Digital signage software, compared
Every vendor figure below was read from the vendor's own page on the date shown with it. Prices change; the source link is on every row. Where a page did not state something, the cell says so rather than guessing. Each product has its own page with the detail and with where it is the better choice.
At a glance
| At a glance | ScreenRoll | Yodeck | ScreenCloud | OptiSigns | Xibo | Screenly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | ✓1 screen, every feature | ✓1 screen | ✕Trial only | –3 screens, their logo shown | –Trial; open-source core | ✕14-day trial |
| Pay monthly, no yearly contract | ✓Yes | ✓Yes | ✕Yearly prices | ✓Yes | –Not stated | ✕Yearly |
| Every feature on every plan | ✓One plan | ✕Features vary by plan | ✕Features vary by plan | ✕Features vary by plan | –Not stated | ✕Features vary by plan |
| Ad revenue built in, rates published | ✓Built in, 85% to you | –Not stated | –Not stated | –Ads portal, on request | –Listed, no details | –Not stated |
| Unlimited users on every plan | ✓Yes | ✓Yes | ✓Yes | ✕Limited on lower plans | –Not stated | ✕2 on Starter |
| Templates included | ✓92, free | ✓800+ | ✓Yes | ✓Designer | –Not stated | –Not mentioned |
| Plays without internet | ✓7 days | ✓Up to 35 days | –Media cached, no length stated | ✓Supported | –Not stated | ✓Supported |
One product at a time
ScreenRoll vs YodeckBasic $8, Premium $12, Enterprise $16 per screen per month. The page shows the same figures for monthly and annual billing.
ScreenRoll vs ScreenCloudCore $20, Pro $30 per screen per month, billed annually. Monthly-billing prices are not shown on the pricing page. Enterprise: annual only, price on request.
ScreenRoll vs OptiSignsStandard $10 ($9 annual), Pro $12.50 ($11.25), Pro Plus $15 ($13.50), Engage $30 ($27), Enterprise $45 ($40.50, minimum 25 screens) — per screen per month.
ScreenRoll vs XiboCloud hosting "from £3.50 a month" per display on the Professional plan. Prices for the other plans were not on the pages we read; their 2019 price list is archived and we have not used it.
ScreenRoll vs ScreenlyStarter $15 (up to 5 screens), Business $24 (from 5 screens), Enterprise $38 (from 25 screens) — per screen per month, all billed annually. No monthly price is shown.
Everyone on one table
| ScreenRoll | Yodeck | ScreenCloud | OptiSigns | Xibo | Screenly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price per paid screen | $12 per screen per month up to 9 screens, $10 for 10–29, $8 for 30–99; 100 and above by agreement. Billed monthly, in arrears, for the days a screen existed. | Basic $8, Premium $12, Enterprise $16 per screen per month. The page shows the same figures for monthly and annual billing. | Core $20, Pro $30 per screen per month, billed annually. Monthly-billing prices are not shown on the pricing page. Enterprise: annual only, price on request. | Standard $10 ($9 annual), Pro $12.50 ($11.25), Pro Plus $15 ($13.50), Engage $30 ($27), Enterprise $45 ($40.50, minimum 25 screens) — per screen per month. | Cloud hosting "from £3.50 a month" per display on the Professional plan. Prices for the other plans were not on the pages we read; their 2019 price list is archived and we have not used it. | Starter $15 (up to 5 screens), Business $24 (from 5 screens), Enterprise $38 (from 25 screens) — per screen per month, all billed annually. No monthly price is shown. |
| Free plan | One screen, free for ever. Every feature, no logo on the screen, no card. | One screen, free for ever, no credit card; unlimited storage and users. Their page says the free plan includes "All Basic features", while its feature table lists items under Basic that are not listed under Free — read it before relying on either. | A free trial. No free plan is stated. | Up to 3 screens with 25 basic apps and 1 GB of storage, with the OptiSigns logo shown on the screens. Only OptiSigns devices, Windows, Linux and Raspberry Pi on the free plan. No credit card. | A 14-day trial of the Professional plan with two players, no credit card. The Xibo CMS core is open source (AGPLv3) and can be self-hosted at no licence cost. | A 14-day trial, no credit card. No free plan. |
| Plans and features | One plan: every feature on every screen, the free one included. | Free, Basic, Premium, Enterprise and Enterprise+, with different features. | Core, Pro and Enterprise, with different features. | Free, Standard, Pro, Pro Plus, Engage and Enterprise, with different features. | Not stated on the pages we read. | Starter, Business and Enterprise, with different features. |
| Commitment | None. One invoice a month; cancel any time. | Monthly or annual. Annual plans include a free Yodeck Player, or $20–$70 off per screen if you bring your own device. | Annual pricing is what the page shows. A player device is included on annual plans, or 17% off the first year if you bring your own. | Monthly or annual; annual is about 10% lower. | Not stated on the pages we read. | Annual. |
| Player hardware | None needed. A television's own browser at cms.screenroll.live/tv, or the free apps. | Optional. A free player comes with annual plans. | Included on annual plans; not required. | Optional. OptiSigns sells its own players. | None required: "any player — open source or commercial licences". | Screenly sells its own players; "Screenly Anywhere" and its apps deploy screens without one. |
| Devices it runs on | Apps for Samsung Tizen, LG webOS, Android and Google TV, Windows 10/11 and 7/8, macOS and Linux; any other smart TV through its browser. | Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Signage Stick, Android, BrightSign, LG webOS, Raspberry Pi 5, Samsung Tizen, web player, Windows, Yodeck hardware. | Amazon Fire OS, ChromeOS, Windows 10/11, iPadOS, Samsung Tizen (SSSP 10 on Tizen 6.5+), BrightSign, Android, web player. | Samsung Tizen, LG webOS Signage (commercial models), Fire TV, Roku, Apple TV, BrightSign, Android, Windows, Linux, Raspberry Pi, ChromeOS devices, macOS. | Windows and Linux players: open source, "zero software licensing costs". Android, LG webOS and Samsung Tizen players are offered; their pricing page lists webOS and Tizen under commercial player software. | Screenly Player hardware; Screenly Anywhere on Samsung Tizen, LG consumer TVs (browser), Android and Android TV, ChromeOS, the Amazon Signage Stick, and anything with a modern browser. |
| Offline playback | Seven days of cached playback — pictures, videos and HTML5 banners alike. | "At least one month, and up to 35 days." | Uploaded media is cached and plays offline; YouTube, Vimeo, live news, links and similar apps do not. No general duration is published. | Supported; duration not stated. | Not stated on the pages we read. | "Content caching (offline playback)"; duration not stated. |
| Advertising income | Built in and optional. ScreenRoll brings advertisers; you keep the gross and pay 15% (or $0.30 per 1,000 plays). Your own VAST tags: $0.15 per 1,000 plays. Payouts within 60 days, minimum $100. | Not stated on the pricing page. | Not stated. | An "Ads Portal" is listed as an optional add-on; details are not on the pricing page. | An "Advertising" solution is listed; details are not on the pricing page. | Not stated. |
| Templates and design | 92 templates for 26 kinds of business, with photographs, and a design editor — included at no charge. | 800+ customizable templates from the Basic plan, and a drag-and-drop layout editor on every plan. | Design templates and Quick Post on Core; lockable templates and custom fonts on Pro and Enterprise. | A Designer and templates on the paid plans; free templates on the free plan. | Not stated on the pages we read. | Not mentioned on the pricing page. |
| Users | Unlimited, with per-page permissions and two-step sign-in. | Unlimited users in an account. | Unlimited; custom permissions on Enterprise. | Up to 3 on the free plan; limited on the lower paid plans; unlimited from Pro Plus. | Not stated on the pages we read. | 2 on Starter; unlimited on Business and Enterprise. |
| Storage | 250 MB on the free plan; 2 GB per screen from two screens, the free one included. | Unlimited (stated for the free plan). | Not stated on the pricing page. | 1 GB on the free plan; paid plans: see their page. | Not stated. | Not stated on the pricing page. |
ScreenRoll's figures are its published terms.
Sources for Yodeck: pricing — read on 2026-09-30. Prices change; the links are the record.
Sources for ScreenCloud: pricing, devices, offline — read on 2026-09-30. Prices change; the links are the record.
Sources for OptiSigns: pricing, devices — read on 2026-09-30. Prices change; the links are the record.
Sources for Xibo: pricing, hosting, trial, open source — read on 2026-09-08. Prices change; the links are the record.
Sources for Screenly: pricing, anywhere — read on 2026-09-30. Prices change; the links are the record.
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