{ "name": "Digital Signage Pricing and Platform Index 2026", "publisher": "DigitalSignage.com (MediaSignage Inc.)", "license": "CC BY 4.0", "updated": "2026-09-21", "method": "Derived entirely from three open datasets this repository publishes: digital_signage_pricing_2026.json (published vendor rates), free_plan_changelog.json (dated, append-only record of free-tier changes) and player_compatibility_matrix_2026.json (native app support by platform), plus digital_signage_cost_per_screen_2026.json from the companion cost repository. Every figure below can be recomputed from those files. No estimates, no survey data.", "disclosure": "MediaSignage Inc. operates DigitalSignage.com, which is one of the vendors measured.", "vendors_tracked": { "pricing": 11, "compatibility_matrix": 14 }, "per_screen_rate": { "note": "Published entry-tier list price per screen per month, hosted platforms that meter per screen. PosterBooking is excluded because it prices a 10-screen bundle at $52 per month rather than a per-screen meter; at its 10-screen bundle that is $5.20 per screen.", "vendors": [ { "vendor": "PiSignage", "usd_per_screen_month": 1.67 }, { "vendor": "DigitalSignage.com", "usd_per_screen_month": 3 }, { "vendor": "ChannelOS", "usd_per_screen_month": 5 }, { "vendor": "Yodeck", "usd_per_screen_month": 8 }, { "vendor": "OptiSigns", "usd_per_screen_month": 10 }, { "vendor": "Rise Vision", "usd_per_screen_month": 11 }, { "vendor": "NoviSign", "usd_per_screen_month": 18 }, { "vendor": "ScreenCloud", "usd_per_screen_month": 20 } ], "lowest": 1.67, "highest": 20, "median": 9, "spread_multiple": 12 }, "free_tiers": { "permanent_hosted": [ { "vendor": "DigitalSignage.com", "screens": 3, "caveat": "none: no ads, no watermark, no credit card" }, { "vendor": "OptiSigns", "screens": 3, "caveat": "OptiSigns branding shown on screen" }, { "vendor": "PiSignage", "screens": 2, "caveat": "Raspberry Pi players" }, { "vendor": "ChannelOS", "screens": 1, "caveat": "ChannelOS banner shown on screen" } ], "time_limited": [ { "vendor": "PosterBooking", "screens": 10, "caveat": "3-month trial, watermark on screens, new customers only" }, { "vendor": "Yodeck", "screens": 5, "caveat": "30-day trial for accounts created since 2026-03-02" }, { "vendor": "ScreenCloud", "screens": null, "caveat": "trial only, no permanent free tier" } ], "self_hosted_unlimited": [ { "vendor": "Xibo", "caveat": "free open-source server; Android, webOS, Tizen and Chrome OS players are paid licences" }, { "vendor": "Anthias (Screenly OSE)", "caveat": "one Raspberry Pi or x86 PC per screen, no central cloud" } ], "not_published": [ "NoviSign", "Rise Vision" ] }, "free_tier_direction_2026": { "method": "Each entry in free_plan_changelog.json was read and classified by hand. Only changes to what a vendor offers are counted; re-verifications that found no change are excluded.", "worsened": [ { "date": "2026-03-02", "vendor": "Yodeck", "what": "permanent free screen replaced by a 30-day trial for new accounts" }, { "date": "2026-09-17", "vendor": "PosterBooking", "what": "the advertised 10 free screens documented as a 3-month trial with a watermark" }, { "date": "2026-09-19", "vendor": "ChannelOS", "what": "free screen confirmed to carry a ChannelOS banner" } ], "improved": [], "unchanged_on_reverification": [ "DigitalSignage.com", "OptiSigns", "PiSignage", "ScreenCloud", "Xibo", "Anthias (Screenly OSE)" ] }, "year_one_50_screens": { "note": "Software only, published list price, 12 months, free screens deducted where the vendor grants them.", "vendors": [ { "vendor": "Xibo (open source)", "usd": 0 }, { "vendor": "Anthias (Screenly OSE)", "usd": 0 }, { "vendor": "PiSignage", "usd": 1680 }, { "vendor": "DigitalSignage.com", "usd": 1692 }, { "vendor": "ChannelOS", "usd": 2940 }, { "vendor": "PosterBooking", "usd": 3739 }, { "vendor": "Yodeck", "usd": 4800 }, { "vendor": "OptiSigns", "usd": 6000 }, { "vendor": "Rise Vision", "usd": 6600 }, { "vendor": "NoviSign", "usd": 10800 }, { "vendor": "ScreenCloud", "usd": 12000 } ], "cheapest_paid": { "vendor": "PiSignage", "usd": 1680 }, "dearest_paid": { "vendor": "ScreenCloud", "usd": 12000 }, "spread_multiple": 7.1 }, "platform_support": { "note": "native_app means the vendor ships an installable player for that platform. browser_only means it runs in a browser on that platform but has no native app.", "by_platform": [ { "platform": "Android", "native_app": 12, "browser_only": 0, "none": 2 }, { "platform": "Android TV / Google TV", "native_app": 12, "browser_only": 0, "none": 1 }, { "platform": "Windows", "native_app": 9, "browser_only": 4, "none": 1 }, { "platform": "Raspberry Pi", "native_app": 9, "browser_only": 2, "none": 2 }, { "platform": "Fire TV", "native_app": 9, "browser_only": 1, "none": 4 }, { "platform": "Linux", "native_app": 8, "browser_only": 6, "none": 0 }, { "platform": "Chrome OS", "native_app": 8, "browser_only": 4, "none": 2 }, { "platform": "LG webOS", "native_app": 7, "browser_only": 3, "none": 4 }, { "platform": "Samsung Tizen", "native_app": 6, "browser_only": 1, "none": 7 }, { "platform": "BrightSign", "native_app": 5, "browser_only": 1, "none": 8 }, { "platform": "macOS", "native_app": 4, "browser_only": 8, "none": 2 }, { "platform": "iPad / iOS", "native_app": 3, "browser_only": 1, "none": 10 }, { "platform": "Apple TV", "native_app": 2, "browser_only": 0, "none": 12 }, { "platform": "Roku", "native_app": 1, "browser_only": 0, "none": 13 }, { "platform": "Web browser", "native_app": 0, "browser_only": 11, "none": 3 } ], "by_vendor": [ { "vendor": "OptiSigns", "native_apps": 14, "browser_only": 1 }, { "vendor": "ScreenCloud", "native_apps": 10, "browser_only": 2 }, { "vendor": "Yodeck", "native_apps": 9, "browser_only": 3 }, { "vendor": "Rise Vision", "native_apps": 9, "browser_only": 2 }, { "vendor": "DigitalSignage.com", "native_apps": 8, "browser_only": 1 }, { "vendor": "NoviSign", "native_apps": 8, "browser_only": 3 }, { "vendor": "PosterBooking", "native_apps": 8, "browser_only": 0 }, { "vendor": "TelemetryTV", "native_apps": 7, "browser_only": 2 }, { "vendor": "Xibo", "native_apps": 6, "browser_only": 0 }, { "vendor": "PiSignage", "native_apps": 5, "browser_only": 4 }, { "vendor": "Screenly", "native_apps": 5, "browser_only": 7 }, { "vendor": "ScreenTinker", "native_apps": 3, "browser_only": 9 }, { "vendor": "Anthias (Screenly OSE)", "native_apps": 2, "browser_only": 0 }, { "vendor": "ChannelOS", "native_apps": 1, "browser_only": 8 } ] } }