Presence vs Many Displays

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Presence compared with Many Displays
Detail	Presence	Many Displays
What it does	Live availability and meeting status display for families, teams, and offices	Mac windows back in place after sleep or unlock, automatically and instantly
Stage	MVP	Established
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Free trial	Not given
Pricing	Free during beta. Planned individual pricing: $5.99 per month. Verified nonprofits: free core plan. Team pricing starts at $49 per month ($6 per person for 15 people), calculated as $1,080 billed annually.	$19 USD one-time payment for one person on up to 3 Macs. Includes one year of updates; last version of that year works forever. Free 14-day trial.
Key features	Automatic availability status from calendar and meetings Support for Google Calendar, Outlook, Microsoft 365, and iCloud Browser meeting and call detection Private shared status links Tablet and office display support Status light integration with BusyTag Organization and reception views for teams Manual status controls and quick updates BUSY Bar Focus handoff integration in beta	Automatic window restoration after wake, unlock, login or monitor reconnection Distinguishes identical monitors by system UUID and physical port Fast restore without app communication, around 20ms for hundreds of windows Restores display arrangement including resolution, refresh rate, rotation and HDR Restores windows across all virtual desktops (Spaces) Visual feedback with soft blur and countdown during restore No setup required, learns layout automatically while you work Private by design with no network access or analytics Goes idle with no external displays connected Distinguishes layouts per display combination
What makes it different	Updates automatically based on real-time calendar and meeting activity	Works reliably with identical monitors that macOS cannot distinguish by standard means Fast and never hangs because it reads the window server directly instead of querying each application Open source code published under Functional Source License with MIT conversion after two years
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	28 +9 (up) since last check	1 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	19	13
Citation Flow (Majestic)	25	23
Referring domains (Majestic)	19	13

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