StoryChief alternatives
StoryChief alternatives for NZ and Australian businesses
StoryChief: €1,000+ a month, or €12,000+ a year for Enterprise
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What people compare StoryChief with
StoryChief Enterprise starts at €1,000+ a month, billed yearly, with the final scope agreed in a proposal. If you are looking for StoryChief alternatives, you may want to compare that commitment with the editorial work you use and whether your records can live in a system you own.
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The open-source editorial operations system that is just a database and Claude Code. Built around your business, with your StoryChief data brought across.
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How to choose a StoryChief alternative
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What the bill follows
StoryChief Enterprise starts at €1,000+ a month, billed yearly. Scale is €399 a month on yearly billing, with extra Scale users at €22 each per month. Agency starts at €79 per workspace monthly, billed yearly. Compare the charges with the work your team uses and how an alternative bills.
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Who owns your records
Check whether you can keep your editorial records in a database you own, rather than having them sit only inside a paid platform. The free version keeps briefs, copy, revisions, reviews, production tasks and handovers in your database.
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Fit to your working rules
Check whether the system can reflect your briefs, revision-specific approvals, claim evidence, editorial dates and publication handovers. Enterprise DNA builds your version around how your business runs. Website and social connections require custom integration, so include those needs in the discussion.
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What switching requires
StoryChief documents an article export through its export process. Gather every page and the detailed article content before the move. Enterprise DNA can bring saved article records and included content into your database, but media links remain references and new local approvals are needed before a handover.
The option that fits
Own the editorial system that fits
Enterprise DNA builds your version around your briefs, revision approvals, claim evidence, editorial dates and handovers. The records live in a database you own, and you run the system in plain language. Enterprise DNA brings your StoryChief data across and runs the agreed version for you, for one setup fee followed by a monthly retainer. There are no per-seat plans. If you want to manage it yourself, a free version is available.
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- check Run the free version yourself, or have Enterprise DNA run your build.
Make it yours
Design your own StoryChief replacement
Everything starts from the open-source base. Then it gets your name, the parts you run, your rules and your data from StoryChief. Try it here, and we build the real one.
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Questions
StoryChief alternatives, answered
How much does StoryChief cost for a business? expand_more
StoryChief Enterprise starts at €1,000+ a month, billed yearly, and final scope is agreed in a proposal. Scale is €399 a month on yearly billing, with extra users at €22 each per month. Agency starts at €79 per workspace monthly, billed yearly. Compare the plan with what your team actually uses.
Can you move our articles and history? expand_more
StoryChief documents an article export through its export process. Enterprise DNA can bring saved article records and included content into your database. Gather every page and the detailed article content first. Media links remain references, and new local approvals are needed before a handover.
Will an alternative cover our editorial process? expand_more
The free version covers editorial records such as briefs, copy, revisions, reviews, claim evidence, production tasks and handovers. Enterprise DNA scopes website publishing, social distribution, media services and live reporting connections for your version. Start by identifying which of those parts your team actually uses.
Can I run the system myself? expand_more
Yes. The free version is an internal desk for trusted operators, with readable reports and handover documents. Enterprise DNA can also build a web page around your review process and the access each person needs. Its managed build has one setup fee followed by a monthly retainer.
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