DODOProduction House Management Software for Indian Studios.
DODO is production house management software that runs the business side of your studio — shoots, crew, equipment, payroll, GST-ready billing and post-production — in one workspace.
Built in Jaipur for video production houses, wedding and photography studios, and creative agencies. From ₹2,500 a month with unlimited team members.
What is production house management software?
Production house management software is one system for everything that happens around a shoot: planning the shoot days, assigning crew and freelancers, booking cameras and lights, paying people, quoting and invoicing clients, moving the edit through post-production, and delivering the final files.
Most Indian production houses start with a patchwork — a WhatsApp group per shoot, an Excel sheet for gear, Google Calendar for dates, a notebook for freelancer payments and a separate tool for invoices. It works at five shoots a month. At twenty, dates clash, gear goes missing, freelancers are paid late and nobody knows which project actually made money.
DODO replaces that patchwork with one workspace, so every shoot, person, piece of gear and rupee is connected to the project it belongs to.
Everything a production house runs on, in one place.
Projects & shoot phases
One project per job, split into shoot phases — each with its own dates, location, day or night shift, start time and crew. Multi-day ad shoots and five-event weddings fit naturally.
Learn more →Scheduling & team calendar
Every phase lands on a shared calendar with Day, Night and Full Day shifts, so you see who is where before you confirm the next booking.
Learn more →Crew, roles & documents
Admins, managers, employees, freelancers and clients each get their own access. Keep Aadhaar and PAN on file, and handle leave requests in the same place.
Learn more →Payroll & crew payments
Pay staff by shifts and completed tasks, log overtime, and set per-day rates for freelancers on each phase — crew costs land on the project automatically.
Learn more →Equipment & gear rentals
One inventory with serial numbers and condition. Book gear to shoots with shift-aware clash checks, and rent kit to your own freelancers with per-day rental invoices.
Learn more →Quotations, invoices & P&L
Quotations with per-line tax for GST, instalment plans with due dates, payments by cash, bank or UPI, and a live profit-and-loss view for every project.
Learn more →Post-production Kanban
Move every job through your own stages — Edit, Colour, Sound, Album, Delivery — with an owner and deadline on each card.
Learn more →Editing partners
Outsourcing edits or taking work from other houses? Track editing partners, jobs, rates and GST invoices in both directions.
Learn more →Client portal
Clients log in to follow progress and pick up deliverables, instead of chasing your team on WhatsApp.
Learn more →Built for how Indian production houses work
- Priced in rupees — from ₹2,500 a month with unlimited team members, not per-seat dollars.
- GST-ready: tax percentage on quotation lines and partner invoices, with GST numbers on record.
- UPI, bank transfer and cash payments recorded with transaction references.
- Built for freelancer-heavy crews: per-event assignment, day rates, Aadhaar and PAN on file.
- Day, night and full-day shifts — the way Indian shoots are actually scheduled.
- Support in English and Hindi from a team based in Jaipur.
Who uses DODO
Ad-films, music videos, corporate and documentary work.
Multi-event weddings, second shooters, edits and albums.
Portrait, product and commercial photo studios.
Multi-client content, design and social teams.
Book, track and rent out cameras, lenses and lights.
How DODO compares
Production houses usually choose between spreadsheets, a generic project tool like Trello, Asana or monday.com, or a film pre-production tool. Here is where each one stops.
| Capability | DODO | Spreadsheets + WhatsApp | Generic project tools | Film pre-production tools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoot scheduling with day/night shifts | Built in | Manual | Basic tasks | Built in |
| Crew payroll & freelancer day rates | Built in | Manual | — | — |
| Equipment bookings & rentals to crew | Built in | Manual | — | Varies |
| Quotations & invoices with GST | Built in | Manual | — | — |
| Post-production Kanban | Built in | — | Built in | Varies |
| Client portal | Built in | — | Guest access | Varies |
| Pricing | ₹ / month, unlimited users | Free, costs time | Mostly USD per seat | Mostly USD per seat |
Detailed comparisons: DODO vs StudioBinder · DODO vs spreadsheets
Getting started takes a week, not a quarter
- Step 1
Book a demo
A 20-minute call to map your shoots, crew and billing to DODO.
- Step 2
We set up your workspace
Import equipment from CSV, add clients and projects — our team helps you migrate from spreadsheets.
- Step 3
Invite your team
Add managers, staff and freelancers with the right roles and access.
- Step 4
Run your next shoot on DODO
Schedule the phases, book the gear, assign the crew — and invoice from the same project.
Frequently asked questions
What is production house management software?
Production house management software is a single system for running the business side of a production house — projects and shoot schedules, crew and freelancers, equipment, payroll, quotations and invoices, post-production and client delivery. It replaces the mix of spreadsheets, WhatsApp groups, calendars and notebooks most studios start with.
What is the best production house management software in India?
The best fit for an Indian production house covers shoots, crew payroll, equipment and GST-ready billing in one place and is priced in rupees. DODO is built in India for exactly this, starting at ₹2,500 per month with unlimited team members. Film pre-production tools such as StudioBinder are strong for call sheets and breakdowns but don't handle Indian payroll or GST billing.
How much does production house management software cost in India?
DODO costs ₹3,000 per month billed monthly, ₹2,750 per month on the half-yearly plan, or ₹2,500 per month on the yearly plan — with every module and unlimited team members included. Many international tools charge per user in US dollars, which adds up quickly for crew-heavy teams.
Can DODO handle freelancers and day rates?
Yes. Freelancers get their own role and login. When you assign crew to a shoot phase you set their rate and number of days, and DODO adds those payments to the project. Staff can be paid by shifts and tasks, with overtime tracked separately.
Does DODO support GST?
Yes. Quotation lines carry a tax percentage for GST, editing-partner invoices include GST, and partner GST numbers can be stored. Payments are recorded by cash, bank transfer or UPI.
Can DODO manage our cameras and equipment?
Yes. DODO keeps one inventory with serial numbers and condition, books gear to shoots with shift-aware clash checks, logs returns, and lets you rent kit to your own freelancers with per-day rental invoices.
Is DODO only for video production houses?
No. DODO is used by video production houses, wedding and photography studios, and creative agencies — anyone who runs shoots with a crew, equipment and clients.
Can we move from Excel or Google Sheets?
Yes. Equipment can be imported from CSV, and our team helps you bring over projects, clients and financial data from spreadsheets during setup.
See DODO on your own workflow.
Book a demo and we'll walk through your shoots, crew and billing on a call.