MediaShout vs SongShow Plus
MediaShout
Church presentation software sold mainly as a one-time site licence.
- Subscription
- One-time
- Free Trial
SongShow Plus
Windows worship presentation software with edition-based licences and optional subscriptions.
- Subscription
- One-time
- Free Trial
Summary
- MediaShout is paid ($599 one-time (Windows site licence)), while SongShow Plus is paid ($249 one-time (Ultra edition, special price)).
- Both run on Windows.
- Both support: Songs & lyrics: Song library · Songs & lyrics: Motion backgrounds behind lyrics · Songs & lyrics: CCLI usage reporting · Bible: Free translations included · Slides & presentations: PowerPoint · Media: Video playback · Media: Audio playback · Media: Images · Inputs & other sources: Live camera / capture card · Screens & outputs: Multiple audience screens · Screens & outputs: Stage display / confidence monitor · Screens & outputs: Lower thirds / alpha key for streaming · Broadcast video: NDI.
Only in MediaShout
- Runs on macOS
- Songs & lyrics: Automatic lyrics import (e.g. SongSelect, online sources) (paid add-on in SongShow Plus)
- Bible: Licensed translations (NIV, ESV, etc.) (paid add-on in SongShow Plus)
- Connectivity & collaboration: Remote control from phone or tablet (paid add-on in SongShow Plus)
Only in SongShow Plus
No confirmed features where MediaShout falls short.
Based on confirmed data only. Unknown values are not counted.
Side by side
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- Partial Partial
- Paid add-on or tier Paid add-on / tier
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| Product |
MediaShout
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SongShow Plus
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|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Price | $599 one-time (Windows site licence)Free trial | $249 one-time (Ultra edition, special price)Free trial |
| Open source | No | No |
| Deployment | Desktop app | Desktop app |
| Status | active | active |
| Platforms | ||
| Windows | Supported | Supported |
| macOS | Supported | Not supported |
| Linux | Not supported | Not supported |
| Web browser | Not supported | Not supported |
| iOS / iPadOS | Not supported | Not supported |
| Android | Not supported | Not supported |
| ChromeOS | Not supported | Not supported |
| Content | ||
| Songs & lyrics | Supported | Supported |
| Song library | Supported | Supported |
| Import from other presentation software | Unknown | Unknown |
| Paste or import plain-text lyrics | Unknown | Unknown |
| Automatic lyrics import (e.g. SongSelect, online sources) | Supported: Lyrics can be imported through the CCLI SongSelect integration. | Paid add-on or tier: Requires the Bronze (or higher) subscription plus a separate SongSelect subscription. |
| Chord charts for musicians | Unknown | Unknown |
| Motion backgrounds behind lyrics | Supported: Motion backgrounds are available, with Shift Worship Media included in the Complete bundle. | Supported: Motion backgrounds with real-time effects and rendered visualizations; Shift Worship media can be imported with a separate subscription. |
| CCLI usage reporting | Supported: Songs used are reported to CCLI automatically; listed for the Windows version. | Supported: CCLI auto-reporting added in version 9.3. |
| Bible | Supported | Supported |
| Free translations included | Supported: About 70 translations, including public-domain and copyrighted versions, are included with the licence. | Supported: ASV, KJV and WEB are included. |
| Licensed translations (NIV, ESV, etc.) | Supported: Copyrighted translations are among the 70 included at no additional cost. | Paid add-on or tier: Translations such as NIV, ESV, NKJV and NLT are $25 plug-ins per machine. |
| Slides & presentations | Supported | Supported |
| PowerPoint | Supported: PowerPoint slides can be imported as images or as editable MediaShout cues. | Supported: PowerPoint presentations can be imported step by step, as images or as video files. |
| Keynote | Unknown | Unknown |
| Google Slides | Unknown | Unknown |
| Canva | Unknown | Unknown |
| Unknown | Unknown | |
| Plays slide animations & transitions | Partial: MediaShout's own slides support text animations and transitions; it is not stated that imported PowerPoint animations are kept. | Partial: Importing PowerPoint as video can keep animations; SongShow's own slides have transitions and animations. |
| Media | Supported | Supported |
| Video playback | Supported | Supported |
| Audio playback | Supported | Supported |
| Images | Supported: Unsplash and Pixabay images and videos can be searched and inserted from within the software. | Supported |
| YouTube / online video | Unknown | Supported: Web pages, including YouTube videos, can be presented. |
| Inputs & other sources | Supported | Supported |
| Live camera / capture card | Supported: Live video feeds (cameras, phones, other apps) via NDI. | Supported: Live video (IMAG) with text and graphic overlays. |
| Screen sharing | Unknown | Unknown |
| Web pages | Unknown | Supported |
| Countdown timers & clocks | Unknown | Supported: Customizable countdown timers (Pro edition and above). |
| On-screen messages & alerts | Unknown | Supported: Instant Message shows nursery alerts and other messages (Pro edition and above). |
| Audience interaction (polls, Q&A, Slido, follow along) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Languages | ||
| Multilingual | Supported | Unknown |
| Interface in multiple languages | Unknown | Unknown |
| Songs in other languages | Unknown | Unknown |
| Bibles in other languages | Unknown | Unknown |
| Bilingual lyrics on screen | Unknown | Unknown |
| Bible translations side by side | Supported: Dual Bible display can show two translations or languages on screen. | Unknown |
| Non-Latin & right-to-left scripts | Unknown | Unknown |
| Integrations | ||
| Software integrations | Unknown | Paid add-on or tier |
| Planning Center | Unknown | Paid add-on or tier: Requires the Bronze (or higher) subscription plus a Planning Center subscription. |
| ChurchSuite | Unknown | Unknown |
| WorshipTools Planning | Unknown | Unknown |
| Hardware control | Unknown | Unknown |
| MIDI | Unknown | Unknown |
| DMX lighting | Unknown | Unknown |
| Stream Deck / Companion | Unknown | Unknown |
| Automation & extensibility | Unknown | Paid add-on or tier |
| Network API (HTTP / WebSocket) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Plugins / extensions | Unknown | Unknown |
| Built-in scripting / macros | Unknown | Unknown |
| Webhooks / triggers to other systems | Unknown | Unknown |
| MCP server for AI assistants | Unknown | Unknown |
| AI features (e.g. verse detection, lyric formatting) | Unknown | Paid add-on or tier: Optional image indexing with Microsoft/Azure Computer Vision requires the Silver subscription. |
| Presenting & control | ||
| Screens & outputs | Supported | Supported |
| Multiple audience screens | Supported: Control screen, main display and an optional third output for stage/confidence or livestream. | Supported: Multi-display support (up to six display windows since 9.1) is part of the Ultra edition. |
| Stage display / confidence monitor | Supported: Not included in the LE edition. | Supported: One or more customizable stage outputs are part of the Ultra edition. |
| Lower thirds / alpha key for streaming | Supported: Lower-third templates are included. | Supported: Output windows can be configured as synchronized lower-third layouts. |
| Output as a web page (TVs, OBS / vMix browser source) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Broadcast video | Supported | Supported |
| NDI | Supported: Since version 7.4, NDI feeds can be shown in presentations and outputs can be sent over NDI. | Supported: NDI streaming (added in 9.1) is part of the Ultra edition. |
| SDI | Unknown | Supported: Blackmagic DeckLink output can be assigned to any display window. |
| Built-in streaming & recording | Unknown | Unknown |
| Stream to any RTMP destination | Unknown | Unknown |
| YouTube Live | Unknown | Unknown |
| Facebook Live | Unknown | Unknown |
| Record the output to a file | Unknown | Unknown |
| TV output | Unknown | Unknown |
| Apple TV app | Unknown | Unknown |
| Android / Google TV app | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fire TV app | Unknown | Unknown |
| Roku app | Unknown | Unknown |
| Chromecast / AirPlay | Unknown | Unknown |
| Connectivity & collaboration | Supported | Supported |
| Cloud sync of library | Unknown | Paid add-on or tier: SongShow Sync requires the Silver subscription. |
| Works fully offline | Unknown | Supported |
| Remote control from phone or tablet | Supported: MediaShout Remote app for iOS (added in 7.3); standard USB presentation remotes also work. | Paid add-on or tier: Mobile Control (a progressive web app) requires the Silver subscription. |
| Multiple operators at once | Unknown | Paid add-on or tier: SongShow Drive media sharing and the web-based SongShow Builder require the Silver subscription. |
| Web native (runs in a browser) | Not supported | Not supported |
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