Xibo Alternative

Xibo is open-source, which is genuinely valuable if you want full control or need to self-host for policy reasons. It also means someone on your team is responsible for installing it, keeping it patched, and keeping the server it runs on online — real ongoing work that has nothing to do with the screens themselves. (Xibo also offers its own hosted cloud option if you'd rather not self-host, with its own separate pricing.)

How CastWize is different

CastWize is fully hosted — there's no server to install or maintain. Sign up, pair a screen, build a layout. One flat rate, $5 per screen per month, no tiers, first screen free for 30 days with no credit card required. The multi-zone canvas, scheduling by day/time/date, clients and tags, alerts, audit log, and API access are all included — the same category of features Xibo offers, minus the infrastructure work.

What to actually compare

Who this fits

If you have the technical staff and the specific reason to want a self-hosted, fully open system — data residency, no third-party dependency, deep customization — Xibo self-hosted is a real, defensible choice. If you'd rather not own a server, CastWize gets you the same category of signage management with none of the infrastructure work.

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 Xibo

Most single-location setups move over in an afternoon, without taking a screen dark:

1. Download the images and videos you use from Xibo, or keep them in Google Drive.
2. Create a CastWize account and add them to the Media Library — upload them, or import straight from Google Drive.
3. Install the CastWize player on a device you already have — Android, Windows, macOS, Linux or Raspberry Pi. If your current player only runs Xibo's software, a budget Android TV box works.
4. Pair the screen, then rebuild your playlists and schedules. Preview shows exactly what each screen will play.
5. 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