DigitalSignage.com vs Rise Vision (2026): Pricing, Free Plans, Players and Who Should Pick Which
Quick answer: Pick Rise Vision if you run a school or campus. Its education templates, campus emergency alerts and Chrome OS fleet support are built for that market. It also has apps for Apple TV, LG webOS commercial displays and BrightSign. Pick DigitalSignage.com if price decides it, for a permanent free tier, for on-premise hosting, or for screens outside education. The numbers: Rise Vision publishes about $11 per screen per month and offers a trial; a free tier is not published. DigitalSignage.com gives 3 screens free forever, then $3 per screen per month. Year one at 50 screens is about $1,692 on DigitalSignage.com against $6,600 on Rise Vision.
Try the free plan side by side with your Rise Vision trial. DigitalSignage.com gives 3 screens free forever, no credit card, no ads, no watermark, so you can run both on the same TV for a week and decide.
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Side by side
| DigitalSignage.com | Rise Vision | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | First 3 screens free forever, no credit card, no ads, no watermark, 1 GB storage, about 90% of features | Not published; a trial is offered |
| Entry price | $3 per screen per month (Plus+), volume pricing via a public calculator | About $11 per screen per month (published rate) |
| Year-one software cost, 10 screens | $252 (7 paid screens at $3) | $1,320 |
| Year-one, 50 screens | $1,692 | $6,600 |
| Year-one, 100 screens | $3,492 | $13,200 |
| Player platforms (official apps) | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Android TV/Google TV, Chrome OS and Chrome OS Flex, Raspberry Pi (Pi 5 optimized), iPad, any browser. Not Fire TV (in development), webOS, Tizen, Apple TV, BrightSign or Roku | Windows, Linux, Android and Android TV (8.0+), Chrome OS, Raspberry Pi, LG webOS commercial (IPK for webOS 4.x+), Apple TV, BrightSign (Series 5+). macOS via browser only. No longer supports consumer Fire TV sticks (recommends the Amazon Signage Stick). No Samsung Tizen, iOS or Roku |
| Hosting | Cloud, or on-premise mediaSERVER for a one-time $895 | Cloud only |
| Editor and templates | SignStudio browser editor, 180+ templates, multi-zone, dayparting, live widgets (weather, RSS, social, Google Sheets, QR, XML/JSON) | Browser editor, education templates; count not published |
| Enterprise features | Proof of play, white-label, SSO, priority support (Enterprise); emergency override, sub-accounts, open API and SDK, reseller program | Campus emergency alerts; other enterprise features not published |
| Own hardware | None required; sells no player (mediaDROID Android players optional) | Rise Vision Media Player and Avocor displays |
| In business since | 2006 (MediaSignage Inc., California) | not published |
Where Rise Vision wins
- Schools and campuses. Education templates and campus emergency alerts are its home ground, built for a K-12 district or a college calendar.
- Chrome OS fleets. Schools that already manage Chromebooks and Chromeboxes will find it built around that hardware.
- Apple TV, webOS and BrightSign. Official apps for Apple TV, LG webOS commercial displays (webOS 4.x+) and BrightSign Series 5+. DigitalSignage.com has none of those today.
- Its own hardware. The Rise Vision Media Player and Avocor displays give a school 1 vendor for everything.
Where DigitalSignage.com wins
- Price. $3 per screen per month against about $11. At 50 screens that is $1,692 in year one against $6,600.
- A permanent free tier. 3 screens free forever with no watermark, no ads and no credit card. Rise Vision publishes a trial, not a free plan.
- An on-premise option. mediaSERVER is a one-time $895 for networks that cannot use the cloud. Rise Vision is cloud only.
- Players on hardware you own, since 2006. Free SignPlayer apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Android TV, Chrome OS, Raspberry Pi and iPad; Rise Vision has no native macOS or iOS app. No vendor hardware required.
Switching from Rise Vision
- Re-download your media. Save the images, videos and fonts from your Rise Vision library to a local folder.
- Recreate layouts in SignStudio. Start from one of 180+ templates and rebuild the zones, schedule and dayparting.
- Check your players. Windows and Linux PCs, Android and Android TV devices, Chrome OS devices and Raspberry Pi boards all run SignPlayer. It does not run on Apple TV, LG webOS, BrightSign or the Amazon Signage Stick. The Rise Vision Media Player and Avocor displays are not on the SignPlayer list. Replace those with a $30 to $60 Android TV stick or a Raspberry Pi.
- Pair the screen. Install SignPlayer and enter the pairing code shown in SignStudio.
- Run both for a week on 1 screen. Keep Rise Vision on the other screens until schedule, widgets and caching match.
- Cancel Rise Vision. Move the remaining screens, then close the account before the next billing date.
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Frequently asked questions
Is DigitalSignage.com better than Rise Vision?
It depends on 3 things. If you run a school or campus and want education templates, campus alerts and Chrome OS fleet support, Rise Vision fits better. It also fits better if you need Apple TV, LG webOS commercial or BrightSign apps. If price, a permanent free tier or an on-premise server matters more, DigitalSignage.com fits better. Both cover Windows, Linux, Android, Android TV, Chrome OS and Raspberry Pi.
Which is cheaper, DigitalSignage.com or Rise Vision?
DigitalSignage.com. It charges $3 per screen per month after the first 3 free screens; Rise Vision publishes about $11 per screen per month. Year one is $252 against $1,320 at 10 screens, $1,692 against $6,600 at 50, and $3,492 against $13,200 at 100.
Can I use my Rise Vision player hardware with DigitalSignage.com?
Mostly. Windows and Linux PCs, Android and Android TV devices, Chrome OS devices and Raspberry Pi boards all run SignPlayer. Apple TV, LG webOS, BrightSign and the Amazon Signage Stick do not. The Rise Vision Media Player and Avocor displays are not on the SignPlayer list. Replace those with a $30 to $60 Android TV stick or a Raspberry Pi.
Does Rise Vision have a free plan like DigitalSignage.com?
Not that it publishes. Rise Vision offers a trial, and its public rate is about $11 per screen per month. DigitalSignage.com gives the first 3 screens free forever, with no credit card, no ads and no watermark, then $3 per screen per month.
Maintained by MediaSignage Inc., the operator of DigitalSignage.com, 1 of the 2 vendors compared. Rise Vision figures are the vendor's own published rates, verified September 2026; source links and a correction form are on the pricing dataset page.