Rise Vision Alternative
A general-purpose signage tool for shops, restaurants, clinics and offices, at one flat price.
Rise Vision is a strong choice for schools. A lot of its product is shaped around K-12: hundreds of templates for school events, sports and announcements, emergency alerts, and licenses priced per school or district. It runs on many kinds of hardware. If you run a school, that focus is a feature. If you run a restaurant, a clinic, a gym or a chain of shops, you may be paying for, and scrolling past, a lot built for someone else.
How CastWize is different
CastWize is built for any business that needs scheduled content on screens. Every screen is $5 per month with every feature included: multi-zone layouts, scheduling by day, time and date, live widgets, a take-a-number queue display, and Clients, so an installer or agency can run screens for many businesses on one bill. Your first screen is free for 30 days with no credit card.
What to actually compare
| CastWize | Rise Vision | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Any business: retail, restaurants, clinics, offices, agencies | Mainly K-12 schools and districts |
| Pricing structure | One flat rate per screen, every feature included | Per-display plans, plus unlimited licenses for schools |
| Player hardware | Bring your own: Android, Windows, macOS, Linux, Raspberry Pi | Bring your own: a similarly wide range of devices |
| Running screens for other businesses | Clients: a separate workspace per business, one bill | Check their current plans |
Rise Vision's plans, discounts and school pricing change over time. Check their current pricing page for the specifics rather than relying on a comparison page to have the latest numbers.
Who this fits
If you run screens across a school or district, Rise Vision's templates and school licenses are hard to beat. For everyone else, CastWize keeps it simple: one price, every feature, on devices you already own. See how it works for restaurants and other businesses.
Everything included at $5 per screen
No tier unlocks any of this — every screen gets all of it:
- Images, video, text, webpages, YouTube, live streams, and Google Docs, Sheets and Slides
- Live widgets: weather, clock, countdowns, news feeds, QR codes
- Multi-zone layouts and video walls
- Scheduling by day, time and date, plus ad cycles
- Queue management: a take-a-number kiosk and a live "Now serving" display
- Clients: separate workspaces for each business you run screens for, on one bill
- Media Library with folders and one-click Google Drive import
- Remote screenshot, refresh and reboot
- Alerts by email, Slack and webhook
- Analytics with CSV and PDF export
- Audit log, API keys, Google sign-in and two-factor authentication
How to switch from Rise Vision
Most single-location setups move over in an afternoon, without taking a screen dark:
- Download the images and videos you use from Rise Vision, or keep them in Google Drive.
- Create a CastWize account and add them to the Media Library — upload them, or import straight from Google Drive.
- Install the CastWize player on a device you already have — Android, Windows, macOS, Linux or Raspberry Pi. If your current player only runs Rise Vision's software, a budget Android TV box works.
- Pair the screen, then rebuild your playlists and schedules. Preview shows exactly what each screen will play.
- Run both side by side on one screen for a few days, then move the rest and cancel the old plan.
Your first screen is free for 30 days with no credit card, so you can do the whole trial run before paying anything.
See the full feature list
Pricing has the complete feature list at the one rate, and Product covers how the canvas, scheduling and player management work.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best alternative to Rise Vision?
For businesses outside education, CastWize is a simple option: $5 per screen per month with every feature included, on Android, Windows, macOS, Linux or Raspberry Pi devices you already own, and your first screen free for 30 days.
Is Rise Vision only for schools?
No, but much of its product and pricing is built around K-12 schools and districts: templates for school events, emergency alerts and school-wide licenses. Shops, restaurants, clinics and offices may find a general signage tool a better fit.
Can I use the same players I use with Rise Vision?
Usually, yes. If a device runs Android, Windows, macOS, Linux or Raspberry Pi OS, it can run the CastWize player.
How long does it take to switch from Rise Vision?
Most single-location setups move over in an afternoon: move your media, install the CastWize player, pair the screen, rebuild playlists and schedules, and run both side by side before cancelling.
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Ready to put your first screen up?
First screen free for 30 days, no credit card required.