Addreality vs PiSignage

Addreality is a digital signage platform for centrally managing digital screens, video walls, touch kiosks, and audio advertising. Users can upload images, video, and background music, then manage content through a browser dashboard. Playback can be configured around conditions such as weather, date, time of day, and audience demographics. Offline playback is supported, and roles can be customized. Listed platforms include web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. Security measures include HTTPS data transfer with TLS, event logs, two-factor authentication, CAPTCHA, and session management. Addreality offers a free plan and a 14-day trial. The free plan is listed at free. Paid options include per-device monthly extensions and screen plans, such as the Advertising screen at 1,129 RUB a month per device and the Touch screen at 1,523 RUB a month per device. A SaaS tariff has no listed price; its cost depends on device type and quantity. Addreality was founded in 2011 and is based in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

PiSignage is digital signage software for managing screens and scheduling playback of images, videos, audio, documents, HTML, web links, livestreams, Media RSS, PDFs and text. It supports offline playback, API access, a mobile app and advanced user roles. Scheduling includes calendar views, dayparting and TV-off schedules. Supported options include Raspberry Pi, Android TV, Amazon devices, browsers, Linux and desktops. The free tier includes two player licenses and two lifetime subscriptions, with the first two screens free forever. Paid plans are billed annually: a new player costs $35.00 per year, displayed as $3 per month, while an existing player costs $20.00 per year from the second year onward, displayed as $1.67 per month. There are no long-term contracts, and customers choose and own their hardware. PiSignage also offers a white-labelled server with customized branding, domain and UI, and says its service can scale from one local-shop screen to thousands globally. Support comes directly from the small team that built the product.