Layarva vs Look Digital Signage

Layarva combines digital signage content creation, screen operations, hybrid playback, queue management, and system integration. Users can create layouts, organize assets and playlists, schedule and publish content, and monitor playback and screen health. Layarva Studio supports landscape, portrait, Full HD, 4K, and custom canvases, with media, motion, widgets, and reusable elements. Delivery can use Cloud, Edge, or Offline modes, with local caching and a last-known-good publication for playback continuity. Queue functions include issuing, calling, and recalling tickets, counters, chimes, text-to-speech, and monitoring. Listed integrations include a REST API and webhooks, YouTube Live, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Google Slides, and Canva; OneDrive and SharePoint are planned. Android player, browser player, and Layarva Edge are described as supported, while the Windows player application is tested. For Linux playback with Cloud Player, the site advises an up-to-date Chrome or Edge browser and notes a launcher for automatic fullscreen startup. The free tier includes one screen, 1 GB storage, and one offline screen; Queue Only costs $15 a month.

Look Digital Signage lets users manage one screen or thousands from a central CMS, create layouts and schedule content while keeping playback running if a connection drops. Supported content includes images, videos, audio, HTML ZIP archives, websites, video streams, text and QR codes. Its visual designer supports multi-zone layouts for different resolutions, along with video walls and interactive touch experiences. Content Creator includes AI image and video generation, visual editing and copy rewriting. An alert center provides playback logs, status notifications, screenshots and device health information; analytics cover playback views, uptime, frequency and location. Users can schedule playlists by time, day, date or location. Integrations include API and Zapier connections and built-in apps such as Instagram, Google Review, weather and flight schedules. Look offers cloud use and an on-premise option under a non-exclusive license. PRO costs $11.70 a month when billed annually, per screen, with VAT extra. The 14-day trial is limited to two screens and displays a Look watermark until upgrading.