Dalet Galaxy five vs Octopus Newsroom

Dalet Galaxy five9.1Visit Octopus Newsroom8.7Visit

Higher score Dalet Galaxy five #2 in Newsroom Management Systems Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 5 features Book a Dalet demo

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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

• Dalet Galaxy five fits best

  Broadcast teams producing across TV, radio and digital

• Octopus Newsroom fits best

  Newsrooms needing rundown and multichannel workflows

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Side by side

Feature	Dalet Galaxy five 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Octopus Newsroom 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.7
Ranking	#2 in Newsroom Management Systems Software	#5 in Newsroom Management Systems Software
Best for	Broadcast teams producing across TV, radio and digital	Newsrooms needing rundown and multichannel workflows
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Mobile	Cloud, Self-hosted, Browser extension
Platforms	iOS, Android	Web
Support	Docs	Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	300+ integrations	100+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Dalet Galaxy five 0/5 · Octopus Newsroom 4/5
Planning calendar	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Assignment workflow	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Editorial stage tracking	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Collaborative editing	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Mobile access	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Publishing channels	Not checked yet	Multichannel
Our review
Pros	Unifies planning, collaboration, assets, ingest, playout, and publishing Supports television, radio, digital, social, streaming, and broadcast outputs Offers 300 integrations, a GraphQL API, and iOS and Android apps	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 a contact-sales conversation Focused on newsroom and media workflows rather than film or commercial video production Support is listed through documentation	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	Dalet Galaxy five is an enterprise newsroom workflow platform for broadcasters and other media organizations. It brings together newsroom computer system capabilities, media asset management, production tools, workflow orchestration,… 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

• Dalet Galaxy five — where it wins

  • Unifies planning, collaboration, assets, ingest, playout, and publishing
  • Supports television, radio, digital, social, streaming, and broadcast outputs
  • Offers 300 integrations, a GraphQL API, and iOS and Android apps

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a contact-sales conversation
  • Focused on newsroom and media workflows rather than film or commercial video production
  • Support is listed through documentation

• 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.

• Dalet Galaxy five9.1/10 · Pricing on request

  An integrated newsroom system for broadcast teams planning, producing, and publishing across channels.

  Book a Dalet demoFull verdict →
• Octopus Newsroom8.7/10 · Pricing on request

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

  Try Octopus NewsroomFull verdict →