Control Play vs Disign
Control Play
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| Figure | Control Play | Disign |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $19/mo | €8/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Spec score · Digital Signage Software | 8.6 (#31) | 9.0 (#8) |
| Company history | The company says its software and services began in 2004. | The company says Disign was born in 2012 and launched publicly in 2015. |
| Content types | motion graphics,static designs,video,static imagery,promotional messaging,social media updates,blog content | images,videos,PDF,audio,CSV,JSON,XML,text,web pages,YouTube,live streams |
| Mobile app | Yes | Yes |
| Offline playback | Yes | Yes |
| Product | Control Play provides licensed music, music videos, messaging, and digital signage for restaurants, bars, family entertainment, eatertainment, and social gaming businesses. | Disign is cloud digital signage software for creating, scheduling, and managing content across screens. |
| Security | The homepage says access can be restricted with admin passwords and staff access can be restricted through a kiosk setup. | The pricing page lists two-factor authentication and recovery codes, project-scoped sandboxed permissions, and plan-dependent player lockdown and SSO options. |
| Support | The features page says unlimited human assistance is available by phone, chat, email, and remote access. | The contact page says Disign will respond to contact-form requests within one to two business days. |
| User roles | advanced | custom |
Plans
Disign
- Media€8 a month
- Essential€13 a month
- Professional€29 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Control Play
Control Play has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Disign
Disign is cloud digital signage software for creating, scheduling, and managing content across screens. It supports images, videos, PDFs, audio, CSV, JSON, XML, text, web pages, YouTube, and live streams. Users can arrange media, apps, and scenes into playlists and schedule one-time or recurring playback; changes can be viewed instantly without launching a player or separate application. Listed content sources include Canva, PosterMyWall, Pixabay, Pexels, Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive. Applications can embed web apps, display data such as RSS, CSV, JSON, and XML, or extend scenario layouts. Display options include browsers, Raspberry Pi with Disign OS, BrightSign, Android, Samsung Tizen, and LG WebOS. The service also offers offline playback, a mobile app, API access, and custom user roles. Annual plans cost €8 per screen/month for Media, €13 per screen/month for Essential, and €29 per screen/month for Professional. A free trial is available without card details. The company says it was born in 2012 and launched publicly in 2015; its publisher, IPsylone SARL, is based in Marseille, France.