A word-processing program and outliner designed for authors.[6] Scrivener provides a management system for documents, notes and metadata. This allows the user to organize notes, concepts, research and whole documents.
What type of company or organisation is the product owned by?
Privately-owned company (or group)
Is the company profit-making?
Yes, profitable
How is this product funded?
Subscriptions
What market share does the tool have?
One of the leading products (#3-7)
Is there an Open Source alternative in this product space?
Yes. Bibisco, Manuskript, oStorybook
When did the company last release new features?
Nov-2017. Version 3.0 of the app.
Have they shared details of the product roadmap?
No
Is there talk of the product raising further investment?
No
Is there talk of the product being acquired?
No
Have there been any newsworthy business issues or challenges in the last 12 months?
No
Is there a pricing model listed on the website?
Yes
How clear & transparent is this pricing model?
Very: full pricing listed
What is the range of prices offered?
Standard - $49 Educational $41.65 iOS - $19.99 Windows + macOS - $80
What factors drive higher pricing?
N/A - only one pricing tier
What skills are needed to get this tool set up & usable?
Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it)
What skills are needed to USE this tool day-to-day?
Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it)
Does this tool use proprietary file formats for saving documents & outputs?
Has proprietary file formats but offers open options
Is the product reliant on 3rd-party APIs or interoperability to function?
No
Have there been any newsworthy technical issues in the last 3 years?
No
How clear is the Terms of Service for users (i.e. publishing customers)?
Simplified, plain English TOS
Does the product have a data collection & usage policy on its website? (Can be a GDPR statement)?
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0)
