Alternatives
What else is there besides Auditional?
Auditional pitches itself plainly as “Serious Audition Tracking for Serious Actors.” If you want a tool that also builds your past history from Gmail and agent emails, or covers more than two platforms, Layne is one alternative.
What does Auditional do well?
Auditional says of itself: “Leave the spreadsheets to the accountants. Our powerful browser extension imports all your audition data instantly.” It also says, “Track auditions from Actors Access and Casting Networks with one click.”
What does Auditional cost?
Auditional's site lists “pro $9 /month,” with “Enjoy a 34-day free trial of our awesome Pro plan. No credit card or commitment required.” Layne's career report is a one-time $19, not a monthly plan, and it includes 30 days of full Layne.
How does Layne do it differently?
Layne connects to Gmail, agent emails, and Casting Networks, Actors Access, Casting Frontier, Casting.com, Hey Joe, and it goes back through an actor's past history rather than starting from the day they connect it. Auditional says of its own first import: “Importing 5-7 past auditions as a first step is a great way to populate your audition Dashboard with initial data.” Layne builds from what your inbox already holds instead. Where a detail is not in the source, Layne leaves it blank rather than guessing at it.
Which one should I use?
If your submissions run entirely through Actors Access and Casting Networks and you want the fastest possible import today, Auditional says of itself, “Track auditions from Actors Access and Casting Networks with one click.” If you want your past history built for you and a single career report instead, Layne is built for that instead.
Want the full spec table instead of a choice guide? See Layne vs Auditional, feature by feature.
Start with your history
Layne goes back through your inbox and your casting accounts and builds your career history report. $19, one time, with 30 days of full Layne included.