{"id":190,"date":"2026-10-02T06:01:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T06:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roku.adreca.net\/blog\/?p=190"},"modified":"2026-10-02T06:03:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T06:03:50","slug":"is-pevac-digital-signage-the-app-youve-been-waiting-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roku.adreca.net\/blog\/is-pevac-digital-signage-the-app-youve-been-waiting-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Pevac Digital Signage the App You\u2019ve Been Waiting For?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td><strong>App \/ Platform<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Best For<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Key Features<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Pricing Model<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>OptiSigns<\/strong><\/td><td>Full cloud management &amp; widgets<\/td><td>Dynamic templates, Google Slides, social feeds, multi-screen scheduling<\/td><td>Paid cloud subscription (Free trial)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Quickesign<\/strong><\/td><td>Dedicated Roku optimization<\/td><td>Multi-zone layouts, scrolling text tickers, PDF support, automatic updates<\/td><td>Low cost per screen (~$6\u2013$10\/mo)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Simple USB Signage<\/strong><\/td><td>Offline local playback<\/td><td>Loops images, videos, and background music directly from a USB stick<\/td><td>Low one-time fee or free<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>ScreenCloud<\/strong><\/td><td>Enterprise &amp; multi-location<\/td><td>Heavy CMS capabilities, drag-and-drop designer, role permissions<\/td><td>Paid per screen \/ month<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pevac Digital SIgnage<\/td><td>Best for 1\u20135 screens<\/td><td>Multi-screen scheduling, looping images, videos, and background music from a USB or Google Drive<\/td><td>Lowest cost per screen \/ month ($4.99)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Pevac Digital Signage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Pevac is essentially a lightweight signage player built specifically for Roku. It is intended for restaurants, shops, offices, schools, reception areas, etc., where you want to turn an existing Roku TV into a signage screen without buying a separate signage box. <br>What it supports<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Photos, videos and audio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Google Drive as a content source<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>USB media on compatible Roku hardware<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Playlists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weekly schedules \u2014 e.g. breakfast menu 7\u201311 AM, lunch menu 11 AM\u20133 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Image timing and playback order<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fit\/Fill display modes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Background music during photo playback<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Startup playlists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiple Roku devices under an account<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Export\/import of playlists and schedules between devices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>English, German, Canadian French, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One important distinction: despite the launch material describing it as cloud-based, it isn&#8217;t a full centralized signage CMS in the same sense as a mature enterprise platform. Moving configurations between devices is currently manual, and the receiving device needs access to the media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Pricing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The advertised starting price is $4.99\/month for one device, with monthly and annual plans and a 30-day trial on eligible plans. The exact current subscription tiers are presented through Roku Pay. <br>That&#8217;s substantially cheaper than OptiSigns&#8217; regular plans.<br>For comparison, OptiSigns currently lists:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Standard: $10\/screen\/month monthly or $9 annually<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pro Plus: $15\/month or $13.50 annually<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engage: $30\/month or $27 annually<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OptiSigns&#8217; plans include substantially more functionality, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Pevac vs. OptiSigns on Roku<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Feature<\/td><td>Pevac<\/td><td>OptiSigns<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Roku support<\/td><td>\u2705 Designed for Roku<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Images\/video<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>USB media<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><td>Limited\/different workflow<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Google Drive<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Playlists<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Scheduling<\/td><td>\u2705 Weekly<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Background music<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Multiple screens<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Remote web management<\/td><td>More limited<\/td><td>Much stronger<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Split-screen<\/td><td>\u274c<\/td><td>\u274c on Roku<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Social\/media integrations<\/td><td>\u274c\/limited<\/td><td>\u274c on Roku<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Large app\/integration ecosystem<\/td><td>\u274c<\/td><td>140+ generally, but Roku has restrictions<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Advanced analytics\/proof of play<\/td><td>Not indicated<\/td><td>\u2705 on higher plans<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Enterprise features<\/td><td>Limited<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Starting price<\/td><td>$4.99\/month<\/td><td>$10\/month<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>OptiSigns itself says Roku has significant platform restrictions. Its Roku app supports basic images, video, documents, playlists and schedules, but not split-screen or many of its other apps\/integrations. OptiSigns now actually says its built-in Roku app is no longer recommended for digital-signage use cases as of May 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>For a simple Roku-only installation, Pevac&#8217;s approach makes a lot of sense:<strong>Existing Roku TV + Pevac + Google Drive\/USB \u2192 inexpensive signage<\/strong><br>You don&#8217;t necessarily need an Android box, Windows mini-PC, Raspberry Pi, or dedicated signage player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have 1\u20135 screens showing menus, promotions, photos or videos, Pevac looks particularly relevant. If you&#8217;re managing dozens\/hundreds of screens, needing centralized publishing, monitoring, proof-of-play, data integrations, or sophisticated layouts, you&#8217;d want to investigate a dedicated signage platform\/player instead..<br><br>If you&#8217;re considering <a href=\"https:\/\/roku.pevac.adreca.net\/digitalsignage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pevac Digital Signage<\/a> for an actual business, I can also break down exactly how it works, how to set it up on a Roku TV, and whether the $4.99 plan is sufficient for your use case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>App \/ Platform Best For Key Features Pricing Model OptiSigns Full cloud management &amp; widgets Dynamic templates, Google Slides, social feeds, multi-screen scheduling Paid cloud subscription (Free trial) Quickesign Dedicated Roku optimization Multi-zone layouts, scrolling text tickers, PDF support, automatic updates Low cost per screen (~$6\u2013$10\/mo) Simple USB Signage Offline local playback Loops images, videos, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/roku.adreca.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/roku.adreca.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/roku.adreca.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roku.adreca.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roku.adreca.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/roku.adreca.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":196,"href":"https:\/\/roku.adreca.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190\/revisions\/196"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roku.adreca.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/roku.adreca.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roku.adreca.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roku.adreca.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}