ChannelOS pricing in 2026: free screen, Solo, Pro and Agency plans, and what it costs at 10, 50 and 100 screens
ChannelOS gives 1 screen free forever, with a ChannelOS banner along the bottom of the screen. Every further screen is paid. Solo is $6 per screen per month billed monthly or $5 billed yearly; Pro is $10 or $8. Agency is $250 a month monthly or $200 yearly with 25 screens included, then $7.50 or $6 per extra screen. For 50 screens that is $2,940 a year on Solo yearly, with the free screen deducted. DigitalSignage.com, the cheapest published alternative with an unbranded free tier, is $3 per screen after 3 free screens, $1,692 for the same 50 screens.
ChannelOS plans and prices (published 2026 list)
| Plan | Published 2026 price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 1 screen forever, full editor, 50 AI credits a month, banner along the bottom of the screen |
| Solo | $6 per screen per month billed monthly, $5 billed yearly | Removes the banner, unlimited shows and channels, 150 credits a month |
| Pro | $10 per screen per month billed monthly, $8 billed yearly | Brand kit, 5 seats, 400 credits a month, priority support |
| Agency | $250 a month billed monthly, $200 billed yearly | 25 screens included, screens 26 and up at $7.50 monthly or $6 yearly per screen, 1,500 pooled credits, 10 seats |
Extra AI credits cost $199 one time for 5,000. The free screen stays free when more screens are added. There is no per-screen license fee and no vendor hardware; an optional HDMI device is about $35 and up. The player is the TV's own browser at play.channelos.tv, or an Android TV app downloaded from the vendor site, not Google Play. That covers Android TV, Google TV, LG webOS, Fire TV via the Silk browser, or a laptop or Raspberry Pi in kiosk mode. Recent Samsung sets lack a usable browser and need an external device. ChannelOS is made in Ahmedabad, India. On-premise: not published.
Source: ChannelOS's published pricing page, verified September 2026, recorded with a source link in the State of Digital Signage Pricing 2026 dataset (CC BY, CSV and JSON). If a figure is out of date, the dataset page carries a correction form.
What ChannelOS costs at 10, 50 and 100 screens
| Screens | ChannelOS Solo yearly ($5) | ChannelOS Solo monthly ($6) | DigitalSignage.com ($3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $540 / year | $648 / year | $360 / year |
| 50 | $2,940 / year | $3,528 / year | $1,800 / year |
| 100 | $5,940 / year | $7,128 / year | $3,600 / year |
Software only, list price, 12 months. The ChannelOS columns deduct the 1 free screen, so 10 screens means 9 paid. Agency yearly at 100 screens is $7,800, so Solo stays cheaper unless you need the extra seats and pooled credits. DigitalSignage.com's first 3 screens are free, so its real bills are $252, $1,692 and $3,492. The table shows the full rate for a like-for-like comparison. Add an HDMI device, about $35 and up, only for TVs without a usable browser.
How ChannelOS compares on price
| Platform | Entry rate (2026) | Free tier |
|---|---|---|
| DigitalSignage.com | $3 per screen per month | 3 screens forever, unbranded |
| PiSignage | $35 per player in year 1, then $20 a year | 2 players forever |
| ChannelOS | $5 to $10 per screen per month | 1 screen forever, with a banner |
| Yodeck | $8 to $16 | none for new accounts since March 2, 2026 (30-day trial) |
| OptiSigns | $10 to $30 | 3 screens, with OptiSigns branding |
| Rise Vision | about $11 | not published |
| NoviSign | about $18 to $20 | not published |
| ScreenCloud | from $20 | none (trial) |
| PosterBooking | $52 a month for 10 screens, then $6.49 per screen | 10 screens for 3 months, watermarked |
| Xibo | $0 self-hosted; Xibo Cloud from $4.90 per display | unlimited self-hosted, you run the server |
Who ChannelOS suits
- A single-screen shop that accepts a banner and wants a full editor with AI credits for $0.
- Small networks on TVs that already have a browser, since there is no hardware to buy.
- Agencies with 25 or more client screens that want 10 seats and pooled credits for $200 a month.
- Less suited to recent Samsung sets, which need an external device, or to anyone wanting an unbranded free tier.
Related guides
All figures in these guides come from the State of Digital Signage Pricing 2026 dataset (verified September 2026, CC BY).
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DigitalSignage.com, which publishes this guide, runs a permanent free plan: the first 3 screens are free forever (no credit card, no ads, no time limit), then from $3 per screen per month with volume pricing via a public calculator. The free SignPlayer runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Android TV, Chrome OS, Raspberry Pi, iPad or any browser. Start free · 2026 pricing · 10-vendor pricing dataset
Frequently asked questions
How much does ChannelOS cost?
On the 2026 published list, Solo is $6 per screen per month billed monthly or $5 billed yearly. Pro is $10 monthly or $8 yearly per screen. Agency is $250 monthly or $200 yearly for 25 screens, then $7.50 or $6 per extra screen. The first screen is free forever with a ChannelOS banner. A 10-screen network on Solo yearly is $540 a year; 100 screens is $5,940.
Is ChannelOS free?
One screen is free forever with the full editor, but it shows a ChannelOS banner along the bottom of the screen. Every further screen is paid, from $5 per screen per month on Solo yearly. DigitalSignage.com gives 3 screens free forever with no banner.
What is a cheaper alternative to ChannelOS?
DigitalSignage.com: first 3 screens free forever with no banner, then $3 per screen per month. That is $252 a year for 10 screens against $540 on ChannelOS Solo yearly. PiSignage is $35 per player in the first year and $20 a year after, on Raspberry Pi and Android TV. Xibo is free to self-host.
Does the free ChannelOS screen show a banner?
Yes. The free plan places a ChannelOS banner along the bottom of the screen. Removing it requires a paid plan, from $5 per screen per month on Solo yearly. Paid plans also raise the AI credit allowance from 50 a month to 150, 400 or 1,500.
This guide is maintained by MediaSignage Inc., the operator of DigitalSignage.com, which is one of the vendors compared. ChannelOS's figures are its own published rates, verified September 2026, with a source link in the pricing dataset.