# A free ScreenCloud alternative for office screens your agent keeps current

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For most offices, screenRIG is the better and cheaper choice than ScreenCloud: it is free, your agent builds the wall from the tools it already uses, and it runs on screens you already have. ScreenCloud's Core and Pro plans cost $20 and $30 per screen per month, billed annually, after a 14-day trial. We make screenRIG. Each ScreenCloud fact links to ScreenCloud's own page.

Updated October 27, 2026 · Checked October 27, 2026.

> **You:** Put the support desk numbers and the best posts from our team channels on the corridor screen, and keep them current.
>
> **Agent:** Done. The corridor screen alternates two pages, 15 seconds each: the support desk numbers, then the team's best post. Both update in place whenever I send new numbers, so there is nothing to republish. I checked the screen.

## An office wall, from one message

This is a real session on a test screen, run on 27 October 2026. The company, the names and the numbers are made up, and they were sample data. With your own agent they come from the tools it is already connected to, such as your help desk and Slack. screenRIG connects to none of them: your agent does the reading.

![A support desk board: 23 open tickets, a median first reply of 18 minutes, satisfaction at 94.2 percent against a goal of 95, and 41 resolved against 50.](https://screenrig.ai/static-resources/images/screenshots/landing/compare-screencloud-support-wall-91983295.webp)
*Page one: four numbers with their change and trend. Green means the change is in the good direction, because fewer open tickets and a shorter reply time are better.*

![The screen showing a team post from the support-wins Slack channel by Sam Ortiz, with two earlier posts listed beside it.](https://screenrig.ai/static-resources/images/screenshots/landing/compare-screencloud-team-posts-3001c184.webp)
*Page two: the featured post, with the next posts beside it. The Slack label is just text your agent filled in. The screen draws nothing from Slack itself.*

Both pages are live data, so your agent can refresh them whenever you ask, or on its own schedule if your agent runs routines. The screen redraws in place and nothing is published again.

ScreenCloud's Arc approves content by post or source before it plays. screenRIG does the same on request: turn on Require review for agent changes, and a change waits in Reviews, with the live and proposed playlists side by side, until someone approves it. See the [agent guide](https://screenrig.ai/docs/agents.md#reviews).

## Studio, Arc or an agent: who writes what is on the screen?

ScreenCloud sells two products, Studio and Arc. For an office wall, the question is who writes what appears on it.

| Option | What it is | Who writes the content | How you buy it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Your agent, on screenRIG | Your own AI agent with the official plugin | The agent, from its own connections to your docs, sheets, calendar and chat | screenRIG is free. Pay only if you want more |
| ScreenCloud Studio | Digital signage software with Core and Pro plans and 80+ apps and integrations | A person in Studio | A 14-day trial with no credit card, then Core at $20 or Pro at $30 per screen per month billed annually. Enterprise is annual only, through sales |
| ScreenCloud Arc | A workplace communication platform for the deskless workforce, which takes content from Slack, Microsoft Teams, Unily and Awardco | Communicators, with moderation that approves content by post or source | Licensed by location through sales |

These facts come from [ScreenCloud's pricing page](https://screencloud.com/pricing) and [Arc page](https://screencloud.com/arc). [Its free-signage page](https://screencloud.com/digital-signage/free-digital-signage) says it offers a 14-day trial and no free package.

## What does it cost per screen?

| Screens | screenRIG | ScreenCloud Core ($20) | ScreenCloud Pro ($30) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10 | Free | $2,400 a year | $3,600 a year |
| 25 | Free | $6,000 a year | $9,000 a year |
| 50 | Free | $12,000 a year | $18,000 a year |

Yearly cost is the annual rate times the number of screens times 12, before tax and discounts. ScreenCloud's annual plans list a free device, so hardware is left out on both sides. On screenRIG, Standard includes up to 50 screens, the first 1 GB of storage and 10,000 agent requests a month, and [pricing](https://screenrig.ai/pricing.md) covers more than 50.

ScreenCloud also lists 80+ apps and integrations, single sign-on, human support and its own hardware, which some offices want.

> **How we checked.** ScreenCloud's plans and limits come from the pages under Sources, read on 27 Oct 2026, in US dollars. ScreenCloud is a trademark of its owner, and screenRIG is not affiliated with it. If a figure has moved, [tell us](https://screenrig.ai/contact.md).

## Moving a ScreenCloud wall

Ask your agent to rebuild it:

> **You:** Rebuild our ScreenCloud office wall here. It shows the support numbers and the team posts in the corridor, and the all-hands calendar in the lobby.
>
> **Agent:** I'll rebuild each screen from your description and screenshots, read the numbers, posts and calendar through my own connections, and put each on the right screen. Then I'll send you a screenshot of every screen to compare.

- **Start from your originals.** [ScreenCloud's help center](https://help.screencloud.com/en/articles/10121190-how-to-download-files-and-content-from-your-media-library) says there is no option to bulk download the Media Library, so use the original files.
- **Cancel last.** Keep ScreenCloud on a screen until a screenshot and the play records of its replacement match. [Start](https://screenrig.ai/docs/start.md) shows how to connect your agent.

## Questions

### Is ScreenCloud free?

[Its pricing page](https://screencloud.com/pricing) lists a 14-day Studio trial with no credit card, then Core at $20 or Pro at $30 per screen per month billed annually. Enterprise is annual only and by quote (checked 27 Oct 2026). [Free digital signage software compared](https://screenrig.ai/compare/free-digital-signage-software.md) lists the free offers and trials of other tools.

### Does ScreenCloud have an AI feature?

Yes. [ScreenCloud Arc](https://screencloud.com/arc) is its workplace communication product, its [Studio page](https://screencloud.com/studio) describes an AI Quick Post feature for creating content, and its [Screen Score](https://help.screencloud.com/en/articles/15030044-screen-score-evaluate-and-improve-your-digital-signage-content) rates content on six dimensions. screenRIG's route is your own agent with the official plugin, which runs the whole job on every plan.

### Which devices does ScreenCloud support?

[Its player list](https://screencloud.com/yodeck-alternative) names its own ScreenCloud OS player plus Chrome OS, Fire OS, Android, Tizen, BrightSign, Mac OS, Windows, Sony Bravia and webOS. screenRIG's Players are Web, Android and Google TV, Amazon Signage Stick and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, macOS, Windows, Linux, Raspberry Pi, BrightSign and Samsung Smart Signage. ScreenCloud OS hardware is ScreenCloud's own, so check each unit you want to reuse against [Downloads](https://screenrig.ai/downloads.md). See the [Player guide](https://screenrig.ai/docs/players.md).

### Do I need a sales call to try screenRIG?

No. Your agent sets up the account and pairs the screen itself, with no card and no call. screenRIG is free. Pay only if you want more, and the paid plans add people to talk to. See [pricing](https://screenrig.ai/pricing.md).

## See what offices put on screens

[Digital signage for corporate offices](https://screenrig.ai/use-cases/corporate-offices.md) shows the all-hands stream on every floor, dark screens at night and one-line alerts by floor.

## Sources

- [screencloud.com/pricing](https://screencloud.com/pricing)
- [screencloud.com/arc](https://screencloud.com/arc)
- [screencloud.com/studio](https://screencloud.com/studio)
- [screencloud.com/digital-signage/free-digital-signage](https://screencloud.com/digital-signage/free-digital-signage)
- [screencloud.com/yodeck-alternative](https://screencloud.com/yodeck-alternative)
- [help.screencloud.com/en/articles/10121190-how-to-download-files-and-content-from-your-media-library](https://help.screencloud.com/en/articles/10121190-how-to-download-files-and-content-from-your-media-library)
- [help.screencloud.com/en/articles/15030044-screen-score-evaluate-and-improve-your-digital-signage-content](https://help.screencloud.com/en/articles/15030044-screen-score-evaluate-and-improve-your-digital-signage-content)
- [screenrig.ai/pricing](https://screenrig.ai/pricing)
- [screenrig.ai/docs/agents](https://screenrig.ai/docs/agents)
- [screenrig.ai/docs/players](https://screenrig.ai/docs/players)
- [screenrig.ai/downloads](https://screenrig.ai/downloads)
- [screenrig.ai/docs/start](https://screenrig.ai/docs/start)

## Related

- [Corporate Digital Signage and Office TV Screens](https://screenrig.ai/use-cases/corporate-offices.md): Corporate digital signage for office TV screens: live stream the all-hands to every floor, dark screens at night and one-line alerts by floor.
- [Free Yodeck Alternative for Small Shops](https://screenrig.ai/compare/yodeck-alternative.md): screenRIG is free. Pay only if you want more. What Yodeck costs past one screen, and a counter promo your agent builds from one chat message.
- [OptiSigns Alternative With No Logo on Screens](https://screenrig.ai/compare/optisigns-alternative.md): screenRIG is free. Pay only if you want more. OptiSigns' free plan puts its logo on your screens. See a café counter board your agent builds by chat.
- [AI Agent Digital Signage: Publish and Verify](https://screenrig.ai/docs/agents.md): screenRIG is free. Pay only if you want more. Your AI agent runs your digital signage: assign tasks, publish, update playlists, verify with screenshots.
- [Digital Signage MCP Servers Compared (Oct 2026)](https://screenrig.ai/compare/digital-signage-mcp-servers.md): screenRIG is free. Pay only if you want more. Ten signage MCP servers compared from their own docs on 27 Oct 2026: sign-in, plans, safety and one real job.

[Start free](https://screenrig.ai/docs/start.md). screenRIG is free. Pay only if you want more.