Software is a small part of what one screen costs, and a large part of what fifty cost. Most platforms charge for every screen, every month, for as long as it is on the wall. easyCMS is paid once, so if your screens stay up for more than about a year, buying is cheaper.
Good to know Run your own numbers in the digital signage cost calculator. Every competitor price it uses, with the date we read it, is in the Digital Signage Pricing Index.
What subscriptions charge per screen
When we checked in September 2026, entry plans were €8 per screen per month at Yodeck Basic, €7.50 at OptiSigns Standard (annual price), $11 per display at Rise Vision K-12 Basic and $20 at ScreenCloud Core (billed annually). Yodeck gives you one screen free, and OptiSigns three, with their logo on screen.
A €10 per screen per month plan is €600 per screen over five years. If the screen is still up in year six, you are still paying.
Five years of software
Below, a subscription at €9 per screen per month stands for the cheaper entry plans, and €15 for the mid plans. easyCMS prices assume Windows or Android screens, with the licences bought in the same order as the account, at €66 each. A Samsung Tizen or LG webOS screen takes a €129 licence instead.
| Five years of software | 1 screen | 10 screens | 50 screens |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subscription at €9 per screen per month | €540 | €5,400 | €27,000 |
| Subscription at €15 per screen per month | €900 | €9,000 | €45,000 |
| easyCMS | €49 | €893 | €8,900 on Android, €6,450 on Windows |
- 1 screen: the €49 account, with its licence included.
- 10 screens: the €299 PRO account plus nine licences at €66. Added later at €99 each, the total is €1,190.
- 50 screens: Enterprise at €1,290 a year, plus €49 for each Android licence and €99 for each LG webOS or Samsung Tizen one. Windows and Linux licences are free on Enterprise.
At every size here, the one-time price pays for itself in under ten months when you buy in one order, and in under fourteen at list price. Full prices are on the pricing page.
The verdict
When a subscription is cheaper
Screens up for a few months: a pop-up, an exhibition, a pilot you may drop. Some finance teams also approve a yearly line more easily than a one-off purchase.
When pay-once wins
Any screen that stays up for more than about a year. The cost goes flat after you pay, and the gap grows with every screen you add.
What else to budget: screen, player, mount
A 55-inch commercial screen is €700 to €1,500, a player €150 to €500, a mount €40 to €600, installation €150 to €500. Then someone’s time to keep it current.
Our Android player is €499, arrives set up and includes the licence for its screen. On Enterprise it is €299.
What “lifetime” has to include
A lifetime licence is only worth something if it keeps working. Before you buy from anyone, including us, check four things:
- Updates are included for the life of the account, not just a support window.
- Hosting is included. A one-time licence with a monthly hosting bill is a subscription.
- The licence moves to a new player when the old one dies.
- Your content can be exported if the vendor disappears.
With easyCMS, updates are free, hosting in the EU is included, and your media and designs are yours. The guides and the assistant are free, and an expert support hour is €25 when you want one.
Spending less per screen
Buy commercial screens
A consumer TV saves money up front and fails sooner on 12-hour days. See the player buying guide.
Use one kind of player
Mixed hardware means more to support. Pick one model and buy them all the same.
Design once, reuse everywhere
The cost that keeps coming back is design time. A template you change once saves it on every screen.
Check you need to be online
Screens keep playing from their cache when the internet drops. See digital signage without internet.
FAQ
What does one screen cost in the first year, all in?
Between about €1,100 and €3,300 for a typical indoor screen: display, player, mount, installation and software. Software is 4% to 6% of that.
Is a one-time licence always cheaper?
No. For a few months, a subscription is cheaper. Beyond about ten months, a one-time licence won in every case we worked out.
Does the €49 easyCMS account really include a licence?
Yes: the account, one display licence, 1GB of storage and up to 5 screens. Extra licences are €66 each in the same order, applied automatically, or €99 later.
What happens above 25 screens?
You move to Enterprise at €1,290 a year, our only recurring plan. Licences are €49 for Android, €99 for LG webOS and Samsung Tizen, and free for Windows and Linux.
Do I have to buy hardware from you?
No. Licences work on Android, Windows, LG webOS and Samsung Tizen devices you already own. Our Android player simply saves you the setup.
Get your own number
Email info@myeasycms.com or call +48 509 937 137 with your screen count, and we will work it out for you. For the pay-once answer in full, read digital signage with no monthly fee.