtx
Celtx is categorized as Production Management
Scrivener
Scrivener has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Celtx
Celtx
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
90.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
7.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
1.3%
Scrivener
Scrivener
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
82.6%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
9.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
8.1%
Reviewers' Industry
Celtx
Celtx
Motion Pictures and Film
32.5%
Entertainment
22.1%
Writing and Editing
10.4%
Media Production
10.4%
Marketing and Advertising
5.2%
Other
19.5%
Scrivener
Scrivener
Writing and Editing
31.4%
Higher Education
8.1%
Publishing
7.0%
Information Technology and Services
4.7%
Libraries
3.5%
Other
45.3%
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Celtx
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Scrivener
Scrivener Alternatives
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Final Draft
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WriterDuet
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Pages
Pages
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Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word
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Discussions
Celtx
Celtx Discussions
Is Celtx free?
3 Comments
How often would you say the software crashes before a user has saved their work?
1 Comment
Nicole S.
NS
Hi Trevor – I work at Celtx, and I'd love to help you figure out what might be the issue here. The Celtx Studio has an autosave function, and should...Read more
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Scrivener
Scrivener Discussions
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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