Garlic Player alternatives

ScreenTinker

An MIT-licensed signage CMS covering an unusually wide range of players.

• Open source
• Free tier
• Self-host

Runs

Cloud, Self-hosted

From

Free tier

Xibo

Open source signage you can run on your own server or buy hosted.

• Open source
• Free tier
• Self-host

Runs

Cloud, Self-hosted

From

$4.90 per screen, per month

OptiSigns

Cloud signage with the widest published device list, and public prices.

Runs

Cloud

From

$10 per screen, per month

Anthias

A free self-hosted player for Raspberry Pi and x86, formerly Screenly OSE.

• Open source
• Free tier
• Self-host

Runs

Self-hosted

From

Free

Castmill

An AGPL platform with a modular HTML5 player aimed at low-memory devices.

• Open source
• Free tier
• Self-host

Runs

Self-hosted

From

Free

Concerto

A long-running open source signage CMS built around content feeds.

• Open source
• Free tier
• Self-host

Runs

Self-hosted

From

Free

Infopanel

A deliberately small slide-based signage tool, deployed with Docker.

• Open source
• Free tier
• Self-host

Runs

Self-hosted

From

Free

Signage Orchestrator

A scheduling front end for Raspberry Digital Signage and Raspberry Slideshow players.

• Open source
• Free tier
• Self-host

Runs

Self-hosted

From

Free

Navori

Cloud subscription, self-hosted perpetual or hybrid, all quoted rather than listed.

• Self-host

Runs

Cloud, Self-hosted, Hybrid

From

On request

Yodeck

Hosted signage with a free single-screen plan and a wide player list.

• Free tier

Runs

Cloud

From

$8 per screen, per month

Chromecast Kiosk

Drives signage onto Chromecast dongles instead of dedicated players.

• Open source
• Free tier
• Self-host

Runs

Self-hosted

From

Free

NoviSign

Cloud signage covering the smart-display operating systems as well as boxes.

Runs

Cloud

From

$14 per screen, per month

OnSign TV

Priced per player, with one of the broadest hardware lists published.

Runs

Cloud

From

$19.99 per screen, per month

Screenlite

An MIT-licensed CMS and web player, published openly but not finished.

• Open source
• Free tier
• Self-host
• Pre-release

Runs

Self-hosted

From

Free

TelemetryTV

Per-device pricing from $8 with no minimum, and its own Android player.

Runs

Cloud

From

$8 per screen, per month

Play Digital Signage

A browser-based player that runs almost anywhere, and a free screen for a review.

• Free tier

Runs

Cloud

From

$12 per screen, per month

Carousel

Content management that leans on other people's players, with approval workflow built in.

Runs

Cloud

From

On request

Korbyt

Enterprise workplace communications, with room booking in the same product.

Runs

Cloud

From

On request

Litescreen

Announced as open source and self-hostable, with no licence published yet.

• Self-host
• Pre-release

Runs

Self-hosted

From

On request

Scala

A 1987 enterprise brand, acquired in 2026 and sold only through partners.

Runs

Cloud

From

On request

ScreenCloud

Enterprise-focused cloud signage, priced per screen with a player included.

Runs

Cloud

From

$20 per screen, per month

Mvix

Buy the player once and the cloud software comes with it, with no subscription.

Runs

Cloud

From

$450 per screen, one time

Rise Vision

Signage priced per display per year, aimed squarely at schools.

Runs

Cloud

From

$119 per screen, per year

Screenly

The commercial product from the team behind Anthias, built on Raspberry Pi.

Runs

Cloud

From

$15 per screen, per month

Signagelive

Now part of Navori, still sold and supported under its own name.

Runs

Cloud

From

On request

SpinetiX ARYA

A Swiss SaaS platform that expects you to run its own purpose-built players.

Runs

Cloud

From

On request

Displai

The product formerly sold as Raydiant, rebranded and quoted rather than listed.

Runs

Cloud

From

On request