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 10 or Linux — including Astra Linux — with a cross-platform web client. It composes a single polyscreen up to 16K × 16K, drives up to 32 displays, and ingests hardware video capture through Magewell Capture Pro or Matrox IPX-series boards. 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 controllers (NVS, HGX, HPC 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.
- IP-source-native. Craft Wall ingests NDI, RTSP, IP-KVM and browser-rendered dashboards directly. MWCC leans on Magewell / Matrox capture boards for sources — every baseband input is another card in the BOM.
- Published pricing. Craft Wall is a flat perpetual licence at €2,500 per canvas. 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. MWCC addresses up to 32 displays on one polyscreen vs Craft Wall's 16-display reference canvas (Craft Wall clusters beyond that).
Side-by-side
| Craft Wall | Forsite MWCC | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Software on commodity Linux | Software + Forsite controller hardware |
| Server OS | Debian 12 reference, Linux | Windows 10 / Linux / Astra Linux |
| Client | Browser only | Web client |
| Sources | NDI / RTSP / IP-KVM / browser, IP-native | Capture boards (Magewell / Matrox IPX) |
| Минцифры registry | Application in preparation | Listed |
| Pricing | €2,500 / canvas, 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
- Polywall alternative — Craft Wall vs Polywall
- Datapath alternative — Craft Wall vs Datapath WallControl
- Matrox alternative — Craft Wall vs Matrox Mura
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