Disign vs SmilControl CMS
Disign
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smil-control.comSide by side
| Figure | Disign | SmilControl CMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €8/mo | €7/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 11 |
| Spec score · Digital Signage Software | 9.0 (#8) | 8.6 (#30) |
| API access | Yes | No |
| Content types | images,videos,PDF,audio,CSV,JSON,XML,text,web pages,YouTube,live streams | images,videos,documents,livestreams,websites,RSS/Atom feeds,HTML5 widgets,SVG templates |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Headquarters | Marseille, France | Hanover, Germany |
| Offline playback | Yes | Yes |
| Product | Disign is cloud digital signage software for creating, scheduling, and managing content across screens. | SmilControl CMS manages screens and digital signage content centrally in a hosted browser-based service. |
| Scheduling | Users can organize media, apps, and scenes into playlists and schedule them for one-time or recurring playback. | Playlists can be scheduled for business hours, other times, or specific days, and can be nested for reuse. |
| Support | The contact page says Disign will respond to contact-form requests within one to two business days. | The 10-player SaaS example includes remote training and email support with a maximum 48-hour weekday response time; the 50-player reseller example includes working-hours phone support and severity-based email response times of up to 12 working hours or 48 hours. |
| User roles | custom | custom |
Plans
Disign
- Media€8 a month
- Essential€13 a month
- Professional€29 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
SmilControl CMS
- SaaS low-load sample€7 a month
- SaaS reseller premium sample€25 a month
- Self-hosting setup and installation€499 a month
- Managed Hosting€99 a month
- Support & Maintenance Basic€79 a month
- Support & Maintenance Business€199 a month
- Support & Maintenance Premium€399 a month
- Remote Training€699 a month
- Reseller & White LabelPrice not published
- SaaS example: low load, 10 players€7 a month
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.
SmilControl CMS
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