Is BacklotHub a SetKeeper alternative?

Only partly. Both keep crew lists and both touch call sheets, but SetKeeper focuses on secure document distribution and crew onboarding, and BacklotHub focuses on running the office. BacklotHub builds call sheets but doesn’t send them by email or text yet, and it doesn’t watermark documents.

How does SetKeeper’s pricing compare with BacklotHub’s?

SetKeeper publishes per-production plans based on budget, starting from $1,500 for a $1–6M budget. BacklotHub is one monthly price per company, from $199 a month (Lite: 3 active productions, 5 staff seats), with unlimited active productions from the Studio plan.

Can we use SetKeeper and BacklotHub together?

Yes. There’s no integration between them, but they overlap little: SetKeeper for scripts, sides and start paperwork, BacklotHub for the roster, hires, vendors, gear, shipping and events.

Does BacklotHub do script breakdown or document watermarking?

No. BacklotHub doesn’t break down scripts, make sides or watermark documents. It keeps company documents in a shared library.

Comparison · checked September 2026

BacklotHub vs SetKeeper

Short answer: SetKeeper is built around secure distribution: watermarked scripts, sides and call sheets sent by email and text, plus digital crew onboarding, priced per production by budget. BacklotHub runs the rest of the production office (crew roster, hires to payroll, vendors and POs, gear, shipping and events) for one flat monthly price per company. If document security and start paperwork are your main problem, SetKeeper is the stronger fit.

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What is SetKeeper?

SetKeeper describes itself as a secure, all-in-one management platform for film and TV production. Its site leads with automatic script breakdown and sides creation, watermarked distribution of scripts, sides and call sheets with delivery tracking, text messages to crew, and digital crew onboarding with a personal space where crew find the documents and paperwork requests sent to them. It says it is part of Revolution Entertainment’s production technology stack, alongside that company’s payroll services.^[1][3][7][8]

SetKeeper and BacklotHub, feature by feature

“Not published” means we couldn’t find it on SetKeeper’s own site. It may still exist. Numbers in brackets point to the sources at the bottom of the page.

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Features of SetKeeper and BacklotHub, checked September 2026
Feature	SetKeeper	BacklotHub
How it’s priced	Per production, by budget band^[2]	Flat monthly price per company
Script breakdown	Yes, for sides^[1]	No
Shooting schedules and stripboards	Not published^[1] Shoot-order sides with cross-boarding are published.	No
Build call sheets	Not published	Yes
Send call sheets by email or text from the app	Yes, by email and text, with delivery tracking^[3][4]	Not yet: build and print
Crew database for your company	Distribution lists of crew, cast and vendors^[5]	Yes
Digital start paperwork and timecards	Digital start paperwork^[6][7]	No
Your own crew sign-up page and self-service portal	Crew personal space for documents and paperwork^[7]	Yes
Payroll processing	Through Revolution Entertainment^[8]	No
Crew hires sent to payroll, confirmed from a link	Not published	Yes
Purchase orders with approval	Not published	Yes, second approver required
Vendor records and insurance (COI) expiry tracking	Not published	Yes
Gear and asset tracking	Not published	Yes, sequential asset tags
Shipping requests, labels and live carrier status	Not published	Yes; label buying on Studio and up
Event RSVPs, guest lists and door check-in	Not published	Yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	Yes: Okta, Google, Azure AD^[9]	On the roadmap (Enterprise)
Native iPhone and Android apps	Not published^[7] Crew can sign in from a phone browser.	Coming soon; works in the phone browser today

Pricing: SetKeeper and BacklotHub

SetKeeper

As published on SetKeeper’s own site, September 2026.

Starter: from $1,500, for budgets of $1–6M.^[2]
Premium: from $3,500, for budgets of $7–20M.^[2]
Pro: from $5,000.^[2]
Blockbuster, for budgets over $20M: contact SetKeeper.^[2]
Onboarding and support are included for the duration of the production, and a free trial is offered.^[2]

BacklotHub

One flat monthly price per production company, in US dollars.

Lite · 5 staff seats$199/mo
Studio · 15 staff seats$399/mo
Pro · 40 staff seats$599/mo
Enterprise · unlimited seatsCustom

· Annual billing: 12 months for the price of 10.
· Extra staff seat: $20/month.
· Crew, vendors, payroll contacts and guests are never seats.

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Which should you choose?

Choose SetKeeper if…

Keeping scripts and sides secure is the priority: watermarking, forensic tracking and delivery tracking are what SetKeeper leads with.
You want scripts broken down into sides automatically, in shoot order.
You need digital start paperwork for crew, or payroll through Revolution Entertainment.
You need SSO through Okta, Google or Azure AD today.

Choose BacklotHub if…

You want one monthly price for the company instead of paying per production.
You need the office side: a crew roster crew keep current themselves, hires confirmed by payroll from a link, vendors with insurance expiry tracking, and POs that need a second approver.
You track gear with asset tags, index hard drives and ship with live carrier status.
You run screenings, premieres or festival weeks with RSVPs and door check-in.

Questions people ask

Is BacklotHub a SetKeeper alternative?: Only partly. Both keep crew lists and both touch call sheets, but SetKeeper focuses on secure document distribution and crew onboarding, and BacklotHub focuses on running the office. BacklotHub builds call sheets but doesn’t send them by email or text yet, and it doesn’t watermark documents.
How does SetKeeper’s pricing compare with BacklotHub’s?: SetKeeper publishes per-production plans based on budget, starting from $1,500 for a $1–6M budget. BacklotHub is one monthly price per company, from $199 a month (Lite: 3 active productions, 5 staff seats), with unlimited active productions from the Studio plan.
Can we use SetKeeper and BacklotHub together?: Yes. There’s no integration between them, but they overlap little: SetKeeper for scripts, sides and start paperwork, BacklotHub for the roster, hires, vendors, gear, shipping and events.
Does BacklotHub do script breakdown or document watermarking?: No. BacklotHub doesn’t break down scripts, make sides or watermark documents. It keeps company documents in a shared library.

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Checked September 2026 · sources

Everything we say about SetKeeper comes from SetKeeper’s own website or help centre, read in September 2026. Prices and features change, so check their site before you decide. Where something isn’t published, we say so rather than guess. Spot something out of date? Email us and we’ll fix it.

[1]SetKeeper home page: www.setkeeper.com/
[2]SetKeeper pricing: www.setkeeper.com/pricing
[3]SetKeeper watermarking and distribution: www.setkeeper.com/document-watermarking-and-distribution
[4]SetKeeper help: text messaging: help.setkeeper.com/en/articles/5529852-introducing-text-messaging-with-setkeeper
[5]SetKeeper help: project users and recipients: help.setkeeper.com/en/articles/5126834-what-s-the-difference-between-a-project-user-and-a-recipient
[6]SetKeeper help: digital crew onboarding: help.setkeeper.com/en/collections/2484577-digital-crew-onboarding
[7]SetKeeper help: crew personal space: help.setkeeper.com/en/articles/5671266-crew-member-s-guide-to-crew-personal-space
[8]SetKeeper Studio Hub: www.setkeeper.com/setkeeper-studio-hub
[9]SetKeeper security: www.setkeeper.com/security

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