Comparison · Animation Storyboarding

StoryboardCanvas vs. Storyboard Pro

Toon Boom Storyboard Pro is the animation-industry standard desktop app. StoryboardCanvas is its web-based alternative with AI and live collaboration.

Toon Boom Storyboard Pro is the long-standing animation studio default — desktop-only, per-seat, and expensive. StoryboardCanvas offers a web-first alternative with DollyAi, signature artist style profiles, and real-time team collaboration.

Feature-by-feature

Side by side.

Feature
Storyboard Pro
StoryboardCanvas
Board canvas
Yes — desktop
Yes — web, works on any device
Draw engine
Yes — pro-grade
Yes — GPU-accelerated with our brush engine
Camera arrows and pans
Yes
Yes
Animatic with audio
Yes
Yes
AI style profiles
No
Yes — signature artist style profiles
Live collaboration
Limited
Full real-time
Cross-platform
Mac/Win desktop
Web, any OS
Starting price
$252/yr
£19/mo — boards + animatic + Premiere XMEML handoff

The verdict

"Storyboard Pro is the seasoned animation-studio default — desktop-only, per-seat, batch-licensed. StoryboardCanvas runs in any browser on any OS, real-time collab built in, and exports straight to Premiere XMEML / DaVinci EDL / OpenTimelineIO when the boards lock."

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