Xibo Reviews

All the features are useful but most impactful Multiple widgets.

Need to add Multiple social Media Widgets (Fb and Insta [ Live Streaming, Fb post], Live Youtube)
Reasons and Layout should be easy to use(Need to add some predefined Template).
If you can add Caneva Design [SENSITIVE CONTENT] it should be better for non technical to use.

Xibo lets you make any kind of signage you can dream up to fit your specific needs, and having it self-hosted makes it very flexible and far more affordable than most other options.

The user interface is a challenge for me, and I could never fully train people where they didn't make mistakes or have to come to me for help.

The product is very user friendly, and the multiple features it has are very useful and the community support to get advices on problems faced has been excellent

One problem i personally have faced is that Xibo is very resource intensive as it is difficult to run on some of our older computers.

This product allows us to control multiple screens at four separate campus locations and have separate playlists for each. This accommodates the fact that each of our locations may have different information that needs to be shared or events that need to be advertised.

I was not part of the integration process as I came on with our institution in 2019 and we were already using Xibo at that point. It has been updated within my time here and we are pleased with the features we have now. Our IT department were the ones tasked with setup and integration, so I'm not sure about what their experience was like with that.

Very flexible, with many options to fit several scenarios of use.

Interface can be confusing. I feel it can be simplified and more straight forward than it currently is.

Incredibly quick to get started with Xibo, especially if they are hosting. Easy to learn, great feature set and great pricing make for an almost unbeatable combination.

Only one thing bothers me, and it is a deal breaker. Videos have a one second black screen when looping which makes the presentation look second rate. Have contacted support twice, but cannot resolve. Looking elsewhere as a result...

Xibo’s supreme flexibility has allowed us to swiftly implement complex API-based scheduling while allowing the marketing team to manage the content without distractions. Add in some very stable player clients, and you have a winning signage product.

Some features like synchronized data sets are a little more complex to configure. Administrators who want fine grained permissions will also be disappointed to learn that some things are just not possible (i.e. allowing view only access to the schedule).

Xibo is incredibly quick and easy to setup, and once configured and running, it just works. We are using the DSDevices android player, which we have (knock on wood) never had any issues with - not even a reboot has been necessary in over 1 year of continuous use. Content changes happen seamlessly, and always look crystal clear on our 4k displays.

We encountered a few minor issues, specifically with limitations of the Android player and it's inability to smoothly loop video segments in the player. We were able to work around this limitation by producing the media to loop outside of Xibo, but this feature would be a welcome addition. It's a very minor nitpick - overall we have been very impressed with the features and stability of Xibo.

I like the feature of its process of installation & configuration. A user like me (novice) can understand the whole operation process easily. It dayparting helps me a lot to control the displays.
We have been using xibo for 3 Years+ in our construction project. It's awesome.

Easy to create a layout, Campaign & Scheduling

easy to use
easy to administer
easy to setup

so many features are available so sometimes for a basic user, it becomes a bit difficult to understand initially

I love the fact that is open source, you can use it for free and there are almost no cost exept for some players. We don't have any monthly costs. There are players for Android, Windows and some Tv OS.
Is easy of use and deploy.

For our needs there were no big issues, maybe there are some competitors that can have an easier way for rules about contents.

It's an easy to install self-hosted digital signage software. Integrates with RSS feeds, which makes it very easy to show updated headlines along with videos and pictures

The layout designer is not as intuitive as it should be. Also, the android app (which we use on an android box) costs 15GBP per display (one-time fee that does not include major updates)

Xibo is a robust and low-cost alternative to expensive digital signage platforms and has evolved from a small open source project to a reliable SAAS product.

The interface can take a little while to learn, although it has improved markedly over the years.

We love the fact that is a UK based company that has its roots in grassroots deployment. The team behind it are committed to the development and not sidetracked by other projects.

The layout designer could be a bit more intuitive.

Xibo is a cost-effective, yet high performance digital signage solution that reduces the operational requirements.

All is fine so far with Xibo, I have no any negative experience to add here.

The software (CMS in the cloud) is easy to use.
And the price is very low, compared to other companys (I have tested a lot, and XIBO is by far out the cheapest).

Haven't had any problems so far, that couldn't be solved by the helpdesk, or other mebers of the forum.

- Scalability and wide range of solutions for any kind of content you need to display
- Compatibility with wide range of devices
- Advanced scheduling features
- Great price-quality relationship
- Great progress in last years, especially in comparison to first tests in 2013.
- Newly implemented interactive features, new layout designer

- Complicated from the perspective of unadvanced user

The flexibility to schedule and change different contents. The features in adding other actual information in RSS feeds..

The manuals could be better grouped in one document instead of having to browse through website.