Both Craft Wall and Forsite MWCC are Russian-developed software-defined video wall platforms aimed at control rooms and situation centres. Forsite MWCC is already in the Минцифры registry and pairs with Forsite's own controller hardware; Craft Wall is a browser-first, hardware-agnostic stack with a published flat licence.
What Forsite MWCC does
Forsite M-Wall Control Center (MWCC) is the video-wall software of Forsite, a Russian manufacturer of video controllers and graphics hardware. The server runs on Windows 11 or Linux — including Astra Linux — with a cross-platform web client. It ingests IP sources natively — RTSP/RTMP, NDI, VNC/RDP, Loudplay, SCADA, Grafana and web portals — and uses capture cards (e.g. Magewell or Matrox) only for baseband HDMI/SDI inputs. Large single canvases (up to 16K × 16K across many displays) are driven by Forsite's paired controller hardware. A REST API covers remote management, and third-party tools (Grafana, Node-RED, the Forsite Ai analytics module) ship as pre-installed containers. MWCC is listed in the Минцифры registry and on the RusSoft portal, and is typically sold alongside Forsite's own video controllers (Flex, NVS, NVS Pro, WS lines).
Where Craft Wall is different
- Hardware-agnostic. Craft Wall runs on any commodity Linux GPU server. MWCC is most often deployed on Forsite's own controller hardware — one vendor for the whole stack, which is convenient but also a lock-in.
- Source ingest is parity. Both stacks ingest IP sources natively (NDI, RTSP/RTMP, VNC/RDP, SCADA, Grafana, web portals) and use capture cards only for baseband HDMI/SDI — not a differentiator either way.
- Published pricing. Craft Wall is a flat perpetual licence at €2,500 per server. Forsite MWCC is quote-only.
- Browser-first UI. Both offer a web client; Craft Wall has no desktop client at all and is built on a contemporary web stack.
Where Forsite MWCC wins
- Минцифры registry today. MWCC is already listed. Craft Wall's registry application is in preparation — for a procurement that mandates registry listing right now, MWCC qualifies and Craft Wall does not yet.
- Astra Linux. MWCC explicitly supports Astra Linux, the certified Russian OS often required in КИИ deployments.
- Single-vendor hardware. Forsite supplies controllers and software as one package — simpler procurement and one support contract for buyers who want it.
- Larger single canvas. With Forsite's controller hardware, an MWCC deployment addresses up to 32 displays on one polyscreen; Craft Wall scales across nodes via clustering.
Side-by-side
| Craft Wall | Forsite MWCC | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Software on commodity Linux | Software + Forsite controller hardware |
| Server OS | Debian 12 reference, Linux | Windows 11 / Linux / Astra Linux |
| Client | Browser only | Web client |
| Sources | NDI / RTSP / IP-KVM / browser, IP-native | IP-native (NDI/RTSP/VNC/SCADA); cards for HDMI/SDI |
| Минцифры registry | Application in preparation | Listed |
| Pricing | €2,500 / server, perpetual, published | Quote-only |
| API | REST | REST |
Which to choose
If the procurement mandates a Минцифры registry listing today, or standardises on Astra Linux with single-vendor hardware, Forsite MWCC is the safer pick right now. If the deployment is IP-source-heavy (NDI / RTSP / dashboards), values hardware-agnostic commodity Linux, or wants a published flat licence instead of a quote cycle, Craft Wall fits better.
Other comparisons
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- Matrox alternative — Craft Wall vs Matrox Mura
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