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Superdesk Planning Component

Superdesk Planning Component is an editorial organiser for newsroom event coverage and planning.

Place
#4 of 20
Score
6.3
Superdesk Planning Component's website

What Superdesk Planning Component is

Superdesk Planning Component is an editorial organiser for newsroom event coverage and planning. Editors can create events and planning items, define coverage activities, and assign them to desks or journalists. Assigning coverage automatically creates the related content item in Superdesk, while event metadata is applied so journalists do not re-enter it. The component ingests third-party feeds in iCalendar, JSON, or custom formats. Notifications alert reporters, photographers, and stringers to last-minute changes, and alerts can also route through Slack. For customer-facing calendars, Newshub search supports predefined filters and bespoke queries. A RESTful API allows integration with Superdesk or standalone modification. Superdesk is an open-source newsroom CMS licensed under GNU AGPL version 3; the Planning Component has paid plans. Lite costs €350 a month for 25 users, while Pro costs €2,990 a month for 100 users. Managed services add hosting, monitoring, updates, security updates, and 24/7 critical-issue support.

Good

  • Automatic content items from coverage assignments
  • Imports iCalendar, JSON, and custom feeds
  • Notifications can route through Slack
  • RESTful API supports integration or standalone use
  • Calendar planning includes desks and journalist assignments

Watch out

  • Planning Component plans are paid
  • Full Managed Services pricing scales with newsroom needs
  • The CMS and component have different licensing and pricing

Who it suits

It suits news agencies, publishers, and corporations organizing newsroom coverage and customer-facing calendars. Teams can use the API, integrated Superdesk deployment, or a modified standalone setup.

Verdict

Superdesk Planning Component links event planning, assignments, notifications, and content creation for newsroom operations. Review user counts, support requirements, and hosting needs before selecting a plan.

Plans and prices

From Superdesk Planning Component's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.

All about pricing
PlanPriceWhat it gives you
Lite€350 a month25 users · billed monthly
Pro€2,990 a month100 users · 4 hours extended support per month · billed monthly
Enterprise—Unlimited users
Technical Engineering Support€950 a monthBusiness-hours system and integration support · Priority engineering access · For newsrooms with in-house IT · Starting from 950€ / month
Full Managed Services€1,400 a monthManaged cloud or on-premise hosting · 24/7 priority support for critical issues · Pricing scales with newsroom size and needs · Starting from 1,400€ / month
Custom DevelopmentPriced on requestCustom integrations · Workflows and automation · Module adaptations · Available upon request, based on project scope.

The facts

Each one read from Superdesk Planning Component's own pages, with the date it was checked.

What it does

API and standalone use
The Planning Component has a RESTful API and can be modified for standalone use as well as integrated with Superdesk.checked 3 Oct 2026
Automatic content creation
Assigning coverage to a journalist automatically creates the corresponding content item in Superdesk.checked 3 Oct 2026
Customer access
Newshub search supports predefined filters and bespoke queries for finding content.checked 3 Oct 2026
Event management
Editors can create events and planning items, define coverage activities, and assign them to desks or journalists.checked 3 Oct 2026
Event metadata
Calendar event metadata is applied to content so journalists do not have to enter those details themselves.checked 3 Oct 2026
External calendars
It can ingest third-party feeds in iCalendar, JSON, or custom formats.checked 3 Oct 2026
Hosting and security updates
Full Managed Services offers cloud or on-premise hosting, monitoring, proactive updates, and regular security updates.checked 3 Oct 2026
Integrations
Alerts can also be routed through third-party messaging tools such as Slack.checked 3 Oct 2026
Intended users
The maker describes Superdesk as serving news agencies, publishers, and corporations, and says the Planning Component organises newsroom event coverage.checked 3 Oct 2026
Notifications
Built-in notifications alert reporters, photographers, and stringers to last-minute changes.checked 3 Oct 2026
Open source
Superdesk is an open-source newsroom CMS with no licence fee, and the maker says it is licensed under GNU AGPL version 3.checked 3 Oct 2026
Purpose
The Planning Component is an editorial organiser for event coverage and newsroom planning that integrates with journalists’ workflows and customer-facing calendars.checked 3 Oct 2026
Support
Technical Engineering Support includes business-hours system and integration support; Full Managed Services advertises 24/7 priority support for critical issues.checked 3 Oct 2026

The company

Founded
2010checked 28 Sep 2026
Headquarters
Prague, Czech Republicchecked 28 Sep 2026
Maker
Superdesk is brought to users by Sourcefabric; the maker says Sourcefabric is headquartered in Prague and was founded in 2010.checked 3 Oct 2026

Money

Free plan
Nochecked 20 Sep 2026

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