Cineboard vs Toon Boom Storyboard Pro

Cineboard8.7Visit Toon Boom Storyboard Pro8.6Visit

Higher score Cineboard #5 in Storyboard Software 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Cineboard

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Toon Boom Storyboard Pro #6 in Storyboard Software 8.6/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Toon Boom

• Cineboard fits best

  Affordable visual production planning

• Toon Boom Storyboard Pro fits best

  Animation and film professionals

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Side by side

Feature	Cineboard 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Toon Boom Storyboard Pro 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.6
Ranking	#5 in Storyboard Software	#6 in Storyboard Software
Best for	Affordable visual production planning	Animation and film professionals
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$9.90/mo	$90/yr
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Desktop
Platforms	Web	Windows, macOS
Support	Email, Docs	Tickets, Community, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Cineboard 3/3 · Toon Boom Storyboard Pro 2/3
Shot annotations	✓	✓
Scene layouts	✓	✓
Team collaboration	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Frame limit	20 frames	Not checked yet
Export formats	PDF, PNG	PDF, QuickTime Movie (.mov), H.264/MPEG-4 (.mov), Windows Media Video (.wmv), PSD, TGA, JPG/JPEG, PNG, CSV, EDL, AAF, XML, Harmony, FBX
Supported platforms	web	Windows, macOS
Our review
Pros	Combines moodboards, Shot Cards, scenes, and shooting plans Technical shot fields cover lens, camera, framing, movement, and FPS Supports client links, PDF and PNG exports, and team collaboration	Combines bitmap, vector, 2D and 3D layout tools Supports animatics, timing, audio editing and unlimited sound tracks Exports to PDF, movies, image sequences and production formats
Cons	Web-only access limits platform flexibility The Free plan allows one project and 20 Shot Cards AI features and credits vary by paid plan	Starts at $90 per month with no free plan Runs only on Windows and macOS Its broad production feature set may exceed simple storyboard needs
Our verdict	Cineboard is a browser-based visual pre-production workspace for directors, cinematographers, and production teams. It brings moodboards, reference-led frame development, storyboard Shot Cards, scene organization, shooting schedules,… Read the review →	Toon Boom Storyboard Pro is desktop software for creating storyboards and animatics across animation, live action, games and other visual productions. It is aimed at storyboard artists, directors, independent storytellers, agencies,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Cineboard — where it wins

  • Combines moodboards, Shot Cards, scenes, and shooting plans
  • Technical shot fields cover lens, camera, framing, movement, and FPS
  • Supports client links, PDF and PNG exports, and team collaboration

  Where it doesn't

  • Web-only access limits platform flexibility
  • The Free plan allows one project and 20 Shot Cards
  • AI features and credits vary by paid plan

• Toon Boom Storyboard Pro — where it wins

  • Combines bitmap, vector, 2D and 3D layout tools
  • Supports animatics, timing, audio editing and unlimited sound tracks
  • Exports to PDF, movies, image sequences and production formats

  Where it doesn't

  • Starts at $90 per month with no free plan
  • Runs only on Windows and macOS
  • Its broad production feature set may exceed simple storyboard needs

• Cineboard8.7/10 · Free plan

  A focused web workspace for turning visual concepts into organized production plans.

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• Toon Boom Storyboard Pro8.6/10 · 14-day trial

  A deep storyboard and animatic workspace for professional visual production.

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