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Should I use Screenly?

The secure digital signage company - screenly.io

· 5 days ago

Buy if you run a fleet of 5+ screens and want secure, Raspberry Pi-based signage with SOC 2 backing. Skip if you have one screen, a zero budget, or refuse to buy dedicated hardware.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 25+ public sources; many snippets truncated, so pricing and review details are approximate.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo review evidence; only paid priority support tier
  • Security posture

Pricing

From ~$13/screen/mo

Business

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
Hardware$219
Free tierNo
EnterpriseCustom

Best for

  • Schools and campuses
  • Manufacturing floor dashboards
  • Security-conscious enterprises
  • Multi-screen offices on Raspberry Pi

Not for

  • Single-screen users — per-screen pricing plus $219 hardware adds up fast
  • Zero-budget teams — use free, self-hosted Anthias instead
  • Buyers who refuse dedicated hardware and want pure cloud signage

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Business plan minimum is 5 screens; small fleets may pay for unused capacity

medium

Hardware stacks on top of subscriptions: $219 per Player per screen

medium

Priority support is a paid add-on, not included

low

Only a 14-day trial; the hosted product has no free tier

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free open-source OSE edition praised by sysadmins
  • SOC 2 Type II, bug bounty, IoT Security Foundation member
  • Rated 4.6/5 on G2
  • Runs on Raspberry Pi hardware, including Pi 5
  • API and interactive apps for custom deployments

Cons

  • Player hardware costs $219 per screen
  • Business plan starts at a 5-screen minimum
  • Disclosed 2025 user data-leak incident via magic links
  • Small G2 review base — only 14 reviews
  • Mixed Reddit sentiment among testers

Sources & method

- 12 sources - Security-forward vendor: SOC 2 Type II, bug bounty, Ubuntu Core; one disclosed 2025 data leak and a 2020 OSE XSS CVE.

official x2review x6security x3news x1
  • CVE-2020-21101 (Screenly OSE XSS), Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Screenly OSE, listed on NVD.
  • 2025 user data leak via magic links, Screenly disclosed a user data exposure tied to account magic links and published its incident response.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • From ~$13/screen/mo

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Cheaper than enterprise signage; hardware costs add up
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Reviewers describe setup as easy
  • Feature depth: 4/5. API, interactive apps, labels, integrations
  • Support quality. No review evidence; only paid priority support tier
  • Security posture: 4/5. SOC 2, bug bounty; disclosed 2025 leak
  • 4.6/5 G2 rating 14 reviews on G2
  • ~$13/screen/mo Starting price Business plan, 5-screen minimum
  • No Free tier 14-day trial; open-source OSE/Anthias is free
  • $219 Hardware cost Screenly Player, one-time per screen

Pricing

Business

From ~$13/screen/mo

  • Starts at 5 screens
  • 14-day trial available

Enterprise

Not disclosed

  • Custom scale
  • Priority support sold separately

Security

Security-forward vendor: SOC 2 Type II, bug bounty, Ubuntu Core; one disclosed 2025 data leak and a 2020 OSE XSS CVE.

  • CVE-2020-21101 (Screenly OSE XSS)Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Screenly OSE, listed on NVD.⁹
  • 2025 user data leak via magic linksScreenly disclosed a user data exposure tied to account magic links and published its incident response.10

What users say

A small but positive review base (4.6/5 on G2); sysadmins especially like the free open-source OSE edition.

“Screenly ose is very good and free.”
Reddit, r/k12sysadmin

Companies that use it

  • NASA JPL
  • Interlochen Center for the Arts
  • Bridon Bekaert
  • InfoPlay
Full analysis

Based on 25+ public sources; many snippets truncated, so pricing and review details are approximate.

Solid, security-focused digital signage at ~$13/screen/mo plus $219 players — great for mid fleets; overkill for one screen or zero budget.

Methodology

Based on 25+ public sources; many snippets truncated, so pricing and review details are approximate.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Screenly Products | Read 14 Reviews on G2g2.com
    review
  2. Screenly Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Featuresg2.com
    review
  3. Screenly Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 — Capterracapterra.com
    review
  4. Screenly Reviews, Pros and Cons — SoftwareAdvicesoftwareadvice.com
    review
  5. Digital signage : r/k12sysadminreddit.com
    review
  6. Digital Signage Noob — r/digitalsignagereddit.com
    review
  7. Screenly Pricingscreenly.io
    official
  8. Screenly Player shopshop.screenly.io
    official
  9. CVE-2020-21101 Detail — NVDnvd.nist.gov
    security
  10. Security Incident Response: Magic Linksscreenly.io
    security
  11. Screenly achieves SOC 2 Type II compliancescreenly.io
    security
  12. Screenly launches interactive apps — TechCrunchtechcrunch.com
    news

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