Castcade is a paid digital signage CMS and narrowcasting system for planning, managing and publishing content on information screens. Its browser visual editor creates content, manages playlists and schedules publication by screen, location or group. Realtime publishing handles updates such as news, waiting times and live messages. Supported content includes images, video, animations, text, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, PDF, audio, YouTube, live streams, live TV, dashboards, RSS and social feeds. Castcade says screens can connect with SharePoint, Power BI, Google Workspace, intranets, databases and company-specific software. Players include BrightSign, ChromeOS, Amazon Fire TV Stick, LG webOS, Samsung Tizen, Android and Windows signage PCs. API access and advanced user roles are available. Start costs 15.00 EUR per month on an annual contract, excluding VAT; Pro costs 20.00 EUR per month on an annual contract. The standard minimum software term is 12 months. Setup packages start at 350.00 EUR one time. Castcade offers a free demo and can discuss a test setup or proof of concept.
Who it is for
Castcade suits retail, hospitality, healthcare, education, corporate and other organizations operating information screens across locations.
What is good
- Visual editor schedules content by screen or location
- Handles varied media and office formats
- Supports realtime publishing
- Connects to business systems and data sources
- Works with multiple signage player platforms
What to know first
- Annual contract has a 12-month minimum
- Listed monthly prices exclude VAT
- No free plan
Verdict
Castcade provides broad content handling, scheduling and realtime signage updates across many player types. Its plans require an annual commitment, with advanced security and support features reserved for higher tiers.
Castcade plans and pricing
All plansCompared on digital signage software
- Free plan
- No
- Content types
- images, video, animations, text, web pages, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, PDF, audio, YouTube, live streams, live TV, dashboards, RSS, social feeds
- User roles
- advanced
- API access
- Yes
