Disign vs PiSignage
Disign
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| Figure | Disign | PiSignage |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €8/mo | $1.67/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 3 |
| Spec score · Digital Signage Software | 9.0 (#8) | 9.2 (#5) |
| API access | Yes | Yes |
| Company history | The company says Disign was born in 2012 and launched publicly in 2015. | PiSignage says it has been used as an industry standard since 2015. |
| Content types | images,videos,PDF,audio,CSV,JSON,XML,text,web pages,YouTube,live streams | Users can upload images, videos, audio, and documents, plus use weblinks and livestreams. |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | Yes |
| Offline playback | Yes | Files are stored on the player so content can play while offline. |
| User roles | custom | advanced |
Plans
Disign
- Media€8 a month
- Essential€13 a month
- Professional€29 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
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.
PiSignage
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.