Digital Signage Pricing Index 2026: What 11 Platforms Actually Charge
Across the 8 hosted platforms that meter per screen, the median published rate in September 2026 is $9 per screen per month, running from $1.67 to $20, a spread of 12 times. At 50 screens for a year the paid platforms range from $1,680 to $12,000, a spread of 7 times. Only 4 of the 11 platforms tracked keep a permanent hosted free tier, and of those only one carries no branding and no time limit. Free tiers moved in one direction during 2026: 3 got worse, none improved. On devices, Android is the only near-universal target, with 12 of 14 vendors shipping a native app, against 1 for Roku.
Every figure on this page is computed from open datasets we publish and maintain, not from a survey or a market-research estimate. The method and the source files are at the bottom, so anyone can recompute them.
What a screen costs per month
| Platform | Published entry rate, per screen per month |
|---|---|
| PiSignage | $1.67 |
| DigitalSignage.com | $3.00 |
| ChannelOS | $5.00 |
| Yodeck | $8.00 |
| OptiSigns | $10.00 |
| Rise Vision | $11.00 |
| NoviSign | $18.00 |
| ScreenCloud | $20.00 |
Median $9.00. Mean $9.58. Lowest to highest, a spread of 12 times.
Two platforms sit outside that distribution by design. PosterBooking prices a 10-screen bundle at $52 per month rather than metering per screen, which is $5.20 per screen at 10 screens and falls as you add more. Xibo charges nothing for a self-hosted server and $4.90 per display per month for its hosted cloud.
The spread matters more than the median. Picking the dearest metered platform over the cheapest costs 12 times as much for software that, on the evidence of the compatibility matrix, runs on much the same hardware.
What a year costs at 50 screens
| Platform | Year one, 50 screens |
|---|---|
| Xibo, self-hosted | $0 |
| Anthias, self-hosted | $0 |
| PiSignage | $1,680 |
| DigitalSignage.com | $1,692 |
| ChannelOS | $2,940 |
| PosterBooking | $3,739 |
| Yodeck | $4,800 |
| OptiSigns | $6,000 |
| Rise Vision | $6,600 |
| NoviSign | $10,800 |
| ScreenCloud | $12,000 |
Software only, published list price, 12 months, with free screens deducted where a vendor grants them. The two zeroes are real but they are not free: you supply and run the server, or one Raspberry Pi per screen. The paid spread is 7 times.
How many free plans are left
Four of the eleven platforms keep a permanent hosted free tier.
| Platform | Free screens | The catch |
|---|---|---|
| DigitalSignage.com | 3 | None. No ads, no watermark, no credit card |
| OptiSigns | 3 | OptiSigns branding shown on screen |
| PiSignage | 2 | Raspberry Pi players only |
| ChannelOS | 1 | ChannelOS banner shown on screen |
Two more are free without limit if you host them yourself, Xibo and Anthias. Three offer a trial rather than a free plan: PosterBooking gives 10 screens for 3 months with a watermark, Yodeck gives 30 days to accounts created since March 2026, and ScreenCloud gives a trial only. NoviSign and Rise Vision publish no free tier.
We operate one of these platforms, so read the first row with that in mind. The point of the table is the pattern, not the winner: a free tier with no branding and no clock on it has become unusual.
Free tiers are shrinking, not growing
Three free tiers were reduced during 2026 and none improved.
| Date | Platform | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | Yodeck | Permanent free screen replaced by a 30-day trial for new accounts |
| 2026-09-17 | PosterBooking | The advertised 10 free screens documented as a 3-month trial with a watermark |
| 2026-09-19 | ChannelOS | Free screen confirmed to carry a ChannelOS banner |
Six platforms were re-verified in the same window with no change: DigitalSignage.com, OptiSigns, PiSignage, ScreenCloud, Xibo and Anthias. The full dated record, one entry per observation and never rewritten, is the free plan changelog.
This is the single most out-of-date fact on the web about this category. Roundups published in 2025 and early 2026 still describe Yodeck as free forever for one screen, which has not been true for new accounts since March.
Which devices the industry actually supports
Across 14 vendors and 15 device platforms:
| Device platform | Vendors with a native app |
|---|---|
| Android | 12 of 14 |
| Android TV and Google TV | 12 of 14 |
| Windows | 9 of 14 |
| Raspberry Pi | 9 of 14 |
| Fire TV | 9 of 14 |
| Linux | 8 of 14 |
| Chrome OS | 8 of 14 |
| LG webOS | 7 of 14 |
| Samsung Tizen | 6 of 14 |
| BrightSign | 5 of 14 |
| macOS | 4 of 14 |
| iPad and iOS | 3 of 14 |
| Apple TV | 2 of 14 |
| Roku | 1 of 14 |
Android is the only near-universal target. If you buy Android or Android TV hardware you keep almost every option open; if you standardise on Apple TV or Roku you cut the field to two vendors or one. No vendor ships a native app for a plain web browser, though 11 of the 14 will run in one, which is the quiet fallback that makes smart-TV support possible at all.
Want to see where you land on this table? DigitalSignage.com is the $3 row and the 3-free-screens row. Start on the free tier, on a TV you already own, and check the numbers yourself.
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Method and sources
Every figure above is derived from four open datasets, all CC BY 4.0, all with a source link and an observation date per vendor:
- Pricing dataset: published rates and free-tier terms for 11 platforms, each with the vendor page it came from.
- Free plan changelog: dated and append-only. Entries are added, never rewritten, so the record shows what was true on any given date.
- Player compatibility matrix: 14 vendors by 15 device platforms, each cell sourced from the vendor's own documentation.
- Cost per screen dataset: year-one and year-three cost at 1 to 250 screens, computed from those rates.
The index itself is published as data too: digital_signage_index_2026.json. It carries the same numbers as this page, so a figure quoted from here can be checked against the file it came from.
No survey was run and no figure is an estimate. Where a vendor does not publish something, the datasets say "not published" rather than guessing. Prices are US list prices in US dollars, read from vendor pages and re-verified on 2026-09-19 and 2026-09-21.
Corrections are welcome. If a figure is wrong, send the vendor page and the date through the form on the pricing dataset page and the change will be recorded in the changelog with its source.
Related guides
- Digital signage software in 2026: all 11 platforms compared on price, free plans and players
- Best free digital signage software: every free plan, with the catches
- Free plan changelog: the dated record behind the direction-of-travel table
- Player compatibility matrix: the source of the device table
- Digital signage cost per screen: the same money at 1 to 250 screens
- How much does digital signage cost?: the whole bill, including hardware and installation
- State of Digital Signage 2026: the wider market picture
Frequently asked questions
What is the average price of digital signage software per screen?
Across the 8 hosted platforms that publish a per-screen meter, the median list price in September 2026 is $9 per screen per month and the mean is $9.58. The range runs from $1.67 for PiSignage, which supports Raspberry Pi only, to $20 for ScreenCloud, a spread of 12 times. PosterBooking is excluded from that distribution because it prices a 10-screen bundle at $52 per month rather than metering per screen, which works out at $5.20 per screen at 10 screens.
How many digital signage platforms still have a free plan?
Of the 11 platforms tracked in September 2026, 4 keep a permanent hosted free tier: DigitalSignage.com at 3 screens, OptiSigns at 3 screens with OptiSigns branding on screen, PiSignage at 2 Raspberry Pi players, and ChannelOS at 1 screen with a ChannelOS banner on screen. Of those 4, only DigitalSignage.com carries no branding and no time limit. A further 2 platforms, Xibo and Anthias, are free without limit if you host the server yourself. ScreenCloud and Yodeck offer trials rather than permanent free plans, and NoviSign and Rise Vision do not publish a free tier.
Are digital signage free plans getting better or worse?
Worse. Across the dated changelog for 2026, 3 free tiers were reduced and none improved. Yodeck ended its permanent free screen for new accounts on March 2, 2026, replacing it with a 30-day trial. PosterBooking's advertised 10 free screens were documented in September as a 3-month trial carrying a watermark. ChannelOS's free screen was confirmed in September to carry a ChannelOS banner. Six other platforms were re-verified in the same period with no change to their terms.
Which platform does digital signage software support most widely?
Android. Of 14 platforms measured across 15 device types, 12 ship a native Android app and 12 ship a native Android TV or Google TV app, making Android the only near-universal signage target. Windows, Fire TV and Raspberry Pi each have 9. At the other end, 3 vendors have a native iPad app, 2 support Apple TV and 1 supports Roku. No vendor ships a native app for a plain web browser, though 11 of the 14 will run in one.
This index is compiled and published by MediaSignage Inc., the operator of DigitalSignage.com, which is one of the platforms measured. The underlying datasets are open under CC BY 4.0 and carry a source link and an observation date for every vendor, so every figure here can be checked or recomputed independently.