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A Shorthand alternative for scrolling stories
If you want scrolling stories without a sales call or a quote, Infograph makes them from any text, with public prices and a free plan.
Shorthand’s pricing page lists its plans with no prices and asks you to book a demo, as checked on 6 November 2026.
Made from this text
Before and after: a newsroom explainer
Before: the explainer, as pasted
Explainer: how a bill becomes law in India A bill is a proposal for a new law or a change to an existing one. An ordinary bill takes seven steps. It is introduced in either house of Parliament (a Money Bill only in the Lok Sabha) and formally read for the first time. It may go to a committee for closer examination. Members debate it and the house votes. The other house then considers it, because an ordinary bill must pass both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. The President’s assent is the final step: the bill becomes an Act.
After: the story
What Shorthand is great at
Shorthand is a platform for scrolling stories, built for newsrooms and enterprises. It is sold by quote, so the plan is shaped around the organisation that buys it. If your team publishes scrolling stories as a core part of its work, a dedicated platform with a sales contact can be the right call.
When to pick Shorthand
Pick Shorthand when you are a newsroom or a large organisation that wants a scrolling-story platform and is ready to buy through a quote.
Where Infograph differs
Infograph makes scrolling stories too, for anyone with a piece of text to explain.
- Your text becomes the story. Paste an article, an AI answer or your notes, and Infograph builds the scrolling story for you, part by part.
- Numbers from your source. Infograph removes any figure the source does not contain, which matters when a story goes out under your name.
- Public prices, free to start. Free: 5 Instant stories, 1 story with pictures and 30 meeting minutes every month. No credit card needed to start. Paid plans are $4.99, $9.99 or $19.99 a month. Export a carousel, a PDF or a video as well as the link.
Shorthand and Infograph side by side
| Shorthand | Infograph | |
|---|---|---|
| Who it is for | Newsrooms and enterprises | Writers, students, teams and anyone with text to explain |
| What it makes | Scrolling stories | Scrolling visual stories from text you paste |
| Pricing | Core, Unlimited and Enterprise plans, sold by quote with no public price | Free: 5 Instant stories, 1 story with pictures and 30 meeting minutes every month. No credit card needed to start. Paid: Starter $4.99, Plus $9.99 or Pro $19.99 a month (in India ₹399, ₹799 or ₹1,499 a month incl. taxes) |
| How you start | Book a demo or talk to sales | Sign up free, no card needed |
Shorthand plans from shorthand.com/pricing, checked on 6 November 2026; Infograph prices from our pricing section. Prices change, so check each page before you buy.
The quickest way to choose
If you run a newsroom and need a platform for your whole team, talk to Shorthand. If you want a scrolling story from a piece of text today, paste it into Infograph and you will have one to share in minutes.
Make a scrolling story today
Free: 5 Instant stories, 1 story with pictures and 30 meeting minutes every month. No credit card needed to start.