A Xibo alternative for multi-branch signage
Xibo Cloud starts at £3.50 per display a month, and its self-hosted CMS runs on servers you maintain. Wilyer runs in the cloud or on your own server, from ₹1,200 per screen a month plus GST, with a free trial on 15 screens for 14 days.
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Price and basics
What each one costs and where it runs
Taken from each company's own website, as a visitor in India sees it. Where a site does not say, the cell says "Not stated".
| Xibo | Wilyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Cloud from £3.50 per display a month (Professional plan). Self-hosted: the Windows player is free; Android, webOS, Tizen and ChromeOS players are one-off licences from £20. Tax not stated. | ₹1,200 per screen a month or ₹12,000 a year, plus GST (Pro plan). Outside India: $15 a month or $145 a year. |
| Billing basis | Cloud: per display, monthly or yearly. Self-hosted: a one-off licence per player. | Per screen, monthly or yearly |
| Free trial / free plan | 14-day free trial on Professional, no card. No free cloud plan. | Free trial: 15 screens for 14 days, all Pro features, no card. No free plan. |
| Offline playback | Yes. Content is cached 2 days ahead by default; streams and embedded websites do not play offline. | Yes |
| On-premise | Yes, self-host the CMS on your own servers | Yes, on the Enterprise plan |
| Players supported | Windows, Android, LG webOS, Samsung Tizen, ChromeOS | Android, Windows, Samsung Tizen, LG webOS, ChromeOS, Fire TV Stick, Amazon Signage Stick, BrightSign, Linux, Raspberry Pi |
See all Wilyer plans, or start the free trial: 15 screens for 14 days, every Pro feature, no card.
Verdict
Which should you choose?
Pick Xibo if…
You have people who can run servers and want the open-source route. You can host the Xibo CMS yourself and use the free Windows player. Xibo's own pricing page says self-hosting is "typically a higher total cost of ownership than choosing a plan", and its cloud plans start at £3.50 per display a month.
Pick Wilyer if…
You want one vendor for cloud and on-premise, with prices in rupees. Wilyer runs in the cloud or, on the Enterprise plan, on your own server. Pro is ₹1,200 per screen a month plus GST, and every screen shows a live screenshot and its online or offline status.
The capability table further down, from our September 2026 research, shows where Xibo is ahead of Wilyer as well as where Wilyer leads.
Strengths
Where each platform wins
These are real products built for different jobs. Here is where each one leads: match it against the job you need done.
Xibo strengths
- Self-host the open-source CMS on your own servers, or use Xibo Cloud
- Free Windows player under the AGPLv3 licence
- Cloud plans from £3.50 per display a month
- Offline playback, with content cached two days ahead by default
- SAML support on the Business plan
- 14-day free trial on Professional, no card
Wilyer strengths
- Cloud, or your own server on the Enterprise plan
- Live screenshots and online or offline status for every screen
- Remote commands such as restart app and clear cache
- Kiosk mode, settings lock, brightness and screen on/off schedules
- Offline playback of saved content
- Free trial on 15 screens for 14 days, every Pro feature, no card
Feature by feature
Where the platforms differ
99 of the 167 capabilities we checked are not supported by every platform on this page; those are the rows below. The remaining 68 are supported by all of them and are listed together at the end.
- Xibo
- Wilyer
View the numbers as a table
| Area | Xibo | Wilyer |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment & Hosting | 71% | 79% |
| Security & Compliance | 33% | 25% |
| Content Types & Media Files | 71% | 46% |
| Built-in Live Widgets | 67% | 79% |
| Third-Party App Integrations | 23% | 14% |
| Layout & Design Tools | 80% | 65% |
| Playlists & Content Control | 83% | 44% |
| Scheduling & Timing | 94% | 67% |
| Content Publishing & Delivery | 100% | 86% |
| Remote Device Management | 65% | 100% |
| Remote Settings & Controls | 71% | 71% |
| MDM & Device Security | 63% | 75% |
| Network Monitoring & Alerts | 67% | 100% |
| Hardware & Player Platforms | 57% | 67% |
| User Management & Access Control | 81% | 50% |
| Analytics & Reporting | 50% | 57% |
| Advertising & Programmatic DOOH | 90% | 40% |
| Live Broadcasting | 50% | 100% |
| Interactive & Kiosk | 60% | 0% |
| API & Developer Tools | 42% | 0% |
| Capability | Xibo | Wilyer |
|---|---|---|
| White Label / Custom Domain | Partial | Partial |
| Multi-Tenant / Reseller Architecture | Partial | Yes |
| Data Residency / Region Choice | Unknown | No |
| AES-256 Encrypted Data Transport | Partial | Unknown |
| Passkeys / Passwordless Login | No | No |
| SSO / SAML Federated Auth | Partial | No |
| SCIM Auto User Provisioning | No | No |
| Security / Compliance Documentation | Unknown | Partial |
| Animated GIF | Unknown | No |
| Video Server-Side Transcoding | Partial | No |
| Audio / Background Music | Yes | No |
| PowerPoint / Word / Excel | Partial | No |
| Google Slides Widget | Unknown | Yes |
| Web Screenshot (static capture) | Partial | No |
| Custom HTML / JavaScript WebApp | Yes | Partial |
| Canva Direct Integration | Yes | No |
| AQI: Air Quality Index Widget | Unknown | Yes |
| YouTube Video Widget | Partial | Yes |
| RTMP Live Stream Widget | Unknown | Yes |
| RTSP Live Stream Widget | Partial | Yes |
| Power BI Embedded Dashboard | Partial | Partial |
| Countdown / Event Timer Widget | Yes | No |
| Stocks / Currency / Financial Data | Partial | No |
| Google Calendar | Yes | No |
| Microsoft Outlook / Exchange Calendar | Unknown | No |
| Microsoft Teams (streaming / channel) | Unknown | No |
| Slack Messages on Screen | Unknown | No |
| Grafana Dashboard | Partial | Partial |
| Google Sheets / Docs Integration | Unknown | No |
| Instagram / Facebook Posts | Unknown | No |
| Staffbase / Employee Comms | Unknown | No |
| Wayfinding / Navigation App | Unknown | No |
| HIS: Hospital Info System Integration | Unknown | Yes |
| External Database / Real-Time Data Binding NEW | Yes | No |
| Outdoor LED Wall Pixel Mapping | Unknown | Yes |
| Built-in Design Editor (Canvas/Template) | Yes | Partial |
| Template Gallery / Pre-built Library | Yes | No |
| CSS Zone Customization | Yes | No |
| QR Code Generation in Content | Unknown | No |
| Playlist Randomization / Shuffle | Partial | No |
| Content Expiry / Availability Dates | Yes | No |
| Find & Replace Media Across Playlists | Unknown | No |
| Dynamic / Tag-Based Playlist | Yes | No |
| Nested / Sub-Playlists | Yes | No |
| Brightness Scheduling by Time Slot | Partial | Yes |
| Emergency Override / Priority Cast | Yes | No |
| Everlasting / Permanent Time Slots | Yes | No |
| Rule-Based Conditional Playback | Yes | No |
| Content Approval Workflow | Yes | No |
| Reboot / Restart Device OS | Partial | Yes |
| Clear Device Cache | Unknown | Yes |
| Hardware Diagnostics (RAM / Storage) | Partial | Yes |
| WiFi Signal Strength Monitoring | Unknown | Yes |
| Content Download Progress Monitoring | Unknown | Yes |
| HDMI Screen Capture Input | Partial | Yes |
| Keep-On-Top Mode (prevent app switch) | Unknown | Yes |
| Tablet Mode Configuration | Unknown | Yes |
| HDMI-CEC Display On/Off | Yes | No |
| Serial Port / External Device Commands | Yes | No |
| OTA Silent Background App Updates | Partial | Yes |
| Mass OTA Admin Bundle Delivery | Partial | Yes |
| Display / Panel Firmware OTA Update NEW | Unknown | No |
| Device Deletion Lock / Protection | Unknown | No |
| Hourly Uptime History (15 Days) | Unknown | Yes |
| 30-Day Uptime History | Partial | Yes |
| Bulk Uptime Export (CSV / PDF) | Partial | Yes |
| Raspberry Pi | Partial | Yes |
| Amazon FireStick / Fire OS | Unknown | Yes |
| macOS | Unknown | No |
| iOS / iPadOS | Unknown | No |
| BrightSign | Unknown | Yes |
| Web Browser / PWA Player | Partial | No |
| Meeting Room Players (Teams/Zoom/Meet) | Unknown | No |
| Proprietary Hardware Box | Partial | No |
| SSO / SAML Federated Auth | Partial | No |
| SCIM Auto User Provisioning | No | No |
| Content Approval Workflow | Yes | No |
| Account Ownership Transfer | Yes | No |
| Hardware Logs (IP / MAC / Motherboard) | Partial | Yes |
| Device Health / CPU / Memory Analytics | Unknown | No |
| Screen Score / Content Quality Rating | Unknown | No |
| Amazon Kinesis Firehose Export | Unknown | No |
| VAST Tag Ad Server Support | Partial | No |
| Advertising Playlist / Campaign Mgmt | Yes | No |
| Ad Impression Targeting | Yes | No |
| Live Camera Feed Broadcast | Partial | Yes |
| Desktop Screen Capture & Broadcast | Unknown | Yes |
| Delivery over Private / VPN Network | Partial | Yes |
| Touch / Swipe Kiosk Interactivity | Yes | No |
| Interactive Navigation App | Yes | No |
| Sensor / IoT Trigger Playback | Yes | No |
| Audience Polls / Quizzes / Gamification NEW | Unknown | No |
| Embeddable Channel / Playlist (iframe) | Unknown | No |
| REST API | Yes | No |
| GraphQL API | No | No |
| Webhooks | Yes | No |
| JavaScript / Web SDK | Partial | No |
| MCP (AI Agent) Integration | Unknown | No |
| Mobile Admin App | Unknown | No |
- Yes supported
- Partial add-on, tier-gated or limited
- No not available
- Unknown not publicly documented
Supported by all
These 68 capabilities are covered by every platform on this page, so they will not help you choose.
- Cloud Hosting
- On-Premise / Self-Hosted Server
- Multi-City VPN Connectivity (On-Prem)
- Scalable Infrastructure (RAM / Storage)
- HTTPS / TLS Transport
- Images: PNG / JPEG / WebP
- Video: MP4 / WebM
- PDF Rendering / Display
- Website / URL Embed
- Clock / Time & Date Widget
- Weather Widget
- Scrolling Text / Ticker Widget
- RSS Feed Widget
- HLS Live Stream Widget
- Drag-and-Drop Layout Builder
- Multi-Zone Screen Layouts
- Portrait & Landscape Orientation
- Custom / Non-Standard Resolutions
- Video Wall / Multi-Display Layout
- Playlist Management (create / edit / loop)
- Manual Content Sequencing
- Playlist Preview (before publish)
- Playlist History / Deployment Logs
- Time-of-Day Scheduling
- Day-of-Week / Date-Range Rules
- Zone-Level Independent Schedule
- Screen On / Off Scheduling
- NTP Content Synchronization
- Direct Media File Publishing
- Filter-Based Target (area / tag / name)
- Bulk Publish (100+ screens)
- Overwrite OR Append Mode
- Content Delivery Acknowledgement
- Offline Content Caching
- Live Screenshot Capture
- Restart Signage Application
- Bulk Screen Actions (100+)
- IP Address & MAC Address View
- Live Playlist Data View from Screen
- Screen Profiling (location / tag)
- Licence Transfer / Reassign
- Remote Volume Control
- Remote Screen Rotation
- Remote Brightness Control
- Kiosk / Single-Purpose App Lock
- Restricted Mode (block changes)
- Android Fast Boot / Auto-Start Player
- Scheduled App / OS Restart
- Online / Offline Status Dashboard
- Email Health Reports (Configurable)
- Offline Device Alert / Notification
- Android
- Windows
- Linux
- LG webOS (SoC)
- Samsung Tizen (SoC)
- ChromeOS / ChromeCast
- Auto-Start at Boot / 24×7 Loop
- Multi-Level User Roles
- Nested Group Hierarchy
- Group-wise Content Scoping
- Team Member Assignment per Group
- Proof of Play Report (Excel / CSV)
- Audit Logs: User Action History
- Content Delivery Confirmation Logs
- Programmatic DOOH Integration
- Proof of Play for Advertisers
- Delivery over Public Network
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Success Stories with Global Clients
Real digital signage deployments, running today.
“Real-time menu updates and customizable designs improved brand consistency and restaurant operations.”
Taco Bell Malaysia
200+ screens across 50+ stores
“Live broadcasts, player statistics, and integrated advertising elevated the spectator experience across 16 bays.”
Six2O Cricket
Live sports entertainment
“More than 50 robotic screens turned airports and malls into dynamic, centrally managed advertising spaces.”
7amdaan.io
Interactive DOOH network, Bahrain
FAQ
Xibo Alternative: common questions
Straight answers on features, migration and what changes when you switch. Still curious? Book a demo and we’ll walk through your signage setup with you.
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