Castit as a ScreenCloud alternative
ScreenCloud and Castit both manage screens from the cloud, on a wide range of hardware. ScreenCloud suits buyers who want the software and the media players from one company, at prices they can read online. Castit suits organizations that want a certified partner nearby to install and support the screens, with e-paper and room booking alongside.
ScreenCloud in brief
ScreenCloud describes itself as a full-stack digital signage company that provides hardware and software to run screens at scale.
Its content management system, Studio, runs in the cloud. ScreenCloud sells media players of its own, including PIXI, built on Android, and says it is hardware agnostic, with an app that installs directly on compatible smart TVs. A second product, Arc, is a workplace communication platform built to reach the deskless workforce. ScreenCloud publishes its prices, offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card required, and works with resellers.
Based on ScreenCloud's own website and help center, checked on 6 November 2026. Products change, so check the details with ScreenCloud before you decide.
Castit and ScreenCloud side by side
What each company says on its own website, checked on 6 November 2026. To see all five alternatives in one table, go to Castit alternatives.
| Castit | ScreenCloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Content management | A cloud dashboard in your browser | Studio, its cloud CMS |
| Its own players | The Castit Android player, preconfigured, or your own hardware | Sells its own, including PIXI, built on Android, and a ScreenCloud OS player |
| Other hardware | Android, Samsung Tizen, LG webOS, Windows, Linux, and the Web Player | Calls itself hardware agnostic: media players of your choice, or its app on compatible smart TVs |
| Free option | Essential: 21 days of the complete product on up to ten players, then one player free with no end date | A 14-day Studio free trial, no credit card |
| Paid plans | Professional, priced on request | Prices published on its website |
| Setup and support | Certified partners install and support the screens, with Castit for second-line support | Direct, and through resellers |
| Offline playback | Yes, from local storage | Most content is cached and keeps playing; streaming apps are skipped |
| Proof of play | Yes, by screen, date, and time | Yes, proof of play logs |
| Next to the screens | E-paper displays, plus visitor registration and meeting-room booking through GuideLites | Arc, a workplace communication platform for the deskless workforce |
What Castit brings
Castit is built to be installed and supported by partners close to you, and to cover more of the building than the screens.
- Certified partners scope the setup, install the screens, and come on site, with Castit behind them for second-line support.
- Wireless e-paper displays, for meeting-room doors, shelf edges, and the places a screen can't go, are managed from the same dashboard as the screens.
- Castit is part of GuideLites, whose platform also handles visitor registration and meeting-room booking, so one partner can deliver all three.
When ScreenCloud may suit you better
If you want one company to supply both the software and the media players, with prices you can read online, ScreenCloud is set up for that.
With Castit you bring your own hardware, or a certified partner supplies, installs, and supports certified players such as the Castit Android player.
Questions to ask both
The answers matter more than any feature list, so put the same questions to each.
- Do you want to buy the players from the software company, or keep the hardware you have?
- Who installs the screens, and who comes on site when one fails?
- What happens when the network drops?
- Do you need e-paper, room booking, or visitor registration on the same contract?
- What keeps running once a free period is over, and what does it cost to run the rest?
Castit and ScreenCloud: common questions
Do I have to buy media players from Castit?
No. You can bring your own hardware: Android devices, Samsung Tizen and LG webOS displays, Windows and Linux players, or the Web Player. For critical deployments, certified players such as the preconfigured Castit Android player are recommended, supplied and supported by certified partners. ScreenCloud sells players of its own and also works with other hardware. See supported hardware.
Can I try Castit before I buy?
Yes. Castit Essential, the free plan, starts with 21 days of the complete product on up to ten players, with no credit card, and then one player keeps running for free. ScreenCloud offers a 14-day Studio free trial, also without a credit card. See what Essential includes.
Does Castit keep playing when the network drops?
Yes. Screens keep playing from local storage during an internet outage and catch up when it's back. ScreenCloud's help center says most of its content is cached and keeps playing offline, while streaming apps are skipped.
Does Castit have proof of play?
Yes. Castit logs playback by screen, date, and time, and you can export it as a CSV file. ScreenCloud lists proof of play logs among its plan features.
See Castit next to ScreenCloud
Try it free. Take the setup you are weighing ScreenCloud for and run the same screens on Castit.
21 days of the complete product on up to ten players, then one player stays free forever. No credit card needed. Prefer a guided tour? Book a demo.