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The whole field. One is built like a rig.
Every Mac tool you would cross-shop for fill and key over SDI, in one matrix, verdicts unspun. These are respected, capable apps. The differences live in what happens around the signal: who edits, who automates, and who catches the show when a Mac drops.
| Capability | Kodiak | ProPresenter | Mitti | QLab | PlaybackPro | PVP3 | Millumin | Resolume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Output & keying | ||||||||
| Fill + key over dual SDI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Arena only, manual |
| Output clock drives frame-locked timing | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Dual-deck gapless A/B video | Yes | Partial | One clip per cue | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial |
| Layered video and image objects | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ATEM integration | ||||||||
| Auto-detect and auto-reconnect | Yes | No | Bonjour | No | No | No | No | No |
| Tally and downstream-key monitoring | Yes | No | Program only | No | No | No | No | No |
| Auto-play on tally, cue then GO | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Cut to input on cue end | Yes | No | Yes | Partial | No | No | Partial | No |
| Reliability & failover | ||||||||
| Hot-backup Mac with auto-cut takeover | Automatic | No | No | No | No | Partial | Partial | No |
| Media checked for corruption before air | Yes | No | Partial | No | No | No | No | No |
| Output watchdog, SDI watched frame by frame | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Never blocks go-live | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Content & editor | ||||||||
| WYSIWYG slide and graphics editor | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Partial | Partial | Partial |
| Show timers, linkable | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Partial | No |
| Song, scripture, and worship library | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| NDI input as a slide source | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Platform & cost | ||||||||
| Platform | macOS native | macOS and Windows | macOS native | macOS native | macOS native | macOS native | macOS native | macOS and Windows |
| License | $200 one time, 2 computers | Subscription, $29/mo | From $399, 2 computers | $599, 2 computers | $699 per computer | $999 per license | From 399€, 1 computer | €799 per computer |
| Offline or air-gapped activation | Yes | No | Dongle | Yes | Partial | Partial | No | Dongle |
Every cell verified July 2026 against each vendor's primary sources. Capabilities change; confirm current details with each vendor.
Head to head
Every tool a keyed-graphics buyer cross-shops, one honest format each.
Kodiak vs ProPresenter
The worship standard against the playout deck. Library and ecosystem on one side, discipline and failover on the other.
Read the comparisonKodiak vs Mitti
Two native Mac tools that both talk to an ATEM. Where the single-clip cue player ends and the whole show begins.
Read the comparisonKodiak vs QLab
The Mac theater standard keys too. The difference is who listens to the switcher and whose backup takes air by itself.
Read the comparisonKodiak vs PlaybackPro
The corporate roll-in incumbent against the keyed-graphics deck. Different jobs, and their own docs draw the line.
Read the comparisonKodiak vs ProVideoPlayer
Renewed Vision's media server drives many screens. Kodiak drives the program feed, with a backup that takes over.
Read the comparisonKodiak vs Millumin
The mapping canvas from the theater world. Both key over SDI; only one watches tally and cuts itself to air.
Read the comparisonKodiak vs Resolume Arena
The VJ instrument against the broadcast deck. Arena keys over SDI too; the switched show around the key is Kodiak's ground.
Read the comparisonOnly one is built like a rig
A hot backup that takes air on its own, a full editor, and broadcast playout in one app. Try all of it free for 21 days, and when the trial ends Kodiak keeps running free, everything but NDI, the ATEM link, and hot-backup sync.
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