AV & Digital Signage

(ScreenCloud is cross-listed under both software and hardware.)

Category note: For coworking, signage is community + wayfinding - event promos, announcements, member directory, room availability. The decision is almost entirely the CMS software: pick for low per-screen cost, ease for non-technical community managers, and integrations (Google / M365 / social, and ideally your booking system's room/event data via Google Calendar). The display and player are commodity - run any CMS on a cheap player (Raspberry Pi, Amazon Signage Stick, Android stick) plus any TV. Proprietary players (BrightSign) or commercial displays (Samsung / LG / PPDS) only earn their cost for premium lobby video walls or 24/7 high-reliability installs. Open-source Xibo suits technical operators avoiding per-screen fees; Airtame is worth a look where you also want wireless screen-sharing in the same rooms.

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Vendors

Signage CMS software

Vendor	Origin	Markets Served	Segment	Notes
ScreenCloud	United Kingdom	Global	Mid-Enterprise	Polished enterprise signage CMS - native Power BI dashboards, Salesforce, SSO, complex permissions, 24/5 support. Premium pricing; best justified for multi-location internal-comms at scale. Also sells its own players (Station P1 / ScreenRay - see hardware).
Yodeck	Greece / United States	Global	SMB	Value leader. Free for 1 screen; bundles a free Raspberry Pi player on annual plans. Easy content tools, though Pi setup is more involved than plug-and-play. Raised Premium/Enterprise prices $1/screen in April 2026.
OptiSigns	United States (Houston)	Global	SMB-Mid	Widest hardware support and the largest app marketplace (140+). Free up to 3 screens (watermark). Useful features (advanced scheduling, some apps) are gated behind the $15+ tiers, so real cost is often above the $10 headline.
TelemetryTV	Canada	Global	Mid	Cloud signage with strong real-time dashboards / BI and an open API; mid-market focus.
NoviSign	United States / Israel	Global	SMB-Mid	Established SMB-Mid CMS; roughly 2x Yodeck's price with volume discounts at 5+ screens.
PosterBooking	Unknown	Global	SMB	Budget / newer platform with an unusually generous free tier (up to 10 screens).
Xibo	United Kingdom	Global	SMB-Mid	Open-source signage (self-hostable, no per-screen fee) with a paid Xibo in the Cloud option - the open-source choice, parallel to Nadine in CAT-11. Players for Android, webOS, Tizen, Windows.

Displays & players (hardware)

Vendor	Origin	Markets Served	Segment	Notes
BrightSign	United States	Global	Mid-Enterprise	Purpose-built HTML5 signage media players; the reliability benchmark for 24/7 installs. Pairs with most CMSs.
Samsung	South Korea	Global	Mid-Enterprise	Commercial displays with built-in Tizen (SSSP) so signage runs on the display itself - no external player; MagicINFO CMS for fleets.
LG	South Korea	Global	Mid-Enterprise	Commercial displays with built-in webOS Signage - player-free; SuperSign CMS for fleets.
PPDS (Philips)	Netherlands	Global	Mid-Enterprise	Philips professional displays with Android SoC (player-free) and the Wave management platform.
ProDVX	Netherlands	Global	Mid	Android PoE touch panels and signage displays - hardware that runs third-party signage / room-booking software. Common as wall-mounted panels.
IAdea	Taiwan	Global	Mid	Signage media players and panels - hardware running third-party signage / room-booking software; long-standing SoC / player maker.
Airtame	Denmark (Copenhagen)	Global	SMB-Mid	All-in-one device + cloud for wireless screen sharing, digital signage, video conferencing and emergency alerts - explicitly serves coworking. Devices: Airtame 2 / Hub / Go (EUR 449 bundle) and Airtame 3 (Dec 2025: 4K, PoE+, dual-screen, integrates Teams/Zoom/Meet/Webex, zero-touch deploy), plus Virtual Airtame for existing hardware. Doubles as a meeting-room screen-share tool (overlaps CAT-05).
ScreenCloud	United Kingdom	Global	Mid-Enterprise	Own players - Station P1 and ScreenRay (~$200/player); see the software entry above for the CMS.

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Vendor Detail

ScreenCloud

• Origin: United Kingdom
• Markets served: Global
• Segment: Mid-Enterprise
• Notes: Polished enterprise signage CMS - native Power BI dashboards, Salesforce, SSO, complex permissions, 24/5 support. Premium pricing; best justified for multi-location internal-comms at scale. Also sells its own players (Station P1 / ScreenRay - see hardware).
• Website: screencloud.com
• Pricing model: $20/screen/mo (Core, annual), $30 (Pro); 25-screen-min Enterprise; player ~$200.
• Key integrations: Power BI, Salesforce, Google, SSO; Fire TV / Smart TV / BrightSign + own Station P1.
• Compliance / certs: SOC 2; SSO.
• Research status: Researched

Yodeck

• Origin: Greece / United States
• Markets served: Global
• Segment: SMB
• Notes: Value leader. Free for 1 screen; bundles a free Raspberry Pi player on annual plans. Easy content tools, though Pi setup is more involved than plug-and-play. Raised Premium/Enterprise prices $1/screen in April 2026.
• Website: yodeck.com
• Pricing model: Free 1 screen; ~$8 (Basic) / $12 (Premium) / $16 (Enterprise) per screen/mo; free Pi player on annual.
• Key integrations: Google Slides/Calendar, Power BI, Canva, SharePoint, OneDrive, Instagram, YouTube; runs on Pi, Android, Tizen, WebOS, BrightSign, Amazon Signage Stick.
• Compliance / certs: ISO 27001, ISO 9001.
• Research status: Researched

OptiSigns

• Origin: United States (Houston)
• Markets served: Global
• Segment: SMB-Mid
• Notes: Widest hardware support and the largest app marketplace (140+). Free up to 3 screens (watermark). Useful features (advanced scheduling, some apps) are gated behind the $15+ tiers, so real cost is often above the $10 headline.
• Website: optisigns.com
• Pricing model: Free <=3 screens; $10 (Standard) / $15 (Pro Plus) / $30 (Engage) per screen/mo; own hardware $299-599.
• Key integrations: 140+ apps (Google Slides, Power BI, social, weather); Android, Fire TV, Windows, Mac, Linux, Pi, ChromeOS, Apple TV, LG, Samsung, BrightSign.
• Compliance / certs: Unconfirmed.
• Research status: Researched

TelemetryTV

• Origin: Canada
• Markets served: Global
• Segment: Mid
• Notes: Cloud signage with strong real-time dashboards / BI and an open API; mid-market focus.
• Website: telemetrytv.com
• Pricing model: Per-screen subscription tiers (mid-market).
• Key integrations: Dashboards / BI, Google, social, API; broad device support.
• Compliance / certs: Unconfirmed.
• Research status: Researched

NoviSign

• Origin: United States / Israel
• Markets served: Global
• Segment: SMB-Mid
• Notes: Established SMB-Mid CMS; roughly 2x Yodeck's price with volume discounts at 5+ screens.
• Website: novisign.com
• Pricing model: ~2x Yodeck; volume discounts 10-25% at 5+ screens.
• Key integrations: Standard apps; Android, Windows, ChromeOS, Tizen.
• Compliance / certs: Unconfirmed.
• Research status: Researched

PosterBooking

• Origin: Unknown
• Markets served: Global
• Segment: SMB
• Notes: Budget / newer platform with an unusually generous free tier (up to 10 screens).
• Website: posterbooking.com
• Pricing model: Free up to 10 screens; $6.50/screen/mo beyond.
• Key integrations: Basic apps; commodity hardware.
• Compliance / certs: Unconfirmed.
• Research status: Researched

Xibo

• Origin: United Kingdom
• Markets served: Global
• Segment: SMB-Mid
• Notes: Open-source signage (self-hostable, no per-screen fee) with a paid Xibo in the Cloud option - the open-source choice, parallel to Nadine in CAT-11. Players for Android, webOS, Tizen, Windows.
• Website: xibo.org.uk
• Pricing model: Open-source self-hosted (free) OR Xibo in the Cloud (paid subscription) + player licenses.
• Key integrations: Android / webOS / Tizen / Windows players; widgets, data feeds, API.
• Compliance / certs: Self-hosted = your own controls; cloud unconfirmed.
• Research status: Researched

BrightSign

• Origin: United States
• Markets served: Global
• Segment: Mid-Enterprise
• Notes: Purpose-built HTML5 signage media players; the reliability benchmark for 24/7 installs. Pairs with most CMSs.
• Website: brightsign.biz
• Pricing model: Hardware purchase (per player).
• Key integrations: Works with most CMSs (Yodeck, OptiSigns, ScreenCloud, etc.); BrightSign OS / BSN.cloud.
• Compliance / certs: Unconfirmed.
• Research status: Researched

Samsung

• Origin: South Korea
• Markets served: Global
• Segment: Mid-Enterprise
• Notes: Commercial displays with built-in Tizen (SSSP) so signage runs on the display itself - no external player; MagicINFO CMS for fleets.
• Website: samsung.com
• Pricing model: Hardware purchase; MagicINFO licensing.
• Key integrations: Tizen SSSP runs major CMSs; MagicINFO.
• Compliance / certs: Unconfirmed.
• Research status: Researched

LG

• Origin: South Korea
• Markets served: Global
• Segment: Mid-Enterprise
• Notes: Commercial displays with built-in webOS Signage - player-free; SuperSign CMS for fleets.
• Website: lg.com
• Pricing model: Hardware purchase; SuperSign licensing.
• Key integrations: webOS runs major CMSs; SuperSign.
• Compliance / certs: Unconfirmed.
• Research status: Researched

PPDS (Philips)

• Origin: Netherlands
• Markets served: Global
• Segment: Mid-Enterprise
• Notes: Philips professional displays with Android SoC (player-free) and the Wave management platform.
• Website: ppds.com
• Pricing model: Hardware purchase; Wave subscription.
• Key integrations: Android SoC runs major CMSs; PPDS Wave.
• Compliance / certs: Unconfirmed.
• Research status: Researched

ProDVX

• Origin: Netherlands
• Markets served: Global
• Segment: Mid
• Notes: Android PoE touch panels and signage displays - hardware that runs third-party signage / room-booking software. Common as wall-mounted panels.
• Website: prodvx.com
• Pricing model: Hardware purchase (per panel).
• Key integrations: Runs third-party CMS / booking apps (Android).
• Compliance / certs: Unconfirmed.
• Research status: Researched

IAdea

• Origin: Taiwan
• Markets served: Global
• Segment: Mid
• Notes: Signage media players and panels - hardware running third-party signage / room-booking software; long-standing SoC / player maker.
• Website: iadea.com
• Pricing model: Hardware purchase.
• Key integrations: Runs third-party CMS / booking apps; SoC partner to many CMSs.
• Compliance / certs: Unconfirmed.
• Research status: Researched

Airtame

• Origin: Denmark (Copenhagen)
• Markets served: Global
• Segment: SMB-Mid
• Notes: All-in-one device + cloud for wireless screen sharing, digital signage, video conferencing and emergency alerts - explicitly serves coworking. Devices: Airtame 2 / Hub / Go (EUR 449 bundle) and Airtame 3 (Dec 2025: 4K, PoE+, dual-screen, integrates Teams/Zoom/Meet/Webex, zero-touch deploy), plus Virtual Airtame for existing hardware. Doubles as a meeting-room screen-share tool (overlaps CAT-05).
• Website: airtame.com
• Pricing model: Hardware + Airtame Core (sharing/signage/alerts) or Airtame Hybrid (+ video conferencing) subscription; Airtame Go bundle ~EUR 449.
• Key integrations: Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet, Webex; AirPlay / Google Cast / Miracast; Power BI / Google Slides; runs on Amazon Signage Stick; partners Amazon / Neat / SMART.
• Compliance / certs: Unconfirmed.
• Research status: Researched