Superdesk

Open-source digital newsroom software for publishers

About Superdesk

Superdesk is an open-source, end-to-end newsroom platform combining headless CMS functionality with powerful editorial workflow features. News organizations use it to create, produce, curate, and distribute content to any platform, with modular, API-centric design, content templates, metadata packaging, and fine-grained user roles. Built alongside journalists and used by news agencies worldwide, it suits publishers from newsletters to global media operations managing remote teams.

Superdesk website preview

Live preview of superdesk.org via the WordPress mShots service — it can take a few seconds to generate on a first visit.

Superdesk: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Completely free to use — this directory lists no paid plan for it.
Covers newsroom, cms, publishing, open source — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

Free tools can change their model or shut down — avoid locking critical work into it without an export path.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 2092 tools in the Productivity & Notes category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

Superdesk pricing

Pricing model	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Free access	Yes — fully free
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	superdesk.org

Superdesk key facts

Category: Productivity & Notes
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: newsroom, cms, publishing, open source
Official site: superdesk.org

Superdesk FAQ

How much does Superdesk cost?

Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (superdesk.org).

What is Superdesk used for?

Open-source digital newsroom software for publishers Its focus areas in the Productivity & Notes category: newsroom, cms, publishing, open source.

Where can I try Superdesk?

On its official site, superdesk.org — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

Superdesk vs alternatives

	Superdesk	AmuseWiki	Antville	Concrete CMS
Pricing	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas	newsroom, cms, publishing, open source	wiki, publishing, books, open source	blogging, self hosted, open source, publishing	cms, website builder, teams, open source
Official site	superdesk.org	amusewiki.org	antville.org	concretecms.com
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Productivity & Notes category

Notes, tasks, and project tools that keep you organized and focused. The Productivity & Notes category on Tools Hub currently lists 2092 tools. Alongside Superdesk, it includes TYPO3, Corteza, Twenty, Docspell.

FreeProductivity & Notesnewsroomcmspublishingopen-source

Alternatives to Superdesk

Tools in the same Productivity & Notes category that share focus areas with Superdesk — worth comparing before you commit:

Productivity & Notes

AmuseWiki

A library-oriented wiki engine and publishing platform, 100% free software.

Freewikipublishingbooksopen-source

Productivity & Notes

Antville

Open-source blog hosting software for thousands of blogs

Freebloggingself-hostedopen-sourcepublishing

Productivity & Notes

Concrete CMS

Free and open source CMS for teams

Freecmswebsite-builderteamsopen-source

Productivity & Notes

Dotclear

Take control over your blog with open-source publishing software

Freebloggingcmspublishingphp

Productivity & Notes

Drupal

The open source CMS for digital innovation

Freecmsphpwebsitesopen-source

Productivity & Notes

Neos CMS

Open source content application framework with inline editing

Freecmsphpinline-editingopen-source

More in Productivity & Notes

Comparing tools in the Productivity & Notes category? These related listings are worth a look: TYPO3 — Powerful, advanced open source CMS with a large community; Corteza — The open source Salesforce alternative and low-code platform; Twenty — The open source CRM teams can build on.