Raydiant
Premium in-store CX—versus flexible, lower-cost cloud
Raydiant (under Displai) built its brand on POS-tied menus, kiosks, and multi-location retail. Premium experience tooling—just know list prices historically sat near $49-$59-plus per screen plus proprietary players, so TCO only fits when POS automation replaces other vendors.
Play vs Raydiant
Every project is different, so Raydiant-class stacks may win for some teams while Play wins for others. Raydiant is known for retail POS menus and kiosk consolidation. This page is a fairer read on opaque / quote-led stickers (historically about $49-$59-plus), proprietary player CAPEX, support themes, and how those stack against Play's Essential / Pro / Ultimate BYO plans (about $8 / $12 / $16)—so you can decide with the same checklist on both sides.
Pricing
Public Raydiant / Displai pricing is opaque. Common third-party figures: historical / directory stickers around $49/screen/mo to about $59-plus in review roundups; proprietary ScreenRay-class player historically marketed around $199 (some directory notes cite about $169)—get a written quote; often sales-led, annual contracts, volume pricing for chains.
Play's older alt page listed Standard $59 / Pro $89 / Enterprise $129. Treat those as historical snapshots, not guaranteed 2026 Displai SKUs.
Play: Essential / Pro / Ultimate from about $8 / $12 / $16. Annual about 10% off; review-for-free first screen.
Fair reading of the gap: at about $50-$60/screen, a 10-screen Raydiant-class fleet can approach $500-$600/mo in software alone—before players—versus roughly $80-$160 on Play Essential through Ultimate. That premium can be rational if POS automation and kiosk consolidation replace other vendors. It is rarely rational for static HQ announcements. Fold player CAPEX into this Pricing story and Compatibility—no separate Hardware field.
Support
Raydiant (historical): FAQ, knowledge base, email help desk, phone, demos/onboarding. Third-party reviews repeatedly mention slow support responses relative to premium pricing (Digital Signage Hub, Subscribed.fyi summary themes). Post-acquisition, confirm Displai's current SLAs and channels.
Play: live chat 24/7/365 plus phone business hours (Play pricing FAQ).
Premium price should buy premium response—validate that in trial tickets before you sign an annual chain contract.
Learn moreContent Development
Raydiant strengths: templates for menus/promos/welcome screens, plugins, drag-and-drop playlists, and (historically) professional design / branding services—valuable when stores will not DIY.
Limits called out in reviews: custom layouts beyond standard menu boards can feel cumbersome; connectivity / sync delays between dashboard and screens hurt when POS accuracy matters.
Play: in-product slide/page editor so store managers and marketers can edit without a services engagement. Services are optional, not required to make the DIY path work.
Learn moreCompatibility
Raydiant historically offered its own media player plus Windows, Mac, Chromebox, Amazon Fire TV Stick, and BrightSign paths. Play's prior page noted Samsung Tizen was not supported—re-verify under Displai before you standardize on SoC Samsung commercial displays.
Play supports a wide BYO set including Tizen, webOS, Fire / Signage Stick, Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, BrightSign, and more—license-only, no mandatory proprietary player.
If you already own ScreenRay devices, switching vendors may mean hardware retirement. Factor that into TCO, not just SaaS. Confirm Displai branding, SKUs, and OS matrix on publish day.
Teams
Raydiant offered multi-user collaboration, roles, and sub-team-style organization for multi-location brands (exact "unlimited users" language was unclear on older public pages—confirm with sales). Play includes unlimited users, roles, and sub-teams as a standard collaboration story, with advanced analytics/audit scaling by plan.
For enterprise IT, ask both vendors for SSO, audit logs, and proof-of-play on the quote you are actually buying.
Raydiant Digital Signage vs. Play Digital Signage: What are the Differences?
In the list below we’ve made is super easy for you to figure out what the main differences between Raydiant Digital Signage and Play Digital Signage is. You will find informaiton about pricing, terms and what who can do or can’t do.
Free Screens
Free Screens
Pricing (monthly)
Pricing (monthly)
Monthly $8 Annually $7.20
Standard $59 Pro $89 Enterprise $129
Supported OS
Supported OS
Country of origin
Country of origin
Headquarters
Headquarters
Established
Established
2013
2017
Live Chat 24/7
Live Chat 24/7
Unlimited storage and traffic
Unlimited users and teams
Cloud-based editor (Like powerpoint)
Templates
Multi-Zone Playlists
Youtube
Social Media
RSS
Streaming
HDMI (Video) input
Works offline
Emergency Strategy Setup
API
Analytics
Audit Logs
SSO
Touch Interactive Content
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What We Learned Testing Raydiant/Displai Against Play's Price Band
Here at Play Digital Signage, we know every digital signage company feels different until you try it. We evaluated Raydiant/Displai pricing opacity, review themes, and plan fit the way a buyer would.
What we liked: clear product vision for brick-and-mortar experience (not just slideshows); template/library and multi-location narrative for chains; optional design/services path for non-DIY brands; hardware choice beyond a single locked player (historically).
What held us back relative to Play: premium per-screen SaaS plus player cost for simple use cases; opaque pricing slows apples-to-apples shopping; support responsiveness concerns in third-party reviews; sync/connectivity footnotes matter when menus must be correct; corporate transition to Displai means buyers should validate roadmap and contract entity.
Who should pick which: Choose Raydiant/Displai if you need Toast/Square/Clover-class menu sync, kiosk/ordering adjacent workflows, and a vendor used to global QSR/retail rollouts—and your budget matches premium per-screen SaaS. Choose Play if you need reliable cloud signage with a built-in editor, broad BYO hardware, 24/7 live chat, and public Essential-class pricing without a sales-gated sticker for basic screens.
If you arrived from a Raydiant sales demo, ask for a written per-screen plus hardware plus contract-term quote, then run the same content on a Play trial before you lock annual chain pricing.
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