
Arreya
End-to-end digital signage software with a built-in Creative Studio
About Arreya
Arreya is a cloud-based digital signage CMS that lets teams design, schedule, publish, and remotely manage content across screens, kiosks, video walls, and touchscreen displays. Its browser-based Creative Studio combines a zone-free design canvas, 500+ templates, and 60+ widgets and integrations (Google Workspace, Canva, Power BI, PowerPoint, RSS, weather, alerts) so non-designers can build signage without extra software. The platform is device-agnostic across ChromeOS, Windows, and Linux players, is Chrome Enterprise Recommended, and prices by content channel rather than per screen.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Channel-based pricing with no per-device fees means adding screens does not raise the subscription cost, unlike most per-screen signage CMS competitors
- Creative Studio removes the need for separate design software - zone-free canvas, 500+ templates, 1500+ Google Fonts, and royalty-free Pixabay media are included
- Unlimited user seats, roles, and SSO are standard rather than gated behind higher tiers
- Chrome Enterprise Recommended and Amazon-approved CMS, with offline playback and automatic restore after reboot or error - solid for IT-managed fleets
- Very broad integration list for a small vendor: Google Workspace, Canva, PowerPoint, Excel, Power BI, plus an API widget and sensor/controller support
- Consistently strong support ratings, live US-based technicians, and a recorded one-hour onboarding session with every subscription
Cons
- No pricing published on the website - every prospect has to go through a demo request and sales conversation, and third-party figures disagree ($29.95 vs $74.95/month)
- Scheduling lacks a clean visual calendar view of what is playing when, a limitation reviewers call out despite the scheduler's flexibility
- Reviewers report canvas-to-screen sizing mismatches on some TVs that can crop parts of a design
- Small vendor (roughly 11-50 employees, Hiawatha Iowa) with a services-heavy business, so roadmap velocity is slower than large signage platforms and custom features may carry a development fee
- Best suited to donor walls and straightforward signage - some users found it a weaker fit for highly complex or bespoke deployments
- Customization options and self-serve learning resources are thinner than reviewers would like, and priority support requires the paid Arreya Care add-on
Key Features
Creative Studio design canvas
Fully cloud-based WYSIWYG editor with a zone-free open canvas, any canvas size for video walls, horizontal or vertical layouts, CSS styling on any widget, overlays, transparency, and page transitions.
500+ templates and 1500+ Google Fonts
Free ready-made signage templates you can customize and save as your own, plus the full Google Fonts library and royalty-free Pixabay images and video built into the editor.
Minute-level scheduler
Schedule an unlimited number of presentations with recurring schedules, time-zone awareness, and priority overrides. Individual scheduled items can be changed without rebuilding the whole schedule.
Touchscreen and interactive presentations
Build multipage touch experiences, interactive wayfinding, and donor recognition walls, including sensor integrations and using a screen as a controller for lighting and third-party systems.
Widget library for dynamic content
Turnkey widgets for alerts, weather, marquee text, QR codes, time and date, RSS feeds, countdown timers, stock and financial tickers, KPI/metrics tables, and Power BI dashboards.
App and file integrations
Embed or import from Canva, Google Slides, Sheets, Forms, Calendar, Maps, Translate and Charts, Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel and Power BI, plus layered Photoshop and Illustrator files.
Automated daily content feeds
Arreya-maintained feeds that refresh themselves daily, including Today In History, Holidays and Observances, Quote of the Day, jokes and trivia, mental-health content, K-12 student content, and live NCAA tournament brackets.
Device-agnostic playback with offline play
Runs as a 100% HTML/PWA player on ChromeOS, Windows, or Linux devices including the Amazon Signage Stick, boots into kiosk mode, keeps playing without a connection, and self-restores after reboot or error.
Unlimited users with roles and SSO
Every subscription includes unlimited user seats with role-based permissions, secure single sign-on, user activity logs, remote login, and self-service password reset.
Remote management and analytics
Manage and monitor all connected screens from the browser with automatic software updates, no local installs, and playback analytics on what ran where.
API widget and custom development
Connect Arreya to other business systems through the API widget, or commission the Arreya team to build a feature that is not in the standard library.
Onboarding, training, and Arreya Care support
Each subscription includes a recorded one-hour training session with a platform specialist, a knowledge base, and live US-based support. Paid Arreya Care adds priority triage with 24-hour response and device/network troubleshooting.
Pricing
- Full-feature trial access
- No credit card required
- Creative Studio and template library
- Test playback on your own device
- Priced per content channel, not per screen
- No per-device fees - unlimited screens per channel
- Unlimited user seats with roles and SSO
- Full Creative Studio, 500+ templates, all widgets
- Unlimited presentations and scheduling
- Offline play and remote device management
- 1-hour onboarding training plus knowledge base
- Monthly or annual billing (commonly quoted at $74.95/month for the all-features channel plan)
- Multi-channel and multi-location deployments
- Arreya Care priority support packages (3-hour or 10-hour)
- Custom feature development
- Design services and implementation help
- White-glove device setup and hardware bundles
- Custom kiosks, enclosures, and donor recognition walls
Best For
School and campus communications
K-12 districts and colleges run announcement boards, lunch menus, event calendars, and emergency alerts on ChromeOS devices they already manage, using Google Slides/Sheets/Calendar embeds and Arreya's K-12 daily content feeds.
Donor recognition and fundraising walls
Nonprofits and foundations replace costly engraved plaques with interactive touchscreen donor walls, using the Listeez widget to auto-update long giving lists and Arreya's fabricated enclosures for the physical install.
Internal communications and shop-floor dashboards
Corporate and manufacturing teams push KPI tables, Power BI dashboards, safety messaging, and production goals to screens in break rooms and plant floors, reaching staff who do not sit at a desk or read email.
Healthcare waiting rooms and wayfinding
Hospitals and clinics display provider directories, health education, and multilingual content with Google Translate touch interaction, plus interactive wayfinding kiosks for navigating large facilities.
Retail, restaurant, and franchise menu boards
Multi-location brands and franchisees run promotions and digital menu boards synced from Google Sheets, updating pricing and offers across every site from one browser session.
Low-cost signage on Amazon Signage Stick
Small venues and sports complexes turn any existing TV into managed signage by pairing a sub-$100 Amazon Signage Stick with an Arreya channel, avoiding commercial player hardware costs.
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