Superdesk: Use-Cases, Insights and Reviews | 2025 Cuspera

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Digital Newsroom Software

Superdesk Overview

Sourcefabric stands out as Europe's largest developer of open source software tailored for news media. It empowers media organizations globally with tools designed to meet their unique needs. The platform supports content creation, management, and distribution, ensuring media outlets can efficiently reach their audiences. By leveraging open source technology, Sourcefabric offers flexibility and customization, allowing organizations to adapt the software to their specific workflows and requirements. This adaptability provides a competitive edge, enabling media companies to innovate and respond quickly to industry changes. With a focus on social impact and innovation, Sourcefabric supports a diverse range of media outlets in delivering impactful journalism.

Use Cases

Customers recommend Content Management, Sending & Publishing Communications, Workflow Management, as the business use cases that they have been most satisfied with while using Superdesk.

Other use cases:

Collaboration
Sharing Knowledge

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Business Priorities

Enhance Customer Relationships and Launch New Products are the most popular business priorities that customers and associates have achieved using Superdesk.

Other priorities:

Acquire Customers

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Superdesk Use-Cases and Business Priorities: Customer Satisfaction Data

Superdesk works with different mediums / channels such as User Generated Content. Blogs. Print Media etc.

Reviews

"...ANSA workflows are many and varied; Superdesk lets journalists define these as they wish to suit everything from rapid-turnaround breaking news to long-form, even collaboratively produced, features and analyses...." Peer review by angelo m., Researcher, Media Production

Superdesk, belong to a category of solutions that help Content Marketing. Each of them excels in different abilities. Therefore, determining the best platform for your business will depend on your specific needs and requirements.

Superdesk optimizes content production and coordinates newsroom workflows. Features make news content management easy.

Popular Business Setting

for Superdesk

Top Industries

Media Production

Popular in

Enterprise

Superdesk is popular in Media Production, and is widely used by Enterprise,

Superdesk Customer wins, Customer success stories, Case studies

How can Superdesk enhance your Content Management process?

What Are the key features of Superdesk for Sending & Publishing Communications?

Why is Superdesk the best choice for Workflow Management?

24 buyers and buying teams have used Cuspera to assess how well Superdesk solved their Content Marketing needs. Cuspera uses 117 insights from these buyers along with peer reviews, customer case studies, testimonials, expert blogs and vendor provided installation data to help you assess the fit for your specific Content Marketing needs.

AAP - Media Production

AAP needed to upgrade its newsroom software. Their old systems were out of date and hard to use. They chose Superdesk, which let them add features and manage content easily. Superdesk's open source c...ode saved costs and allowed custom changes. In less than two years, AAP and Sourcefabric built a new system. Now, AAP can produce and share more stories and photos faster and more efficiently.

DPA - Media Production

DPA is Germany’s main news agency. They needed a way to cover breaking news quickly and share updates with their clients. They used Sourcefabric’s Live Blog to create and publish live blogs during ma...jor events. This allowed their clients to put live updates on their own websites right away. The solution made it easy for smaller news organizations to report on big events. DPA also gained a new way to build customer relationships and generate revenue.

ZEIT ONLINE - Media Production

ZEIT ONLINE is a large German news site. They needed to update how Live Blog worked with their redesigned website. Sourcefabric made three key updates: a new theme, a scorecard feature, and a way to ...show which blogs are active or closed. These changes made it easier for editors to use Live Blog and for readers to follow live events. ZEIT ONLINE now gives better live news coverage with these new features.

STT - Media

STT wanted to give its clients better real-time access to news planning. They worked with Sourcefabric to improve their client web portal using the Superdesk platform. The project included workshops ...and coaching to adapt the software to STT's needs. STT's editors needed more visibility and collaboration on planning items. The new system helps clients plan their resources and use news content more efficiently. The project won a Stars4Media award for its success.

Ambiental Jalisco - Media Production

Ambiental Jalisco is a startup newspaper in Mexico focused on environmental journalism. They faced problems with manual content publishing and lacked automatic archiving. Sourcefabric provided them w...ith a pro-bono Live Blog instance. This tool made their editorial workflow faster and allowed reporters to publish stories directly. As a result, they increased their content output and improved real-time information delivery.

Kobinet-Nachrichten - Publishing

Kobinet-Nachrichten needed a new digital newsroom after their old system, Newscoop, was discontinued. They chose Superdesk from Sourcefabric because it was flexible and had the features they wanted. ...The team set up Superdesk in just two months. Now, they publish about seven articles a day and a monthly column. They work more efficiently with fewer editors and manage images better. They also share more content on social media and through a newsletter.

Peers used Superdesk for content management and sending & publishing communications

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FEATURE	RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Custom Reports	4.54/5 ★ Read Reviews (19)
Analytics	3.46/5 ★ Read Reviews (1)

CAPABILITIES	RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Custom Reports	4.54/5 ★ Read Reviews (19)
Analytics	3.46/5 ★ Read Reviews (1)

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Sourcefabric z.ú. Profile

Company Name

Sourcefabric z.ú.

Company Website

https://www.sourcefabric.org/

HQ Location

Salvátorská 10, Prague, 110 00, CZ

Employees

51-100

Social

Financials

PRIVATE