Falcon Rundown
Falcon Rundown has quickly become one of the most modern, cloud-based solutions in the world of broadcast rundown software. As broadcasters, live event producers, newsrooms, and digital studios move away from spreadsheets and outdated NRCS systems, more teams are looking for flexible and accessible tools that can match the pace of live production. To understand the landscape, it is helpful to compare some of the most widely searched rundown platforms — and see how Falcon Rundown fits into the picture.
Below are seven of the most commonly used rundown tools today, each with strengths and limitations, and how they compare to the power, speed, and modern capabilities of Falcon Rundown.
Lasso
Lasso is well known in the live event world. It is great for stage management, crew planning, and cue-based event workflows. However, Lasso does not provide the newsroom-specific features required for real broadcast production. It lacks deep support for scripting, teleprompter feeds, cuecards, dynamic timing recalculation, or multi-role editorial workflows. Falcon Rundown offers these as core features, making it far better suited for environments where second-to-second precision matters.
Shoflo
Shoflo is a widely recognized cloud-based show rundown software platform, especially in the event and corporate production sector. It is polished, easy to use, and popular for worship productions and big arenas. But Shoflo is not a full newsroom workflow tool. It lacks advanced script handling, presenter cuecards, and timing engines designed for live TV pacing. Falcon Rundown covers these broadcast-critical needs with deeper editorial tooling and more automation-friendly structures.
Rundown Creator
Rundown Creator is one of the older options focused primarily on newsrooms. It includes scripting and basic rundown structure but has not evolved much in recent years. The interface feels dated, updates are not instantaneous, and it lacks modern features such as mobile-friendly UI, powerful timing engines, smart prompter integration, or robust group-based layouts. Falcon Rundown brings all these elements together in a responsive, cloud-native design built for modern newsrooms.
Rundown Studio
Rundown Studio targets small content teams and streaming-focused productions. It simplifies rundown creation for podcasts or small web shows, but it does not provide the editorial control, timing intelligence, or technical tagging that larger broadcasts demand. Falcon Rundown, in contrast, is built to scale — from small teams to full studio operations — while maintaining deep professional functionality.
Cuez
Cuez is a lightweight cloud rundown solution often used by indie broadcasters and smaller live productions. It is simple and affordable, but the limited feature set makes it unsuitable for serious control room work. It lacks real prompter sync, cuecards, timing recalculation, and newsroom-level structure. Falcon Rundown includes all of these as standard, giving teams a far more robust foundation for live workflows.
Get On Time
Get On Time focuses primarily on timing and countdown synchronization. It is excellent at time control but does not function as a full rundown system. It cannot manage scripts, collaborative editing, cuecards, or technical elements. Falcon Rundown combines advanced timing engines with editorial control, making it a complete broadcast rundown software platform rather than a single-purpose timing tool.
Generic Tools and Templates
Many broadcasters still rely on Google Sheets, Notion, Excel, or Airtable for rundowns. These tools can list segments, but they fall apart in real broadcast environments. There is no automated timing logic, no prompter or cuecard integration, no MOS compatibility, and no real-time collaboration for structured editorial workflows. Falcon Rundown was built to replace these makeshift solutions with a professional-grade system designed specifically for live broadcasting.
Why Falcon Rundown Stands Out From the Crowd
Falcon Rundown consolidates everything broadcasters need into one streamlined, cloud-based rundown system. Where most tools focus narrowly on either events, templates, basic scripting, or simple show flows, Falcon Rundown delivers the complete workflow:
- Real-time timing recalculation
- Script and prompter integration
- Digital cuecards for presenters
- Color-coded technical tags for cameras, graphics, sound, and servers
- Fast, simultaneous multi-user editing
- Clean PDF exports
- Cloud access from any device
- Modern UI built for speed and clarity
Unlike traditional NRCS systems, Falcon Rundown is affordable, easy to deploy, and accessible to teams of any size — while still delivering the high-end features needed for professional broadcasting.
Falcon Rundown doesn’t just match what the others offer. It surpasses them in speed, usability, and technical depth. Whether you are producing news, sports, talk shows, live events, streaming broadcasts, or hybrid productions, Falcon Rundown provides the power and precision required to run flawless shows.
Falcon Rundown is not simply another rundown tool. It is the modern standard for broadcast rundown software, combining everything the competitors do — and everything they don’t — into one unified platform built for today’s broadcasting needs.