Katalist vs Boords: Comparing Two Script Tools

Katalist vs Boords: How the Two Compare

Katalist and Boords both sit near the top of GraiLogic’s script tool ranking, and both carry the same provisional score. Choosing between them comes down less to raw ranking and more to how each one prices access, structures teams, and handles commercial use.

The Measured Score

Katalist and Boords each hold a GraiLogic score of 58/100 (Provisional), based on named public reviews, scored by GraiLogic and checked August 23, 2026. In our script tool ranking, Boords sits at rank 2 and Katalist at rank 3. The scores themselves are identical, so the ranking gap is a fine margin rather than a wide gap in measured quality. As the label states, this is early data and the number may still move for either tool.

Price and Terms

The two tools price themselves very differently, and that difference matters more than the one-point rank gap.

• Katalist offers a 7-day free trial, then three paid tiers: Essential at $19/mo, Pro at $39/mo, and Unlimited at $99/mo. Billed annually, those come to $348, $374, and $948 per year. There is no free tier. Commercial use is tied to paid plans. An API is available.
• Boords has a genuine free plan limited to 5 active storyboards, alongside four paid tiers: Solo at $39/mo (or $26/mo billed yearly) for 1 user and 250 AI images a month; Pro at $75/mo (or $50/mo billed yearly) for up to 5 users and 1,000 AI images; Team at $125/mo (or $85/mo billed yearly) for up to 10 users and 2,000 AI images; and Agency at $250/mo (or $165/mo billed yearly) for up to 30 users and 3,000 AI images. Commercial use is also tied to paid plans, and an API is available.

The structural difference is clear: Katalist’s pricing scales by feature tier and offers a free trial window, while Boords’ pricing scales by seat count and monthly AI image allowance, with a standing free plan rather than a time-limited trial. Someone working alone with light output needs could start on Boords’ free plan indefinitely within its 5-storyboard cap, something Katalist does not offer at any tier.

Note that Katalist is a named affiliate partner of GraiLogic, while Boords is not. That relationship does not affect the score above, which comes from named public reviews, but it’s worth knowing when weighing recommendations.

Which Creator Each One Suits

For a solo creator who wants to test the waters without committing money up front, Boords’ free plan is the more forgiving entry point, since it has no expiry date, unlike Katalist’s 7-day trial. Boords also fits teams directly: its Pro, Team, and Agency tiers are built around multi-user access (5, 10, and 30 users respectively), with AI image allowances that scale alongside seat count. A studio or agency that needs several people working inside the same tool, with room to grow, has a clearer path in Boords’ tier structure.

Katalist is built differently. Its three tiers — Essential, Pro, and Unlimited — scale by usage ceiling rather than by number of users, which suits an individual creator or a very small operation that wants predictable monthly cost without managing per-seat pricing. The annual billing options ($348, $374, $948 per year) also give a freelancer or single-person shop a way to lock in a lower effective rate if they’re confident they’ll keep using the tool past the trial period.

Both tools require a paid plan for commercial use, so neither is a way to produce client-ready work for free. Both also offer an API, so the choice isn’t about integration flexibility — it’s about whether your workflow is single-user with heavy per-tier usage (Katalist) or multi-user with image-generation limits tied to team size (Boords).

Given that the two scores are effectively tied at 58/100 (Provisional), neither tool has a clear quality edge based on what we have measured. The decision comes down to structure: pick Katalist if you want trial access and a simple three-tier ladder for an individual; pick Boords if you want an open-ended free plan and pricing that scales cleanly as you add collaborators.