Kitsu
Kitsu is a collaboration platform and production tracker for animation, VFX, and game studios.
What Kitsu is
Kitsu is a collaboration platform and production tracker for animation, VFX, and game studios. Teams can schedule work, assign tasks to artists, balance workloads, set statuses, and discuss tasks. Its review tools organize shots and assets into playlists, collect feedback, and retain preview versions for comparison. Dashboards support progress reports for partners; production scheduling, budget tracking, and crew and cast management are also listed. Kitsu is available on the web, Linux, macOS, and Windows, as well as through API and self-hosted options. Named integrations include Blender, Harmony, Unreal Engine, Slack, Mattermost, Discord, Python, and JavaScript. Subscriptions include REST routes, an event stream, and API full-text search. Kitsu is free and open-source when installed and used at no cost. Cloud subscriptions include user support, and the maker says it can provide training and a dedicated Discord channel. All plans include a two-week trial with every feature and unlimited user access. Enterprise lists on-premise installation and media encryption. Listed Agency, Production, and Studio plans provide 100GB, 3TB, and 10TB of storage, respectively.
Good
- Schedules tasks and balances workloads
- Review playlists collect feedback
- Offers web, desktop, API, and self-hosted access
- Self-hosted use is free and open source
Watch out
- Agency plan lists 100GB of storage
- Production plan lists 3TB of storage
- Studio plan lists 10TB of storage
Who it suits
Kitsu suits animation, VFX, and game teams coordinating production tasks and reviews. Self-hosting may suit freelancers, small studios, or nonprofit projects with limited budgets.
Verdict
Kitsu combines production planning, task tracking, and review features for creative studios. Teams can weigh free self-hosting against cloud support and the storage limits listed for subscription plans.
Plans and prices
From Kitsu's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Agency | €20 a year | 1–20 users · 100GB storage · Basic support · < 48h response time · billed annually |
| Production | €30 a year | 1–100 users · 3TB storage · Premium support · < 24h response time · billed annually |
| Studio | €35 a year | 1–300 users · 10TB storage · Diamond support · < 12h response time · billed annually |
| Artist Schools | €3,999 a year | Up to 100 students · a year |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Unlimited users · On-premise installation · Single Sign On · Multiple instances and regions · Media encryption |
The facts
Each one read from Kitsu's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- Subscriptions include REST routes, an event stream, and full-text search through the API.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Cloud support
- The subscription includes user support, and the maker says it can provide training sessions and a dedicated Discord channel.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The integrations page names Blender, Harmony, Unreal Engine, Slack, Mattermost, Discord, Python, and JavaScript.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Production reporting
- Dashboards let teams report on production progress for partners.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Kitsu is a collaboration platform and production tracker for animation, VFX, and game studios.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Review
- The review engine creates playlists for shots and assets, collects feedback, and keeps preview versions for comparison.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- The Enterprise plan lists media encryption and on-premise installation, and is offered for large companies or TPN compliance.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- Kitsu is free and open-source software that users can install and use at no cost; the maker describes it as suitable for freelancers, small studios, or non-profit projects with limited budgets.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Storage limits
- The Agency, Production, and Studio plans list 100GB, 3TB, and 10TB of storage, respectively.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Task tracking
- Users can dispatch tasks, set statuses, and discuss work with their team.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2018checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Paris, Francechecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Planning
- Teams can schedule tasks, assign them to artists, and balance workloads.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Trial
- All plans include a two-week trial with every feature and unlimited user access, running on low-end hardware by default.checked 7 Oct 2026
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