Live Blog vs Live Center

Live Blog8.8Visit LCLive Center8.3Visit

Higher score Live Blog #2 in Live Blog Software 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Sourcefabric

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LC Live Center #4 in Live Blog Software 8.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Live Center

• Live Blog fits best

  Newsrooms needing rich live coverage and team workflows

• Live Center fits best

  Editorial teams needing collaboration and rich embeds

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Side by side

Feature	Live Blog 8.8/10 Visit ↗	LCLive Center 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.3
Ranking	#2 in Live Blog Software	#4 in Live Blog Software
Best for	Newsrooms needing rich live coverage and team workflows	Editorial teams needing collaboration and rich embeds
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	€182/mo	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Phone
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Live Blog 1/3 · Live Center 2/3
Automatic live updates	✓	✓
Post scheduling	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Reader notifications	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Embedded media	text, images, video, audio, social-media embeds	images, videos, social feeds, Q&As, polls, comments, scoreboards, podcasts, infographics, charts
Interface languages	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Publishing formats	Website embeds; native content via Server Side Includes; standalone Live Blog page	CMS integration; standalone page availability not verified
Our review
Pros	Publishes text, images, video, audio and social-media embeds in one timeline Supports website embeds and native delivery via Server Side Includes Adds reporter submissions, moderation, roles, scorecards and analytics	Schedule and update posts with real-time team collaboration Add interactive formats, from polls and Q&As to scoreboards and charts CMS integration and server-side rendering support for search indexing
Cons	No unlimited free plan; Go is priced per event Solo starts at €182 per month, above the one-event option Custom themes and post types are available on Team, not Go or Solo	Pricing requires contacting sales Standalone page availability is unclear Built for live-blog coverage rather than broader publishing needs
Our verdict	Live Blog is Sourcefabric’s live-publishing platform for media organisations, publishers and event teams covering stories as they unfold. Editors can build a running timeline from text, images, video, audio and embedded social posts, while… Read the review →	For news publishers and media outlets covering breaking news, sports, politics and other live events, Live Center brings live-blog production into a shared editorial workflow. Its editor supports creating, scheduling and updating posts,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Live Blog — where it wins

  • Publishes text, images, video, audio and social-media embeds in one timeline
  • Supports website embeds and native delivery via Server Side Includes
  • Adds reporter submissions, moderation, roles, scorecards and analytics

  Where it doesn't

  • No unlimited free plan; Go is priced per event
  • Solo starts at €182 per month, above the one-event option
  • Custom themes and post types are available on Team, not Go or Solo

• Live Center — where it wins

  • Schedule and update posts with real-time team collaboration
  • Add interactive formats, from polls and Q&As to scoreboards and charts
  • CMS integration and server-side rendering support for search indexing

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Standalone page availability is unclear
  • Built for live-blog coverage rather than broader publishing needs

• Live Blog8.8/10 · Paid

  A newsroom-focused live publishing toolkit, from one-event coverage to team workflows.

  Visit SourcefabricFull verdict →
• LCLive Center8.3/10 · Pricing on request

  A collaborative live-blog platform with scheduling, interactive coverage and CMS integration.

  Visit Live CenterFull verdict →