Digital signage CMS: choosing the right system

What a digital signage CMS does

A digital signage CMS (content management system) is the software you use to design, schedule and play out content on all your screens — centrally, through the browser. It is the heart of every signage setup. How CMS, player and display work together is explained in our digital signage guide.

The most important features

• Drag-and-drop editor with templates — no programming skills needed
• Playlists and precise scheduling (daily, weekly, recurring)
• Media of every kind: images, videos, documents, YouTube, web pages, weather, RSS
• Remote management and automatic updates
• Offline playback in case the internet fails
• Reports and monitoring of playback status

What to look for when choosing

• Player included? Does the software run directly on the screen or do you need extra hardware?
• Price per user: does every additional colleague cost more?
• Offline operation: does the screen keep playing if the connection drops?
• Scaling: can you go from one screen to a hundred without changing systems?
• Security: is there SSO, are there roles and audit logs when IT asks?
• Support: in which language and at which hours?

A system that grows with you

A good digital signage CMS covers the single site just as well as the corporation with a hundred branches. With lumafy you choose between the lite and pro editions — which one fits what is covered in lite or pro.

Conclusion

The best CMS is the one that works day to day: easy to operate, reliable offline, fair on price and ready to grow. lumafy delivers CMS, displays and players from one source.

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