AP Storytelling vs Octopus Newsroom

ASAP Storytelling9.3Visit Octopus Newsroom8.7Visit

Higher score AS AP Storytelling #1 in Newsroom Management Systems Software 9.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 5 features Try AP Storytelling

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Octopus Newsroom #5 in Newsroom Management Systems Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 5 features Try Octopus Newsroom

• AP Storytelling fits best

  Mid-market and enterprise newsroom teams

• Octopus Newsroom fits best

  Newsrooms needing rundown and multichannel workflows

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Side by side

Feature	ASAP Storytelling 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Octopus Newsroom 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.7
Ranking	#1 in Newsroom Management Systems Software	#5 in Newsroom Management Systems Software
Best for	Mid-market and enterprise newsroom teams	Newsrooms needing rundown and multichannel workflows
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted, Browser extension
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	130+ integrations	100+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AP Storytelling 4/5 · Octopus Newsroom 4/5
Planning calendar	✓	✓
Assignment workflow	✓	✓
Editorial stage tracking	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Collaborative editing	✓	✓
Mobile access	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Publishing channels	Multichannel	Multichannel
Our review
Pros	Combines wire, social and RSS monitoring with planning and assignments. Tracks collaborative edits, versions, approvals and editorial stages. Adapts and publishes stories across formats, with output tracking.	Supports story-centric and rundown-centric newsroom workflows. Coordinates real-time collaboration and rundown changes across teams. Offers cloud or self-hosted deployment, plus MOS and API integrations.
Cons	Pricing requires contacting AP rather than choosing a published plan. Its newsroom workflow focus may not suit teams seeking a general-purpose CMS. Deployment and access options vary across AP's product descriptions.	Pricing is quote-based rather than published as fixed plans. Its newsroom production focus may not suit teams outside broadcasting and news. AI-assisted content still requires editorial review by journalists.
Our verdict	AP Storytelling connects newsroom planning, newsgathering, story creation and publishing in a shared workspace. Journalists, editors and producers can monitor wire, social and RSS feeds, assign coverage by format and platform, and… Read the review →	Octopus Newsroom is a newsroom computer system for broadcasters and newsrooms that need to plan, coordinate and publish stories across TV, radio, web and social. Its story-centric or rundown-centric approach gives editorial teams a choice… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• AP Storytelling — where it wins

  • Combines wire, social and RSS monitoring with planning and assignments.
  • Tracks collaborative edits, versions, approvals and editorial stages.
  • Adapts and publishes stories across formats, with output tracking.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting AP rather than choosing a published plan.
  • Its newsroom workflow focus may not suit teams seeking a general-purpose CMS.
  • Deployment and access options vary across AP's product descriptions.

• Octopus Newsroom — where it wins

  • Supports story-centric and rundown-centric newsroom workflows.
  • Coordinates real-time collaboration and rundown changes across teams.
  • Offers cloud or self-hosted deployment, plus MOS and API integrations.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is quote-based rather than published as fixed plans.
  • Its newsroom production focus may not suit teams outside broadcasting and news.
  • AI-assisted content still requires editorial review by journalists.

• ASAP Storytelling9.3/10 · Pricing on request

  A shared workspace for monitoring, planning, editing and publishing newsroom stories.

  Try AP StorytellingFull verdict →
• Octopus Newsroom8.7/10 · Pricing on request

  A newsroom computer system built around rundowns, collaboration and multichannel publishing.

  Try Octopus NewsroomFull verdict →