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Smartsign vs InfoBox: what does digital signage software cost?

Updated 20.10.202610 min readKasper VälimäkiKasper Välimäki

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Smartsign is Swedish digital signage software (Smartsign Display Manager), developed in Borlänge since 1997, with thousands of customers in more than 30 countries. In Finland, Smartsign is sold by resellers and online stores, and the company has a small Finnish sales team in Espoo. Smartsign doesn't publish its own price list, but in Finnish online stores a 1-year license costs about €27–30/screen/month (Standard) or €34/screen/month (Pro), and the current Smartsign 11 requires the Pro license.

With multi-year prepayment, the monthly price of the Pro license drops to about €16.50–20. InfoBox costs from €7/screen/month billed annually, and every feature is included in the same price. The software runs directly on an Android TV, and you can start a trial online right away.

First year for five screens: InfoBox €540, Smartsign Cloud Pro about €2,044.

At a glance

  1. Smartsign is established Swedish software that particularly suits large organizations: native apps for many professional displays, a wide range of Microsoft integrations, detailed access control and the option to install the system on your own server. Sales go through resellers, and the trial starts with a demo.

  2. InfoBox is Finnish cloud software that you buy directly online. One price includes every feature: scheduling, unlimited users, videos, websites and integrations (Power BI, Canva, Google Slides, SharePoint, Google Drive, Lounastaja, Sitedrive, Sinebrychoff ContentHub, YouTube). Android TVs work directly with no extra device.

  3. Software costs for five screens: in the first year InfoBox €540 and Smartsign Cloud Pro about €2,044 (1-year licenses). Over three years, Smartsign about €3,661 prepaid and InfoBox €1,620.

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Side by side

Quick comparison

Both are cloud-based systems for managing digital signage. The biggest differences are in price, the license model and how you buy the software.

FeatureSmartsignInfoBox
Price No own price list. In Finnish online stores about €27–30/screen/month (Standard) or €34/screen/month (Pro) with a 1-year license, Pro €16.50–20/screen/month with 3–5 years prepaid From €7/screen/month (10–50 screens) or €9/screen/month (1–9 screens), billed annually
How you buy Through resellers and online stores Directly online, no middlemen
License tiers● Standard (Smartsign 10 only, full-screen content) and Pro (Smartsign 11, split screen, touch) One plan, every feature
Free trial 30 days, starts by booking a demo 14 days, start online right away with no credit card
Android TV● Generic Android app installed manually (not in the Play Store). Smartsign recommends supported devices. The InfoBox app runs directly on the TV's built-in system
Professional displays Native apps: Samsung, LG, Philips, Sony, Sharp, Iiyama and Hisense, plus BrightSign, ChromeOS and Windows● Android-based displays directly, others with any Android device or the €59 InfoBox Basic stick
Number of users Unlimited, more than 200 permission settings Unlimited, at the same price
Microsoft integrations Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Viva Engage and Power BI● Power BI and SharePoint
Canva and YouTube Not mentioned in the integration list Yes, Canva content syncs automatically
Finnish integrations Not mentioned Lounastaja (lunch menus), Sitedrive (construction sites) and Sinebrychoff ContentHub
Own server (on-premise) Yes, including Active Directory sign-in No, cloud service only
Emergency messages and alarm triggers Emergency messages and triggers from sensors and fire alarms● Emergency messages with the free Massatiedote add-on, no triggers from sensors or fire alarms
Interface and support in Finnish● Finnish-language phone support. Development and documentation in Sweden Finnish-language interface, help center and onboarding, founder reachable directly
Data location Microsoft Azure in the EU Google Cloud, Finland (europe-north1, Hamina)
Contract● Licenses for 1, 3 or 5 years, renew automatically Annual billing with no long commitments
Pricing

Price comparison: Smartsign vs InfoBox

Smartsign doesn't publish prices on its own website; packages are priced to your needs through a reseller. In Finnish online stores, however, the licenses are on public sale. A license is bought per screen or player for 1, 3 or 5 years at a time. InfoBox charges the same monthly price for every screen, and every feature is included in the price.

Smartsign

About €27–34/screen/month (1-year license)

  • Cloud Standard 12 months: €324–355 per screen (about €27–30/month). Works only in Smartsign 10, and the screen shows one full-screen item at a time.
  • Cloud Pro 12 months: €409 per screen (about €34/month). Required for the current Smartsign 11, split screen, layouts and touch use.
  • Cloud Pro 36 months: €732 per screen upfront (about €20/month)
  • Cloud Pro 5 years: €987 per screen upfront (about €16.50/month)
  • Licenses renew automatically
  • Example with 5 screens, Cloud Pro 12 months: about €2,044 in the first year
  • Example with 5 screens, Cloud Pro 36 months: about €3,661 over three years
  • Hardware extra: a supported professional display or player (e.g. a Qbic player at about €440). Custom onboarding costs extra.
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InfoBox

From €7/screen/month

  • 10–50 screens: €7/screen/month billed annually (€84/year/screen)
  • 1–9 screens: €9/screen/month billed annually (€108/year/screen)
  • Example with 5 screens: €540/year, €1,620 over three years
  • Every feature at the same price, no tiers
  • Optional InfoBox Basic stick €59 one-off, not required
  • Onboarding included in the price
  • 14-day free trial, no credit card
  • Turnkey option: display leasing with a Hisense or Maxhub display, software and pre-installation from €24/screen/month (36 months via Grenke)

Smartsign prices checked on 20.10.2026 in the online stores of Finnish resellers (Verkkokauppa.com, Micro Magic). Prices vary by reseller, and this is not Smartsign's own price list. All prices excl. VAT.

Sources: Verkkokauppa.com: Smartsign Cloud Standard 12 months, Verkkokauppa.com: Smartsign Cloud Pro 12 months, Verkkokauppa.com: Smartsign Cloud Pro 36 months, Micro Magic: Smartsign Cloud Pro 5 years, smartsignmanager.com/paket

Features

Point by point

Buying and onboarding

Smartsign

Smartsign sells through resellers. In Finland, the sellers include online stores, IT resellers and integrators. The trial starts with a demo, after which you get a full 30-day test license. Basic onboarding (guides, videos and webinars) is free, and custom onboarding is priced separately.

InfoBox

You sign up online, upload content and connect the screen with the app. The first screen is running in about 15 minutes. Onboarding remotely or on site is included in the price, even though most people learn to use it in a few minutes.

License model

Smartsign

A license is bought for each device that plays content. The Standard license works only in the older Smartsign 10 and shows one full-screen item at a time. The Pro license is required for the current Smartsign 11 and for split screen, layouts and touch use. Licenses renew automatically.

InfoBox

InfoBox has no license tiers: every screen gets every feature. The price only steps by number of screens (€9/month for 1–9 screens, €7/month for 10–50 screens).

Displays

Smartsign

Smartsign has native apps for many professional displays (Samsung, LG, Philips, Sony, Sharp, Iiyama and selected Hisense models) and for BrightSign, ChromeOS, Windows and Qbic players. The generic Android app is installed manually, and Smartsign officially recommends supported devices. Smartsign Room meeting room displays and Samsung e-paper displays are also available.

InfoBox

Android TVs (Sony, Philips, TCL, Vestel, Maxhub, Hisense and other Android TV brands) work directly with no extra device. Other TVs only need any Android device in the HDMI port: your own tablet, Fire TV, a generic Android stick or the optional €59 InfoBox Basic stick.

Content and integrations

Smartsign

Browser-based management, calendar scheduling, layers and zones, channels, content templates and an AI assistant (Smartsign 11). Integrations focus on Microsoft: Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Viva Engage and Power BI. Also Google Drive, Instagram, Facebook, RSS, websites, Office files and JSON or XML feeds. Canva, YouTube and Finnish integrations are not mentioned.

InfoBox

Browser-based management where images, videos, PDFs and websites are included in the price. Canva and Google Slides content syncs automatically, and Power BI, YouTube, SharePoint, Google Drive, Sinebrychoff ContentHub, Lounastaja (lunch menus) and Sitedrive (construction site schedules) are shown directly.

Permissions and security

Smartsign

Unlimited users, user groups and more than 200 permission settings. The cloud service runs on Microsoft Azure in the EU region, and the system can also be installed on your own server with Active Directory sign-in. The system also supports emergency messages and triggers from sensors and fire alarms.

InfoBox

Unlimited users at the same price. Data is in Google Cloud's Finland region (europe-north1, Hamina), and the service is fully GDPR compliant. InfoBox has no on-premise installation or control from alarm systems.

Support and language

Smartsign

In Finland there is a small sales team in Espoo and Finnish-language phone support. Product development happens in Sweden, and second-line support and documentation are in Swedish and English. There are few Finnish-language pages.

InfoBox

Finnish-language interface, help center (help.infoboxi.com), email and chat support, and onboarding. Founder Kasper Välimäki handles the hardest cases himself (kasper@infoboxi.com).

Honest assessment

Where Smartsign is the better choice

Smartsign has been in the industry for almost 30 years, and in some situations it is a better choice than InfoBox.

  • Scale and references: Smartsign has thousands of customers in more than 30 countries, and its references include large Swedish organizations such as Volvo, City Gross, Clas Ohlson, PEAB and ABB.
  • Wide hardware support: native apps for professional displays from Samsung, LG, Philips, Sony, Sharp, Iiyama and Hisense, and for BrightSign, ChromeOS and Windows players. Also meeting room displays (Smartsign Room) and e-paper displays.
  • Own server and strict IT requirements: on-premise installation with Active Directory sign-in, more than 200 permission settings, and alarm and sensor triggers suit the public sector and large organizations.
  • Microsoft environments: Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive and Viva Engage integrations are ready to use if your organization runs Microsoft 365.
  • Longer trial: the Smartsign trial lasts 30 days, the InfoBox trial 14 days.
Choosing

Which one is right for you

Choose Smartsign if

Smartsign is the natural choice for a larger organization and its IT department.

  • You need the system on your own server or Active Directory sign-in
  • You want your screens triggered by fire alarms and sensors
  • Your organization uses Microsoft 365, and you want Teams, OneDrive and Viva Engage content on your screens
  • You already use professional displays from Samsung, LG or other manufacturers or BrightSign players, or you need meeting room displays
  • You prefer to buy the system from an IT reseller that also supplies the displays and installation
Recommended

Choose InfoBox if

InfoBox is the natural choice when you want a clear price and a fast start with no sales process.

  • You want to pay €7–9/screen/month, not €27–34/screen/month for a 1-year license or multi-year licenses upfront
  • You want one price where every screen gets every feature, not separate Standard and Pro licenses
  • You want to start a trial online right away with no demo, reseller or credit card
  • You use Android TVs or want an affordable €59 stick, and don't need a professional display or a separate player
  • You need the Canva, YouTube, Lounastaja, Sitedrive or Sinebrychoff ContentHub integration
  • You want a Finnish-language interface and support, and your data stored in Finland
  • You want a turnkey solution with a transparent monthly price: display leasing (Hisense or Maxhub display, software and pre-installation) from €24/screen/month
Switching

How to switch from Smartsign to InfoBox

Smartsign licenses are paid upfront and renew automatically, so check the license end date and cancellation terms with your reseller. You can try InfoBox in parallel before your licenses end.

  1. 1Start the 14-day free trial at infoboxi.com with no credit card.
  2. 2Check the end date and renewal terms of your Smartsign licenses with your reseller.
  3. 3Export your current content (images, videos, PDFs) from Smartsign to your own computer.
  4. 4List the integrations you use. InfoBox has no Teams, OneDrive or Viva Engage integrations, but Power BI and SharePoint work.
  5. 5Upload the content to InfoBox and connect integrations, for example Canva, Google Slides, Power BI and YouTube.
  6. 6Connect your first screen: the Android TV's built-in system, your own Android device or the €59 InfoBox Basic stick.
  7. 7Run both systems in parallel for a few weeks and move the remaining screens when your Smartsign licenses end.
Customers

Customers who chose InfoBox

KSBR (Keski-Suomen Betonirakenne)

InfoBox Basic devices in construction site break rooms for safety notices and information flow. A two-site pilot with no separate installation visit.

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Ravintola Tampella

A Tampere restaurant switched its info screens to scheduled advertising and menu communication. The rollout worked with no separate installation service, on its own TVs.

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Aitokaluste

A furniture store rolled out InfoBox in two showrooms. Campaigns and offers update centrally, with no technical background needed from store staff.

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Oluthuone Kuparitarha

A Tampere beer bar replaced USB sticks with InfoBox remote management and measured more than 30% more early-evening customers in two weeks.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Smartsign cheaper than InfoBox?+

No. Smartsign doesn't publish its own price list, but in Finnish online stores a 1-year license costs about €27–30/screen/month (Standard) or €34/screen/month (Pro). When you prepay the license for 3–5 years, the Pro license price drops to about €16.50–20 per month. InfoBox costs €7–9/screen/month billed annually, and every feature is included in the price. First year for five screens: InfoBox €540, Smartsign Cloud Pro about €2,044.

What is Smartsign?+

Smartsign is Swedish digital signage software (Smartsign Display Manager), developed in Borlänge since 1997. The investment firm Standout Capital has been the company's majority owner since February 2026. In Finland, Smartsign is sold by resellers and online stores, and the company has a sales team in Espoo. There are other services with a similar name, for example SmartGroup's SmartSign Online Studio and a US sign shop, but this comparison covers the Swedish Smartsign Display Manager.

What is the difference between the Smartsign Standard and Pro licenses?+

The Standard license works only in the older Smartsign 10 and shows one full-screen item at a time. The Pro license is required for the current Smartsign 11 and for split screen, layouts and touch use. InfoBox has no license tiers: every screen gets every feature at the same price.

Do Smartsign or InfoBox need a separate player?+

Not necessarily, in either case. Smartsign has native apps for many professional displays (Samsung, LG, Philips, Sony, Sharp, Iiyama and selected Hisense models), and others need a supported player, such as a BrightSign, ChromeOS, Windows or Qbic device. The generic Android app is installed manually. InfoBox runs directly on an Android TV, and other TVs only need any Android device or the €59 InfoBox Basic stick.

Can I switch from Smartsign to InfoBox mid-license?+

You can start the 14-day free InfoBox trial at any time and run both systems in parallel. Smartsign licenses are paid upfront and renew automatically, so check the end date and renewal terms with your reseller, and move the remaining screens when the license period ends.

Is the data in Finland with both?+

InfoBox data is in Google Cloud's Finland region (europe-north1, Hamina). Smartsign's cloud service runs on Microsoft Azure in the EU region, and the AI assistant's data is in Sweden. Both are in the EU. Smartsign can also be installed on your own server.

Does Smartsign offer Finnish-language support?+

Yes, Smartsign has a sales team in Finland and Finnish-language phone support. Product development, however, happens in Sweden, and the documentation and most of the website are in Swedish and English. The InfoBox interface, help center, onboarding and support are in Finnish.

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