The 5 Best Wrapbook Alternatives for 2025 (And One That Isn't Just a Payroll App in Disguise)
Wrapbook entered the market as a user-friendly, all-in-one solution. But many producers and accountants are discovering the frustrations beneath the modern interface: slow customer support that delays payroll, high prices for small businesses, and a confusing UI where users “report difficulties locating specific information.”
The problem? Wrapbook is a payroll company first, not an accounting company. Their accounting features are an add-on, not the core. This leads to limited software integrations, incomplete union support, and a workflow that isn’t as robust as a dedicated platform.
What if you want a powerful, dedicated accounting platform and the freedom to use any payroll provider you choose? What if that platform was blazing-fast, truly intuitive, and built to be a profit center for your company?
That’s Periscope. Here is an honest comparison of how we stack up against Wrapbook and the legacy giants.
Part 1: The Business Model Comparison (The "Big Picture")
| The Big Picture | Periscope (The Scalable Pro) | Wrapbook (The "All-in-One") | Legacy Giants (EP, C&C) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Focus | Accounting-First. We are specialists | Payroll-First. Accounting is an add-on | Payroll & Enterprise Services |
| Payroll Service | Payroll-Agnostic. You have total freedom | Independent, but pushes its own payroll | Forces you to use their payroll service |
| Pricing Model | One low monthly subscription for your entire company (unlimited projects) | High, bundled pricing; "a concern for small businesses" | Massive per-project licensing fees |
| Business Impact | Becomes a profit center for your company | A high-priced cost center | A major budget drain on every production |
| Customer Support | Dedicated, expert support | "Slow response times," "occasional errors" | Slow, bureaucratic, disconnected |
Part 2: Core Accounting Features: Head-to-Head
| Core Feature | Periscope | Wrapbook | Greenslate | EP SmartAcctg. | Cast & Crew PSL+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budget Import | (Seamless 1-Click) | Manual | Manual | ||
| Film Cost Report | |||||
| A/P Aging Report | |||||
| Check Printing | |||||
| Bank Reconciliation | |||||
| Petty Cash & CC Mgt. | |||||
| General Ledger Report | |||||
| Trial Balance | |||||
| The Bottom Line: | A specialized, robust accounting suite. Not an add-on. |
A Detailed Look at the Alternatives
Here’s a breakdown of the most popular Wrapbook alternatives.
1. Periscope Apps
Overview: Periscope operates in a one, unified, and powerful app that paves the way for the next generation of production accounting software, prioritizing speed and efficiency. No more fragmented apps; Periscope operates as one powerful accounting-first hub, designed to make production finance effortless and intuitive regardless of production scale.
Core Strengths: Periscope is a robust, accounting-first platform with enterprise-grade features that deliver professional-grade tools without the steep learning curve. As a payroll-agnostic solution, it gives you the freedom to choose your own payroll provider while transforming your accounting workflow into a revolutionary, streamlined, time-saving profit engine.
The Periscope Difference: With its cloud-based, all-in-one design and a one-time fee of $7, Periscope lets you run unlimited projects of any scale on a platform that’s 10x faster. It’s the only professional-grade account suite you’ll ever need to manage your production finances and reporting efficiently, intuitively, in one place.
2. Entertainment Partners
Overview: A legacy platform providing robust, integrated modules that cover everything from financing to management. It’s built for large-scale studio productions.
Core Strengths: Excels in deep payroll and workforce management, with advanced features like 401(k) tracking, benefits administration, and comprehensive tax compliance.
The Periscope Difference: EP is the legacy giant. You’ll pay $5,000-$10,000 per project for a complex, clunky system with a steep learning curve. Periscope provides the same professional-grade accounting for a tiny fraction of the cost, on a platform that’s 10x faster and more intuitive.
3. Greenslate
Overview: A comprehensive, all-in-one platform that combines accounting, payroll, and workforce management, giving it an edge for larger, more complex productions.
Core Strengths: Deeper integration and enterprise-level capabilities for large-sclae, union-heavy environments, with features like on-site check printing.
The Periscope Difference: Unlike Wrapbook, Greenslate does force you into their payroll system. It’s a “closed garden” with a buggy UI and no price transparency. Periscope is payroll-agnostic, giving you total freedom and a superior financial model that turns your accounting into a profit center.
4. Media Services (MediaWeb)
Overview: With over 40 years of experience, Media Services excels in financial services, residuals processing, and film tax incentives.
Core Strengths: Highly skilled at navigating complex payroll and financial workflows, especially for large productions that need deep industry knowledge.
The Periscope Difference: Media Services is the “old guard.” You’ll face a “dated, clunky, and unintuitive” interface and slow, manual processes. It’s also a payroll-first company. Periscope gives you a blazing-fast, modern platform and the freedom to choose your own payroll provider.
5. Cast & Crew (PSL+)
Overview: PSL+ delivers end-to-end financial management for large-scale and international productions, with strong multi-currency support and secure, global payment tools.
Core Strengths: Robust payroll tools (Start+, Hours+) and a dedicated support team for complex union rules, making it a “heavyweight” solution.
The Periscope Difference: C&C is a fragmented, expensive, and outdated ecosystem, often requiring nine separate apps. Periscope gives you one, unified, cloud-based app built on a single monthly subscription that lets you run unlimited projects, all for less than the cost of their “DPO and technology usage” fees.
Stop Paying a Premium for an Accounting "Afterthought."
You don’t have to tolerate slow support, high prices, and a confusing UI just to get a modern-looking app.
Periscope is the only platform that is accounting-first and payroll-agnostic. We are built on a blazing-fast modern framework and feature a revolutionary business model that turns your accounting department into a profit center.
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