ScreenCloud Alternative
Same job — screens showing scheduled content — with one flat price instead of a tier ladder.
ScreenCloud is a capable, well-established digital signage platform — if you're evaluating it, you already understand the category. Where teams tend to look for an alternative is pricing structure: ScreenCloud, like most signage CMS platforms, sells in tiers (a base plan with limited features, higher tiers unlocking more), and the best per-screen rate is usually gated behind an annual commitment rather than available month to month.
How CastWize is different
CastWize has one plan: $5 per screen per month, billed monthly, no annual lock-in. Every feature — multi-zone layouts and video walls, scheduling with day/time/date conditions, tags and clients, alerts, the full audit log, API access, Google SSO and 2FA — is included at that one rate. There's no "Professional" tier you have to upgrade into to get the features you actually need. Your first screen is free for 30 days with no credit card required, so you can build a real layout and see it run before paying anything.
What to actually compare
| CastWize | Typical signage CMS pricing | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing structure | One flat rate per screen | Tiered plans, features gated by tier |
| Best rate requires | Nothing — monthly rate is the rate | Usually an annual commitment |
| Try before you pay | First screen free 30 days, no card | Varies — often a time-boxed trial |
| Player hardware | Bring your own Android, Windows, macOS, Linux, or Raspberry Pi device | Varies by platform |
Compare current tier names and exact pricing on ScreenCloud's own site — plans and pricing change over time, and this page isn't trying to pin down numbers that aren't ours to update.
Who this fits
If you know roughly how many screens you need and don't want to think about which tier unlocks the feature you're after, a flat rate is simpler to reason about — the bill scales exactly with the screens you add, nothing else changes. If you specifically need ScreenCloud's content-app marketplace or an integration it offers that CastWize doesn't, that's worth weighing directly against your actual use case.
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 ScreenCloud
Most single-location setups move over in an afternoon, without taking a screen dark:
- Download the images and videos you use from ScreenCloud, 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 ScreenCloud'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 actually work.
Frequently asked questions
What is a cheaper alternative to ScreenCloud?
CastWize is $5 per screen per month, billed monthly, with every feature included at that price — multi-zone layouts, video walls, scheduling, queue management, alerts, API access and more. Compare it with ScreenCloud's current plans on their site, since tier prices change.
Do I need an annual contract with CastWize?
No. $5 per screen per month is the monthly price with no annual commitment, and adding or removing screens mid-cycle is prorated automatically.
What hardware does CastWize work with?
Android, Windows, macOS, Linux and Raspberry Pi devices. You can reuse the computers or TV boxes you already have instead of buying a specific player.
Can I manage screens for several businesses?
Yes. CastWize Clients keeps each business's screens, media and playlists in a separate workspace, all on one account and one bill — built for installers and agencies.
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Ready to put your first screen up?
First screen free for 30 days, no credit card required.