Budgeting software for independent film.
Saturation is budgeting and expense tracking software for independent filmmakers, built by producers. Build the budget, track every dollar against it and show funders where the money went.
Trusted by 17,700+ producers managing $2.7 billion in production spend.
Big tools, built for indie production
Budgeting, fringes, incentives, payments and receipts in one place, for a team where the producer also keeps the books.
Budget Engine 2.0
Your budget, your cost report and every export run on one engine.
Fringes and markupsRebuilt
Stack them, cap them, and see the split on every line.
Tax incentive packs
Programs, rates and rules per jurisdiction, kept current.
Payments
Every payment, in one place.
Receipt scanning
Receipts arrive already coded.
Reports
Drag blocks onto the page and split a row in two.
On an indie, the finance department is you.
No accountant down the hall, no cushion for surprises. Saturation keeps your budget, receipts and running total together, so you always know what is left to spend.
- Budget from a template
- Receipts against the budget
- Incentive programs on file
Tax incentive packs, state by state.
Turn on a pack and every program is there by state, province or country, with its base rate, caps and uplifts built in. Packs cover the US, Canada, Europe and the rest of the world.
Explore budgetingFrom first draft to final cost.
Budget it, track it, report it.
Build the budget
Start from a template and price each line with rates and fringes.
Track the spend
Drop in a receipt and it lands against the budget line it belongs to.
Report to funders
Send a cost report built from the numbers you have been working in.
Drop in a receipt. The budget updates.
Drag a receipt onto a budget line and Saturation creates the transaction and offers to itemize it.
Explore expense managementOne budget, start to finish.
In prep, on the shoot and through post.
Build a budget you can raise money on.
Start from a feature, short or documentary template and price it with fringes and rates.
- Templates by project type
- Fringes and markups built in
- Incentive programs to plan around
Know what is left before you say yes.
Every receipt and payment lands against its budget line, so variance is current.
- Actuals beside the estimate
- Receipts dropped straight onto a line
- Variance on every account
Show funders where the money went.
Send a cost report built from the same numbers you have been working in.
- Cost reports from live data
- Transactions behind every total
- A clean record at wrap
Questions independent filmmakers ask
Straight answers, before you start.
Explore related solutions
See how Saturation works for other roles and production types.
An indie film deserves a real budget.
Put your next production through it and see for yourself.
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