Compare Digiwall and Tine on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both Collaboration tools, Free / Open Source / Donation-supported vs open-source…
At a Glance
Digiwall
Tine
Primary category
Collaboration
Collaboration
Rating
Not documented
Not documented
Pricing model
Free / Open Source / Donation-supported
open-source
Starting price
Free
Free (self-hosted); hosted plans from EUR 12.90/month
Free plan
Yes
Yes
Free trial
Not documented
Not documented
Platforms
Web
Web
Team collaboration
Not documented
Not documented
AI features
Not documented
Not documented
Public API
Not documented
Yes
Pricing Compared
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
Digiwall
Free — Free N/A
Tine
Self-Hosted Business Edition — Free N/A (self-hosted, optional paid support)
Hosted Groupware — EUR 12.90/month monthly
Hosted Pro — EUR 24.90/month monthly
Pros & Cons
Digiwall
Pros
Completely free with an openly published, auditable codebase
No account required for participants to contribute
Richer media capsule types (gallery, image+audio) than Digipad
Privacy-first, GDPR-aligned hosting with no ad tracking
Cons
Less widely documented and reviewed than its sibling tool Digipad
Primarily supported and documented in French
Smaller feature set than fully commercial pinboard tools like Padlet
No formal enterprise support or SLA, being a community-maintained project
Tine
Pros
Fully open-source under AGPLv3, including features normally reserved for paid enterprise tiers elsewhere
Combines groupware and CRM in one suite, reducing the need for separate tools
Free to self-host with no per-user licensing cost
Long track record, with continuous development since 2008
Managed hosting option available for teams that do not want to self-administer a server
Cons
Smaller community and ecosystem compared to mainstream groupware platforms like Zimbra or Nextcloud
Interface and documentation are less polished than large commercial competitors
Self-hosting requires PHP and SQL server administration skills
Primarily documented and supported in German and English, which may limit reach in other markets
Hosted SaaS pricing scales per user and per gigabyte, which can add up for larger teams
Use Cases
Digiwall
Photo-essay and documentation projects — Students compile image galleries with narration to document a project or field trip.
Oral-language and portfolio walls — Teachers use image-with-audio capsules for language practice or student portfolio narration.
Tine
Self-hosted email and calendar collaboration — Organizations that want full control over their email and calendar data self-host Tine on their own servers instead of relying on a third-party SaaS provider.
Combined groupware and CRM for small businesses — Small and mid-sized businesses use Tine's built-in CRM alongside its groupware modules to manage both internal collaboration and customer relationships in one system.
Open-source alternative to proprietary groupware — Organizations that require fully auditable, open-source software for compliance or budget reasons choose Tine over closed-source suites like Microsoft Exchange or Zimbra's proprietary tiers.